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This is an archive of the 2013 version of ocTEL.

#ocTEL week 9: it looks like we might have made it…

Posted on by Stuart Posted in Blog posts, Course Reader

The sun is shining here and our daughters are bouncing on the trampoline outside. It’s week 9 of ocTEL, and although I have to confess to some MOOC weariness I’m determined to be one of the 4% who make it … Continue reading →

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Sometimes you have got to take the risk of failing #octel

Posted on by jrconlon95 Posted in Blog posts, Course Reader

Reblogged from More than just Content:[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjSuaeVfE9I&w=510&h=317] “The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark.” ― Michelangelo Buonarroti As you have probably guessed I have gone “off piste” again this week.  The #octel mooc is looking […]

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Sometimes you have got to take the risk of failing #octel

Posted on by Joseph Gliddon Posted in Blog posts, Course Reader

“The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark.” ― Michelangelo Buonarroti As you have probably guessed I have gone “off … Continue reading →

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MOOCs and Mobile Access

Posted on by hopkinsdavid Posted in Blog posts, Course Reader

This is an excellent post  from Inge Ignatia de Waard on the impact of mobile access on learner interactions in a MOOC as part of her progress towards a PhD. I’ve added her slide deck below for you as this has some excellent findings and figures. I am also (still) reading Inge’s book ‘MOOC Yourself‘ and hope […]

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Prioritization using MoSCoW

Posted on by jrconlon95 Posted in Blog posts, Course Reader

During the first ocTEL webinar week 9 the acronym ‘moscow’ was mentioned for setting priorities in in project management. I hadn’t heard of it before so had a Google and found quite a few useful resources via the Agile Academy:  the slide below probably explains enough but there is also a video clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfZo9cxnQgY Slide from: http://www.agileacademy.com.au/agile/sites/default/files/aboutpdfs/AgilePracticesMoSCoWAgile%20Academy.pdf

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#ocTEL week 8: learning for learning’s sake?

Posted on by Stuart Posted in Blog posts, Course Reader

The Saylor Foundation is a non-profit organisation whose “mission” is “to make education freely available to all” regardless of a student’s location or finances. Sounds good, eh? The Saylor model is all about aggregation: it pulls in open or creative … Continue reading →

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#ocTEL Week 2 – Digital Literacy Questionnaires

Posted on by ejarmstrong Posted in Blog posts, Course Reader

Looking at the examples given e.g. Penn State University of Houstonthere seems to be some confusion as to the purpose of these questionnaires. If the purpose is for an individual tutor to assess likely barriers to learning at the start … Continue reading →

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#ocTEL Week 2 – Digital Literacy Questionnaires

Posted on by ejarmstrong Posted in Blog posts, Course Reader

Looking at the examples given e.g. Penn State University of Houstonthere seems to be some confusion as to the purpose of these questionnaires. If the purpose is for an individual tutor to assess likely barriers to learning at the start … Continue reading →

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Thoughts in motion

Posted on by jrconlon95 Posted in Blog posts, Course Reader

  (Image: Keep the thought in motion – Olimpia Zagnoli) Some strands from ocTEL are beginning to slice together today.  As a course team we are preparing for course planning next month.  We had a useful pre-meeting and have agreed to map out through all the modules of the course some key themes. