LTML co-director Doering was interviewed live yesterday morning by Al Roker and Stephanie Abrams from the “Wake Up with Al” studio in New York City. The Weather Channel and “Wake Up with Al” had featured video coverage and live chats with Doering from the Canadian Arctic during the North of Sixty pulking expedition last month. [...]
Ten graduating LT MEd students gave presentations and demos focused on their final projects to a packed house of colleagues, faculty, family, and friends last night at the 3rd Annual LT MEd Student Showcase. Final projects spanned the breadth of the learning technologies field, from mobile design and development to the design of learning management [...]
Congratulations to LT and LTML faculty and students on strong showing at the annual American Educational Research Association conference in San Francisco this past week. Rethinking Online Learning in a Mobile Age: Seven Considerations for Mobile Learning Design (Bradford Hosack & Lucas Lecheler) The Role of Adventure in (Technology-Enhanced) Education (Jeni Henrickson, Aaron Doering, & [...]
The North of Sixty project, with it’s mission to collect a tapestry of Arctic Voices have been in the news lately sharing their Arctic expedition and the success of the project. To get an inside glimpse, below are just a few of the interviews and media features. MN Public Radio - http://bit.ly/YkBAm5 Star Tribune - http://bit.ly/11V8Oqo KSTP [...]
Congratulations to the North of 60 Expedition team (Aaron, Jeni, Brad, and Chris) on completing the N60 Arctic expedition in Nunavut, Canada! From the entire North of Sixty° Expedition team – Aaron, Jeni, Chris, Brad, and Matthew, thank you for following along with our journey. We hope you’ll continue to follow along as students begin [...]
The LT Media Lab was honored to be a finalist at the GSV Education Innovation Summit ROE Awards ceremony on April 17, 2013. LTML was nominated in the ROE Accelerator category for their research and design work that has impacted more than 20 million teachers and students over the last decade. Thanks to GSV for [...]
Nate Edwards, M.Ed. student in Learning Technologies at the University of Minnesota, has joined the LTML design and development team – welcome, Nate! Nate will be working on the Avenue, Flipgrid, and iPad development projects within LTML, as well as working on the designs of all LTML projects. Nate’s background is in web development, interaction [...]
The Minnesota Star Tribune recently featured a story on the North of 60 expedition. The story focuses on Chris Ripken, a Centennial High School geography teacher, who is currently on the North of 60 expedition team heading to Nunavut and taking students along for the ride! Read the full story
KSTP reporter Chris Egert visited Dr. Aaron Doering’s home on April 9, the day before the North of 60 expedition kicks off, to interview the team and share the project with the greater Minneapolis region. Check out the full link at http://kstp.com/news/stories/s2992491.shtml?cat=1 and watch the video below!
This upcoming Tuesday, April 9, 2013, Scharber will keynote the spring Rochester Area Math Science Partnership professional development event at Century High School in Rochester, MN. Geared toward math and science educators, Scharber will speak about meaningful technology integration and the considerations of using iPads and laptops within these content areas. Scharber will also lead [...]
