by Madara Mason | Articles
I’m currently preparing for a faculty training session (iTeach) meant to help faculty integrate technology into their teaching in meaningful ways. I’m enjoying the process of planning the curriculum for teaching the teachers, mostly because I myself have only recently...
by Madara Mason | Articles
In 1967 Roland Barthes announced the “The Death of the Author.” His assertion was that all authors are collage artists, merely stitching together previous utterances, whether from speech overheard or from the texts of the past. All writing, according to...
by Madara Mason | Articles
Being your own IT Support staff means being willing to solve your own problems AND knowing where to look. 1. First of all, when in doubt, Google it! Teach yourself and your students how to use Google better using Google for Educators. One of the more...
by Madara Mason | Articles
In making the transition from a solely face-to-face teacher to an online educator, I’ve had to uncover and address some of my own biases toward what “online education” looks like… and I’ve realized that they are many. I keep thinking...
by Madara Mason | Articles
Parenthetical Aside #1: (This place has me thinking. A lot. My new life as an Instructional Designer has made it abundantly clear that something about the internet has changed. I’ve known this for some time, but have only recently had to articulate exactly how.)...
