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The xMOOC approach - which is the label for Coursera and most of the "AI" driven MOOCs - is taken a very automated approach. The idea that algorithms and automation can help. Personally, I think this is an incomplete foundation for learning. For me networked learning is better based on the idea of using technologies to help/augment people, rather than remove them from the process. The cMOOC approach is more along those lines, but has only started to scratch the surface.

I wonder whether different kinds of MOOCs are more suited to different contexts or to different disciplines, or even to different learning styles or aptitudes? For me, the more ad hoc nature of a cMOOC approach seems somewhat incomplete also. There are times when I'd rather put myself in the hands of a trusted, experienced guide, and if this guide has recognised the common pitfalls on the trail - through algorithms and automation - all the better. I wonder if there's room for a blended approach. Aren't you using algorithms and automation to grade our work for this course, David?

A range of conference papers from the Ninth International Conference on Networked Learning 2014.

Thanks Paul, great range of papers relating to networked learning in higher education context.

How do I cite a/an: tweet, youtube video, picture found on Google Images, PDF, infographic, etc...

Interesting reading about how one teacher has used blogging in the classroom to enhance student outcomes. Very relevant to the learning that is occuring in this course

A reading I might set for week 6 - but perhaps only for a skim. Might be worth a skim anyway. But you do need to make your own call on this.

Check out Julie's keynote from the Global Education Conference 2013. 'Going Global' is a mindset rather than a plane ticket

Book possibly of interest to a few people 

Are teenagers being manipulated by big corporations and the marketing gurus who see social media and the 'like' culture as the ultimate marketing tool?

Interesting article about reorganising Blooms taxonomy to start with creating and finish with knowledge

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Thanks for sharing - that's a great link.

Miriam Clifford has written a number of online articles about innovative approaches to learning, including collaborative learning. Her articles are linked from this site

For adult learners - what is the balance between ensuring cognitive overload doesn't discourage learning and offering too much in the way of support so incidental learning doesn't happen?

Deb Thank you for sharing this. Working in the tertiary sector I found this article struck a few notes with me about how we do things and the culture within the organisation in which I work and how I would liek to do things considering all my new knowledge.

A bit of a laugh on the school of YouTube

Intro page to week one of Connected Courses. The connection here to what we're doing in NGL is the text from Mike Wesch - "Why we need a why" It connects with course design - not a big leap from there to what you're doing "as teacher" in NGL - and talks about the importance of why

This article provides a good overview for the future of professors, something that I considered at one stage.

Modules sound good as they do provide more choice and freedom, particularly in a time-strapped world, students could study sections at a time, however, will it result in too much fragmentation?

Raises interesting questions about the downside of NGL and what happens when what we are learning isn't too crash hot!

Knowledge is power and the future of neighbourhood schools.