Trends & Issues in Instructional Design, Educational Technology, and Learning Sciences: Recent Episodes
Abbie Brown and Tim Green
We discussed the trends and issues we observed during the weeks that included January 24 – February 7, 2024. The trends were observed from the resources we flipped into our Flipboard magazine. The top trend remained as Artificial Intelligence. The resources included articles on Google announcing new AI features for its education tools, the World Health...
We discussed the trends and issues we observed during the weeks that included January 10-23, 2024. The trends were observed from the resources we flipped into our Flipboard magazine. The top trend remained as Artificial Intelligence. The resources included articles about guidance on AI use coming from different state-level Departments of Education, universities establishing AI partnerships...
We discussed the trends and issues we observed during the weeks that included December 7, 2023 through January 9, 2024. The trends were observed from the resources we flipped into our Flipboard magazine. The top trend remained as Artificial Intelligence. The resources included articles about Microsoft’s Copilot AI, providing access to learning about AI to more...
We discussed the trends and issues we observed during the weeks that included November 28-December 7, 2023. The trends were observed from the resources we flipped into our Flipboard magazine. We had one major trend and three smaller trends. Artificial Intelligence has remained the major trend (actually the top two trends) for this episode. The resources...
We discussed the trends and issues we observed during the weeks that included November 28-December 7, 2023. The trends were observed from the resources we flipped into our Flipboard magazine. We had one major trend and three smaller trends. Artificial Intelligence was the major trend as it has been for several episodes. The resources included articles...
We discussed the trends and issues we observed during the weeks that included November 8-28, 2023. The trends were observed from the resources we flipped into our Flipboard magazine. We had three major trends and a series of articles that did not fit one single trend. Artificial Intelligence dominated the trends for this episode. The resources...
We discussed the trends and issues we observed during the weeks that included October 23-November 8, 2023. The trends were observed from the resources we flipped into our Flipboard magazine. Artificial Intelligence dominated the trends for this episode. Although we have three other trends, these trends had only a handful of resources flipped into our Flipboard...
We discussed the trends and issues we observed during the weeks that included October 4-23, 2023. The trends were observed from the resources we flipped into our Flipboard magazine. Artificial Intelligence remained the top trend. The resources included learning how AI works, how to introduce generative AI in higher education, how generative AI is being used...
We discussed the trends and issues we observed during the weeks that included September 19-October 3, 2023. The trends were observed from the resources we flipped into our Flipboard magazine. Software was the top trend. Resources included the review of the masOS Sonoma, Windows update, YouTube creation app, reviews of Screencastify and GameMaker, and 5,000 free...
We discussed the trends and issues we observed during the weeks that included August 31-September 19 2023. The trends were observed from the resources we flipped into our Flipboard magazine. Artificial Intelligence remained the top trend. AI, for another episode, was broken into two trends. The first trend was on AI Applied in Education. The resources...
We discussed the trends and issues we observed during the weeks that included July 23-August 15, 2023. The trends were observed from the resources we flipped into our Flipboard magazine. Artificial Intelligence remained the top trend. As with our past episode, AI was so prevalent it was our top two trends. The first focus was on...
We discuss the trends and issues we observed during the weeks that included July 23-August 15, 2023. The trends were observed from the resources we flipped into our Flipboard magazine. Artificial Intelligence remained the top trend. In fact, the trend was so prevalent it was our top two trends. The first focus was on AI applications...
We discuss the trends and issues we observed during the weeks that included June 28-Juuly 23, 2023. The trends were observed from the resources we flipped into our Flipboard magazine. Artificial Intelligence remained the top trend. The focus was on AI and its impact on Education including security issues and ethical issues of AI. The use...
We discuss the trends and issues we observed during the weeks that included June 7-28, 2023. The trends were observed from the resources we flipped into our Flipboard magazine. Artificial Intelligence remained the top trend. The focus was on AI in general and on classroom applications. Resources include a discussion of AI and future of education,...
