Do we understand enough about technology to have a view of it's deterministic...
Near half way through the Chandler essay. The overview has a fascinating layer of terminology that provides a interesting patina of words and phrases that I have been half aware of for years but never...
View ArticleTheory for today - technological determinism #edcmooc
I find the position of technological determinism, with it's associated terminology, theories and definitions easy to accept in an age when technology permeates almost every aspect of our lives and...
View ArticleMOOCs reinforce digital divide #edcmooc
An interesting question, having completed two MOOCs is do MOOCs break down the binary divide between the educated the non-educated or do they simply globalise it?Education, education, educationCan you...
View ArticleWho is Lincoln Dalhberg? #edcmooc
Who is Lincoln Dahlberg?This might be a question being asked by Wiley (publishers) content editors as a potential 20,000 Coursarians access his article (Dahlberg 2004) sending him to the top of the...
View ArticleInfrastructure as metaphor #edcmooc
Metaphor is a powerful device because it a/effects the way we think about the web. It opens up some spaces to imagine the intangible nature of the Internet and closes down others.Information...
View ArticleBring me your myths, and I will debunk them #edcmooc
Don't aggravate. Integrate!It is a affectation of academic discourse that things need to be set against each other to provide enough contrast for the basis for an argument. No point in arguing if it...
View ArticleHigher education tourism and the MOOC #edcmooc
The anecdotal evidence is it is the educated, the technically literate, those who are comfortable in an online environment, those whose jobs involve(d) processing information. They are people who have...
View ArticleDystopia and street lights ...
Speaking to an African student I ask him to explain what the real differences were between the UK and his home country. It was winter and the street lights were on outside. His reply was pessimistic,...
View ArticleThe "ification" of higher education ... #edcmooc
There are few areas of important human endeavour where change is presumed bad not good. Better breaks on my car good, faster computer download speeds on my computer good, organisational change for...
View ArticleRules of engagement #edcmooc
Its technology Jim, just as we know itQuestions about technology and society, technology and education even technology and MOOCs to me seem to have become sterile. They focus on process and effects...
View ArticleOne. Be who you are #edcmooc
Scholarly endeavour seeks the truth, the genuine article, the original idea. It further seeks expose the fake and the fraudulent from art forgery to forged artefacts. Scholars are expected to be...
View ArticleTwo: Civility in MOOCs #edcmooc
Being civil, is not the same as agreeing with those whom you secretly disagree in order to be polite. It means being able to disagree and yet maintain the tones and language of polite dialogue. This...
View ArticleThree. Support other people to learn #edcmooc
The temptation of the MOOC discussion environment is to post in isolation from other people. We say what we have to say but do not relate it to other posts or enter into a discussions. In a sense it is...
View ArticleFour: Additionality, bring gifts, links and clicks #edcmooc
Bring gifts. The best gifts for a MOOC are those of an intellectual kind. An interesting theory, website, book or video that is germane to the topic can have great and unpredictable value to some or...
View ArticleFive. Engage #edcmooc
They engage who also stand and watch. The question of engagement is interesting since it is a personal/private act. One might not know if a person has engaged until they show some sign a signifier, a...
View ArticleYou actually read War and Peace, Nick? #edcmooc
I will keep this short. Of course. A pre-internet joke. A hotelier offers a free stay to any guest who will read one page of his copy of Ulysses. When asked why he replied that he wanted to own the...
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EDC MOOC assignment - the end of things #edcmooc
This is my final post and final assignment for EDC MOOC. The final visual product is here, the title is5 Rules for being human in a MOOCIf you haven't just clicked on the Prezi above then you may want...
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