Links of the week – teaching and learning edition
Last Friday my partner Beth and I attended the First Annual (if such a thing can exist) Technology in Education Symposium (otherwise known as TIES). At the conference I made some connections with resulted in me being hired to teach a blended learning (a mix of online and in classroom) class entitled “Teaching with Technology.” … Read more
Massively Open Online Conservatism? Conservapedia mixes MOOCs and ideology
I’ve written about Conservapedia, the self described “trustworthy encyclopedia,” before. For those unfamiliar with the site, Conservapedia is a neo-conservative answer to Wikipedia, describing itself as follows: “Conservapedia is a clean and concise resource for those seeking the truth. We do not allow liberal bias to deceive and distort here. Founded initially in November 2006 as a way to educate advanced, college-bound homeschoolers, … Read more
Links of the week – MOOCMOOC edition
If you have any free time this week, I strongly recommend that you follow MOOCMOOC. What is MOOCMOOC? Aside from being fun to say, it’s a Massively Online Open Course (MOOC) about Massively Online Open Courses (a MOOC about MOOCs). You can enroll or learn more about MOOCMOOC on its website. In honour of MOOCMOOC, … Read more
Can I haz ESL? – Using lolcats to teach English and digital literacy
When designing an ESL summer camp revolving around the theme of digital literacy it was important for me to involve my students in online content creation and not just content consumption. To me one of the most amazing things about the internet is how it empowers anyone with an internet connection and an idea to … Read more
Thoughts on Open Content Licensing for Educators – Waygook.org as a model for open education
Today I took part in day one of WikiEducator’s Open Content Licensing for Educators Workshop. This is an asynchronous workshop designed for educators and students wanting to discuss and learn more about open education, copyright, and creative commons licenses. So far I’ve found the first day of the two-day workshop to be fascinating, and not surprisingly I’ve … Read more
How many online education programs do we need?
It seems nearly every day I read about the launch of a new online education program. Programs like Coursera, Course Hero, the Minerva Project, and Udacity (to name a few) all promise to revolutionize the learning process and challenge conventional ‘brick-and-mortar’ universities. In addition to these private services, more and more traditional universities are offering online … Read more
First day of school
As I mentioned in a previous post, I have gone back to school. Just yesterday I attended my first day of school from the comfort of my own home. In an attempt to learn some basic web programming I have enrolled in Udacity’s CS 101 course. Udacity is a free online education service started by three … Read more
