I want to reflect on two aspects of #etmooc: The experience of it and also the questions I am left pondering as I transition to some post-etmooc state. I am happy that this is part of my visible digital self. But truthfully, I am writing this for myself.…
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Like you, I see metaphors everywhere. That's what those literature courses do to our brains. I also suppose that it has to do with these fast-changing times. Suddenly everyone is seeing metaphors everywhere. I kind of followed Fantasy and Science Fiction last summer.…
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This question came from one of the students in the class where I am working. A puzzling question to me, the teacher, because I thought we had talked about our learning journey.
I, too, had been thinking about this learning journey; where are we really heading?…
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According to the literature on collaboration, connectivism, community-building, and adult and transformational learning theories, and guided by the philosophy of Freire (1970), who stressed that learning is a social act and that dialogue is the heart of education, ETMOOC was successful because it provided participants a community built on trust, challenge, self-direction, relevance, and passion.…
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...Some time ago, I questioned whether a presentation created with Prezi was as professional as one created using PowerPoint. I have spent a great deal of time looking at other users presentations in order to answer this question. I was only able to do this because the presentations are made public and available at one site. …
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...This is a call to all edcMOOC bloggers! We have a short survey and we’d love you to take it. We’re also interested to hear the experience of those who quadblogged as well, so if you are a “quaddie” please fill it out.…
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...Okay. The day has arrived that you have been asked to teach an online class. Often times, the idea of converting a traditional course to an online course is met with resistance. eLearning has grown leaps and bounds in recent years.…
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Based upon the great work and reflection of Christina Hendricks (http://youtu.be/i14BNHBv404), I wanted to think through just how easily we might create transformational experiences for one another. If it only requires lasting connection with others, then perhaps we only lack the readiness for transformational change.…
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...The big buzz word in education today is MOOC and a lot of people see it as a big threat to higher education. Recently Dave Cormier predicted that MOOCs will kill Higher Education in a couple of years time. Others like William G.…
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