Tutaleni
@tutaleni.bsky.social
Learning, Design, & Technology Researcher. Comparative International Education Enthusiast. I really like mobiles! At heart - omumati gwo komukunda!
MEL vs Assessment of/for Learning: expertise in one does not necessarily mean expertise in another. The basic distinction I make is this: MEL is about a program or project, and Learning Assessment or Assessment of/for Learning is about the learner.
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September 10, 2025 at 8:29 AM
MEL vs Assessment of/for Learning: expertise in one does not necessarily mean expertise in another. The basic distinction I make is this: MEL is about a program or project, and Learning Assessment or Assessment of/for Learning is about the learner.
tutaleniasino.com/mel-vs-asses...
tutaleniasino.com/mel-vs-asses...
I’ve been thinking about assessments a lot these day. Are we really assessing if there is no feedback?
Specifically, online courses use various forms of assessments (I.e quizzes, essays, reflections, discussions posts, etc.). But if there is no feedback then what is the point?
Specifically, online courses use various forms of assessments (I.e quizzes, essays, reflections, discussions posts, etc.). But if there is no feedback then what is the point?
July 13, 2025 at 1:01 PM
I’ve been thinking about assessments a lot these day. Are we really assessing if there is no feedback?
Specifically, online courses use various forms of assessments (I.e quizzes, essays, reflections, discussions posts, etc.). But if there is no feedback then what is the point?
Specifically, online courses use various forms of assessments (I.e quizzes, essays, reflections, discussions posts, etc.). But if there is no feedback then what is the point?
Jobs for ##ID positions ask for “bachelor’s degree in Instructional Design, Educational Technology or related field.” Yet most of these degrees (e.g. ID, LXD, LE, EdTech) are actually graduate/post graduate level. This mismatch has been around for years and needs correcting.
June 29, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Jobs for ##ID positions ask for “bachelor’s degree in Instructional Design, Educational Technology or related field.” Yet most of these degrees (e.g. ID, LXD, LE, EdTech) are actually graduate/post graduate level. This mismatch has been around for years and needs correcting.
Listening to presentations on #ArtificialIntelligence, one would be convinced that before GenAI, cheating never existed and educational systems were just filled with ethical Angels that never plagiarised. #eLA2025 #eLearningAfrica
May 8, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Listening to presentations on #ArtificialIntelligence, one would be convinced that before GenAI, cheating never existed and educational systems were just filled with ethical Angels that never plagiarised. #eLA2025 #eLearningAfrica
Really love how @eromerohall.bsky.social highlight/hypes her students and their achievements!
New Blog Post: Romina Wilson (Mina) incoming learning, design, and technology doctoral student (College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences, @utknoxville.bsky.social) selected for the J. Wallace and Katie Dean Graduate Fellowship! enildaromero.com/2025/04/26/r...
Romina Wilson selected for the J. Wallace and Katie Dean Graduate Fellowship!
I am really excited to share that one of our incoming learning design and technology doctoral students in the Theory and Practice in Teacher Education (TPTE) Department, Romina (Mina) Wilson has be…
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April 26, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Really love how @eromerohall.bsky.social highlight/hypes her students and their achievements!
Incredibly proud of my advisee Dr. Lakita Lowe for successfully defending her dissertation! She explored the incorporation of Telesurgery in healthcare and how to address barriers for widespread diffusion in medical education and practice. tutaleniasino.com/congratulati...
Congratulations Dr. Lakita Lowe!!!
Congratulations to Dr. Lakita Lowe, who successfully defended her dissertation titled “Establishing and Sustaining Telesurgery Skills Training in Medical Institutions: An Exploratory Case Study” as pa...
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April 4, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Incredibly proud of my advisee Dr. Lakita Lowe for successfully defending her dissertation! She explored the incorporation of Telesurgery in healthcare and how to address barriers for widespread diffusion in medical education and practice. tutaleniasino.com/congratulati...
Interesting conceptualisation of what the digital divide means/looks like in the age of AI from Michael Trucano @brookings.edu
March 23, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Interesting conceptualisation of what the digital divide means/looks like in the age of AI from Michael Trucano @brookings.edu
If technologies are supposed to make existing systems and processes of learning more efficient, then do we run the risk that we will make bad systems better at being bad? - Na'ilah Nasir, Spencer Foundation #CIES2025
March 22, 2025 at 10:27 PM
If technologies are supposed to make existing systems and processes of learning more efficient, then do we run the risk that we will make bad systems better at being bad? - Na'ilah Nasir, Spencer Foundation #CIES2025
My reflection on Alan Cowell’s obituary of #Namibia’s President Sam Nujoma in the New York Times is that it serves as a modern-day example of the African proverb: “Until the lions have their own historians, the tale of the hunt will always glorify the hunter."
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Until the Lions Write: Reflecting on and Challenging the Western...
If you want an example of the Afrikan proverb, “Until the lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunter” in modern times, contrast how British journalist Alan Cowell w...
