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Table of Contents About this Collaborative Document Reflection 1 Reflection 2 Reflection 3 Reflection 4 Additional Resources About this Collaborative Document This Collaborative Google Document will be our hub for reflecting during this live session. What’s great about reflecting in a place...

(A reading list that makes you useful, fast) When someone new to learning design asks a reasonable question: “What L&D books should I read?” They usually get a long list of L&D books.Models…

Jason GulyaProfessor of English and Media CommunicationsAI Consultant and Strategist for CollegesBerkeley College

Here are some of the key figures for me, as I write about AI, process-focused teaching, and education.

You spent three weeks on that compliance module. Got the objectives perfectly clear. Slide two, exactly where Gagne said they should be. Your instructional design was textbook. Then you watched wha…

Grades can magnify inequities that exist in American schools, making it harder for some students to succeed.

I have an honest question.

You’re in a kickoff meeting. Someone suggests, “Let’s find out everyone’s learning style first. Then we can tailor the training.” Heads nod. It sounds thoughtful. It sounds learner-centered.And you…

How to keep a system from being too brittle

Annotation—the seemingly simple act of marking a text—is often diminished as a marginal practice. It is prohibited in physical objects and considered irr...

The Lie We Tell Ourselves Sarah’s quarterly review went well. Her compliance training program had a 94% completion rate. Everyone passed the quiz. Leadership was pleased. Three months later, …

Anchor Session: Educational Development for an Unknown Future 2025 POD Network in Higher Education Annual Meeting Resource Document Survey You can view a copy of our survey here. Resources Bottled Pondering, by Aepenton: https://aepenton.com/pages/what-is-bottled-pondering Why is the study of ...

What is Asset-Based Feedback? Feedback in the context of education is information provided following a learning activity that helps students and instructors: 1) identify current gaps in a student's journey from novice to expertise in a given domain and 2) clarify the steps toward filling ...

Building a Future of Wellbeing: The Institute for Pedagogical Wellness Theresa Duong, Ph.D. Danny Mann, Ph.D. Matthew Mahavongtrakul, Ph.D. Palm Room 1 (3:45 - 5PM) (10 min) Danny - Session Opening & Warm-up (slides 1-4) (10 min) Theresa - Intro to PW at UCI (5-12) Target time: 4:05 (10-15 min) D...

The importance of a community of support for alternative grading

Imagine a world where every POD session began with this kind of discussion about inclusion.

What the Best College Teachers Do is perhaps the most important book I’ve ever read.

A few takeaways from Open Education 2025

A ceramics teacher once split her students into two groups.

A practical tip about how to teach this stuff.

“On Writing” is a video podcast hosted by Jim Groom and Team Reclaim and for this episode we are thrilled to welcome Dr Catherine Cronin. Catherine is an ind...

I had the good fortune to meet her in a UDL course for higher Ed educators and her final project dazzled me and left me wanting to know more about her use of conversational quizzes in her course. I also wanted to get the word out to others who may see this as a useful tool in their teaching toolbox.