20 questions (and answers) about MOOCs « Dave's Educational Blog
I was asked by the excellent Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach to speak to her PLP class about MOOCs, and, while we had what i thought was an excellent forty minute chat, there were tons of comments that i never had the chance to address. As i look over the questions they asked, I see that in answering their questions i have a chance to lay out many of the thoughts that I have had about MOOCs while they have been all the rage here on the internet in the last few weeks. I opened the discussion with a quick personal intro to my contribution to the MOOC discussion and then we moved to Q & A. Feel free to skim along and pick up the part of the discussion that interests you. Intro Edtechtalk and community – 2005 In 2005 Jeff Lebow and I started edtechtalk. What i discovered was that, simply by engaging in random discussions with new people we happened upon – I was learning. Rhizomes 2006 This lead me to new ideas about what it meant to learn and what it meant to know. Q & A. I see it as a win.
La pédagogie universitaire numérique fera l’objet d’un livre blanc et d’une cartographie
La formation pédagogique des enseignants aux outils numériques avait fait l'objet d'une communication remarquée du ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur lors du dernier Colloque international des universités à l'ère du numérique (CIUEN), à Strasbourg en juin 2010. Pour l'édition 2012, organisée cette fois-ci par l'Université de Lyon, la mission numérique pour l'enseignement supérieur (Mines) s'apprête à dévoiler un « livre blanc » consacré à la pédagogie universitaire numérique, ainsi qu'une « cartographie de la recherche » française sur le sujet. Il y a deux ans, 55 % des enseignants déclaraient ne pas avoir participé à des actions de formation sur l'usage pédagogique des outils numériques. Malgré cela, les usages innovants se sont-ils multipliés ? Un cartographie bientôt accessible sur internet Articles liés :
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Dramatically Bringing Down the Cost of Education with OER
SOURCE: AP/ Jim Mone A Blaine (MN) High School student is shown with a printed online textbook. Instead of mass-produced textbooks, the more than 3,100 sophomores in the state's largest district are learning from an online curriculum developed by their teachers over the summer with free software distributed over the web. By David Wiley, Cable Green, and Louis Soares | February 7, 2012 Open Educational Resources Download this issue brief (pdf) Read this issue brief on your browser (Scribd) We are in the midst of a revolution in education. The key to this sea change in learning is open education resources, or OER. OER are starting to hit the public consciousness in the form of initiatives like the Khan Academy , MIT OpenCourseware , and Washington’s Open Course Library . OER are already being used by learners for self study, by teachers to enhance classroom learning, and by education providers to bring down the cost of instruction. OER and you Education at its core is sharing The BOGO conundrum
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OERu 13.10 report
From WikiEducator Group photo of the attendees[1] at the 2nd meeting of OERu anchor partners on the occasion of the official launch of the OERu. The second meeting of OERu anchor partners and international launch of the OERu collaboration was hosted by Thompson Rivers University on 31 October and 1 November 2013 in Kamloops, Canada. Sir John Daniel, open learning visionary and former UNESCO Assistant Director General of Education, was the guest of honour and formally launched the OERu website on 1 November 2013. As an open project, all accredited post-secondary institutions are free to join the OERu international partnership. Session 1: Aims of the meeting and meeting our partners Dr Irwin DeVries, Director, Curriculum Development at Thompson Rivers University facilitates the opening session of the 2nd meeting of OERu anchor partners. Dr Alan Shaver, President and Vice-Chancellor, Thompson Rivers University President Alan Shaver welcomed the participants to Thompson Rivers University.
A Basic Guide to Open Educational Resources (OER)
Description This Guide comprises three sections. The first – a summary of the key issues – is presented in the form of a set of ‘Frequently Asked Questions’. Its purpose is to provide readers with a quick and user-friendly introduction to Open Educational Resources (OER) and some of the key issues to think about when exploring how to use OER most effectively. The second section is a more comprehensive analysis of these issues, presented in the form of a traditional research paper. The third section is a set of appendices, containing more detailed information about specific areas of relevance to OER. Prepared by Neil Butcherfor the Commonwealth of Learning & UNESCOEdited by Asha Kanwar (COL) and Stamenka Uvalić-Trumbić (UNESCO) A higher-resolution print version is also available from COL. Reader Comments
