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#EDCMOOC: being human – reasserting the human

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In a nutshell, Kolowich asks why distance education can be just as effective as classroom education but struggles to retain students. He compares the current failure of computers to improve education and attainment with the failure of motion pictures to replace textbooks in education, as was predicted decades ago.

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#EDCMOOC: utopias & dystopias – looking to the future (part 1)

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The prompt questions provided by the course were around visualisations of education, learning and teaching in these films. Both films share a vision of information and education becoming portable, scalable and shareable with the help of their future products. But in reality the school education model remains unchanged.

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#EDCMOOC: utopias & dystopias – looking to the future (part 1)

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The prompt questions provided by the course were around visualisations of education, learning and teaching in these films. Both films share a vision of information and education becoming portable, scalable and shareable with the help of their future products. But in reality the school education model remains unchanged.

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Lessons from Jamie's Dream School

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But last night’s episode brilliantly illustrated three important lessons for workplace learning as well as education.

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#EDCMOOC: utopias & dystopias – looking to the future (part 2)

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I’ve not had time to read Cory Doctorow’s novel Little Brother , suggested by the course organisers as related reading on the educational implications of this kind of society, but I’ll add it to my ever-growing reading list.

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#EDCMOOC: utopias & dystopias – looking to the future (part 2)

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I’ve not had time to read Cory Doctorow’s novel Little Brother , suggested by the course organisers as related reading on the educational implications of this kind of society, but I’ll add it to my ever-growing reading list.

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What characterises good e-learning?

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We so often forget that education shouldn’t just be something we listen to, but something we actually DO. Joanna Liem | August 12, 2010 at 2:42 pm | Reply I have to agree with Nick, relevance in e-learning is key. janarose | August 12, 2010 at 9:24 pm | Reply I think interactive is the most important.