We discuss the trends and issues we observed during the weeks that included May 17 – June 7, 2023. The trends were observed from the resources we flipped into our Flipboard magazine. Artificial Intelligence once again was the top trend. The focus was on the classroom application of and the discussions about applications of AI. Resources...
We discuss the trends and issues we observed during the weeks that included May 2-17, 2023. The trends were observed from the resources we flipped into our Flipboard magazine. Artificial Intelligence remains the number one trend. The focus was on “guidance and guardrails” for using AI. One resource focused specifically on the need to establish “guardrails”...
We discuss the trends and issues we observed during the weeks that included April 13-May 2, 2023. The trends were observed from the resources we flipped into our Flipboard magazine. Artificial Intelligence Uses and Artificial Intelligence Issues were the two major trends in this episode Resources for the uses of AI included planning PD using AI,...
We discuss the trends and issues we observed during the weeks that included March 29-April 13, 2023. The trends were observed from the resources we flipped into our Flipboard magazine. ChatGPT was the major trend for this episode as it was for the seventh episode in a row. Resources included teacher reactions to the use of...
We discuss the trends and issues we observed during the weeks that included March 13-28, 2023. The trends were observed from the resources we flipped into our Flipboard magazine. ChatGPT was the major trend for this episode as it was for our previous episode. Resources included those that included questions, concerns, and and suggestions for uses...
We discuss the trends and issues we observed during the weeks that included March 1-12, 2023. The trends were observed from the resources we flipped into our Flipboard magazine. ChatGPT was the major trend for this episode. Resources included explanations of how it works, ChatGPT and cheating, revisiting how we grade as a result of ChatGPT,...
We discuss the trends and issues we observed during the weeks that included February 17-March 1, 2023. The trends were from the resources we flipped into our Flipboard magazine. The major trend for this episode, as it was in the last three episodes, remains ChatGPT. Resources focused on using it for instruction, learning about ChatGPT, free...
We discuss the trends and issues we observed during the weeks that included January 31-February 16, 2023. The trends were from the resources we flipped into our Flipboard magazine. The major trend for this episode is, as it was in the last two episodes, ChatGPT. Resources focused primarily on challenges and benefits of using ChatGPT in...
We discuss the trends and issues we observed during the weeks that included January 12-30, 2023. The trends were from the resources we flipped into our Flipboard magazine. The major trend for this episode is, as it was in the last episode, ChatGPT. Resources include articles about challenges and opportunities for using it in education, more [&hellip
We discuss the trends and issues we observed during the weeks that included December 23, 2022 to January 12, 2023. The trends were from the resources we flipped into our Flipboard magazine. The major trend for this episode is ChatGPT. Resources include articles about challenges and benefits in secondary and higher ed with using ChatGPT, NYC [&hellip
We discuss the trends and issues we observed during the weeks that included December 5 – 23, 2022. The trends were from the resources we flipped into our Flipboard magazine. The major trend for this episode is Artificial Intelligence. Resources include articles about new tools like ChatGPT and MicMonster, generative AI, and implications for using AI […
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We discuss the trends and issues we observed during the weeks that included November 18 – December 5, 2022. The trends were from the resources we flipped into our Flipboard magazine. The major trend for this episode is digital security and citizenship. Resources include articles about images in email tracking users, Meta taking steps to help [&hellip
