#PLENK2010 Evaluation and assessment. October 13, 2010 by jennymackness I am skating around the edges of this MOOC. I am not unduly worried about this. I have been involved in MOOCs before and know that you need a lot of time to be involved in and make sense of the chaotic mess that is nearer the ‘heart’ of it – and currently I don’t have that time – or more likely, my priorities are elsewhere. However, ever since CCK08 I have been thinking about the problematic issue of assessment when learning in a MOOC – (see for example the final paragraph of this post – A Pause for Thought – in October 2008) - so Helene Fournier’s presentation on Elluminate tonight attracted my attention (recording not yet posted – but eventually it will be posted here - ) I also evaluate – but usually I don’t do this myself but ask students to – for example – evaluate the course, or my teaching – or I evaluate someone else’s course/teaching.
Stephen ‘said’ in the chat room - Speaking in Lolcats, Take 2. [All Presentations] Speaking in Lolcats, Take 2 November 24, 2009 Lecture presentation delivered to ECI 381 (Alec Couros), Online to Saskatchewan via Elluminate. Reprise of my talk from last week, in more detail and some new slides. The internet has introduced us to a world in which we can communicate with each other in a wide variety of media.
Where formally we could only talk and sing to each other, now we can create videos, author animations, link to videos and images and cartoons, and more, mix and match these in a complex open-ended vocabulary. What it means to be literate in such an information age is fundamentally distinct from the literacy of the 3Rs, and teaching new literacy an evolving challenge for those of us still struggling to learn it. This talk looks at the elements of 21st century literacies, redefines critical thinking for the internet age, and suggests a redefinition of what we think of as 'core' curriculum.
[Slides] [Audio] [Conference Link] Some Factors to Consider When Designing Semi-Autonomous Learning Environments. Untitled. New Media Literacy In Education: Learning Media Use While Developing Critical Thinking Skills. Vision of the Future - Part 1 by Howard Rheingold My interest in this subject has always been very personal. And I want to start by emphasizing that the use of online communication for socializing by young people is nothing new. Certainly, the amount of access and the power of the tools available now is significant, but today's online social networks have evolved from the BBSs in teenager's rooms that I started accessing in the 1980s when I first started exploring the online world.
Twenty years ago, I discovered social cyberspace when I was looking for new ways to connect with other people. What I have to say comes from what I've learned as a student of social cyberspace, and as a Netizen. Virtual communities are more than an area of expertise for me. My interest in new media literacies was kindled more than ten years ago, when my daughter was in middle school. Two phenomena in the early 1990s drew my attention: Who is the author? What do others say about the author? End of Part 1.