EDTECH PORTOFOLIO

As a college language educator, I have found limited training sessions on effective (based on research) instructional technology tools in elementary and intermediate language courses. Even though Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) philosophy is reflected in The Partnership for 21st Century Skills (P21) – World Languages, language educators still do…

This is a GIS (Geographic Information Systems) data visualization project that will enhance and support the FYE interdisciplinary (Languages – HFLM/ Sociology – HSOC) Morehouse Pan African Global Experience (MPAGE) course. This new interdisciplinary course focuses not only on increasing Black male students’ exposure and access to international education experiences…

This short lesson, “Comparte tu favorita receta” is a set of worked examples that provides tools to complete the communication task of sharing a favorite cooking recipe in Spanish. As Clark & Mayer (2016) explain, worked examples effectively “reduce cognitive load associated with learning complex tasks” (p. 239).

Alebrije, a digital story project, narrates the impact of Pedro Linares’ artwork in Mexican folk art. Alebrijes are whimsical and fantastical creatures of our imaginations. The intended audience are undergraduate students. Thoughts on creating this digital story project When I designed this digital story, I followed…

In e-learning design, the expression “less is more” can summarize the Coherence Principle. Clark & Mayer (2016) state that “you should avoid adding any material that does not support the instructional goal” (p. 151). The authors recommend eliminating any extraneous information (text, graphics, voice narration, music, or background sound) that…

There is a misunderstanding that learning styles should dictate how we design our online courses. Clark & Mayer (2016) state, “…the learning styles hypothesis … plays on the common sense argument that instruction should be flexible enough to support different learning styles.” (p. 135). However, as the authors explain, this…

Introduction As an instructor, have you ever wanted to create a slide presentation that contains interactive options such as multiple-choice questions, video, or true-false questions on your current LMS or website? Do you want to use the same slide project in other LMS platforms? Perhaps, the solution to these questions…

Under the pandemic, most educational institutions have relied heavily on teaching courses online during this past year. Suddenly, faculty and students are forced to use that medium almost 100% of the time. This unique situation presents the reality that e-learning is not a panacea but the realization that it is…

Even though the study of technology leadership is relatively new, we can see some common traits or skills that IT leaders need to acquire to impact their organizations. Skills such as strong IT literacy, a sense of collaboration with stakeholders, trusted advisors, team empowerment, effective communication, and data gatekeepers (guarantor…

¿Has enseñado varias secciones de la misma clase en un semestre o en varios semestres? ¿Estás cansado de subir upload archivos para cada clase para darte cuenta de que es son los equivocados? La respuesta es WebDAV y esto no solo es aplicable no solo para los que utilizamos Blackboard sino también para otros LMS.

Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) for Language Educators

Mapping The Latin American Presence in Metro Atlanta

Worked Example: Share your favorite recipe in Spanish

A digital story project: Alebrije

The Coherence Principle and Language Courses

Learning styles do not control e-learning design

The Multimedia Principle: Create your first Shareable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM)

E-learning is not a panacea, but …

Educational Technology Leadership

WebDAV en Blackboard o cómo ahorrar tiempo manipulando archivos