The LT Media Lab welcomes the newest member of the design team, Judah Frangipane. Judah will be serving as a developer on the expanding Avenue: World Language E-Assessment platform, working closely with Luke Lecheler (Avenue Lead Developer) and Dr. Charles Miller (LTML Co-Director).
Another great article over at TECH{dot}MN, this time about the Earthducation project: “Where technology, education & adventure converge”.
There is a new way to support the work and mission of the LT Media Lab. In coordination with the University of Minnesota Foundation, individuals and companies can now contribute directly to the Lab through the Giving link located on the main LT website. Your tax-deductible support for the LT Media Lab helps us attract [...]
Scharber and two UMN colleagues had the first of three articles published in EPT; “A Conceptual Exploration of Participation. Section I: Introduction and Early Perspectives.” This article is comprised of three sections (each in subsequent regular issues of EPAT) that explore the concept of participation. Section I: Introduction and Early Perspectives grounds our exploration of [...]
About six years ago, the process for teaching American Sign Language at the University of Minnesota was one ripe with inefficiencies…The U’s Department of Learning and Technologies set out to develop a better tech-based solution and came up with Avenue ASL, which launched in 2006. Read the full article at tech.mn/bkro6!
Angel Pazurek and Suzan Koseoglu were invited to present a workshop on technology integration for authentic learning in health science education at Hennepin County Medical Center. This professional development session for faculty and staff in Emergency Medical Services Education focused on practical implications of an authentic pedagogy model for integrating technological tools as a means [...]
Dr. Charles Miller (LTML Co-Director) will deliver the opening keynote titled “Parents as Designers: A Necessary Element for Transformative Learning” at the PACER Center’s 2012 Technology Institute on July 12. The Institute will be attended by directors, staff, and individuals from the PACER Centers’ National Parent Technical Assistance Center which encompasses 104 parent centers across [...]
Angel Pazurek presented “Fostering Engagement in Online Learning Environments by Designing Experiences,” at EdMedia 2012 World Conference on Educational Media and Technology sponsored by the Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education in Denver, Colorado. Her presentation, targeted at online facilitators and instructional designers, argued that more emphasis must be placed on designing for the learner experience [...]
TECH {dot} MN recently published an article about LTML, “U of M LT Media Lab quietly pursuing stuff that matters.” Be sure to check out some of their other great articles at http://tech.mn/
Aaron has been invited to keynote the EDULEARN12 conference in Barcelona, Spain, in early July this year. His talk is titled “Adventure Learning: Bringing Real-World Issues Direct from the Field into Classrooms Worldwide.” Aaron will speak about his dogsledding expeditions crossing the circumpolar Arctic, and his latest project, Earthducation, which investigates the intersections between education and sustainability on [...]