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Del.icio.us | Facebook | TweetThis | Digg | StumbleUpon We discuss the trends and issues we observed during the weeks that included October 20-November 4, 2022. The trends were from the resources we flipped into our Flipboard magazine. This was an unusual two weeks. We have one primary trend that dominated the resources we flipped: Social Media. Resources focused on news about Twitter, Meta preparing [… Tags: Mastodan, social media, Teaching Using Social Media, Twitter Del.icio.us TweetThis Digg StumbleUpon Comments: 0 (Zero), Be the first to leave a reply!Copyright © Trends & Issues [ We discuss the trends and issues we observed during the weeks that included October 20-November 4, 2022. The trends were from the resources we flipped into our Flipboard magazine. The top two trends are new ones. The top trend is Research Reports. Resources include articles about brain plasticity, what works for teacher professional development, student interest in [… Tags: Online citizenship and safety, Online resources and software for teaching, remote teaching and learning, research reports Del.icio.us TweetThis Digg StumbleUpon We discuss the trends and issues we observed during the weeks that included October 8-19, 2022. The trends were from the resources we flipped into our Flipboard magazine. The top two trends are new ones. The top trend is Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, and the Metaverse. Resources include articles about metaversities, spending time in the metaverse, Meta [… Tags: augmented reality, Digital Resources, metaverse, security and citizenship, Teaching and Instructional Design, Virtual Reality | Del.icio.us | Facebook | TweetThis | Digg | StumbleUpon | We discuss the trends and issues we observed during the weeks that included September 22-October 7, 2022. The trends were from the resources we flipped into our Flipboard magazine. The top two trends are new ones. The top trend is K-12 Ed Tech Stories and Reports. Resources include articles about a Danish city banning Google from its [… Tags: Hardware, Higher Ed Tech Stories & Reports, instructional design and teaching, K-12 Ed Tech Stories & Reports, research reports | Del.icio.us | Facebook | TweetThis | Digg | StumbleUpon | We discuss the trends and issues we observed during the weeks that included September 8-22, 2022. The trends were from the resources we flipped into our Flipboard magazine. The top trend for this episode is digital security and citizenship. Resources include articles about anti-plagiarism tools, students outwitting cheating tools, malware that can be embedded in shard GIFs, [… Tags: digital citizenship, Digital Security, digital security and citizenship, hardward and software, metaverse, research reports, Virtual Reality | Del.icio.us | Facebook | TweetThis | Digg | We discuss the trends and issues we observed during the weeks that included August 25 – September 7, 2022. The trends were from the resources we flipped into our Flipboard magazine. The top trend for this episode is one that has not been a trend prior to this episode: digital learning tools. Resources include articles about strategies [… Tags: digital learning tools, Digital Safety and Citizenship, Hardware, instructional design and teaching | Del.icio.us | Facebook | TweetThis | Digg | StumbleUpon | We discuss the trends and issues we observed during the weeks that included August 12-232022. The trends were from the resources we flipped into our Flipboard magazine. The top trend for this episode is one that has not often been a trend: How-Tos. Resources include articles about 8 ways to use QR codes in higher education, using [… Tags: digital citizenship, ed tech business, how-tos, Security Issues | Del.icio.us | Facebook | TweetThis | Digg | StumbleUpon | We discuss the trends and issues we observed during the weeks that included June 29-August 11, 2022. The trends were from the resources we flipped into our Flipboard magazine. Over the past two weeks there were many different topics we shared resources about but there were no trends that clearly came together. We had a small number [… Tags: digital citizenship and safety, instructional design and teaching, metaverse, OER, online teaching and learning, software and hardware | Del.icio.us | Facebook | TweetThis | Digg | StumbleUpon | Comments: We discuss the trends and issues we observed during the weeks that included June 29-July 11, 2022. The trends were from the resources we flipped into our Flipboard magazine. The top trend for this episode was the same top trend as was in our last episode: software. Resources include articles about the Apple OS updates on most [… Tags: digital citizenship, Hardware, instructional design and teaching, Software | Del.icio.us | Facebook | TweetThis | Digg | StumbleUpon | We discuss the trends and issues we observed during the weeks that included June 29-July 11, 2022. The trends were from the resources we flipped into our Flipboard magazine. As is often the case during this time of the year, the number of resources we flipped were lower than is typical. The top trend for this episode [… Tags: Hardware, network and personal security, online