Breaking Down Virtual Walls: How Remote Colleges Can Dismantle Digital Silos
Remote colleges may have traded traditional breakroom chats for Slack threads, but that doesn’t mean silos are a thing of the past. Without watercooler conversations and impromptu gatherings, departments can drift further apart than ever before. The technology meant to connect us can deepen these divides when left unchecked. Senge (2006) explains that silos form […]
Beyond the Take-Home Essay: How AI is Reshaping Assessment in Digital Learning
We’re living through a watershed moment in education. As AI tools become as common as calculators once were, educators are grappling with a fundamental question: How do we assess learning when students can generate polished essays, code, and presentations with a few keystrokes? The answer isn’t to ban AI or pretend it doesn’t exist. Instead, […]
AI in Education: Teaching Transformation, Educator Skill Development, Ethical Considerations
An EvolvEX Summit Panel Discussion Experience and Reflections The EvolvEX Summit, hosted by the University of Economics – Varna, brought together global experts to explore AI-driven transformation across industries, with a particular focus on education. I was fortunate enough to be a part of the panel titled “AI in Education: Teaching Transformation, Educator Skill Development, […]
A Primer on the Evolving Landscape of Digital Learning Modalities
In the world of digital education, the vocabulary we use to describe how learning happens has expanded and shifted dramatically over the past decades. Terms like online learning, hybrid learning, asynchronous and synchronous learning, remote learning, HyFlex, and more have become common, yet their meanings can overlap or evolve with technological advances and changing educational […]
From Bottlenecks to Breakthroughs: A Scalable Model for Course Development
“My course isn’t going to be ready in time…can I get a few more days?” We heard this more often than we’d like from participants in our instructor-led course development Seminar. Despite our best efforts—weekly meetings with instructional designers, hands-on support from educational media consultants, and a well-designed online resource hub—many instructors struggled to finish […]