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Monthly Archives: September 2010
Connectivism and the Evolution of Pedagogy
Image via WikipediaIn some recent postings on connectivism and constructivism (see links below), educators and researchers write as if these models are oppositions; as if constructivism is early Bolshevist and connectivism is free market socialism. Pedagogy does not come from … Continue reading
Posted in connectivism, constructivism, pedagogy, personallearningnetworks, technology
Tagged PLE, PLENK2010, PLN
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Danah Boyd& Internet Myths
Image via WikipediaI was just reading about how Harrisburg University was going to block social media from campus as an experiment. The premise of the experiment seems to be that students connected to one another, other researchers around the world, … Continue reading
Posted in mythbusting, myths, Social media, Social network
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Utah State’s Open Courseware
Image via WikipediaUtah State University has an excellent collection of open courseware. This is a really exciting time to be involved in education because more and more institutions and instructors are making their teaching materials available to a wider audience. … Continue reading
Posted in instructionaldesign, OER, Open education resources
Tagged ocw, OpenCourseWare, Utah State University
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Resources for New Adjuncts
Image via WikipediaA new instructor came into my office yesterday. She has been asked to teach online with no teaching experience. This is not unusual. It happens in grad school all the time. It is a bit more harrowing at … Continue reading
Posted in adjunct, Community college, education, Employment
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Pardon my Metaphor
Image by The U.S. National Archives via Flickr“Because we do not understand the brain very well we are constantly tempted to use the latest technology as a model for trying to understand it. In my childhood we were always assured … Continue reading
Mythbusting the DE Numbers
When I first started working here in July of 2009, I had some instructors tell me that there was a 30 to 40 percent difference in the success and retention rates between face-to-face and online classes at this campus. This … Continue reading
