Google Scholar is a specialized search engine tailored for academic and scholarly research. It’s a valuable tool for students, researchers, and educators alike. If you’re delving into the topic of mobile learning, here’s how you can make the most of Google Scholar: 1. Accessing Google Scholar: Begin by navigating to the Google Scholar homepage. It’s […]
In my journey as an avid gamer, I’ve encountered many titles that have left their mark, but none quite like Spiritfarer. Developed by Thunder Lotus Games, Spiritfarer stands out not just for its captivating gameplay, but also for its profound exploration of life, death, and what comes after. As someone who has played it numerous […]
Last week at the immersive Learning Research Network (iLRN) 2023 conference, my co-authors (Matthew Schmidt, Carla Schmidt, and Heath Palmer,) and I received the prestigious Best Academic Presentation Award. Our presentation, “Did they actually learn anything? Promoting generalization from the virtual world to the real world for autistic adults,” was recognized not only for the […]
The adage of ‘publish or perish’ rings increasingly true. The pressure to amass a sizable list of publications can be daunting, often leading to a focus on quantity over quality. The result is a deluge of papers that, while passing the litmus test of peer-review, are glaringly deficient in robust research design and make questionable […]
At AECT this year I was part of a roundtable (as was my colleagues Kristen Herman and Tugce Aldemir) to discuss the potential of artificial intelligence and how it can shape the field of education and instructional design. During this session an attendee asked us what we thought about students using AI to cheat on […]
If you hang out in the academic spaces that I do then you have probably heard that Virtual Reality (VR) technologies are going to change the entire identity and landscape of how autistic people receive training and instruction. VR has seemingly been the hyped up technology for years now and you might be wondering to […]