security, online teaching and learning, Software | Del.icio.us | Facebook | TweetThis | Digg | StumbleUpon | We discuss the trends and issues we observed during the weeks that included June 15-28, 2022. The trends were from the resources we flipped into our Flipboard magazine. The top trend for this episode was Instructional Design and Teaching Strategies. Resources include articles included a reflection on the impact of the pandemic on education, strategies for metacognition [… Tags: Ed Tech Facilitation, Ed Tech News, instructional design and teaching, metaverse, Software, Virtual Reality | Del.icio.us | Facebook | TweetThis | Digg | StumbleUpon | We discuss the trends and issues we observed during the weeks that included May 18-June 13 2022. The trends were from the resources we flipped into our Flipboard magazine. The top trend for this episode was the same as it was in our previous episode: Hardware and Software. Resources include articles about Web 3.0, instructional software introductions, updates, [… Tags: augmented reality, hardware and software, instructional design and teaching, metaverse, security and citizenship, Virtual Reality | Del.icio.us | Facebook | TweetThis | Digg | We discuss the trends and issues we observed during the weeks that included May 2-18, 2022. The trends were from the resources we flipped into our Flipboard magazine. The top trend for this episode is Hardware and Software. Resources include articles about Sonos voice-controlled digital assistant, Amazon’s new $60 tablet, Acer revealed an external monitor with stereoscopic 3D, [… Tags: augmented reality, curriculum design, hardware and software, instructional design and teaching, metaverse, Virtual Reality Del.icio.us TweetThis Digg StumbleUpon We discuss the trends and issues we observed during the weeks that included April 16-May 1, 2022. The trends were from the resources we flipped into our Flipboard magazine. The top trend for this episode is Hardware and Software. Resources include articles about feedback tools for students and teachers, the Mac OS server discontinued, issues with Canvas [… Tags: hardware and software, instructional design and teaching, research reports, security and citizenship | Del.icio.us | Facebook | TweetThis | Digg | StumbleUpon | We discuss the trends and issues we observed during the weeks that included March 11-30, 2022. The trends were from the resources we flipped into our Flipboard magazine. The top trend for this episode is Online Teaching and Learning. Resources include articles about m-learning strategies, improving outcome data, online presentation skills, and student activities that can be [… Tags: hardware and software, instructional design and teaching, online teaching and learning, security and citizenship | Del.icio.us | Facebook | TweetThis | Digg | StumbleUpon | We discuss the trends and issues we observed during the weeks that included March 11-30, 2022. The trends were from the resources we flipped into our Flipboard magazine. The top trend for this episode is Instructional Design and Teaching. Resources include articles about the benefits of guided play, the future of learning, teaching creativity, and experiential learning. [… Tags: applications of educational technology, Hybrid teaching and learning, instructional design, instructional design and teaching, remote learning, security and citizenship | Del.icio.us | Facebook | TweetThis | Digg | We discuss the trends and issues we observed during the weeks that included February 25 – March 11, 2022, as we flipped resources into our Flipboard magazine. The top trend for this episode is one that has been a perennial trend: Hardware and Software. Resources include articles about new and updated Apple products (e.g., the Mac Studio), [… Tags: AR, augmented reality, hardware and software, mixed reality, online teaching and learning, security and citizenship, Teaching and Instructional Design, Virtual Reality, VR | Del.icio.us | Facebook | TweetThis | Digg | We discuss the trends and issues we observed during the weeks that included February 11-25, 2022 as we flipped resources into our Flipboard magazine. The top trend for this episode is one that has been a perennial trend: Hardware and Software. Resources include articles about laptop and table reviews, the new Mac OS, a description of Web [… Tags: hardware and software, metaverse, Productivity, productivity software, Teaching and Instructional Design | Del.icio.us | Facebook | TweetThis | Digg | StumbleUpon | We discuss the trends and issues we observed during the weeks that included January 28-February 11, 2022 as we flipped resources into our Flipboard magazine. We had a new top trend for this episode–Metaverse, XR, and