Connectivism is a learning theory that helps me, as a learner, think critically and become adaptable. There is some argument about it from the big brains and
Blended classrooms and innovations in education technology are changing the way students learn. As educators, we can teach our students how to utilize online connectivity in ways that support individual interests and passions, and help students meet their own academic and personal goals.
(Critical Review) George Siemens’ (2005) article “Connectivism: A Learning Theory for the Digital Age” has sparked both innovation and controversy. In stark contrast to Clark’s (1983) analogy that ...
The Web no longer looks like a distributed network. Over time it's become increasingly centralised, concentrated and dominated by a handful of big names. This change has greatly benefited a few cor...
MOOCs are taking off, with new courses being created all the time and millions of students enrolling. But can you actually use them to develop your career?
(Critical Review) George Siemens’ (2005) article “Connectivism: A Learning Theory for the Digital Age” has sparked both innovation and controversy (Anderson, 2009; Kop & Hill, 2008; Bell, 2001)...
A business professor reveals the countless hours required to stage an online course for thousands of students from around the globe. Trust us, it's not...
As part of a graduate course in Social Network Learning, I ask students to create a non-linguistical representation. Here is the description of this assignment: The intent of this module is to ass...
This digest of reports and papers published over the past year is provided to support the ongoing debate on MOOCs, Open Educational Resources and online educati
I have been actively involved on Twitter as a means of personal professional development for the past three years or so, and I've been blogging for the past two years. I knew that these activities ...
In the spirit of my new anti- “the misuse of technology to destroy higher education by usurping faculty prerogatives” position, I want to discuss this Joshua Kim post about "the end of courses." He...
(Critical Review) George Siemens’ (2005) article “Connectivism: A Learning Theory for the Digital Age” has sparked both innovation and controversy (Anderson, 2009; Kop & Hill, 2008; Bell, 2001)...
(2012). Using Information Expertise to Enhance Massive Open Online Courses. Public Services Quarterly: Vol. 8, No. 4, pp. 359-368. doi: 10.1080/15228959.2012.730415
"Which kinds of videos lead to the best student learning outcomes in a MOOC?" How Video Production Affects Student Engagement: An Empirical Study of MOOC Videos (Guo, Kim & Rubin, 2014) An exce...
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