Category Archives: constructivism

MOOCs, Group Work, and Instructional Design

Posted on April 18, 2013 by geoffcain

Debate Chamber of the Oxford Union Society (Wikipedia) Everything Old is New AgainIn my last post I pointed out that all the arguments about MOOCs sound so much like the old arguments against online education in the 90s. One of … Continue reading →

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On Learning Latin

Posted on December 4, 2011 by geoffcain

Image via WikipediaI once walked into a beginning Latin class at U.C. Berkeley. I hadn’t made up my mind whether I was going to take the class or not. Right off the bat, the teacher had us reciting “amo, amas, … Continue reading →

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Wikis – More than Text and Context

Posted on June 15, 2011 by geoffcain

Image via WikipediaPresenter(s):Amber Evans (Virgina Tech)M. Aaron Bond (Virginia Tech)Karen Swenson (Virginia Tech)Description: Dr. Karen Swenson, a 2010 Teaching With Sakai Innovation Award finalist, uses the Sakai wiki with her students to “think about important issues presented through works of … Continue reading →

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OER Africa: Course Development Handbook

Posted on March 2, 2011 by geoffcain

Image via WikipediaI am currently reading Santosh Panda’s textbook Handbook on In-House Style for Course Development.  This would be recommended reading for new course developers or distance education admins who are new to the field or need to develop a … Continue reading →

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Herzogian Pedagogy: A New Order in Education

Posted on October 15, 2010 by geoffcain

I was meditating on the pedagogy of online learning and personal learning networks, and I could not get Werner Herzog’s Rogue Film School out of my mind.  I love the spirit of this, and I can’t believe that I have … Continue reading →

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Connectivism and the Evolution of Pedagogy

Posted on September 23, 2010 by geoffcain

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 →

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Notes Towards a Connectivist Instructional Design

Posted on September 28, 2009 by geoffcain

Image via Wikipedia Connectivism is a new theory of knowledge that reflects the new ways that people are currently communicating and learning in a networked world. As George Siemens puts it in his ground-breaking essay, “Over the last twenty years, … Continue reading →

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