A very short video about the Kids Open Dictionary…a very significant part of my life and a definite labor of love! Hope you’ll check it out and join us. (This video was also my final project for my P2PU marketing
Flexibility in online learning
I’ve been thinking a lot about different structures for adult online learning as the result of a couple projects I’m working on right now, including P2PU. My thoughts are along the lines of increasing participant options in their learning. There
The peer thing
As a part of my working with P2PU, I have thought a lot about the peer aspect of learning and how to facilitate peer learning. Having been a more traditional “teacher” for many years, it requires some restraint on my
Pacing yourself in online learning
There is a disturbing trend in U.S. education toward rigid pacing — “every student will be on page x on day y” — with a goal of controlling the “fidelity to the curriculum” and somehow ensuring quality. I think that’s
End of week 3 in P2PU course
It’s the end of week 3 in our P2PU Entrepreneurial Marketing course. Some things have gone better than expected; others less so. First (and foremost to me :), I’ve learned a ton. Not only about open ed and peer learning,