Tag Archives: connectivism

Remembering Char Gore

Posted on December 3, 2022 by geoffcain

I worked with Char Gore in my role as instructional designer at Tacoma Community College. She was the most innovative and forward-thinking instructors I had ever met. Back in 2008, she was interested in working in virtual worlds, using wikis, … Continue reading →

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Teaching in a Pandemic: We Have Solved This Problem Before

Posted on June 30, 2020 by geoffcain

The situation here is familiar: circumstances demand that we change how we deliver teaching and learning. We need to employ different teaching modalities, and we need to quickly prepare students for that. Notice I didn’t say “new” modalities. We are … Continue reading →

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Week 4 EL30: Graphs and Decentering the Self

Posted on November 15, 2018 by geoffcain

“The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning … Continue reading →

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Week 0: Seimens and Downes on AI

Posted on October 25, 2018 by geoffcain

It was good to see Stephen Downes and George Siemens sitting down together and talking again for our Education 3.0 MOOC. It felt just like old times (CCK08, CCK11, etc.). I can’t really say what they do for one another … Continue reading →

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Making Connections with Afghanistan in Kent

Posted on February 5, 2018 by geoffcain

We had Emily Campbell’s ESOL class join my class today to discuss Afghanistan. I had a serendipitous meeting that took all of four minutes in the copy room – I mentioned that my students were working on a paper about … Continue reading →

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MOOCs, Student Success, and Instructional Design

Posted on November 29, 2017 by geoffcain

One of the common problems with online learning and MOOCs is student success and retention. Traditionally, there is a large gap between the success and retention rates of face-to-face and online courses. Just as some students need help in understanding … Continue reading →

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Connectivism and Open Education

Posted on November 3, 2017 by geoffcain

Vahid Masrour sent out a link to our Open Education MOOC this morning to Mark Weller’s “Openness and Education: a beginner’s guide” and it got me to thinking a lot about Connectivism. Connectivism is the learning theory founded and championed … Continue reading →

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George Siemens and the Evolution of Ed Tech

Posted on September 11, 2015 by geoffcain

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 →

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Frontier of Physics: Interactive Map | Quanta Magazine

Posted on September 1, 2015 by geoffcain

This interactive map is an extremely useful overview of what is happening in physics right now. This is where I am hoping concept maps can eventually go: it is dynamic and effortless. It allows the user to stay on the … Continue reading →

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Information Management in 1912

Posted on August 2, 2015 by geoffcain

One of the reasons I just hate the internet is that while searching for something that no longer interests me now, I accidentally clicked on something that I found so mesmerising and intriguing, and yet I really didn’t know why. … Continue reading →

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