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Asking the Wrong Questions About Captioning
I first read about this at Stephen Downes’ blog, a study entitled “The Effects of Captioning Videos on Academic Achievement and Motivation: Reconsideration of Redundancy Principle in Instructional Videos” by Muzaffer Ozdemir, Serkan Izmirli, and Ozden Sahin-Izmirli. In their abstract … Continue reading
Posted in Accessibility
Tagged accessibility, captioning, Closed captioning, Learning disability, stephen downes, video, YouTube
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George Siemens and the Evolution of Ed Tech
George Siemens wrote a very thoughtful post on his current thinking about education technology called “Adios Ed Tech. Hola something else.” Siemens has been very important in shaping my own thought on education technology and online learning. His work has … Continue reading
Posted in connectivism
Tagged cMOOCs, connectivism, EdX, George Siemens, MOOCs, stephen downes, Udacity, xMOOC
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ds106: Open Pedagogy or Personality Cult?
I think it is important to talk about why DS 106 is successful as a class. In some online conversations, the question has come up over whether or not the course can be reproduced elsewhere or not. As an instructional … Continue reading
Posted in ds106
Tagged David Wiley, ds106, George Siemens, Jim Groom, Massive open online course, MOOC, stephen downes, Student engagement
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Siemens and Downes on “Preparing for the Digital University”
For some great week-end reading in the edu world, I recommend George Siemens et al.’s “Preparing for the Digital University: a review of the history, and current state of distance, blended, and online learning” which I first read about in Downes … Continue reading
The LMS: The Crockpot of Education?
I am not particularly for the learning management system any more than I am for or against word processors. But no one expects that by owning word processing software, you are somehow a writer. Or that better word processing software … Continue reading
Posted in LMS
Tagged connectivism, Father Guido Sarducci, George Siemens, Jim Groom, LMS, Saturday Night Live, stephen downes, tim owens
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