Chocolate Chat

Join Professor Jason McDonald, Professor of Instructional Design and Educational Technology for a fascinating discussion on "Tending Life in Education."

"In my research I study instructional design and educational technology in higher education. I worry they haven’t lived up to the promises they’ve made, and in my research I’ve shown how instead of transforming the university for the better they’ve offered us a “plastic” facsimile of education that’s lifeless and uninspiring. Along with this, I’m also studying if there’s anything we can do to reverse this trend. We live in a world where technology and design are deeply embedded in our lives. We can’t eliminate them, nor do we really want to. But are there at least things we can do to withstand their downward gravity, and rehear the call to experience education as a place of awe and wonder, that draws us into higher and nobler forms of life?"