#Design 4 Learning 2014

Semi live , late blogging from the Design for Learning Conference, 27 November 2014, The Open University, Milton Keynes. Dr Tessa Eysink, University of Twente, Keynote "Learner performance in inquiry learning environments" Work in progress comparing Inquiry learning with expository instruction. The research was focused on the design and use of small Learning Objects in … Continue reading #Design 4 Learning 2014

Reading Emma Mulqueeny: epistemology narrative and truth

I have been reading Emma Mulqueeny, known to me through Twitter as @hubmum, who does fabulous things with young people and computers and politics. I have not always felt I agreed with Hubmum's politics, but heck, the state is her big client so you probably wouldn't bite down on the feeding hand and what do … Continue reading Reading Emma Mulqueeny: epistemology narrative and truth

Reasons to be cheerful

I am starting to experiment with Ben Werdmuller's new creation, Known. Ben is well known around UK higher education as the co-author of Elgg. I use several platforms: 2 WordPress sites, Twitter, Facebook and very occasionally Google+. In the old days - oh, about 2 or 3 years ago I used Posterous and Tweetdeck to manage … Continue reading Reasons to be cheerful

Lasting change?

I have been at the SEDA conference and will be contributing to Helen Beetham's "flipped keynote" today. Helen has asked me to consider what lasting changes technology enhanced learning have left on me. Helen has suggested that the digital in education (and culturally, more widely) can be characterised by porosity and a persistent simultaneity. That … Continue reading Lasting change?

The Values Argument for Educational Development in Higher Education

This summarises a paper I will be giving for the Oxford Brookes University, School of Education Research series this semester. As well as providing locations of learning and teaching, higher education is an important focus of much political debate. Aldridge has set out the terms of the debate here (Aldridge 2014). The pressing educational debates … Continue reading The Values Argument for Educational Development in Higher Education

Something of a synthesis

I attended and wrote about four professional development events this week. Oxford Brookes University EdD colloquium. Saturday 28 June 2014. The ALT MOOC SIG. Blog here. an online conference: Giving Feedback to Writers Online. International and Virtual Conference 26th June 2014- 9.30am-2pm BST. Blog here. JISC Learning and Teaching Experts Group, 24 June 2014. Storify … Continue reading Something of a synthesis

EdD Colloquium: National and International Perspectives on Education

More semi live blogging Oxford Brookes University EdD colloquium. Saturday 28 June 2014. Mary Wild welcomes us and we introduce ourselves to people we do not know well. I met three first year EdD students and one third year, from Hawaii Mary praises research colleagues who foster learning based on peer support, inquiry, learning from … Continue reading EdD Colloquium: National and International Perspectives on Education

Open online courses: ALT MOOC SIG

Semi-live blog I am attending the ALT MOOC SIG. There is a question to be answered by everyone, who receives an income from an institution, and who asks that institution to do something for no remuneration. Why should that activity be subsidised? Who should subsidise it? In the past it has largely been the state … Continue reading Open online courses: ALT MOOC SIG

Feedback online

There is an active conversation about teaching online, teaching teachers online and teaching about giving feedback online to people who teach online and face to face. I am attending an online conference: Giving Feedback to Writers Online. International and Virtual Conference 26th June 2014- 9.30am-2pm BST (now!). Content now available here. Teresa Guache of the … Continue reading Feedback online

Creating active open online courses (OOCs)

My second stab at disseminating our thoughts about open online courses and the pedagogical implications of open courses is in this abstract submitted to the ALT-MOOC-SIG. The workshop addresses SIG themes: Growing your own Mooc Designing & planning for ‘massive’ In the workshops participants will Identify & share examples from experience of new learning designs … Continue reading Creating active open online courses (OOCs)