I just submitted three abstracts for the OER15 Conference 14 – 15th April 2015. It started as one but I realized that there are really three distinct pieces of work that could be of benefit. I don’t expect all three to be accepted but here are the abstracts for anyone …
Note: This is an expanded version of a comment on this post on EdSurge. Other people have also commented here, here and here. Note 2: When I first started thinking about this post, I had this title in my head but decided it wasn’t quite appropriate “You’d have to be …
Warning: This post ended up being a lot more “negative” and critical than it started out as. I am still quite enjoying the EdStartUp course. Entrepreneurship and #EdStartup 101 A new MOOC is going on at the moment aimed at educating educators in starting companies (mostly online ones) to implement …
This post is part of the MOOC MOOC course of work. It outlines my journey (now lasting over a year) towards adopting elements of a MOOC in the Inclusive Technologies for Reading (#ITR12) course pilot starting this September. This not a description of the process, more a reflection towards the …
I wonder if it’s the increased popularity of Vampires and their undead natures that has contributed to the spread of the un- prefix in education. If so, then it’s yet another feather in the cap of the cultural genius that is Joss Whedon. What do the different versions of un- …
This is a post about knowledge, community, online repositories, OERs, and the ethnography of the teacher staffroom inspired by a recent experience with JORUM. What was the last time you learned something interesting or helpful? I’m willing to bet that it was one of these: 1. Somebody you know or …