I was intrigued when I heard about all the spoof websites out there, and ever ready for the opportunity to try out a new app, I have collected a few of them here.
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Beyond the buzz, where are MOOCs really going? – from wired.com by Michael Horn and Clayton Christensen
Excerpt:
MOOCs can be much more than marketing and edutainment. We believe they are likely to evolve into a “scale business”: one that relies on the technology and data backbone of the medium to optimize and individualize learning opportunities for millions of students.…
Women Learning Tech: Create a Website
This connected learning experiment starts next week. Please join in!…
The Digital Divide
Enthused and energized by #etmooc sessions, yet disheartened by collegial ‘naysayers’ – a digital divide- this characterized my week. The posting of a current NYT article entitled “The Trouble With Online College” by a colleague set off a spat of heated emails debating the pros and cons (mostly cons) of online courses just as my department is, once again, formulating a new five year academic plan under another new president.…
I’ve written many articles in the past about learning and network building and since mid January I’ve been part of an Education Technology and Media MOOC #ETMOOC where more than 1600 people are gathering on-line to share ideas about learning, digital story telling, on-line collaboration, etc.…
First of all, my apologies for the moving parts in this post. They are a hangover from the last session in #etmooc where I had a go at different digital media tools. If you want to know how they were made please read this post
So, this week it is all about digital literacies.…
Created with Haiku Deck, the free presentation app for iPad
Reflective Practice Vlogging Community: | https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/116395158372553895482 |
Ben Wilkoff’s Youtube Channel: | http://www.youtube.com/user/bhwilkoff |
Luke Cowdell’s Reflection: | http://youtu.be/Y3GAxbucmwU?t=1m45s |
Sheri Edwards’ Reflection: | http://youtu.be/fQWgmWipSSk |
Fellowship of the Ning: | http://youtu.be/9k1wsEhn0xI |
#iPDX13 Notes: | http://bit.ly/ipdx13notes |
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While your LMS discussion tool helps to foster student interaction, you may feel limited by its structure and capabilities. It’s time to bring some variety into the way students interact with you and each other. Here are three ways to cultivate rich, real-life conversations in the discussion area of your online course: 1.…
From DSC:
Some very frustrated reflections after reading:
This is a draft, should anyone happen to stumble across it. If you do, I’d appreciate your feedback …