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Loading...In week 3 of the #TeachtheWeb MOOC, we were asked to find someone to collaborate with and create something together. The theme for the week was the open web and that was the inspiration for our collaborative work.
I loved the guiding blog post that was written for this week because it succinctly and accessibly covered some of the most important issues around openness: decentralization, transparency, hacakability, ownership/authorship, collaboration and remixed derivations.…
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...Yesterday, I dove into a new MOOC called Teach the Web started by Mozilla and created by a Webmaker Mentor Community of people around the world who are determined and passionate about helping people be empowered to “CREATE the web, rather than just consume it.”…
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When I found this particular MOOC and considered joining it (knowing I was starting grad school and was about to begin the BIG class project about midway through it) I looked at it as an opportunity to connect what I was learning in grad school (I’m working on a Masters in Educational Technology) to what I want to do in my classroom.…
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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.…
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...Jumping in a little late on this MOOC (massively online course)! I’ve attempted another in the past (a wonderful World Music in Coursera) and I’m currently taking a stab at a Philosophy course on Coursera (through the University of Edinburgh).
I’m thrilled to see what an MOOC that is directly related to my teaching will be like!…
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...After experimenting with the 5 Card Flickr Story this morning, I wanted to try another medium that would allow me to more easily integrate text and images. I was reminded of a free app I had downloaded quite a while ago but never fully explored: Visual Poet.…
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...I can’t believe that we have come to the end of the first session of #etmooc: Connected Learning. This is a very short post to demonstrate some of the activity over the last fortnight. For more reflective accounts and conversations, see Google+ Blogs and Twitter (#etmooc)
I chickened out of collaborating on the libdub project, but I will definitely be stealing the idea for some future project of my own:
I did add my slide to this collaboratively constructed slide-deck, which demonstrates how easy it to collaborate on a Google presentation, even globally.…
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...Last week I posted a curation workflow diagram which received a lot of positive comments from people inside the #etmooc community and outside:
I was amazed and delighted by this response, and I think it is a good example of the power of connected learning.…
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...I’m not quite sure what I got myself into just yet 
All I know is that 1) I have learned a great deal through my Twitter PLN last three years, 2) I do a lot of daily online learning, and 3) today is a good day to begin my massive open online course — with a huge class.…
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