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talen7571

Online 'Mooc' courses are too big to work, says Stanford head - FT.com - 3 views

www.ft.com/...2a-11e3-bcf2-00144feab7de.html

shared by talen7571 on 04 Sep 14 - No Cached
  • talen7571 on 04 Sep 14
     
    Interesting how the article closed with this statement: "The rethink of Moocs has given rise to a new buzzword in the education industry: Spocs, which replace "massive" and "open" with "small" and "private". Should we change the "massive" and "open" words to ease fear of losing privacy, especially after viewing the video on online privacy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCmKJyVx9AY Your thoughts?
  • Matthew Quinn on 04 Sep 14
     
    The site won't allow me to read the article without a subscription. The heading of the article touched on my initial concerns for this course. In saying that, my experience at University showed that the student's who wanted to really get something out of their studies were the least reliant on the guidance of their lecturers and found their own ways to improve making it easier for the lecturer to guide. I read this https://landing.athabascau.ca/blog/view/617323/what-is-connectivism article on connectivism which https://twitter.com/@stranack posted earlier. It makes sense that personal success within this education format relies on the pro activity of the student to engage in the described culture of connecting, forming groups, targeting desired information, and making sure that when they share it the reason it is important to others is made obvious.
lamascamila

The Web Way to Learn a Language - 0 views

www.nytimes.com/...28basics.html

Module1

shared by lamascamila on 08 Sep 14 - No Cached
  • lamascamila on 08 Sep 14
     
    The article was written a few years ago, but the subject is still strong on the scene. The internet based language learning has increased as people figure that money and time can be saved, and the learning can come as good as in a regular language school. I've studied languages on line with many of these free programs and I have really improved. Being able to connect with people from all over the world that are on the same path as you on learning helps a lot. I believe that, that is a relevant open online resource.
natashasana

Literacy app launching on 8 September - 3 views

www.bizcommunity.com/...118422.html

Module1 open access open

shared by natashasana on 12 Sep 14 - No Cached
  • natashasana on 12 Sep 14
     
    On Monday 8 September 2014, the Nal'ibali reading-for-enjoyment campaign, in partnership with Mxit Reach, will launch a literacy app. The Mxit social networking platform, which has five million monthly users, will allow anyone with a mobile handset to help put their children on the path to educational success with access to regular stories, literacy tips and support
  • Raúl Marcó del Pont on 12 Sep 14
     
    Great idea. Part of a lots of creative digital projects taking advantage of the interest of child for mobile phones and permanent connection
Teresa Belkow

What Vandana Shiva is trying to say about patents echoed in an article about off-grid l... - 1 views

www.collective-evolution.com/...nnected-to-an-electricity-grid

module1 knowledge

shared by Teresa Belkow on 13 Sep 14 - No Cached
  • Teresa Belkow on 13 Sep 14
     
    "The only problem with off the grid living is that corporations lose their ability to control others. With a completely self-sustaining life style, no body would ever have to work. What would happen then? Think about that for a moment. We would be free to expand and create, to discover our full potential as a race and move forward into the world of exploration and discovery, all the while living in harmony with nature, not against it."
ibudule

Arab Spring & Citizen Journalism - 2 views

Technologies can be used in different ways and for various purposes.

Module3

started by ekw1993 on 19 Nov 14 1 follow-up, last by ibudule on 25 Nov 14
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jesseharris

20 Fun Free Tools for Interactive Classroom Collaboration - 2 views

www.emergingedtech.com/...n-experiences-in-the-classroom

shared by jesseharris on 04 Nov 14 - No Cached
  • jesseharris on 04 Nov 14
     
    I've found some of these tools to be helpful in designing interaction online - particularly useful as we discuss collaboration and filtering.
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  • Julia Echeverría on 04 Nov 14
     
    Thank you for sharing I did not know this site and I will take a look. "Yammer is a private social network. Work in groups, share files, co-edit content and more with their free Basic plan. Explore "5 Ways Yammer is Improving Communication, Connections, and Learning in our Schools" to learn more" Julia Echeverria
  • noku2la on 26 Nov 14
     
    Thanks for sharing. i definitely need to use Vyew.
  • Fernando Carraro on 26 Nov 14
     
    Buen contenido. También existe un sitio llamado https://www.examtime.com/es/ para compartir y aprender en línea
victorialam

A Dynamic New Tool to Preserve the Friendsters of the Future - NYTimes.com - 2 views

bits.blogs.nytimes.com/...eserve-moments-on-the-internet

module8 archiving social media

shared by victorialam on 23 Oct 14 - No Cached
  • victorialam on 23 Oct 14
     
    In thinking about the Wayback Machine and archiving webpages, this new tool brings to light archival possibilities for social media.
  • v woolf on 24 Oct 14
     
