Posted in Blogs on May 28, 2007 | 2 Comments »
A small group of us have started to think about what guidelines we might suggest to community college student bloggers. Here are some suggestions from the list so far:
Write openly and honestly (without disclosing any personal information).
Respect confidentiality. Never use people’s names or post pictures or information about them without their written permission.
Never plagiarize. Always [...]
Posted in Mobile learning, Random on May 27, 2007 | 4 Comments »
It’s an education project, not a laptop project. ~ Nicholas Negroponte, head of the OLPC project
The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) Project began as a challenge to build a Linux-based laptop for $100 so that technology would be accessible for even the poorest children to use and learn. However, what’s inspiring about the project [...]
Posted in Random on May 22, 2007 | 6 Comments »
In my Google notebook I keep a little list of how things change when they become digital. How does teaching change? How does the idea of a course change? How do relationships change? How do conversations change? (If you have any thoughts on these, I’d love to hear them.)
Today I [...]
Posted in Random on May 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I couldn’t help but do a silly post. I ran my very first marathon yesterday. It was the Bluenose 10k, and I’m thrilled I did it — although I don’t think I would have been so positive two days ago. The training was onerous. I wasn’t sure I had what it [...]
Posted in Random, Tools to Try on May 20, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Here’s a beautiful little video done by Vermont librarian Jessamyn West to show people how easy it is to install Ubuntu on a couple of old, donated computers. Ubuntu is a free open source linux-based operating system, and it’s great for schools & non-profits.
Posted in Random on May 15, 2007 | 4 Comments »
I want to recognize Ian MacLeod as fantastic commenter (and really good & wise friend). Ian, you inspire the rest of us.
Posted in Facilitating Online, Learning Design, Research on May 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Or more importantly, will they stay?
The issue of student retention in online courses has gotten some attention over the years, so it was interesting to read a bit of research on the matter. This study was done with students in an online certificate program at Montana State University-Bozeman that had near-perfect retention. It’s no surprise [...]
Posted in Mobile learning, Research on May 14, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Last week, the Pew Internet & American Life Project released another report about the growing role of technology in our lives & the different typologies of technology use. As I scanned the report, a couple of interesting stats jumped out at me.
The first is that the most ubiquitous personal technology in America [...]
Posted in Learning Design, Open Content, Wikis on May 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Last week, a consortium of scientific institutions announced the launch of the Encyclopedia of Life, a $12.5 million project to allow “citizen scientists” to help catalog all of the world’s 1.8 million species in moderated wiki. The site will offer a range of features that digital natives love … personalization [...]
Posted in Learning Design, Mobile learning, Personal Learning Environment, Tools to Try on May 9, 2007 | 2 Comments »
The PLE, or Personal Learning Environment, is a hot topic right now in elearning circles. It’s hard to describe although you probably already have one if you’re reading this blog. A PLE is made up of all the the ways you “explore, discover, record, and share life’s lessons“. Mostly it’s your digital [...]
