Check Your Understanding I’m a believer in the participatory web. You’ll often find me on Twitter. Offering my 2 C worth. But, since Xitter begun to implode (thanks Elon). I’ve began looking to be pro-social elsewhere. Like others; I’ve been wondering. – Where to now? One of the alternatives I’ve been looking at has been …
Author archives: Derek
DH-OER | Who am I?
Introducing A conversation between Derek Moore and Michael Gallagher (Date: 18 July 2023 Duration: 58 mins). “But what can a decent man speak of with most pleasure?”Answer: Of himself. Well, so I will talk about myself. Fyodor Ddostoevsky I am pleased to start working on the DH OER Champions project. As a brief introduction to …
In conversation with Michael
Yesterday (18 July on Mandela Day) I participated in a public conversation with Michael Gallagher . Where, in his words, we “ran the gammut on all things digital and education” Our rough outline was supposed to cover But we we covered a lot of other things and covered loads of points around digital education in …
My substack fail and realization about open.
Thought that I’d be hip. Reveal my thinking on yet another platform. Signed up to Substack last year. But frankly. My first attempt at a Substack post. Was sub-kak and misfired . The post was released (automatically). Before my thoughts were complete. What was I thinking? Deadlines? I think, for the moment, I’m going to …
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Three eportfolio paradigms
There is no standard definition for a portfolio. They act a repositories, personal spaces, a showcase, notebook, journal etc. When they work, they are wonderful. However, their fitness for purpose cannot be assumed. The usual explanation for their success (or failure) is in the initial framing. But portfolio practices and success also has something to …
Pedagogy Catalysts
Updated: 3 May 2023. I’ve been involved in OE4BW – a tuition free, international, online mentoring programme – since 2018. This initiative, run from the University of Nova Gorica, Vipava, Slovenia, is intended to unlock the potential of open education to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Developers, mentors and hub co-ordinators that participate, commit …
OE4BW Webinar Series
Webinar 1 – Developing and Mentoring on #OE4BW Chrissi Nerantzi and Jenni Hayman host a webinar that looks at both the developer and mentor perspectives. The developers are in the driver’s seat of the project, and their work is supported by mentors (and OE4BW coordinators). Webinar 2 – File Formats and Tools for Adaptation and …
Mentorship Charter
A mentorship charter is a useful tool that can assist a mentor and mentee work well together to achieve common goals. This is an outline intended to document the joint purpose/objective, roles and expectations and deliverables for mentors and mentees. During the first mentorship meeting, follow this outline and steps below to record your common understanding. …
I was wrong. Maybe AI will be right.
About being wrong about the edtech we could of had – a work in progress. Last update 17 Jan 2023 Its AI’s turn to transform schooling, university, our lives. 25 years (give or take a few years) ago, I once thought that, with computers, (and then 10 years ago) with cell phones, I also thought …
You have been transmogrified?
Learning technologists found their familiar (and somewhat clunky) edtech usurped, by corporate conference platforms, during ERT. Zoom & MS Teams slipped onto campus at a speed and scale that was beyond what we ever thought likely or possible. This decision to adopt these particular conferencing platforms was clearly driven by the pivot to remote teaching. …