Author: Stephen Brown
Ex-OU, EX-BT Distance Learning. Currently Visiting Fellow Centre for Distance Education, University of London , Head of School of Media and Communication, De Montfort University, Leicester and Professor of Learning Technologies.

This is an archive of the 2013 version of ocTEL.

1:25? what is a typical SSR?

Posted on by Stephen Brown Posted in Blog posts, Course Reader

During  yesterday’s ocTEL webinar Diana Laurillard suggested that one of the major challenges facing MOOCs is breaking through the 1:25 SSR ceiling. In other words how to achieve a satisfactory level of learning support without having to have att least … Continue reading →

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1:25? what is a typical SSR?

Posted on by Stephen Brown Posted in Blog posts, Course Reader

During  yesterday’s ocTEL webinar Diana Laurillard suggested that one of the major challenges facing MOOCs is breaking through the 1:25 SSR ceiling. In other words how to achieve a satisfactory level of learning support without having to have att least … Continue reading →

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Rhizomatic learning

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Ive just come across the idea of rhizomatic learning in Dave Cormier’s Blog here http://davecormier.com/edblog/2012/07/31/20-questions-and-answers-about-moocs/ This is what he says: Edtechtalk and community – 2005 In 2005 Jeff Lebow and I started edtechtalk. We started a live webcast about educational … Continue reading →

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Rhizomatic learning

Posted on by Stephen Brown Posted in Blog posts, Course Reader

Ive just come across the idea of rhizomatic learning in Dave Cormier’s Blog here http://davecormier.com/edblog/2012/07/31/20-questions-and-answers-about-moocs/ This is what he says: Edtechtalk and community – 2005 In 2005 Jeff Lebow and I started edtechtalk. We started a live webcast about educational … Continue reading →

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Reflections on other ocTEL participants

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Im impressed by the quality of the course population: lots of people active in the field of TEL, although I get the impression the balance is more in favour of those who support teaching (learning technologists) than those who do … Continue reading →

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My Big Question

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Ive worked in distance education for a lot of my life and that has necessarily entailed using a lot of technology: TV and radio, print, video and audio cassettes, telephone and post, laservision discs(!), CDs,  First Class, Blackboard, Moodle, YouTube, … Continue reading →

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Reflections on other ocTEL participants

Posted on by Stephen Brown Posted in Blog posts, Course Reader

Im impressed by the quality of the course population: lots of people active in the field of TEL, although I get the impression the balance is more in favour of those who support teaching (learning technologists) than those who do … Continue reading →

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My Big Question

Posted on by Stephen Brown Posted in Blog posts, Course Reader

Ive worked in distance education for a lot of my life and that has necessarily entailed using a lot of technology: TV and radio, print, video and audio cassettes, telephone and post, laservision discs(!), CDs,  First Class, Blackboard, Moodle, YouTube, … Continue reading →

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Re: Introduction

Posted on by Stephen Brown Posted in Course Reader, JISCMail, Lists

Nicolas, great to hear from you. It is indeed strange, but thus far Im finding the whole experience quite strange.PS there is a wickedly delicious ambiguity in your observation. The trouble with typed sentences is that one loses the nuances.Best wishes…

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Re: Introduction

Posted on by Stephen Brown Posted in Course Reader, JISCMail, Lists

Nicolas, great to hear from you. It is indeed strange, but thus far Im finding the whole experience quite strange.PS there is a wickedly delicious ambiguity in your observation. The trouble with typed sentences is that one loses the nuances.Best wishes…

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