Welcome to my blog!

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Hi, everyone! My name is David Snell, and I am an instructor and instructional designer from Southern Oregon. I teach reading and writing. I also write novels.

In this blog, I plan to cover major issues and controversies surrounding education and information technology. For example, I will explore questions like the following:

• Can videogames act as learning tools?

• How do massive open online courses (MOOCs) affect the educational landscape?

• How does technology affect our creativity?

• How does the use of iPads in schools impact education?

• Is copyright outdated?

• How effective are open educational resources?

In covering these issues, I hope to add a fresh perspective to the dialogue surrounding education and information technology. Please join me next week when I broach our first topic: how the Internet shapes us.