Rita Kop has a new post on some results of her research into MOOCs. From the post:
From the data (that we collected using qualitative and quantitative methods) it was clear that there are a number of issues that stand out.
Thanks to Stephen Downes for link.
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Alan Levine has a new post on a call-in show for the open course ds106. From the post:
It was fascinating to hear the students honestly call out Jim for the short notice time on announcements and the over use of 80s music (okay, none of them did that)… but what other class has a freaking call-in show?
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Both Alan Levine and D’Arcy Norman have new posts discussing their experiences with ds106 radio. From Norman’s post:
How does the ability to instantly broadcast live audio to a group of people impact what we do? How does this instant synchronous connection effect the sense of social presence? And how does having to make the decision of streaming vs. recording effect the experience of sharing?
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Karen Fasimpaur has a new post about getting ready for her Entrepreneurial Marketing course at P2PU. From the post:
The biggest thing that’s different about P2PU is the idea that there is no “teacher” — we’re all learning together. Very authentic…and fun. I’m stretching my brain to think about how you design for this. Less content, more good questions and tasks to get at individual objectives.
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George Siemens has a new post announcing a third iteration of Connectivism and Connective Knowledge, which is starting January 17. From the post:
We are doing away with the central-space of Moodle – our final break from the LMS and will be using only the commenting feature within gRSShopper.
Related: Martin Weller on the Learning Analytics course.
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Jim (Rev.) Groom has a new post outlining how he would like assignments to work in the open course ds106. From the post:
The class will have a series of assignments and guidelines that I follow with both my UMW courses as well as the open course. However, the folks in the open course 9and the UMW courses for that matter) need not do the assignments I specify, rather they can choose from one of the many assignments that various people have submitted—or they can choose to create their own and submit that.
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George Siemens has posted the syllabus for an upcoming open course on “Learning Analytics & Knowledge”.
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George Siemens has a new post announcing an open course on “Learning and Knowledge Analytics”.
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Alec Couros has a new post about mentors within his open course. From the post:
I have spent much time contemplating the teaching & learning possibilities of having 120+ volunteers to assist about 17 students (possibly up to 19 before registration is done) and the approximate 6:1 ratio this provides.
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George Siemens has a new post on the Indigo MBA, a self-directed business program. From the post:
The idea is simple, but I would like to see a better implementation of the social aspects of learning. A threaded discussion under a book doesn’t fully qualify.
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