by stoosepp | Dec 30, 2016 | Education
A round earth, not a flat one. It’s scary to think that with the rise of what has now become a household word, ‘fake news’ is officially a threat to the future of humanity. More so in the United States, but also a growing concern in many other countries, ‘news...
by stoosepp | Oct 24, 2016 | Education
Let’s talk about discussion spaces. And let’s be honest about them. They are still the most ubiquitous, easy to engage with and most accessible way of facilitating interaction within an online space. You could argue that with the advent of video, whether it be...
by stoosepp | Aug 24, 2016 | Education
The following is a draft chapter excerpt from Distance Learning Management.When looking at a new platform for your distance learning program, inevitably the question of hosting will come up, that is where is the platform stored, and who is responsible for maintaining...
by stoosepp | Apr 4, 2016 | Education, Leadership
Since the 1980s, the world has had technology that allows for the sharing of information. This is what the internet is built upon. This is what e-commerce literally capitalized on. This is what education has largely failed to do, but is making progress in.As social...
by stoosepp | Feb 9, 2016 | Education
When I first heard of Open Education a few years back, it was from David Wiley’s concept of Four R’s that I read about in a blog post. Since then it seems that Open Ed has come to mean different things to different people, so I thought I’d write a bit about what it...
by stoosepp | Nov 23, 2015 | Education
After attending #opened15 last week, there were lots of sessions talking about open textbooks. Some folks are for, and some against, with Amanda Coolidge weighing in this morning on the real purpose of these projects: to save students money...