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February 9, 2025 at 9:05 AM
My reflection on Alan Cowell’s obituary of #Namibia’s President Sam Nujoma in the New York Times is that it serves as a modern-day example of the African proverb: “Until the lions have their own historians, the tale of the hunt will always glorify the hunter."
tutaleniasino.com/until-the-li...
tutaleniasino.com/until-the-li...
Why do we still have university professors and lecturers that take pride in their tests being so difficult that students fail? A high rate of failure is nothing to celebrate! We should help students learn and achieve or help them identify their goals.
February 8, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Why do we still have university professors and lecturers that take pride in their tests being so difficult that students fail? A high rate of failure is nothing to celebrate! We should help students learn and achieve or help them identify their goals.
Just finished with Maya Angelou's Mom & Me & Mom. Awesome book!! Vivian Baxter is Baaad!! Professor Angelou really was a phenomenal woman!
February 6, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Just finished with Maya Angelou's Mom & Me & Mom. Awesome book!! Vivian Baxter is Baaad!! Professor Angelou really was a phenomenal woman!
Whoever called the facebook @Meta decision to end their “fact-checking program and moving to a Community Notes model” a form of bending the knee & kissing the ring has a point.
“More Speech and Fewer Mistakes”
about.fb.com/news/2025/01...
“More Speech and Fewer Mistakes”
about.fb.com/news/2025/01...
More Speech and Fewer Mistakes | Meta
We're ending our third party fact-checking program and moving to a Community Notes model.
about.fb.com
January 7, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Whoever called the facebook @Meta decision to end their “fact-checking program and moving to a Community Notes model” a form of bending the knee & kissing the ring has a point.
“More Speech and Fewer Mistakes”
about.fb.com/news/2025/01...
“More Speech and Fewer Mistakes”
about.fb.com/news/2025/01...
Unless bound in authentic partnership and specific actions, land acknowledgments can be “an excuse for folks to feel good and move on with their lives” all while reinforcing “the myth of Native disappearance and irrelevance.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/05/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/05/o...
Opinion | Enough With the Land Acknowledgments
Instead of proclaiming performative acknowledgments of Native peoples, institutions should establish strong relationships with Native nations.
www.nytimes.com
January 5, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Unless bound in authentic partnership and specific actions, land acknowledgments can be “an excuse for folks to feel good and move on with their lives” all while reinforcing “the myth of Native disappearance and irrelevance.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/05/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/05/o...
Visa rejections/delays are stalling Afrika's research, preventing Afrikan researchers from participating in crucial conferences & meetings. This denies them access to research partnerships & means Afrika’s needs are not represented. www.nature.com/articles/d44...
How visa rejections are stalling Africa's health research
Experts call for visa equity to boost participation of scientists from the global south.
www.nature.com
January 4, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Visa rejections/delays are stalling Afrika's research, preventing Afrikan researchers from participating in crucial conferences & meetings. This denies them access to research partnerships & means Afrika’s needs are not represented. www.nature.com/articles/d44...
Is cognitive load theory pitifully wrong?
Critics would do well to learn a little more about cognitive load theory before they attempt to shoot it down.
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Critics would do well to learn a little more about cognitive load theory before they attempt to shoot it down.
fillingthepail.substack.com/p/is-cogniti...
Is cognitive load theory pitifully wrong?
Philosophy, neuroscience, non sequiturs and straw men
fillingthepail.substack.com
December 24, 2024 at 1:10 PM
Is cognitive load theory pitifully wrong?
Critics would do well to learn a little more about cognitive load theory before they attempt to shoot it down.
fillingthepail.substack.com/p/is-cogniti...
Critics would do well to learn a little more about cognitive load theory before they attempt to shoot it down.
fillingthepail.substack.com/p/is-cogniti...
Congratulations to all the @okstate graduates! I am extremely proud of these three - now former Learning, Design, and Technology PhD students - that I had the honour of advising! Congrats Evett, Lakita and Kushal! 👏🏿👏🏿
#okstate24 | #GoPokes
#okstate24 | #GoPokes
December 14, 2024 at 2:22 AM
Congratulations to all the @okstate graduates! I am extremely proud of these three - now former Learning, Design, and Technology PhD students - that I had the honour of advising! Congrats Evett, Lakita and Kushal! 👏🏿👏🏿
#okstate24 | #GoPokes
#okstate24 | #GoPokes
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I keep updating my eduwomen starter pack as new women join BlueSky.
Am I missing someone you think I should know or know of? (I am focusing on people I interact with, not necessarily "big names"):
go.bsky.app/TDzeaZQ
Am I missing someone you think I should know or know of? (I am focusing on people I interact with, not necessarily "big names"):
go.bsky.app/TDzeaZQ
December 11, 2024 at 11:02 AM
I keep updating my eduwomen starter pack as new women join BlueSky.
