Categories: "Masters Degree in elearning" or "Context, Management & Implementation" or "Change Management" or "Dissertation" or "Research Methods" or "Social Networks" or "Teacher CPD"
May
22
The Wales-Wide Web | Pedagogy, social software, ubiquitous computing and e-learning
Learning, Designing Online Courses, Context, Management & Implementation, Connected Learning Environment, Change Management Send feedback » 1340 viewsGraham Atwell in a well-researched paper on new models for training and vocational learning.
To utilise the opportunities for new forms of didactics will require profound reform in education and training systems and practice and new responsibilities… more »
May
08
Why do we do research at all? It's to get a best-fit picture of the world and how things work, so that we can persuade other people to take advantage of new ways of working, that have been shown to work for other people.
What research doesn't show is… more »
May
05
Christopher Sessums on Synthesizing Social Software: Working the Wide Web
Masters Degree in elearning, Connected Learning Environment Send feedback » 3765 viewsThe Internet provides me an opportunity, or more precisely, an ecology to connect, collaborate, and aggregate numerous ideas and contributions of others which permits me to further my understanding and share it with others.
I couldn't have said it bet… more »
May
04
Connectivism Blog
Knowledge Management, Connected Learning Environment, Change Management Send feedback » 1257 viewsGeorge Siemens writes very clearly on the issues around designing for informal learning.
In the comments Jeroen Spierings sets out two things that need to be focussed on:
1) We need to focus on learning design instead of instructional design. Today… more »
May
02
Mark Berthelemy :: Weblog :: Coming of Age: An introduction to the new worldwide web
Learning, Technology, Designing Online Courses, Masters Degree in elearning Send feedback » 3315 viewsThis free book (available from here: Coming of Age) is edited by Terry Freedman. The website for the book contains various comments and other stuff that didn't get into the book.
The book itself is an excellent resource for educators (in all sectors)… more »
Apr
10
Feature: Learning from Experience - 03 Apr 2006
Connected Learning Environment, Change Management Send feedback » 1002 viewsAt last, a clearly defined business benefit to blogging.
It doesn't say so explicitly. But the "After Action Reviews" as described in this article are crying out to be a significant application of blogging - particularly a social network-aware bloggin… more »
Apr
10
An Adoption Strategy for Social Software in the Enterprise. Many-to-Many:
Context, Management & Implementation Send feedback » 1111 viewsThis article describes a very useful methodology, not just for social software implementation, but really for any software to support organisational change. more »
Apr
03
Creating Passionate Users: Manager 2.0
Context, Management & Implementation, Connected Learning Environment, Change Management Send feedback » 2865 viewsA good take on the web 2.0 theme - but this time looking at managers and their characteristics in a modern organisation. more »
Mar
13
Virtual Canuck » Blogging as Academic Publication
Masters Degree in elearning, Research Methods Send feedback » 2082 viewsTerry Anderson on whether blogs can provide a useful adjunct to more formal academic publication.
I would agree with his issue about the permanence or otherwise of blog postings, as compared with published journals. It becomes the author's responsibil… more »
Mar
09
Mark Berthelemy :: Weblog :: Using online social networking tools to support teacher professional development
Learning, Technology, Masters Degree in elearning, Connectivism, Connected Learning Environment Send feedback » 6139 viewsThis is a paper I've written recently as part of a Masters in eLearning.
The paper looks at professional development in the content of the UK's DfES National Strategies (a massive CPD programme for teachers). It addresses the issues around the cascade… more »
