Tag Archives: content

Donald Trump, Authorized Educator

an #etmooc participant blog post published on
see all syndicated posts from this blog

The New York Attorney General has filed a lawsuit against Trump Entrepreneur Institute (formerly Trump University) for what it calls blatant lies and misleading information on the value of services it provides.  The lawsuit, which calls the initiative a sham (including calling themselves Trump University, showing pictures of certificates, exploring the connections a student can gain through association with the group), seeks $40,000,000 in restitution for individuals who have paid upwards of $35,000 for the opportunity to learn from Mr.…

DownUp (No Ratings Yet)
Loading...

The Past isn’t Past: MOOCs and Books

an #etmooc participant blog post published on
see all syndicated posts from this blog

The Past isn’t Past: MOOCs and Books:

…and email isn’t dead yet either. Between avalanches, tsunamis, revolution, attacks of what Jonathon Rees at More or Less Bunk calls the Freid-bot (and others, just a tool), and garden variety disruptions, there’s been rather a lot of disaster rhetoric.…

DownUp (No Ratings Yet)
Loading...

Can storytelling and content courses play nice?

an #etmooc participant blog post published on
see all syndicated posts from this blog

In a society characterized by uncertainty and rapid change, the ability to think creatively is becoming the key to success and satisfaction, both professionally and personally. For today’s children, nothing is more important than learning to think creatively – learning to come up with innovative solutions to the unexpected situations that will continually arise in their lives.…

DownUp (No Ratings Yet)
Loading...

Competencies, not Courses

an #etmooc participant blog post published on
see all syndicated posts from this blog

Very thought-provoking statement from George Siemens on Twitter:

I think competency-based learning is where things are going. Learning unit reduced from courses to competencies.

If he is correct (I believe he is), this has a lot of implication on the things we usually talk about in relationship to MOOCs:  economics, the University (and the entire formal education system), the student.  …

DownUp (+1 rating, 1 votes)
Loading...