    Wow, great article! This really complements the ideas we have been talking about this week regarding digital preservation. I've been thinking a lot about the idea of preserving and accessing closed social networks of the past this week, and didn't even think to make the connection to this weeks' readings until now. I actually introduced my roommate to the Wayback Machine this week and together we were able to find her tacky old Lord of the Rings themed archived geocities website (and it was even worse that I could have imagined! hilarity ensued.) Of course, we were able to access something like geocities because it's a website that's open and available to the public. But what about a social network that requires a username and password? I recently tried to see if I could access my old myspace profile, and was shocked to find that myspace has transformed itself into a music-sharing site with none of the old social networking features it used to have. The information that used to be contained -- and the interactivity that went along with it -- are gone! Not to mention that, if it were searchable via a tool like the Wayback Machine, one would need to remember the *exact* URL to find it (for this sad, sad, reason, I have not been able to find my tacky old geocities website from way back when). This is a great idea and I look forward to seeing how the project evolves. Thanks for sharing!
christofhar

Whois Lookup & IP | Whois.net - 0 views

www.whois.net

Module 10

shared by christofhar on 28 Nov 14 - No Cached
  • christofhar on 28 Nov 14
     
    Our WhoIs lookup is designed to help you perform a variety of whois lookup functions. WhoIs lets you perform a domain whois search, whois IP lookup and search the whois database for relevant information on domain registration and availability. This can help provide insight into a domain's history and additional information.
  • ben_weir_ on 28 Nov 14
     
    whois.com is interesting because it allows individuals who otherwise would be afforded privacy to be reachable. This has a connected learning aspect to it, because now you can find the creators of websites and reach out to them - this is something I have done in the past. However, websites such as GoDaddy allow for one to purchase privacy, which blocks the whois lookup service. I believe this is ethical however because websites are not inherently social media, and anonymity should be a choice.
kenlitt

Are you one of the Pancake People? - 0 views

http://www.forbes.com/sites/francesbooth/2014/10/27/information-overload-are-you-one-of-the-pancake-people/ An article from Forbes that asks whether you are spreading yourself too thin when connec...

open access information overload

started by kenlitt on 30 Nov 14 no follow-up yet
Ignoramus OKMOOC

Open science, data, access - 3 views

The second resource references the openscience working groups oft the Open Cloud Consortium (OCC), which is a not for profit that manages and operates cloud computing infrastructure for medium to l...

science data access open access Knowledge Open module6 Module 6 publishing accesss

started by alibabas on 31 Oct 14 1 follow-up, last by Ignoramus OKMOOC on 01 Nov 14
kristykim

TEACHING AND LEARNING FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE - 1 views

www.unesco.org/...mod11.html

shared by kristykim on 15 Nov 14 - No Cached
  • kristykim on 15 Nov 14
     
    Indigenous knowledge is unique to a culture or society. It shows us how to connect and to sustain through the environment. This kind of knowledge is passed down to generation to generation. Back then our ancestors did not have Internet or computers to store or to share their ideas. Our ancestral knowledge is very fragile and can easily be lost. Knowledge is history and our roots, which are passed down from our ancestors to us and these knowledge should be kept and be preserved. New information is also valuable, but so is our past. Here is a site that helps us to learn about what Indigenous knowledge is and activities to help us how to preserve Indigenous knowledge.
  • yitingwang on 16 Nov 14
     
    It is a good idea. We should remember our indigenous knowledge and pass it down to following generations. People without past can not value the present. We shouldn't let these knowledge be destroyed by fast information on the internet.
lupogarcia

Feedback please - 1 views

I'm designing a MOOC in international Development. I think it's interesting and it can be lots of fun. At this point, I still haven't got any funding for it, but hopefully, one day... I would appr...

MOOC cMOOC xMOOC gamification inclusiveness open course

started by lupogarcia on 01 Dec 14 no follow-up yet
lupogarcia

Feedback please - 0 views

I'm designing a MOOC in international Development. I think it's interesting and it can be lots of fun. At this point, I still haven't got any funding for it, but hopefully, one day... I would appr...

MOOC cMOOC xMOOC gamification inclusiveness open course

started by lupogarcia on 01 Dec 14 no follow-up yet
lupogarcia

Feedback please - 0 views

I'm designing a MOOC in international Development. I think it's interesting and it can be lots of fun. At this point, I still haven't got any funding for it, but hopefully, one day... I would appr...

