Trends & Issues in Instructional Design, Educational Technology, and Learning Sciences

Trends & Issues in Instructional Design, Educational Technology, and Learning Sciences


Latest Episodes

Episode 57 February 1-15 More VR, 2016 Ed Tech Predictions, 2015 Ed Tech in Review, and Online Learning
February 16, 2016

We discuss the trends and issues we observed during the weeks of February 1-15, 2016 as we flipped resources into our Flipboard magazine (http://bit.ly/trendsandissues). We have three trends that we discuss. The first is, again,

Episode 56 Trends for January 18-30 Need for VR Content, For Profit Online Education, Social Media in Higher Education, and MinecraftEdu
January 31, 2016

We discuss the trends and issues we observed during the weeks of January 18-30, 2016 as we flipped resources into our Flipboard magazine (http://bit.ly/trendsandissues). We have four trends that we discuss. The first is continued news virtual reality.

Episode 55 Trends for January 2-17 Consumer Electronics Show, VR, Gaming & Instruction, and ID Strategies and Cognition Research
January 18, 2016

We discuss the trends and issues we observed during the weeks of January 2-17, 2016 as we flipped resources into our Flipboard magazine (http://bit.ly/trendsandissues). We have four trends that we discuss. The first is news from the recent Consumer Ele...

Episode 54 Six Trends of 2015 & Trend Predictions for 2016
January 01, 2016

Happy New Year! As we move into the start of our third year of our podcast, we begin our first episode of 2016 by discussing the major trends we observed during the 2015 as we flipped resources into our Flipboard magazine (http://bit.

Episode 53 Trends for December 8-20 VR, Online Learning, Security Issues & Software Data Breaches, and Chromebooks
December 23, 2015

We discuss the trends and issues we observed during the weeks of December 8-20 as we flipped resources into our Flipboard magazine (http://bit.ly/trendsandissues). We have four trends that we discuss. VR/AR was again a trend we observed--one that has b...

Episode 52 Trends for November 24 – December 6 VR, Online Courses, & Security and Net Neutrality
December 07, 2015

We discuss the trends and issues we observed during the weeks of November 24 – December 6 as we flipped resources into our Flipboard magazine (http://bit.ly/trendsandissues). We have three trends that we discuss. Once again, VR was a trend.

Episode 51 Trends for Weeks of November 9-23 VR Applications, Online Learning, and Apple Products
November 25, 2015

We discuss the trends and issues we observed during the weeks of November 9-23 as we flipped resources into our Flipboard magazine (http://bit.ly/trendsandissues). We have three trends that we discuss. There were a number of resources we flipped that s...

Episode 50 From the AECT Conference November 3-7
November 11, 2015

Our 50th episode is a compilation of six interviews we conducted with individuals attending the annual conference of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology that was held in Indianapolis, Indiana from November 3-7.

Episode 49 Trends for October 11-25 MOOCs, AR/VR, Wearables, Cybersecurity Issues, and iOS Emojis
October 27, 2015

We discuss the trends and issues we observed during the weeks of October 12-25 as we flipped resources into our Flipboard magazine (http://bit.ly/trendsandissues). In this episode of our podcast, we discuss 5 trends: two major and three minor trends.

Episode 48 Trends for the Weeks of September 28-October 11More VR/AR, Tablets & Smartphones, Network Security & Privacy, and Wearables
October 15, 2015

We discuss the trends and issues we observed during the weeks of September 28-October 11 as we flipped resources into our Flipboard magazine (http://bit.ly/trendsandissues). In this episode of our podcast, we discuss 4 trends.