From the start of this blog for the ETMOOC, I’ve been torn about what to write about at times. Am I writing about my job? This class? How they both connect? I thought from the start that I would try out blogging, and then see if it’s something that I want to continue.…
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Hot Issues Conference: Online Nursing Education
Academic fields all around are exploring how technology can transform education, but the field of nursing has already cleared much of its path headed toward the next frontier in education transformation. Nursing educators reached for technology to develop effective online education in response to demands for registered nurses (RNs) to receive higher education and increased […]
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QM RFP Announcement: Apply for a QM Action Grant by April 12
The Quality Matters Program announces the availability of small grants for action-based research projects that will contribute to the scholarly literature on the impact of the QM Rubric, training or peer review process on the ……
One pitfall for learner data from Open Education
If on campus university courses would have the drop-out rate of Moocs they would be considered an utter failure. There are of course a lot of valid reasons why you would expect the amount of drop-outs to be way higher in a MOOC then in an on campus course but still the drop-out is impressive.…
The Anti-Change Mentality
What should you do with those who are specifically anti-change, who will use false-negatives in order to try and stop movement on what you are trying to do? How should you go about shifting the conversation from miniature failures to the broader call for successful change?…
Is this really spring break?
It’s officially spring break. Many teachers are migrating south to find some much needed warmth and sunshine. Not me. It’s was my second day off I still got up at 6 am to go get firewood. I wonder, do we really need to stay warm this badly? …
TV Guide to MOOCs
The most profitable company for TV in its golden era, before cable and the Internet, was the TV guide. It made more than the networks did. Networks, for our younger readers, were large broadcasting companies that worked with local distributors (affiliates) to make a broadcast network, exemplified by CBS, NBC or ABC in the US.…
Vance, this is such an old post that it is good to…
Vance, this is such an old post that it is good to see it is still relevant. I worked very hard on these Multiliteracies posts two years ago (much harder than this year, I have to admit). I did it because I was trying to make sense of things and clarify them to myself.…
Vance, thank you for posting one of my links to th…
Vance, thank you for posting one of my links to the wiki. More importantly, thank you for linking to this post. It feels good. And I am glad I have been able to contribute something to the community. …