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Why e-learning is blended and at least two decades old
My interest is over three decades in the making. How many teenagers are brought up on the premises of a PLC’s training centre? My late father, in his wisdom, created a business HQ and training centre...
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Reflections on e-learning – September 2010 to September 2012
New Software Things I was starting to get my head around in 2010: Skype (a phone call for free) Delicious (don’t get it, yet … or need it?) Outlook (Never used it ’til last week not being a PC person)...
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‘Papyrus and paper chalk and print, overhead projectors, educational toys and...
An introduction to rethinking pedagogy for a digital age Beetham and Sharp This is my third, possibly my fourth read of the book Rethinking Pedagogy for a digital age. Now that I am in the thick of it...
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Try putting any letter from the alphabet in front of ‘learning’ and you’ll be...
It is learning whether you prefix with an ‘e’, ‘m’ or ‘b’ as in – electronic, mobile or blended. Increasingly the opportunities, particularly with learning on a hand-held computer – 20th century terms...
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Some online tutor sessions work, some do not. Some social platforms work,...
Fig. 1. Robert Gagne – a must have for anyone interested in learning Gagne (1970 pp29-30) suggests that instruction in an organized group discussion develops the use and generalization of knowledge –...
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The Open University’s Masters in Open and Distance Education (MAODE).
Fig. 1. The Open University’s Masters in Open and Distance Education (MAODE). Expressed as a Wordle. A personal collection of key influencers based on those tagged in this blog. Includes my own...
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What’s the point of a portfolio? Whether online or at home in your desk?
Fig. 1. The two faces of e-portfolios. Barrett (2010). Think of an e-portfolio in terms of: Workspace Showcase Specific academic fields A Learning journey Evidence (content): Writing Photos Videos...
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It is well known that the average quality of websites is poor, “lack of...
Fig. 1. A model for professional development of e-learning (JISC, 2010) It is well known that the average quality of websites is poor, “lack of navigability” being the #1 cause of user dissatisfaction...
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Exploring students’ understanding of how blogs and blogging can support...
Fig.1. Why Blog? If anything has been written on blogging I want to read it. On 27th September 1999 I posted to my first blog – it was on blogging and new media. We’re now in the phase of transition...
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Where do I stand academically? Where and what next? And the madness of being.
Masters in Open and Distance Education (MAODE) with the Open University, UK (OU) H800: Technology-enhanced learning: practices and debates H807: Innovations in eLearning – Learning outcomes H810:...
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Things I wished I’d known when I started the MAODE three years ago (I’ve...
A thorough introduction to the platform and tools as a common 16 hours to all modules. An afternoon, face-to-face tutorial? Through OU Students regionally if not with your tutor. Perhaps through Alumni...
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xMOOC or cMOOC?
The realities of MOOCs I stumbled upon this succinct article on MOOCs by Ben Betts. MOOCs are why I returned to the OU having completed the Masters in Open and Distance Education (MAODE) at the end of...
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