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Ary Aranguiz

http://www9.georgetown.edu/faculty/irvinem/theory/Hayles-Posthuman-excerpts.pdf - 0 views

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edcmooc moocs posthuman cybernetics

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    • Ary Aranguiz
      Ary Aranguiz on 08 Jan 13
       
      http://bigthink.com/ideas/26541 Can We Download Our Brains? Prof. Michio Kaku explains 
    • Ary Aranguiz
      Ary Aranguiz on 08 Jan 13
       
      The idea of separating the mind from the body made me think of Walt Whitman's poem "I Sing the Body Electric" where the body is sacred, linked to the soul. If we separate the mind from the body, where does it leave the soul? Do we download that too when we download our brains? 
  • Ary Aranguiz on 08 Jan 13
     
    Chapter One in this book is a required reading for the EDC students earning credit. Anyone in the EDC-MOOC can read the chapter here to spark our own MOOC discussions. Toward embodied virtuality, chapter 1 of How we became posthuman: virtual bodies in cybernetics, literature and informatics. Chicago, University of Chicago Press. pp1-25
Kelcy A

Reading screens: a critical visual analysis - 0 views

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visual analysis reading learning expressions online edcmooc

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  • Kelcy A on 02 Feb 13
     
    This paper conducts a critical visual analysis of an online learning resource, exploring the potential of visual methodologies for reading and analysing the media through which pedagogy is constructed and expressed. by Jen Ross, Sian Bayne, Zoe Williamson. UofEdinburgh
Chris Swift

A bit of debate on eLearning - ignore the YouTube link, don't know why this appears! - 5 views

www.youtube.com/watch

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  • Nick Hood on 19 Mar 13
     
    A failure in e-learning? I don't think so. The noise was part of the rush of participation for me. I learned many things from it, not least how to manage the deluge of interactions amongst the participants. It's a similar feeling when you let go of your FOMO and realise you can't read every tweet.
  • willaryerson on 19 Mar 13
     
    I seem to have come across this post in my travels. I can understand how some just couldn't handle the multitude of platforms and available discussion forums. Teaching course participants to filter and choose or just realizing that you can't access everything is a good starting point. It's a shame that this person couldn't see the forest for the trees..because e-learning and digital cultures was a fabulous experience for me. I made so many wonderful connections, I learned so much from each of them. My learning and experiences in my first MOOC far outweigh any "noise" that may have accompanied that first week. I put a lot into the course, but the learning gained far exceeded my expectations.
  • Isabel Pieretti on 19 Mar 13
     
    Hi Chris! You voiced exactly my same feelings on edcmooc. Unlike you, I finished the course and even submitted my digital artifact and got my certificate. The only reason I didn't quit was because about midway on week 2, I decided to turn off the Google+ alerts, forgot about Facebook, and only rarely tweeted my impressions. I wrote three posts on my blog, only to remind myself of what I had seen or read. I totally agree with you that the noise was too intense for me. It got to a point where I just went to the Coursera site to check the assignments and that was it. I didn't exchange great ideas with anyone and was totally disheartened by the many platforms where we were supposed to interact. I also think that maybe I didn't totally understand what the course offered. I think I was expecting something a little bit more "practical" and was surprised by how much theory and philosophy was involved. Of course, I am not a teacher in the strict definition of the word, I've taught interpretation and translation but in a different context. I now am on week 3 of Internet History with Dr Chuck Severance and enjoying myself very much. People in the course are helpful, not overpowering and I guess the structure of the course itself is more suited to my learning style. Anyway, it was great to "meet" you! I always looked up to you because of the many things you created for the course, such as the Facebook group, the virtual classroom et al. Thank you!
Céline Keller

Technology is the Answer: What was the Question? Daniel, J. (2002). - 0 views

krustelkrammoocs.blogspot.de/...-answer-what-was-question.html

#edcmooc blogpost TED videos autodidacticism articles onelaptopperchild SugataMitra

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  • Céline Keller on 28 Jan 13
     
    I started the theory related reading today and really enjoyed Professor Daniel's 'Technology is the Answer: What was the Question?' I made a blog post about it which I invite you to visit:  http://krustelkrammoocs.blogspot.de/2013/01/technology-is-answer-what-was-question.html You will find Sugata Mitra's TED Talk: 'The child-driven education' about 'The Hole in the Wall' project mentioned by Professor Daniel and a great article about a more recent project by One Laptop per Child ('Given Tablets but No Teachers, Ethiopian Children Teach Themselves').  #edcmooc   #TED   #videos   #autodidactism #blogpost  #SugataMitra #onelaptopperchild
Chris Jobling