MOOC cMOOC xMOOC gamification inclusiveness open course

started by lupogarcia on 01 Dec 14 no follow-up yet
kristin_k

The Open Educational Resources Research Hub - 2 views

oerresearchhub.org

module7 oer

shared by kristin_k on 13 Sep 14 - No Cached
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  • Greg Walker on 13 Sep 14
     
    I chose the Open Educational Resources Research Hub (OER Research Hub) for a focus for research, designed to give answers to the overall question 'What is the impact of OER on learning and teaching practices?' and identify the particular influence of openness. As open education now reaches a stage of maturity we need evidence about what works, what doesn't and why in order that lessons learned can be shared. Filling the gap in the evidence base and sharing data and methods widely is the intention of OER Research Hub. The project combines: A targeted collaboration program with existing OER projects An international fellowship program Networking to make connections A hub for research data and OER excellence in practice
  • kristin_k on 30 Nov 14
     
    The Open Educational Resources Research Hub (OER Research Hub) provides a focus for research, designed to give answers to the overall question 'What is the impact of OER on learning and teaching practices?' and identify the particular influence of openness.
rafopen

Cathy Davidson's Blog - 0 views

www.hastac.org/...cathy-davidson

higher education humanities technology collaboration sciences arts blog

shared by rafopen on 15 Nov 14 - Cached
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  • rafopen on 15 Nov 14
     
    I took a course taught by this professor on Coursera - The History and Future of (Mostly) Higher Education. Davidson contributed the Hacking the Academy, a source I posted elsewhere. Her blog is a great exploration of creativity in Higher Ed (or the lack thereof). The blog is on the HASTAC site - Humanities, Arts, Sciences, and Technology Alliance Collaboratory. LOTS going on there... I enjoy her blog because of the lively language and the provocations - at least they are provocative for so-called traditional schools.The recent blog post reviews a film about education The Ivory Tower; "...that the movie is strong and powerful on the problem, and a bit weak on solutions." Haven't seen it. Davidson puts in a plug for HASTAC: "HASTAC has been addressing the connection between equity and innovation since its founding in 2002." I'm digressing. This is not a critique of her particular blog post, just a suggestion that the blog is interesting and HASTAC site has lots on it that is relevant to the topics we're exploring in this course.
koobredaer

Linux Command Line By William Shotts (free ebook, website) - 0 views

linuxcommand.org/tlcl.php

linux open source free software ebook cc

shared by koobredaer on 17 Nov 14 - No Cached
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  • koobredaer on 17 Nov 14
     
    Are you a new linux user? (and why not give a linux a try! There are many great, stable, simple to use distributions out there now! And you can try many of them out with out even installing via live cd) The GUI is great, but to "unlock the POWER" it is great to learn about a few more advanced commands. I don't bother memorizing the command, but you will be amazed at the things you can easily figure out how to do with Linux, making your computing life easier and more powerful... The website is very helpful, and the book version is free and CC.
  • c maggard on 17 Nov 14
     
    I LOVE linux. I have let my brain turn to iOS mush in recent years, but since it's open source, I was able to google --er search via duck duck go-- fixes for a wifi connection issue and that shellshock thingie. And in far less time than it ever took to fix a Microsoft or WIndows issue. There are guys you can find online who will ship you a machine pre-loaded with Linux or Ubuntu or Debian, if you can't or don't want to bother with wiping and doing it yourself. If an easily distracted and slightly airheaded person like me can handle it, imagine how a more 'normal' person can do! Great post. Thanks for sharing. In fact, all your shares are interesting.
koobredaer

Nature's Notebook | USA National Phenology Network - 1 views

www.usanpn.org/natures_notebook

module3 citizen science phenology

shared by koobredaer on 17 Sep 14 - No Cached
  • koobredaer on 17 Sep 14
     
    a huge citizen science project in the USA, formalizing the sharing of the traditional (and ancient) practice of Phenology. Phenology is an important way to be connected to the natural world around you--basically observation of seasonal changes. People have been collecting observations for all of human history--this project seeks to help standardize recording of the data so that it can be shared en mass, creating huge and flexible data sets for many different current and future scientific experiments. "Nature's Notebook is a national, online program where amateur and professional naturalists regularly record observations of plants and animals to generate long-term data sets used for scientific discovery and decision-making."
  • koobredaer on 17 Sep 14
     
    oh, and an important thing is that (unlike some cit sci projects) the resulting data is shared freely online, check out some stats and visualizations at https://www.usanpn.org/data
jurado-navas

CienciaDirecta - 2 views

fundaciondescubre.es

Module3 Open citizen science

shared by jurado-navas on 12 Oct 14 - No Cached
  • jurado-navas on 12 Oct 14
     
    Descubre, Fundación Andaluza para la divulgación de la Innovación y el Conocimiento I would like to introduce the Spanish Fundación Descubre (http://fundaciondescubre.es/) and, inside it, the network called "Divulga red" (http://divulgared.es/), thought to connect people (professional and amateur researchers and citizens in general), communicate and collaborate among them. DivulgaRed let people reveal research topics and the value of the science in different fields, sharing ideas with other researchers and group of people, all with the basis of a collaborative work. I had the pleasure of giving two talks in high-schools telling about optical communications and novelties that people can have in a near future. In a very good atmosphere, students and their own teachers asked me questions and I can enjoy a very nice atmosphere making my knowledge in this topic public. Even more, teachers in the high school were later discussing with me about possibilities in Education, and both they and me built some experiments to be made by students in the high school during the semester. So, as a concluding remark, every body who wants to share a new idea, or to obtain a new point of view, or simply who wants to introduce or simply to learn about a new topic is welcome in Fundación Descubre and DivulgaRed project. Regards. Dr. Antonio Jurado-Navas
Kevin Stranack

