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Institutional Transformation - 2 week extension to Call for Papers

January 26th, 2010 · 3 Comments

I am Here for the Learning Revolution
Originally uploaded by Wesley Fryer
There is a 2 week extension to the Special Issue of the ALT Journal on The Transformational Impact of Learning Technology, so it’s not too late to make a submission.  There is a range of topics - see Call for Papers (link now corrected), and [...]

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Tags: Learning Technology

Ideals or ideologies - open minds and mouths

December 31st, 2009 · 7 Comments

Madonna - Voices
Originally uploaded by alphadesigner
I have been reading the discussion on openness with great interest, and I wanted to capture a few of the thoughts the discussion has triggered for me.
Meanings
There seems to be some reluctance to pin down the meaning of the word open, George Siemens seeing it a word whose meaning has [...]

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Tags: Information Systems · Learning Technology

The Transformational Impact of Learning Technology

December 14th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Seated Statue
Originally uploaded by dougwoods
A writing project for Christmas and the New Year
Professors John Bourne, Martin Hall (@VCSalford on Twitter) and Mike Keppell are guest editing a Special Issue of ALT-J, entitled The Transformational Impact of Learning Technology more details of Call for Papers here.
This is such an important topic, and we are hoping for [...]

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A few more thoughts on Openness

November 25th, 2009 · 2 Comments

I am posting my embarrassingly long comment on Dave Cormier’s excellent post so that I can easily find it in future - blog as filing cabinet!
In a recent post http://francesbell.com/2009/11/23/what-is-that-groups-and-networks-argument-all-about/ I looked at openness (and other attributes) as something to which we might aspire but not necessarily an absolute.  The example I used was privacy [...]

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Tags: Learning Technology

CCK09 Responses to Connectivism

November 21st, 2009 · 6 Comments

Session went well - Recording here
One of the wonders of the CCK09 course is that bottom up organisation is encouraged and supported.  Arising from a thread in the Moodle forum, we are organising an Elluminate session with short participative slots.
Check the time here.
Title: Responses to connectivism
Place Elluminate room
Date/time Wed 25 Nov, 2000 GMT
Each presenter picks [...]

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Tags: Learning Technology