by kris | May 20, 2015 | "Teaching Online" series, BEST LINKS EVER
John recently suggested a text called Teaching Online: a guide to theory, research, and practice by Claire Howell Major. After browsing the topics and reviewing some of the contributions, I agree that this text is useful in describing the many current changes and...
by andflywrite | May 20, 2015 | BEST LINKS EVER
Kris posted news about this a month ago. Alas, I’m not able to attend. One hopes they post some version of viewable recordings after today. Perusing the names on the conference agenda: Carmen Gonzalez was the dean of CEL at NMSU about 5-10 years ago, when we...
by kris | May 14, 2015 | BEST LINKS EVER
Here is more on the ASU and EdX Global Fresh Academy and reactions from the media. Here is what we know for now about the Global Freshman Academy, or ‘GFA’: • The courses are open to all, and can be ‘audited’ for free, the same as with other courses on edX.org • To...
by kris | May 13, 2015 | BEST LINKS EVER
How do you explain the mismatch between the high demand for skilled science and technical graduates and the low number of qualified applicants for those kinds of jobs? Here is a Q&A with Anthony Carnevale on his thoughts on how to meld the academic path with...
by kris | May 13, 2015 | BEST LINKS EVER
Here is an article that discusses the differences between the formal learning offered by higher education and the informal learning offered in corporate training. While higher education offers a degree showing the “ability to learn”, informal training...
by kris | May 7, 2015 | BEST LINKS EVER
Here is a draft for my first attempt at building a game for the EdX course in gamification. My focus is on the social learning construct, an “icebreaker” game that might motivate learning for conference attendees. Target Group: Public service agency staff,...
