by andflywrite | Jan 26, 2015 | BEST LINKS EVER, GO AHEAD CALLER
There is a discipline in academics called Semiotics, which is defined as: the study of meaning-making, the philosophical theory of signs and symbols. This includes the study of signs and sign processes (semiosis), indication, designation, likeness, analogy, metaphor,...
by andflywrite | Jan 24, 2015 | BEST LINKS EVER, GO AHEAD CALLER
There’s a lot to say about the Joy of Learning; we try to keep that in the forefront of important elements for online learning and DLE, but it’s very very hard to define. An intangible, if you will,, and subjective, and a challenge to quantify with Big...
by andflywrite | Jan 23, 2015 | BEST LINKS EVER, GO AHEAD CALLER
If progress is shaped by human needs, then general shifts in needs would also bring shifts in the nature of technological innovation. The tools we invent would move through the hierarchy of needs, from tools that help safeguard our bodies on up to tools that allow us...
by andflywrite | Dec 5, 2014 | BEST LINKS EVER, GO AHEAD CALLER
Two key components of motivation are autonomy and mastery. Autonomy is giving your learners the freedom to choose how they learn. Mastery is providing visible recognition when competence is reached. Both of these areas can be addressed by applying gamification...
by andflywrite | Nov 10, 2014 | GO AHEAD CALLER
This article/ opinion piece from the NYT purports to offer a super-simple way to understand the internet regulatory policy being developed for US. His explanation is a nice try, but in reality, there isn’t a real precedent to point to for developing current...
by andflywrite | Nov 8, 2014 | BEST LINKS EVER, GO AHEAD CALLER
This was in the previous Competency Based Learning post from Kris. Texas threw a nice round $50 million at the problem of figuring out just what can be done with this new online learning stuff, and voila, the Institute for Transformational Learning was born. Not to be...
