Speaking
I am available to present at conferences or to faculty groups on a variety of plenary or keynote topics, breakout presentations and workshops as well as custom training and professional development events.
Currently available and developed presentations include:
- Developing Effective Learning Outcomes & Objectives
- Continuous Improvement of Assessment Methods
- STOP Calling them the Net Generation!! (Please!)
- Personal Learning Environments in the Classroom
Further, a listing of formal conference presentations and research is available for review. Feel free to contact colleagues and clients via LinkedIn and review past recommendations.
To inquire about availability and booking for presentations focused on any topics listed on this site or to discuss ideas for a custom presentation or professional development event, please contact me via the speaking engagement inquiry form or via twitter @cmduke.
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Loading ...Developing Effective Learning Outcomes & Objectives
(If you’re landing on the individual post page directly, this is an abstract for a conference/professional development presentation. See the speaking page for more details.)
First things first : A learning outcome and a learning objective are two distinct concepts. The delineation of the two concepts is critical to effective design of learning and assessment for a course, and subsequently, the management of assessment practices.
Assessment of learner outcomes and performance has become increasingly important in a political and accreditation environment focused on evidence, data and accountability. While institutions work to establish procedures to ensure learner assessment results are documented, reported and used to improve instruction, the success of those improvements is dependent upon or assumes the identification of quality learning outcomes, learning objectives, and learning activities. Effective learning experiences begin and end with assessment derived from defined outcomes and objectives. The focus question then is, “How do we develop effective learning outcomes and objectives?” More >
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(If you’re landing on the individual post page directly, this is an abstract for a conference/professional development presentation. See the speaking page for more details.)
Assessment of learner outcomes and performance has become increasingly important in a political and accreditation environment focused on evidence, data and accountability. While institutions work to establish procedures to ensure learner assessment results are documented, reported and use to improve instruction, the demand for improving learners’ workplace readiness will drive the need for continuous improvement and innovation regarding how we assess learners. Assessment is the beginning and the end of designing and facilitating effective learning experiences. With that in mind, “How do we improve assessment methods to enhance the learning and teaching process?” More >
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(If you’re landing on the individual post page directly, this is an abstract for a conference/professional development presentation. See the speaking page for more details.)
The education industry, at all levels, has been inundated with the “net generation” and “digital native” rhetoric for more than a decade. An uncountable number of conference presentations, technology initiatives, curricular changes and innovations, and faculty development projects have started with the assumption that we, as educators, are faced with a college learner of today that is radically different from the college learner of years past. They’re just different. Why? Only one reason: they’ve been surrounded by ubiquitous technology their entire lives. You’ve seen *that* presentation introduction 100x over… How many hours they surf the internet, play games, listen to music, text on their phones… blah blah blah blah. More >
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Personal Learning Environments in the Classroom
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Personal Learning Environments (PLEs) likely is not the oft-reported but never seen magical silver bullet that will transform education into the enthralling mixture of collaborative technologies and multimedia which “digital natives” are *demanding* However, PLEs potentially represent much more than “just another” buzzword, hot topic or catchphrase we use to impress (or confuse) our colleagues and students. PLEs are inherently learner-centered, ultimately configurable, and persistent and relevant well beyond the classroom. More >
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