With the advances in AI over the last year, I decided to test out what one of the best AI chatbots might have to say about having a growth mindset. Honestly, I’m quite impressed! This could easily pass for one of my blog posts or discussion prompt posts, but yet this was 100% AI generated […]
Author: Lowe, John D.
The Long and Winding Road
The last Beatles song to ever top the Billboard Hot 100 chart (Billboard, n.d.) was released in May 1970 just one month after the band officially broke up earlier that spring. Although “The Long and Winding Road” may not be the most famous Beatles song, it is certainly a poignant one since it represents the […]
Forward Looking Statements
I’ve had the opportunity over the years to attend many professional conferences hosted by some of the major software platforms that we use at Baylor – Blackboard World, CanvasCon, Zoomtopia, etc. In each of those conferences, one of the sessions that I always look forward to attending the most is the product roadmap sessions – […]
Innovation Plan Overview
As a systems administrator for a large, higher education, institution, I have a unique opportunity to not only provide access to academic systems and services for faculty, but I also have the ability to interact with faculty interested in learning more about these online tools and resources. Although I am not in a traditional classroom […]
The Right Place at the Right Time
Throughout my life, I have always been one of those people who just happens to be at the right place at the right time for significant (or at least really cool) events. For example, I happened to be in London in November 1997 and attended a concert at Royal Festival Hall where Queen Elizabeth and […]
COVA Reflection and Application
The most important lesson I’ve learned in the DLL program is about using the COVA model to give students ownership of their learning. The COVA approach to learning focuses on making meaningful and authentic learning connections. The emphasis is on creating real-world learning environments that focuses on guided discovery and allowing learners to use their […]
Let’s Get Down to the Nitty Gritty
My innovation plan involves providing access to ePortfolios to undergraduate students at Baylor University. One of the ways that I’ll be doing this is by helping faculty incorporate the use of ePortfolios into their courses. Specifically, I want to see faculty in Baylor’s New Student Experience (NSE) program use ePortfolios with the incoming freshmen or […]
COVA Reflection
When I began the DLL program in 5302 and 5305 is when I first heard about the COVA approach and what it meant. However, it wasn’t until 5303 that I really started to realize that it actually applied to this program too. I was used to my previous educational experiences being dictated, directed, and measured […]
Building a Personal Digital Backpack
Too often, students are exposed to only educational online tools that most likely won’t benefit them in college or in their careers. Online tools like Quizlet, Kahoot, Blackboard, Canvas, Flipgrid, etc. are fantastic ways for teachers to engage students for learning, but the odds of using any of those tools beyond the K-12 educational environment […]
Media That Engages
Presentations can be a highly effective way to get your idea across, but they can also turn people off before they ever get into the content you are trying to deliver. To help achieve the former and avoid the latter, I try to remember Duarte’s (2009) 5 simple rules for creating presentations: Design a presentation […]