I chose to review connectivism because it’s a theory I have become increasingly aware of as I have read various articles and blog posts by George Siemens, as I became interested in the emerging concept of MOOCs. What is connectivism? “Connectivism is the integration of principles explored by chaos, network, and complexity and self-organization theories. […]

I chose to look further into digital literacy, as I already have an interest in this theme. ocTEL suggested resource 1: Rheingold talk (2009) on 21st century literacies Key points (my thoughts in brackets): Need to get beyond skills into attributes, also limited unless collaborative (socio-constructivist view point) Critical consumption of internet resources – looking at […]

Call me a geek, but I do love a questionnaire!  I have just completed the Penn State University Online Readiness Assessment and the University of Houston Test of Online Success.  I think I’m pretty set up for online learning from the results of these questionnaires, but then I have been an online learner for a […]

I’ve been considering my approach to teaching using this matrix.  I vary my approach depending on the cohort, subject and context.  For example, in accounting, there is some emphasis on technical proficiency, which can prompt ‘individual, autonomous’ self-testing and drilling approaches.  However, I am currently teaching a current issues module to final year undergraduates, and […]

I attended a workshop run by David (from the University of Oxford’s continuing education department, where he co-manages the TALL (technology-assisted lifelong learning) research and development group) yesterday.  Thought-provoking stuff, not least because the subject is closely linked to my big question for #ocTEL, and my musings on digital expectations gap! ‘Visitors and residents’ relates […]

My question is ‘How do we use technologies to enrich teaching and encourage our students to use them to enrich their learning, while still respecting individual differences and preferences?’. I suppose I have been grappling with this for a while now (see the ‘Digital Expectation Gap’ post earlier on this blog), but haven’t expressed it […]

A bit of a bumpy start to my ocTEL experience…I returned home from holiday last night to find a completely clogged up inbox, as I had not realised I needed to switch my email receipt settings so I get the digests and not all the individual emails (in common with a number of fellow participants!) […]