Are universities teaching the skills needed in a knowledge-based economy? - 14 views

www.tonybates.ca/...d-in-a-knowledge-based-economy

module2 higher education knowledge skills

shared by Kevin Stranack on 29 Jun 14 - No Cached
  • Kevin Stranack on 29 Jun 14
     
    Provides a list of important skills and how those skills are embedded within the curriculum.
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  • Raúl Marcó del Pont on 09 Sep 14
     
    Encontré un post relacionado con las Alfabetizaciones digitales y competencias fundamentales en http://futurosdellibro.com/alfabetizaciones-digitales-y-competencias-fundamentales/ Tal vez interese: El pasado 5 de marzo los expertos de UNESCO dedicados a la alfabetización mediática y digital, en reunión preparatoria de la siguiente World Summit of Information Societies, rubricaron lo que es una evidencia ya incontrovertible: que la alfabetización mediática e informacional (MIL. Media and information literacy) ocupa un lugar central en el mapa escolar de competencias del siglo XXI. Esto no es nada esencialmente nuevo: Viviane Reding, la hoy Vicepresidenta de la Comisión Europea y ex-comisaria de Información entre los años 2004-2009, declaraba en el año 2006: "Hoy, la alfabetización mediática es tan central para el desarrollo de una ciudadanía plena y activa como la alfabetización tradicional lo fue al inicio del siglo XIX". Y añadía: "también es fundamental para entrar en el nuevo mundo de la banda ancha de contenidos, disponibles en todas partes y en cualquier momento". De acuerdo con el European Charter for Media Literacy podríamos distinguir siete áreas de competencias que, de una u otra forma, deberían pasar a formar parte de todo currículum orientado a su adquisición: Usar adecuadamente las tecnologías mediáticas para acceder, conservar, recuperar y compartir contenidos que satisfagan las necesidades e intereses individuales y colectivos. Tener competencias de acceso e información de la gran diversidad de alternativas respecto a los tipos de medios que existen, así como a los contenidos provenientes de distintas fuentes culturales e institucionales. Comprender cómo y porqué se producen los contenidos mediáticos. Analizar de forma crítica las técnicas, lenguajes y códigos empleados por los medios y los mensajes que transmiten. Usar los medios creativamente para expresar y comunicar ideas, información
  • Ad Huikeshoven on 09 Sep 14
     
    Thank you Kevin Stranack for sharing. Tony Bates ends with five questions: 1. Have I covered the main skills needed in a knowledge-based society? What have I missed? 2. Do you agree that these are important skills? If so, should universities explicitly try to develop them? 3. What are you or your university doing (if anything) to ensure such skills are taught, and taught well? 4. What roles if any do you think technology, and in particular online learning, can play in helping to develop such skills? 5. Any other comments on this topic - My answers: 1. Frustration tolerance and keeping a balance between work and private life is a necessary skill 2, The skill set mentioned is important, but more likely trained in college than in university 3. I do have a personal coach and a counseler, and I'm enrolled in #OKMOOC 4. The activities required in every module of #OKMOOC ask to reach out, connect, build relationships, Have you answered the feedback questions?
  • hreodbeorht on 13 Oct 14
     
    This question is really the elephant in the room in a lot of university programs, especially in the humanities. I myself was a doctoral student in the humanities before leaving because, as I eventually learned, there were essentially no employment opportunities and my skillset in today's economy was sorely lacking. But the old mantra that "we teach critical thinking" is become a worn excuse. Do we really need four years to teach people the skills to survive "out there"? How much of our specialized knowledge will really be useful outside of the academy? These are questions we just don't have the answer to, and I'm not sure there are many people willing to ask them. But more to the point, I didn't see anything in this link about the changing ways that millennials (I promise that I hate the term as much as anyone, but it's a useful one) are engaging with information, and how that is changing how they actually think. There have been arguments made that digital natives (again, a pretty terrible term) think about and process information in very different ways that have serious implications for contextualization and long-term research. I'm not saying that universities don't teach these things in their own ways, but it's an important issue that needs addressing. I know that the link talks about the important of knowledge management, but there's a huge difference between simply knowing how and when to access information and quite another to properly contextualize its place in a larger hierarchy (or web) of knowledge. I would argue *that* skill is the one that universities are best poised to provide, and maybe why we keep hearing talk about how undergraduate degrees are the new highschool diplomas.
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