September 8, 2013 I woke up to a sweet whisper from Nazo, “My darling, wake up!” We ate a heavy Turkish breakfast, and Nazo and Pinar taught me how to make Turkish coffee. Then, we headed out the door to visit the district of Sultanahmet. Sultanahmet is home of many tourist attractions, including the Blue…
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Istanbul, Day 1
September 7, 2013 Pinar and Nazo, my Turkish family! After a long, international flight, I was so excited to land in Turkey. When I landed, there was no time to waste… Pinar and her family (Nazo and Ertan) drove us straight to the mall to pick up “the necessities.” It was an adventure navigating a…
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Countdown to Turkey!
Countdown created using timeanddate.com.
Image Resources
For the past several months, I’ve been compiling a list of image repositories that can be used as I develop instructional materials. I’m writing this post to keep it handy online and will add to it as I encounter more resources. USA.gov Wikimedia Commons Microsoft Images Creative Commons Openi: An Open Access Biomedical Search Engine…
Preparation for ECER 2013
During my studies at Iowa State University, I began to take part in a research project titled “Social Entrepreneurship in Action: Prodigy Stream (Emek Pınarı) Project, a Vehicle for Self-authorship Development” with Pinar Arpaci and Ana-Paula Correia. The project was selected to present at the 2013 European Conference on Educational Research, a conference facilitated by…
Video Repositories for Nursing
Right now, I am the primary designer for the online RN to BSN Completion program at Maryville University. I’m working on an individual assessment course, and one of my tasks is to create a collection of video repositories that the subject matter expert can select from. I thought I would include it in my blog…
Sloan Consortium Emerging Technologies Conference Reflection: Part 3
Day 3 of the conference kicked off with a breakfast and panel titled “The Art of Innovation.” This panel interviewed several individuals involved in start-ups in educational technology, representing such companies as EdSurge, BuzzMath, Gingkotree, HireArt, PAR Framework, Scrible, and Value Pulse. I devoted the morning to volunteering as a session chair for virtual attendees….
Sloan Consortium Emerging Technologies Conference Reflection: Part 2
On Wednesday, April 10, the day kicked off with a plenary address titled “Seven Tales of Learning Online With Emerging Technologies” by George Veletsianos. (I met George at the 2012 Association for Educational Communications and Technology Conference last October, so it was a treat to hear him speak.) Veletsianos identified seven tales, or experiences, that…
Sloan Consortium Emerging Technologies Conference Reflection: Part 1
April 9-11, 2013, marked the 6th Annual Symposium on Emerging Technologies hosted by the Sloan Consortium in Las Vegas, NV (http://sloanconsortium.org/conference/2013/et4online/welcome). Maryville University sent five representatives to the conference, varying in roles from faculty, to administration, to instructional design. The three-day conference was jam-packed full of sessions, workshops, vendors, and training sessions. I would like…