With the Coursera course on the Fundamentals of Online Education: Planning and Application going down due to a mix of unfortunate events, sceptics of MOOC's feel strengthened. totally agree with her observation that institutions should stop thinking from what was (classroom teaching, teacher in front.) education collaborative learning mooc instructional design informal learningBut my heart really goes out to Fatimah Wirth, for she dared to test new approaches but. Fatimah, the way I see it you took a blow for all of us explorers. So what is at the basis? MORE >>

There has been a new buzz word added to the education lexicon of late (as if one were needed) – the flipped classroom. Case in point is Salman Kahn whose prolific creation of online science and maths lessons is often cited as one of the best examples of the flipped classroom. In fact, too much focus on the technological side of this model could be its downfall if educators use this aspect as a substitute for a solid curriculum and pedagogy underneath the learning itself. This is a trap that many ICT in education programs have fallen into in the past. MORE >>

"Connectivism and Connective knowledge: The Furture of Education and Training" is starting on 7 September 2008 and will be running for approx. This course will be a MOOG (Massive Open Online Course) and it will look at: - What will education and training look like in thefuture? New roles for educators Week 10: (November 9-15) Openness: social change and future directions Week 11: (November 16-22) Systemic change: How do institutions respond? months. So spread the word and if you have the time (of course you have), join! Maybe you want to know a little more before diving in? MORE >>

To all of us who think education is stressed for change, this paper on using mLearning and MOOCs to understand chaos, emergence, and complexity in education is a collaborative effort to embrace chaos in new educational formats (MOOC, mLearning) to come to a new educational balance. The paper focuses on MOOCs and mLearning and links it to connectivism in order to suggest that these new formats of education have their chaotic side, but. the chaos which accompanies these new educational formats will eventually result in a new educational balance (well. MORE >>

1) 5 Steps to Harnessing the Power of Cell Phones in Education Today : This blog post provides 5 ways that teachers can begin using cell phones in their classrooms to help their students learn. 4) Full Interview: Marie Bjerede on cell phones in the classroom : A podcast episode from CBC’s “Spark&#. Bonus Poscast: Jesse at TEDx : Jesse Brown from TVO’s Search Engine talks about digital comics in the classroom. Tags: Cell Phones in Education digital culture edushifts iPod in Education mlearning mobilelearning MORE >>