am looking quite forward to the discussions that hope will develop throughout the course. The first discussion to start was based on digital literacy. Being able to re-purpose, share, and discuss with others is what truly expands ones own knowledge. Once again I've embarked on another course, this semester I'm exploring "Emerging Technology in Learning". If nothing else at least I get fodder for my blog. Three questions were posted to the class. What literacies do you see as fundamental to a positive online experience? Which ones do you currently possess? 23 Oct. MORE >>

This is much like all the discussion around personal productivity tools, but in this case it is more focused on research oriented work that requires learning as a component of the activity. There's a great deal of discussion about whether or not a PLE should be a single tool or a collection of tools loosely joined. But I think we need to add to this discussion more around the specific kinds of actions that we take as individuals on different types of tasks and how this relates to our PWLE (p-Whale). How do we quantify or control something that is so unique to each of us? MORE >>

The method of Socratic discussion is actually quite simple and bases itself on the prior knowledge of the learners. Here are a few things I like to be careful about: Prepare, prepare, prepare Socratic discussion starts from Knowing your audiences responses. The more branches you can identify for your discussion, the better prepared you will be. Tell us more about it" Know your Outcomes Its very easy to get pulled into tangential discussions with the socratic method. This is one of the problems with Socratic discussion. moment. Prepare, prepare, prepare! MORE >>

recently had a great conversation with Becky Barch, a performance consultant at the Bank, about her smart application of discussion forum software from ElementK. Becky turned around and used a discussion forum to make the situation better. The same associate who received and handled the questions before now gets the question as a discussion item and responds in the forum. Because the answers are stored in the discussion forum, they can be seen by everyone and can later be searched. They are now using the discussion forum as part of training initiatives. MORE >>

Presenter: Zaid Ali Alsagoff: Sharing to Connect, Interact and Learn. Slide deck for today available on his site). ?. great image - Stephen got a little editting when it got added to the whiteboard during the session). There are 6 Creative Commons licenses now. link]. Cris2B : Open PhD concept -- [link]. ?OER OER - Starting Points [link]. link]. OpenCourseWare Consortium. link]. Free Online Univserity Courses - [link]. Andreas Link: : Open content licensing for educators #OCL4Ed: [link] www.youtube.com/edu (university youtube sites). Cindy Jennings: [link]. Moderator (Stephen Downes): [link]. MORE >>