Analytics and #moocmooc

August 21, 2012
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This is my final post on my experiences of the #moocmooc course that ran last week, and I want to share a few of my reflections on the role of analytics (and in this case learning analytics), primarily from my experiences as a learner on the course. I should point out that I have [...]

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Designing a MOOC #moocmooc day 5

August 17, 2012
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It's coming to the end of the week long #moocmooc course and today's activity is to design our own MOOC. Once again the course team have encouraged collaboration have used a google doc as collaborative space to share ideas and form ad hoc teams this Google Doc.
I've had a fascinating morning exploring [...]

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#moocmooc day 4

August 16, 2012
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Another day, another activity, but luckily for me using one of my favourite web tools storify.
[View the story "What I've learnt from #moocmooc so far" on Storify]

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Massive participation but no one to talk to: #moocmooc day 3

August 15, 2012
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So it's day three of #moocmooc, and after exploring what MOOCs are, places where learning takes place, today's theme is "Participant Pedagogy".
We've been given a short list of articles offering a number of perspectives from Howard Rheingold, Amya Kamenetz and Stephen Downes, and been to consider and respond to the following questions:
*How does [...]

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Curriculum change: designing for the future - latest edition of JISC On Air

August 15, 2012
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Curriculum change is the theme of the latest JISC On Air radio show and it highlights some of the projects from the JISC Curriculum Design Programme.
The programme explores curriculum design and the role technology plays in supporting changes to institutional practices and processes.  The focus is on the different approaches to curriculum change and [...]

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Places where learning takes place (#moocmooc day 2)

August 14, 2012
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So I survived day 1 of #moocmooc, and the collaborative task of creating a 1,000 word essay explaining the history, context and potential and potential pitfalls of MOOCs, worked surprisingly well. Thanks to the people in the group I was assigned to, who took charge and got things done. I'm curating the resources/ recommended [...]

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To MOOC or not to MOOC?

August 13, 2012
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Is the one of the underlying questions of the week long MOOC being run this week by Hybrid Pedagogy. Like many others working education I am interested in MOOCs, and there has been a flurry of activity over recent months with a number of big guns joining, or perhaps taking over, the party.
The [...]

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