Month: August 2019

EDLD 5316 Digital Citizenship, TeachingLeave a comment

What is Digital Citizenship?

Brent Mischnick

I used to think that I knew what digital citizenship was, and I did have a partial understanding of it; but there is so much more. First of all, digital citizenship is not just a teacher-student interaction; it should be a student-parent-teacher-administrator learning collaboration. Without this collaboration, we will continue to have the same issues we have now and it will probably get worse. Cyber-bullying, plagiarism, and so many other areas of concern when it comes to students and the digital citizens they need to be for a safe online experience. Ribble (2015) states that digital citizenship is about creating … Continue reading What is Digital Citizenship?

EDLD 5318 Instructional Design in Online Learning, professional learning, TeachingLeave a comment

A Course for Teacher Professional Learning

Brent Mischnick

As I finish creating my personalized course for teachers; I am very excited to see all of the learning that that takes place. On the other hand, I wonder how many teachers will truly venture out into the universe of taking an online course during the school year. As I start my new position as an Elementary Innovation Leader (Technology Coach) for my district; I have found many teachers that have a very different expectation for their students learning compared to their own. Many teachers tend to think that doing things the same way all the time will improve student … Continue reading A Course for Teacher Professional Learning