PG Schrader

Professor - Researcher - Ed Tech Enthusiast - Husband - Father - Gamer - Tech Geek

[PG Schrader @unlvpg]

@Budget nice predatory practices. Step 1: fail to disclose a new policy about car wages. Step 2: Charge for a little dirt on the outside of a car. Step 3: lose a loyal fastbreak member.

[PG Schrader @unlvpg]

Folks from CCSD are present here, doing their best to effect change!

[Senator Jacky Rosen @SenJackyRosen]

Education is the key to breaking the cycle of poverty and homelessness.

The work @NAEHCY does to help educate youth experiencing homelessness is indispensable.

Happy to see them on the Hill this morning to discuss what we can do to support their efforts.

[PG Schrader @unlvpg]

Kesey presenting about social media! @unlvcoe

[PG Schrader @unlvpg]

@DougSelf2 “When you use a bird to write with, it’s called tweeting” - Maui #cit602

[PG Schrader @unlvpg]

@jcflores630 I’d bet they’ve had the message thrown their way, but I’d be concerned about whether or not they’ve really heard it. #cit602

[PG Schrader @unlvpg]

@hallawayjoe @jcflores630 I think you observe a reality: there are many, many important topics. Addressing them in isolation fails because these topics lack relevance and there simply isn’t time for everything! Plus, I’m still a fan. #cot602

[PG Schrader @unlvpg]

My toddler woke me with.. “daddy, I got out of bed cuz the sun found me and was looking at me... “ I abruptly jolted out of my half-sleep to fend off the intruder, only to process what he really said. Then I wondered if we’d have to medicate this someday. #dadlife #nomoresleep

[PG Schrader @unlvpg]

@KylieGempler Go waaaaaaay back to the origins of education. It was (in part) a political experiment to ensure the health of a democratic republic. So, equal access isn’t just the right thing to do..., it’s necessary from more than one perspective! #cit602

[PG Schrader @unlvpg]

@KylieGempler I would push back on the emphasis. I wouldn’t say “must” be relatable or engaging. BUT, research confirms that it is usually better to push relevance as a means to promote enduring and meaningful learning. #cit602

[PG Schrader @unlvpg]

@JonPenas Good thought Jon. The big risk I see is assuming students know tech, just because we live in a digital age. That assumption could lead to weakened training, poor preparation, or wildly unrealistic expectations. #cit602

[PG Schrader @unlvpg]

@SCollins24 @ThomasR09152848 That would be a great idea! You’d still need to understand and work with the core ideas for the shorthand to be relevant, but it would be quite helpful. Maybe as an infographic that can be posted in a classroom? 😉 #cit602

[PG Schrader @unlvpg]

@jcflores630 Canvas in CCSD or have you had a chance to do some pilot work at UNLV? If you already said, then I missed it. I’ll say this for tech: content > mode. There is a 40 year old conversation in the literature about this. Riveting stuff for us professor types. Lol. #cit602

[PG Schrader @unlvpg]

I read about this topic all the time. Yesterday, I was reading research from 1990 about games in business. It made me realize how games are fundamentally different, by style, rule, genre, content, etc. How do we find sense... if games are all so different? #cit600games

[PG Schrader @unlvpg]

@RoyLeon06614892 Thanks for this, Roy! I wish everyone was this intellectually flexible. When researchers find that things don’t work, many still hold tight to older ideas. One classic example: learning styles. Simply: they don’t exist. But we still see them in use everywhere!

[PG Schrader @unlvpg]

@ChrisFromOrbit @RoyLeon06614892 You have no idea how much easier it makes it for ME too! When I sent out assignments on google sheets a few years ago, most students couldn’t even do it from work. Thus: not at all.

[PG Schrader @unlvpg]

@JamesSm33264742 As long as you use the hashtag, the tweets can be located. All tweets go out to everyone. The major innovation from Twitter was setting up a sharing framework. #cit600games

[PG Schrader @unlvpg]

@SARiesselmann Love how many posters reminisce about video and digital games. But let’s not forget board games like Chinese checkers! #cit600games

[PG Schrader @unlvpg]

This course is about your experience with technology. Describe one instance that was transformative for you and your technology use. #cit602

[PG Schrader @unlvpg]

@ChrisFromOrbit You’d be surprised how many still cling to the idea of teacher replacement!

[PG Schrader @unlvpg]

@DougSelf2 The materials are on Moodle. Should be working well. I have a little cleanup, but they’re otherwise available.