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 Downes and Michael Feldstein. The topic will be “EduPatents: The Gathering Storm”.
Stephen Downes (Canada) and […]
Archive for November, 2006
EduPatents Webinar Coming Up
Published by November 24th, 2006 in Tools, Toys, and Technology (Oh my!), Open Source, Open Content, Open Access and Digital Democracy. 1 CommentThe problems of benchmarking
Published by November 23rd, 2006 in Higher Education and Guest Bloggers. 0 CommentsIn 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 on a variety of strands and contributing factors.
I’m not going to be that sophisticated in […]
The Sesame Street Syndrome
Published by November 18th, 2006 in Blogo-eroticism and Other Hype, Higher Education and Guest Bloggers. 0 CommentsMichael 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 the Communications of the ACM started me thinking about the issues that face institutions engaging […]
Change
Published by November 15th, 2006 in Blogo-eroticism and Other Hype, Higher Education and Guest Bloggers. 4 CommentsIn 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 large-scale reform is not to try to emulate the characteristics of the minority who are getting […]
A New Job, Part II
Published by November 14th, 2006 in About This Site, Tools, Toys, and Technology (Oh my!), Notable Posts and LMOS. 5 CommentsIn 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 about this new opportunity to make a difference in the world of online learning.
I have […]
