#CSCLintro Case Study: Knowledge Building in Nunavut
Resources for this week in #CSCLintro include McAuley, A. and Walton, F. (2011). Decolonizing cyberspace: Online support for the Nunavut MEd. IRRODL, 12, 4. Sandy McAuley’s special presentation summarizing the paper above. We will talk about this case with McAuley in about half an hour apparently here: http://piratepad.net/cscl7 Some thoughts: I wonder about the different [...]
#csclintro Quick notes on Suthers (2008)
I agree with Stian that Suthers makes a good counterpoint to the Knowledge Building crew, because it seems obvious to me that knowledge building is a concept that should be possible outside of the particular software of Knowledge Forum. I haven’t used collaborative representational environments outside of text. I’ve made mindmaps on my own in [...]
CSCL Intro Week 1 Questions
Here are some off-the-cuff thoughts in response to study questions posted by cscl-intro course co-organizer Monica: Some prompts/questions for Wk 1. Feel free to respond to these, or, better yet, post your own! To tie this into the assessment framework, we could create another “Questioner” Badge, for those who would like to pose general quesitons [...]
Welcome to Computer Supported Collaborative Learning Intro course at P2PU
This spring, I’m participating in a free course at P2PU that focuses on Computer Supported Collaborative Learning. I don’t study education formally in an institutionalized program, but I am really passionate about opening learning to people like myself outside the university context as part of my free culture advocacy. In the case of CSCL, the [...]
A Sustainable Metabolism for Open Education
This week’s Open Education Conference in Barcelona will be focused on sustainability of open ed projects and OERs (open educational resources). I’m not able to be there in person this year, but I am making an effort to try to participate and learn along with the live crew. Here are my preliminary thoughts on the [...]
Is Accreditation working?
Accreditation for DIY learners has long been a recognized stumbling block in open education circles. At the 2009 Open Education Conference, it came up frequently in presentations, questions, and talk among participants. How can DIY education earn the same esteem granted to learning that is verified by a university diploma? Despite people asking the question [...]
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