Teaching and Instruction by Design

Lately, I continue to find myself involved in many discussions concerning the balance of educators/education and technology. As educators, we respond to the needs of time and society. Typically, classrooms meet these challenges head on and provide students with meaningful lessons and content to provide them the necessary tools for success in future endeavors - until now. The rapid growth of technology creates an ever changing landscape for educators and students to navigate.  Nguyen researched online learning effectiveness in response to the “precipitous” growth of online education. The research revealed a mostly positive outlook on the effectiveness of online education as opposed to the traditional face-to-face, advising the story is still being written. ( Nguyen, 2015) However, students are adapting faster that classrooms. So how do we address this need? I think it was Burger King which coined the phrase "Have it your way." This motto must also resonate through our cla...