Monthly Archives: November 2006

EduPatents Webinar Coming Up

Stephen Downes and I will be guests on Cable Green’s “TeachU” webinar program on Monday, November 27th starting at 7 PM. The topic is EduPatents: The Gathering Storm. Here’s the summary: Your moderator, Cable Green, will be joined by Stephen … Continue reading

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The problems of benchmarking

In 2004 the United Kingdom e-University failed and was put out of its misery. The analysis of this failure was, and is, extensive and ongoing. Historians will no doubt provided us with a nuanced assessment of the failure that draws … Continue reading

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The Sesame Street Syndrome

Michael suggested I might want to comment on issues other than the eMM during this visit to his blog, so today I (Stephen) want to talk about the wider use of technology in the learning environment. A recent article in … Continue reading

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Change

In my first post as a visitor to Michael’s blog I quoted Michael Fullan as encapsulating the motivations behind my research. I’m going to repeat that quote again as this post is going to focus on change: “The answer to … Continue reading

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A New Job, Part II

In my last post, I announced that I will be taking a new job at Oracle and explained that the move will not affect my blogging. Now I’d like to take a moment to talk about why I’m so excited … Continue reading

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