VR. Resources included descriptions of extended reality (XR), Meta adds 3D avatars to Instagram, online abuse in the metaverse, mortgages for [… Tags: extended reality, hardware and software, metaverse, online teaching and learning, remote teaching and learning, the teaching profession, Virtual Reality, VR, XR | Del.icio.us | Facebook | TweetThis | Digg | We discuss the trends and issues we observed during the weeks that included January 15-27, 2022 as we flipped resources into our Flipboard magazine. Software and hardware was the top trend as it was in our previous episode. Resources included the launch of the 5G network in the United States, a review of the Logitech stylus pen for [… Tags: online teaching, security and citizenship, software and hardware, teaching and learning | Del.icio.us | Facebook | TweetThis | Digg | StumbleUpon | We discuss the trends and issues we observed during the weeks that included January 1-14, 2022 as we flipped resources into our Flipboard magazine. Hardware and Software was the top trend. Resources included topics such as the ACER new Chromebook, iMac peripherals, the iPhone and iPad track pad feature, Google Meet gets live translated captions, Windows 11 [… Tags: | Del.icio.us | Facebook | TweetThis | Digg | StumbleUpon | Comments: We discuss the trends and issues we observed during the weeks that included December 6-31, 2021 as we flipped resources into our Flipboard magazine. Security and Citizenship was the top trend. Resources included topics such as an emergency patch for Windows 10 and 11, the recognition of “grouping” in the metaverse, Instagram introduced parental controls, and Meta called [… Tags: | Del.icio.us | Facebook | TweetThis | Digg | StumbleUpon | In this episode we look back at the major trends and events that took place that we reported on as we as we flipped resources into our Flipboard magazine. We hope you enjoy this look back into what we were discussing starting in late 2013 and up through the end of 2021. Listed below are some of [… Tags: AR, artificial intelligence, instructional design and teaching, Maker Movement, Mobile devices, MOOCs, Net Neutrality, Personalized Learning, remote teaching and learning, research reports, tablet devices, VR, wearable devices | Del.icio.us | Facebook | TweetThis | Digg | StumbleUpon | We discuss the trends and issues we observed during the weeks that included November 22-December 5, 2021 as we flipped resources into our Flipboard magazine. Instructional design strategies was the top trend. Resources included topics such as supporting improvement without being pushy, how to engage students in any subject area, designing learning for a changing work [… Tags: digital citizenship and safety, hardware and software, instructional design and teaching, metaverse | Del.icio.us | Facebook | TweetThis | Digg | StumbleUpon | We discuss the trends and issues we observed during the weeks that included November 7-22, 2021 as we flipped resources into our Flipboard magazine. Online citizenship and safety was the top trend. Resources included topics such as Instagram being investigated by Attorneys General, a report at screens in changing the shape of individual’s eyeballs, Instagram reminding [… Tags: hardwared and software, How-To's, Lessons learned from the pandemic, Online citizenship and safety | Del.icio.us | Facebook | TweetThis | Digg | StumbleUpon | We discuss the trends and issues we observed during the weeks that included October 21 – November 7, 2021 as we flipped resources into our Flipboard magazine. Software and hardware was the top trend. Resources included topics such as software reviews, the release of Android 12L, issues with Monterey OS, quiz tool recommendations, video and image [… Tags: AR and VR, augmented reality, digital citizenship and safety, online education, software and hardware, Virtual Reality | Del.icio.us | Facebook | TweetThis | Digg | StumbleUpon | We discuss the trends and issues we observed during the weeks that included October 7-21, 2021 as we flipped resources into our Flipboard magazine. Digital Citizenship and Safety was the top trend. Resources included topics such as defining good and bad screen time for kids, Instagram warnings for kids if they consume too much ‘sensitive’ content, and [… Tags: digital citizenship, Digital Safety and Citizenship, hardware and software, instructional design and teaching, reflections, Reflections on Remote Teaching, Teaching and Instructional Design | Del.icio.us | Facebook | TweetThis | Digg | We discuss the trends and issues we observed during the weeks that included September 9-23, 2021 as we flipped resources into our Flipboard magazine. Instructional Design and Teaching was