I was asked to facilitate sessions on blogging for the Massive Open Online Course on Educational Technology (#ETMOOC). You can read more about connectivist MOOC’s and #ETMOOC here.
I’ve written this post to help participants better understand the ideas I discussed in my session and to make it easier to access the resources I recommend.…
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It’s when I get lost in a country I don’t know that I find the most unexpected wonderful things. So, I’m trying to get advantage of the fact that I’m a bit lost in ETMOOC… (Am I the only one?)…
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I’ve noticed that a lot of activity for #etmooc has been happening inside Google Plus, in their fantastic new Community. Its a wonderful space and tool and I am so happy to see more people jumping into G+ and giving it a whirl to see what its all about!…
(+1 rating, 1 votes)Loading...After “attending” the Monday evening session, I am excited for this “course”. I now understand what a connectivist MOOC (or cMOOC) is – not extraordinarily structured and very student-centered. The Blackboard Collabate tool was pretty amazing and I look forward to the weekly session.…
(+1 rating, 1 votes)Loading...I was excited to get started with #ETMOOC this week. I love exploring, discussing, sharing and learning new things with my colleauges. One of the most exciting things about participating in this massive open online course is being able to participate along side my colleagues, not only online, but in my school too.…
(+1 rating, 1 votes)Loading...This year am I embarking on my first ever MOOC and have decided to take part in the Educational Technology and Media course otherwise known as #ETMOOC. I choose this specific course as I’m an educator who is is interested in technology and media (I have a degree in Film Studies) so I thought this course would be interesting and relevant to my practice.…
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As part reflection on a statement made during the introductory session of Alec Couros‘ #ETMOOC, and part synthesis of the TALONS introductory blogging and commenting on the American Revolution, I wanted to highlight some of the recent dialogue and discussion going on in the TALONS classroom these last few days.…
(+1 rating, 1 votes)Loading...Two strategies are becoming favorites for dealing with the information firehose – that feeling that I’m missing something important in the high-pressure stream. One comes from former colleague Jack Vinson, whose post from a year ago suggests that we just reframe the issue.…
(+1 rating, 1 votes)Loading...Last night was the first synchronous session for #etmooc. There were over 200 people in the room for the introductions to the concepts we’d be exploring. I’m eager to strengthen my understanding of digital storytelling and the power of “story”.…
(+1 rating, 1 votes)Loading...I created a Storify collection of my favorite tweets and videos from the orientation session tonight. Below I’ve included the highlights of the highlights.
The digital citizenship discussion drew a lot of commentary. But I think the bit that struck me was Alec’s very aspirational goal: At the end of this MOOC, using what we’ve learned to actually DO something as a connected network.…
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