Am I missing someone you think I should know or know of? (I am focusing on people I interact with, not necessarily "big names"):
go.bsky.app/TDzeaZQ
Am I missing someone you think I should know or know of? (I am focusing on people I interact with, not necessarily "big names"):
go.bsky.app/TDzeaZQ
@equityunbound.bsky.social is such an awesome community and resource!!
If you are interested in care & equity in community building, @EquityUnbound held a month-long Intentionally Equitable Hospitality series with daily video contributions from many Equitable facilitators. The playlist of these videos are available here:
youtube.com/playlist?lis... #highered #opened
youtube.com/playlist?lis... #highered #opened
December 8, 2024 at 12:36 AM
@equityunbound.bsky.social is such an awesome community and resource!!
Congratulations Madame President!!!!
Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah officially declared president elect of #Namibia.
#NamibiaDecides2024 #NamibiaVotes2024 #NamibiaElections2024
Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah officially declared president elect of #Namibia.
#NamibiaDecides2024 #NamibiaVotes2024 #NamibiaElections2024
December 3, 2024 at 7:50 PM
Congratulations Madame President!!!!
Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah officially declared president elect of #Namibia.
#NamibiaDecides2024 #NamibiaVotes2024 #NamibiaElections2024
Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah officially declared president elect of #Namibia.
#NamibiaDecides2024 #NamibiaVotes2024 #NamibiaElections2024
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The Manifesto for Teaching and Learning in a Time of Generative AI: A Critical Collective Stance to Better Navigate the Future
By @arasbozkurt.bsky.social & more than 30 educators worldwide
#EduAI #EduSky #highered
openpraxis.org/articles/10....
By @arasbozkurt.bsky.social & more than 30 educators worldwide
#EduAI #EduSky #highered
openpraxis.org/articles/10....
The Manifesto for Teaching and Learning in a Time of Generative AI: A Critical Collective Stance to Better Navigate the Future | Open Praxis
Open Praxis is a peer-reviewed open access scholarly journal focusing on research and innovation in open, distance, and flexible education. It is published by International Council for Open and Distan...
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November 29, 2024 at 2:42 PM
The Manifesto for Teaching and Learning in a Time of Generative AI: A Critical Collective Stance to Better Navigate the Future
By @arasbozkurt.bsky.social & more than 30 educators worldwide
#EduAI #EduSky #highered
openpraxis.org/articles/10....
By @arasbozkurt.bsky.social & more than 30 educators worldwide
#EduAI #EduSky #highered
openpraxis.org/articles/10....
Happy Voting Day #Namibia #NamibiaDecides2024 #NamibiaVotes2024 #NamibiaElection2024 #NamibiaElections2024
November 27, 2024 at 4:40 AM
Africa’s Design for a Reformed #UN Security Council www.csis.org/analysis/afr...
Africa’s Design for a Reformed UN Security Council
The calls for stronger African representation at the UN Security Council have only strengthened over time but the debate on how to reform the Council continues.
www.csis.org
November 26, 2024 at 5:52 PM
Africa’s Design for a Reformed #UN Security Council www.csis.org/analysis/afr...
A deep dive into design in #SouthAfrica. What's the state of design in South Africa? What drives it forward and how is AI changing things? www.jacarandafm.com/lifestyle/ho... via @jacarandafm
A deep dive into design in South Africa
What's the state of design in South Africa? What drives it forward and how is AI changing things?
www.jacarandafm.com
November 26, 2024 at 5:50 PM
A deep dive into design in #SouthAfrica. What's the state of design in South Africa? What drives it forward and how is AI changing things? www.jacarandafm.com/lifestyle/ho... via @jacarandafm
Ten chairs that tell the diverse stories of the African continent www.dezeen.com/2024/11/21/t... via @dezeen
Ten chairs that tell the diverse stories of the African continent
The inaugural Design Week South Africa included an exhibition bringing together chairs from across the continent of Africa. Here the curators share 10 highlights, ranging from a red garden chair mende...
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November 26, 2024 at 5:49 PM
Ten chairs that tell the diverse stories of the African continent www.dezeen.com/2024/11/21/t... via @dezeen
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Experimenting with starter packs...
I was planning to do the first 150 educators I find, but then I also filtered to prioritize women and non-white/north people when I found them.
I think I can find 150 more...
go.bsky.app/F7xedrV
I was planning to do the first 150 educators I find, but then I also filtered to prioritize women and non-white/north people when I found them.
I think I can find 150 more...
go.bsky.app/F7xedrV
November 25, 2024 at 8:40 PM
Experimenting with starter packs...
I was planning to do the first 150 educators I find, but then I also filtered to prioritize women and non-white/north people when I found them.
I think I can find 150 more...
go.bsky.app/F7xedrV
I was planning to do the first 150 educators I find, but then I also filtered to prioritize women and non-white/north people when I found them.
I think I can find 150 more...
go.bsky.app/F7xedrV