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14 Articles on MOOCs

Jay Cross

A pedagogy of abundance or a pedagogy to support human beings? Participant support on massive open online courses | Kop | The International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning. He would like to see curricula and pedagogy move away from knowledge and skills to be a “pedagogy for human beings.”

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Making Connections: Trends in Social Learning

Obsidian Learning

Building on the concept of communities of practice , Etienne Wenger (2009) has proposed a social theory of learning. The focus of this theory is “learning as social participation,” in which learners actively participate in the practices of social communities and construct personal identities in relation to these communities.

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Teaching Online Courses – 60 Great Resources

Tony Karrer

As always I do this by looking through eLearning Learning and related sites like Communities and Networks Connection. I looked at Virtual Classroom , Distance Learning , ILT , Teaching Distance Learning. So together, I’ve collected a bunch of resources pretty quickly.

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eLearning Conferences 2011

Tony Karrer

Past years eLearning Conferences 2010 , eLearning Conferences 2009. link] International Lifelong Learning in Europe Conference, 12 th , was held January 27-29, 2010 in Tuusula, Finland. link] February 3-4, 2011 Conference on Higher Education Pedagogy , Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA. link] As of Nov.

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e-Learning Acupuncture: Technology, Colleges and Community Online Conference

E-Learning Acupuncture

Check out the 2008 Theme: "TCC will feature papers and general sessions on the continuing evolution of distance learning, online communities and collaboration, social networking, and best practices of instructional technology. How do I learn to teach online? Talk about bang for your conference buck! Are educat.

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eLearning Conferences 2010

Tony Karrer

December 2009 December 1-4, 2009 New Zealand Association for Research in Education , Distinction Hotel, Rotorua, New Zealand. link] December 2-4, 2009 Online Educa Berlin International Conference on Technology Supported Learning and Training, 15 th , Hotel InterContinental, Berlin, Germany. Louis, Missouri, USA.

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Top 60 eLearning Posts for October 2010

eLearning Learning Posts

Sumeet Moghe, 2009. How Visual Clarity Affects Learning , October 14, 2010 Does your audience reject dense or obscure information? Network Learning. You Say “eLearning&# , I say ‘Online Learning&#. She says “Distance Learning&#. Here’s why. In California, Ray Prock, Jr.