EDCMOOC | University of Edinburgh - 0 views

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EDCMOOC #edcmooc coursera redundant-coursera

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  • Chris Jobling on 07 Nov 13
     
    The readings and watchings for the E-Learning and Digital Cultures MOOC. Not sure why we need coursera!
Chris Swift

Technology is the Answer: What was the Question? -: UNESCO Education - 0 views

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edcmooc #edcmooc

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  • audiocassettes
    • Christine Padberg
      Christine Padberg on 29 Jan 13
       
      Sort of an outdated reference, isn't it?
    • Laurie Niestrath
      Laurie Niestrath on 01 Feb 13
       
      I'd agree, but in some parts of the world, it is still a viable form of technology, compact and easy
  • four principles that you should apply to thought or action that involves information and communications technology
  • bias,
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  • vendor bias has now got a firm grip on much of the public discourse about information and communications technology
  • be sceptical about assertions of the value of technology coming either from those who want to sell it to you or from their surrogates in political life
  • the suppression of research reports or evaluative studies that undermine the thesis that technology improves everything.
    • Laurie Niestrath
      Laurie Niestrath on 01 Feb 13
       
      Technology can make one feel very dissatisfied with life. When you know something better is out there, do you pine away for it feeling like it will make your life oh, so much easier?
  • bullshit
  • When we see a concept everywhere it is easy to suspend our critical faculties and assume it must be right
  • breadth
  • think broadly about technology in teaching and learning.
  • Technology always involves people and their social systems
  • Remember that there are many technologies: books, blackboard, film, radio, television, programmed learning and so on. The Internet has not made them obsolete
  • starts with teaching and attempts to use technology to expand the range and impact of the teacher
  • the remote classroom approach
  • the rest of the world had a different tradition
  • started on the other side of the coin, with learning, and used technology to create a good learning environment for the student wherever and whenever the student wanted to study.
  • We must strive for balance on a number of dimensions.
  • When we use technology are we using it to enhance learning or to enhance teaching?
  • Dimension number two means seeking balance in answer to the question: teaching and learning for what?
  • Open University students have an extensive range of online facilities available. Which ones do they use?
  • they like using the web for informational and administrative transactions.
  • communication between students
  • Online technologies can, of course, be useful for learning
  • two key virtues.
  • support active learning experiences
  • devising good active learning experiences is expensive because it requires lots of work by the teachers
  • notably by destroying old jobs and creating new ones.
    • Laurie Niestrath
      Laurie Niestrath on 01 Feb 13
       
      Please tell me something new. This is an idea that has perpetuated itself for centuries!The cotton gin destroyed the need to hand pick and clean cotton, It created the opportunity for the enslaved to have yet, another job.
    • Maria Washington
      Maria Washington on 05 Feb 13
       
      I hope you are being "cheeky" when you so easily type the words: "enslaved," "job," and "opportunity" in the same sentence. This clip and the full documentary may shed some light on the topic: http://video.pbs.org/video/2192491729
  • The best way to reach learners is to use technology that the learner already has.
    • Laurie Niestrath
      Laurie Niestrath on 01 Feb 13
       
      Okay, I'd agree with this one. Start where you are and move on. Too many institutions moan over the lack of "technology." If you have a computer, you have so many social media resources at your disposal IF you know how to access, use and apply them!
  • technology more for activities associated with their studies
  • rather than for the mainline work of studying course content. T
  • Why should we want to use technology? How should we use technology for learning and teaching? What are the basic principles? Who can benefit most from educational technology? Where should we apply it? Which technologies are best? More generally, how do you make judgements about the many claims that are made for technology?
  • illiteracy
  • In both cases technology is changing society, notably by destroying old jobs and creating new ones.
  • vendor bias
    • César E. Concepción-Acevedo
      César E. Concepción-Acevedo on 07 Feb 13
       
      The most effective softwares are the once licensed under Creative Commons and are open source. This gives great power and independence to institutions and individuals. It truly IS the way to avoid the pervasive pitfalls that software tycoons throw education in (costly updates, upgrade caps etc. ).
  • basic triangle
    • César E. Concepción-Acevedo
      César E. Concepción-Acevedo on 07 Feb 13
       
      While reading the speech on Globalisation and Tech from #UNESCO head of #education. Produced this #artifact #edcmooc http://pk.gd/A6BI
  • Chris Swift on 16 Feb 13
     
    Globalisation, education & technology - what is fair, equal, just, right and wrong in the world?
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