Spent the 13 -15th of November at Pretoria University at the Research Data Management workshop arranged by SADiLaR and run by the knowledgebase Benito Trollip and co-ordinated by the lovely Jessica Mabaso Benito and I first met in person at DHASA 2023 in Gqeberha from 27 Nov – 1 Dec 2023 (almost a year ago …
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Show, tell, do and review
We’d like to celebrate you and your work. Give you the chance to stand (or sit) in front of others and talk about what you’ve learned. This is not a performance. Its the opportunity to show others a few examples of your work. We’ll give you about 10 minutes for a “show and tell” session …
My sell by date
The shelf life of an education resource (and the developer team) can be quite limited. As technology advances and digital fashions change every season, the primary decision facing the owner of an educational website often is “When must I bin my site“. I think an open course should rather be asking, “Who is the best …
EdX and MOOC Training
Please note: This was written by me December 2014, but I am only publishing it now (November 2024) on my blog. I think that the reflections are useful for those who want to run a massive online open course (MOOC). In education, technology platforms have created expanded possibilities for teaching and learning. At the end …
Community Publishing
I would assume that if a child has access to good schools and has a parent or caregiver(s) with an appropriate level of education….that they have access to a source of “cultural capital”. I might also assume that ongoing cultural capital investments would act as a possible predictor of the children’s future prospects. My kids …
Openness and Intellectual Property Policy
Note to readers: I have been going through my blog and finding old blog posts that I had not published. This post was written in 2015 (I need to find the exact date), when I was working at Wits, but I have only published it now (August 2024). It’s easy to talk about sharing …
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TEAL
Note to readers: I have been going through my blog and finding old blog posts that I had not published. This post about TEAL classrooms was written after I had visited Boston at the end of 2014 (I need to find the exact date), when I was working at Wits. I have only published the …
Educational Futures (F1)
George, on his blog, asked “What are your reactions, thoughts, and feelings” to this educational futures scenario. Tried to post my reply in his blog comments, but got a technical error. So here is my blogged reply. Future 1: The year is 2033. In the decade following the COVID-19 pandemic, higher education has increasingly become …
Learner Persona
If you would like to create a personalized e-learning experience, then consider the traits, background, level of expertise of a particular online learner. Persona’s give us the opportunity to understand our students, their behaviours, address their concerns and support their learning. Some course sites are conversational and enjoyable. They seem to be designed with real …
MOOC’s to EdX to 2U to..
On the 25th Of July 2024, 2U announced that it was poised for growth, while it also declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy. According to the Wall Street Journal, 2U inc had “….taken private in a deal that will wipe out more than half of its $945 million debt”. 2U’s share price crashed and then the share …