I'm interested in how people communicate and connect when they aren't face to face or even communicating in real time, perhaps through an asynchronous forum or community such as Slack or Yammer. Lori Niles-Hoffman, who is a Data Driven Learning Strategist, has experienced "the seismic shift from classroom to digital" in her career and this... Continue Reading →
I'm getting involved in another MOOC, this time it's open only for a short time, 48 hours in fact! It's a bit of an experiment from HT2, which is something I really like about them - trying different things to see how they work. This MOOC is 48 Hours To Better Sales Training and focuses... Continue Reading →
For the Beyond The Next Button MOOC from Curatr we are asked to research some technology and share about it. This is good as, to be honest, without being MADE to do it, I would have read some stuff and moved on. I wouldn't have truly got involved. Periscope I enjoyed reading about Periscope, for... Continue Reading →
It's been fun spending a little time this afternoon in searching for appropriate content and curating it in-line with my plans (blog post here) and on the Curatr platform. In case you haven't got to that point in the How to Create an Oustanding MOOC course yet, here are some screen grabs of what I've... Continue Reading →
I'm not 'wrangling' on the How to Create an Outstanding MOOC in the way that Craig Taylor, Sam Burrough and Martin Couzins are, meaning that they are facilitating the course. However I am wrangling with how to plan the content. On Friday I posted a blog post about using Action Mapping to help plan my... Continue Reading →
I don't know! But I'm going to find out. That's why I'm attending the MOOC on how to make Outstanding MOOCs! Not sure what one is? Read my other blog post. I've worked my way through the levels so far and am at the point where I have my own Curatr MOOC space and need to... Continue Reading →
This is a blog piece which are some reflective thoughts and also the "end of level gate" to complete in order to move on with the Outstanding MOOC I'm attending. The technology part of MOOCs, and any activity, is what distracts when is not working well. It gets in the way of learning, conversing, deeper... Continue Reading →
I've dipped in and out of the "How to Create an Outstanding MOOC" online course today and am enjoying and learning from the content and interactions so far. Don't worry, I probably won't blog after every time I've jumped into the contents, but I think the first effort gives some of the freshest thinking: The word "MOOC" It's an... Continue Reading →
The How to Create an Outstanding MOOC course from Curatr started this week, and I'm about to dive into it for the first time myself. Before I do, I thought I'd share some of the little insight I already have and some of the thoughts that I hope this online course might help me answer or... Continue Reading →
