MOOCs and chaos

Dave Cormier has written a thoughtful critique from a cynefin perspective of massive open online courses (moocs) as an approach to learning the "basics". I reduce his argument almost to absurdity, but it is extremely relevant to a massive open online course that I, Jenny Mackness and Marion Waite are developing. Our mooc is called … Continue reading MOOCs and chaos

Open is as open does – what do you want in an #fslt #oer #mooc

As planning gets underway to run a mooc based in the first instance on OCSLD's First steps into learning and teaching (#fslt) in higher education I have been struck by a couple of questions. First is when does a mooc start? Second is how open should the mooc planning process be? The questions are related. … Continue reading Open is as open does – what do you want in an #fslt #oer #mooc

Extending your online course

Last month I and some colleagues developed, ran and participated in an online course called extending your online course. The course site is here: https://sites.google.com/a/brookes.ac.uk/extending-your-on-line-course/ My reflective blog for this course is here: http://extendingonline.brookesblogs.net/ It was one of the best learning experiences I have participated in in recent years. I mention this now by way … Continue reading Extending your online course

Extending your online course

I am developing a new online course on "Extending your online course" (how meta is that). We go live with it on 2 November 2011. This four-week short course focuses on enhancing teaching and learning by using new technology and tools - social media - for interactivity and engagement. What does that mean? We are … Continue reading Extending your online course