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Nothing new under the sun…
Teaching without verbosity, producing without possessing, creating without regard to result, claiming nothing, the Sage has nothing to lose. Daodê Jing , Chapter II This morning I finally found a...
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Some thoughts on Week One readings
In the first week we are exploring the scope of change, trends in different parts of the world, and early visions of what higher education is becoming… Trends in Global Higher Education: UNESCO pdf...
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Still in Orvieto, June 2012
How do you get one tourist in a shot of this Cathedral?…Take the picture at 7am. And a few more pics from Orvieto… Filed under: Italy! 2012
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Florence, July 2012
Because of a mixup with our hotel reservations, we ended up in an apartment in Florence for the week…so wonderful!! Filed under: Italy! 2012
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Murano and Burano, July 2012
From Venice it’s a taxi ride (water taxi of course) to Murano and Burano… Filed under: Italy! 2012
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Genoa, July 2012
In port in Genoa …and then there was that lovely little fishing village …. Filed under: Italy! 2012
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Steglieno Cemetary, Genoa, July 2012
There is a cemetery in Genoa where 100s of graves have permanent mourners… Filed under: Italy! 2012
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Current/Future State of Higher Education
An open online course offered in the of fall 2012, Current/Future State of Higher Education (CFHE12) evaluates the change pressures that face universities and post secondary institutions and help...
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Coursera’s Introduction to Philosophy MOOC
Because I am studying the effectiveness of technology in education, sometimes I take courses just to experience the system they are running on. This is one of those times. Coursera has become a big...
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Week 1: What is Philosophy?
This week I was mostly interested in the production value of this course. It is very good and, if you are a student who enjoys a lecture you won’t be disappointed. The University of Edinburgh is...
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Welcome to my Personal Learning Network
This blog is part of a larger project I have undertaken to document and consolidate my interests and research. As an avid learner, I’m interested in a variety of topics and you may find anything here....
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Massive Open Online Course (MOOC)
Imagine courses with 2500 or 25000 participants engaging in materials each week. Not for credit, but to learn. MOOCs originated within the open educational resources (OER) movement and Connectivist...
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OERs
Open educational resources include full courses, course materials, tests, modules, learning objects, open textbooks, streaming videos, software, and any other tools, materials, or techniques used to...
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BYOD Bring your own device…
Students and faculty are bringing their own technology into the classroom. They come equipped with e-readers, smart phones, tablets, laptops…They expect to access school resources and course resources...
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Content Management and Learning Management Systems
As learning becomes personal so does the makeup of each individual’s personal learning network (PLN). Network learning, or personal knowledge management (PKM), includes the tools you use and the...
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Gender Issues
This blog entry was contributed by: Ashley Laracy, M.A. Gender Mainstreaming Advisor Uniterra volunteer with WUSC, Vietnam According to the World Bank… [In Vietnam,] …women have made major gains in...
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Lifelong Learning
Dưới đây là bản tiếng Việt Years ago I realized that, with a career in IT, I was on a learning treadmill that was never going to stop. The fact that IT technicians need to be lifelong learners comes as...
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15 Trends in Education in Simple English (and Vietnamese)
I am preparing a presentation on Trends in Education for the staff at the Vietnam Association of Community Colleges. My aim is to provide a working vocabulary that will help in discussions regarding...
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Where can I find you online?
I was looking for images for a portfolio piece yesterday and I found this 2010 cartoon… While in 2010 employers may not have been looking for your online presence, in Internet time a lot can change in...
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