Later today (2.30pmUTC) I’ll be presenting at #oer15 about Twitter in open education (tune in here). As I wanted to highlight the network effect of Twitter I wanted to engage not just the room, but leave ‘footprints’ as for others to follow. I know people like Alex Couros and Alan Levine have done cool stuff ...continue reading → View Article
In a couple of weeks I’ll be talking about TAGS at OER15 (14:30-15:00, 15th April). Whilst parallel sessions aren’t going to be streamed I’ve got a couple of ideas for broadcasting my session. If I pull this off I’ll be co-tagging my presentation #oer15 #740. My notes for structuring the session so far is: Networks ...continue reading → View Article
Open Education Week took place between the 9th and 13th March 2015. Tuesday 10th March 2015 As a community partner of eMundus I was delighted to be able to participate in a webinar to highlight some of the work that we have been undertaking at the OER Wales Cymru project with a particular focus on our […] View Article
I am so looking forward to some inspirational activities this week … its gonna be busy :) #openeducationwk http://www.openeducationweek.org/ Filed under: OER, Open Education Week View Article
http://goo.gl/0t8bRR This is a link to the podcast that I did for Electric Sheep ages ago with the fabulous Paul Andrews, Carl Sykes and Elizbeth Jones. There are lots of links to the learning tech resources that we discussed on the show so I thought I would pop it on here ! Enjoy …Filed under: […] View Article
Last week saw the launch of the Wales Institute of Work-Based learning (WIWBL) Doctorate in Professional Practice (DProf) Programme with the first Residential session at the UWTSD Lampeter campus. This is a part-time professional doctorate programme that provides experienced individuals in senior roles with an opportunity to undertake a significant research project situated in their workplaces. Our small first student group included students from Wales and Canada, with tutors mostly from WIWBL and one from the School of Social Justice… View Article
This is a guest post by my UWTSD colleague Dr Rhianon Washington:As human beings we are all hard-wired with a number of instinctive characteristics, which include an innate inclination to nurture. While we usually associate this everyday form of mentoring with family and friends, it is an activity we also naturally or even unconsciously engage in at work. Searching your memory will inevitably yield examples of automatically helping or being helped by a colleague; perhaps by showing them the ropes… View Article
Reflecting on the experience of the OU LIVE tutorial and breakout room discussion and using the questions provided as a prompt … ( Permission has also been kindly given by all those involved to refer to comments etc ) What were your experiences and feelings during the session? I enjoyed the whole experience of the […] View Article
Collaborative scenarios such as group-work can be highly beneficial for children’s learning, so long as they are carefully planned (Black & Wiliam, 2001). Collaboration can help adults learn, too, and this is true of workplace contexts. In terms of learning, human beings can be thought of as a form of ‘human capital’, and individual knowledge and skills provide an important resource – examples might include plumbers and bakers as well as brain surgeons or University Professors! But the value of… View Article
I found this on Open Education Week last year – really useful stuff Filed under: OER Tagged: Creative Commons, Open Education Week View Article