the top trend, which overtook hardware and software as our ongoing number one trend. Resources included topics such as classroom teaching this year as the pandemic seems to [… Tags: Hardware, instructional design and teaching, Online learning and teaching, Software | Del.icio.us | Facebook | TweetThis | Digg | StumbleUpon | We discuss the trends and issues we observed during the weeks that included September 9-23, 2021 as we flipped resources into our Flipboard magazine. Digital Security, Safety, and Citizenship was the top trend. Resources included reports of online cheating, Apple patches for recent NSO zero-day flaw that affected all Apple devices, Byte Dance limits young kids [&hellip We discuss the trends and issues we observed during the weeks that included August 23-September 9, 2021 as we flipped resources into our Flipboard magazine. Digital Citizenship and Safety was the top trend. Resources included teenagers and too much screen time, policies from China to limit screen time of kids (below 18), Apple decides to delay [&hellip We discuss the trends and issues we observed during the weeks that included August 9-23, 2021 as we flipped resources into our Flipboard magazine. Social Media and Citizenship was the top trend. Resources included Instagram allowing users to limit interactions with non-followers, Tik Tok including more safety features, tips for talking to teens on social media, [&hellip We discuss the trends and issues we observed during the weeks that included July 28-August 9, 2021 as we flipped resources into our Flipboard magazine. Hardware and Software was the top trend. It returned this episode as the top trend. Resources included older Amazon Kindles will be losing Internet access capabilities, some MacBook laptops have screen [&hellip We discuss the trends and issues we observed during the weeks that included July 14-28, 2021 as we flipped resources into our Flipboard magazine. Instructional Design and Teaching was the top trend. This is a switch from our long-time top trends of hardware and software. Resources for instructional design and technology include lesson planning using UDL [&hellip We discuss the trends and issues we observed during the weeks that included June 22-July 13, 2021 as we flipped resources into our Flipboard magazine. Hardware and Software remained the top trend. Resources included a discussion on the updated Linux OS, the Amazon Echo Reading Sidekick, and updates to Microsoft Teams and Google Docs. There were [&hellip We discuss the trends and issues we observed during the weeks that included June 9-21, 2021 as we flipped resources into our Flipboard magazine. Hardware and Software remained the most dominant trend. Resources included reviews on tablet readers, GMail redesigns, Google Meet updates, alternatives to Adobe PhotoShop, and Oculus Quest updates. Instructional Design and Teaching was [&hellip We discuss the trends and issues we observed during the weeks that included May 26-June 8, 2021 as we flipped resources into our Flipboard magazine. Hardware and Software was our most dominant trend again for another episode. Resources included reviews of the best online tools for teaching, new fonts for Google docs, the new Windows version [&hellip We discuss the trends and issues we observed during the weeks that included May 15-25, 2021 as we flipped resources into our Flipboard magazine. Hardware and Software was our most dominate trend. Resources included new Apple products, Internet Explorer going away in June 2022, the Samsung smart monitor, and Windows 10x is not going to happen. [&hellip We discuss the trends and issues we observed during the weeks that included April 30-May 15, 2021 as we flipped resources into our Flipboard magazine. Planning for Post-pandemic Instruction was our first trend. Resources included applying learning science to post-pandemic teaching, reimagining teaching and learning, no more snow days in New York City public schools, and [&hellip We discuss the trends and issues we observed during the weeks that included April 15-29, 2021 as we flipped resources into our Flipboard magazine. Hardware and Software remained the most observable trend. Resources we flipped included reviews on the Galaxy Book Pro and the Galaxy Book Pro 360, Apple product announcements, Amazon Fire Tablets designed for [&hellip We discuss the trends and issues we observed during the weeks that included November 11-30, 2020 as we flipped resources into our Flipboard magazine. There are four trends we observed: teaching during the pandemic, hardware and software, instructional design and teaching in general, and citizenship and security. Hardware and Software focused on gift guides and top [&hellip |