If you or someone you know missed #clmooc and are looking for a short, fun maker mini-course, consider Make/Hack/Play Together. I’ll be facilitating this 3-week mini-course that starts on Nov. 4. It’s free, you can earn a HP Catalyst Academy
MOOCs: the platform question
In doing some thinking about planning and setting up connectivist MOOCs, the first question that often comes up is “What platform should we use?” To answer that question, like many other design questions, one should first think about the goals
Kids’ Maker Day
(cross-posted from Mobile Musings) Inspired by the #maker movement, #clmooc, and others, I put together a local kids’ maker day this weekend. making puppets and jewelry This was a part of our local Heritage Days event, for which I’ve been
Open learning at K12 Online
The K12 Online conference for 2013 has a great lineup of presenters, and it all starts on Oct. 14. I’m especially excited about the Open Learning strand, which I’m helping to coordinate. Check out the line up here. This is
Reclaiming the MOOC name
I have heard a lot of poo-pooing of MOOCs. A lot of “we-are-not-going-to-get-on-this-bandwagon” talk. A lot of “we don’t want no stinking MOOCs.” I can only assume that what people are reacting to is the new breed of xMOOCs from