A conversation between Jan Hess, an online instructor in Health Information Management Systems, and Curtis Bryant, Online Course Administrator. 

Online Teaching Philosophy

John McAdam, Director of Technology-Enhanced Learning, muses on the development of video technology he's seen in his lifetime — from a tiny, glitchy black-and-white TV he had to watch from outside the shop to the production studio device he now carries with him.

John's Musings: Television

A musing in the dentist's office leads to realizing the connection between wearable computing and the base-2 numbering of tech and teeth.

The Internet Toothbrush and the Computer Code of Teeth

Finding an old collection of his own educational artifacts prompts director of tech-enhanced learning John McAdam to reflect on the huge changes in educational delivery that he's seen in his lifetime.

In a "If I Was Prime Minister for a Day" essay, a young John predicts smartphones and shoes to power them. He also predicts MOOCs and web-enabled refrigerators. 

Education Epiphanies: The History of Higher Ed

John muses on the connection between Glass, the futuristic wearable technology, and his old teacher's "eyes in the back of his head."

IDeaS from the Sandbox