> all programmes could benefit by noting the importance of engaged leadership, local adaptation and user buy-in. “It doesn’t matter how good the innovation is, it doesn’t matter how much has been invested,” says Fixsen. “If we don’t have the implementation savvy, we’re going to get the crummy outcomes that we have seen decade after…

> We can acknowledge, with the benefit of hindsight, the reasonableness of the hypothesis that asynchrony in the office would increase productivity. We can also admit that this hypothesis has been largely refuted by experience. To use the terminology of computer science, it turned out that the distributed systems that resulted when we shifted toward…

> Because of the cognitive impacts of depression and lack of energy, it is important that courses are designed with essential elements clearly identified with minimal redirection or navigation. Care should be taken to emphasize clarity and readability. Courses that show potential schedules for review of content and assignment completion are useful especially when depression…

> The Peralta Equity Rubric is a research-based course (re)design evaluation instrument to help teachers make online course experiences more equitable for all students. The rubric’s criteria include: addressing students’ access to technology and different types of support (both academic and non-academic); increasing the visibility of the instructor’s commitment to inclusion; addressing common forms of…

> The Affective Context Model argues that the central feature of learning is the affective significance of experiences to a given learner. Cognitive load will make some difference to problem solving but what really matters is whether or not someone cares about solving the problem. I imagine most of us are aware of this: if…

> Students must therefore select to be on a team. Moreover, I feel that team participation should be benefit driven (carrots) and not punishment driven (sticks). [source](https://physedgroup.umasscreate.net/uncategorized/reflections-on-p132-spring-2019/)

> more than any specific methodology, the practices of successful black educators were animated by distinct values they brought to their classrooms, including a conviction that schools should serve as microcosms of democratic governance and be used as a public good to expand citizenship, equity, and collective responsibility. [source](https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2019/06/how-black-teachers-segregated-district-teach-civics/591856/)

> In Michigan, we found 63 charter schools, nearly all of which received grants of $100,000 or more, that never opened. [source](https://nepc.colorado.edu/blog/report-detailed)

> The window for higher ed to do some good things is closing. The path to a future does not lie in creating more of what already exists. The path to a successful restaurant does not lie in reselling pre-packaged food and hoping branding wins the day. We have lots of talented people but if…

> One of the signs that your field/area might be rushing too fast to make something happen is when people fail to think critically about what they share before they share it. [source](https://www.edugeekjournal.com/2019/05/21/ed-tech-retro-futurism-and-learning-engineering/)