Category Archives: ds106

ds106: Playing with Sound

Posted on July 10, 2015 by geoffcain

The assignment: I will warn you right now: As a free agent, I may or may not follow the assignments in prisoner106 to the letter. You cannot fold, spindle, or mutilate me! Do not bend or stamp! I am a … Continue reading →

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ds106: What have you done for me philately?

Posted on July 4, 2015 by geoffcain

Okay, I am in The Village in the post office as the philatelist and I decided to take a closer look at how stamps are created. I was blown away by Zazzle and other programs where you can upload images … Continue reading →

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Prisoner106: The First Week

Posted on July 4, 2015 by geoffcain

This week we are focusing on three episodes: “The Arrival,” “Free for All,” and “Dance of the Dead.” I love the episode “The Arrival” – I think McGoohan’s performance is electric: he is manic, brutal, pacing back and forth in … Continue reading →

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Summer with the Village People

Posted on July 4, 2015 by geoffcain

I have decided to take a summer job in The Village as a resident Philatelest in the Post Office. I am not sure how long I will be here. I was told that it might be 8 weeks but that … Continue reading →

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The Prisoner – My Arrival

Posted on June 6, 2015 by geoffcain

The Summer DS106 course theme is “The Prisoner.” There is a blog and a twitter feed on the “class.” I have a long relationship with The Prisoner. I watched the series on Public Television in the mid Seventies when I was … Continue reading →

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eLearning 101: An Open Class for New Online Learners

Posted on November 26, 2013 by geoffcain

Humboldt State University (Wikipedia) Our new class is slowly taking shape. The course will be based on our old DE 101 (Distance Ed 101) which in turn was based on HIM 100 (a Health Information Management class where we introduced … Continue reading →

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MOOCs and Connectivist Instructional Design

Posted on October 27, 2012 by geoffcain

I am very interested in the instructional design of MOOCs. While I was working at Tacoma Community College, I co-taught a course called “Health Information Management 101.” The purpose of the course was to introduce health information management students to … Continue reading →

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Why MOOCs Work

Posted on July 11, 2012 by geoffcain

Jim Groom as Edupunk (Photo credit: Wikipedia) I have been reading articles lately written by educators who have not participated in MOOCs but nonetheless seem to have some pretty strong opinions about them such as the “What’s the Matter With MOOCs” … Continue reading →

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DE 101: Online Student Success

Posted on January 11, 2012 by geoffcain

I wanted to share a few notes here about our orientation to online learning. Here at College of the Redwoods, Barry Tucker and I have created “DE 101” – our free, not-for-credit, fully online student orientation to online learning. This … Continue reading →

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