Tag Archives: George Siemens

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 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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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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ds106: Open Pedagogy or Personality Cult?

Posted on July 22, 2015 by geoffcain

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 →

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Siemens and Downes on “Preparing for the Digital University”

Posted on May 3, 2015 by geoffcain

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 →

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Mushrooms, Neuroscience, and Education

Posted on November 3, 2014 by geoffcain

There is an interesting story about magic mushrooms in Wired Magazine this month. It includes a nice graphic that demonstrates the connections in the brain when on psilocybin. I find this interesting because there are a number of researchers attempting to … Continue reading →

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The LMS: The Crockpot of Education?

Posted on October 28, 2014 by geoffcain

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 →

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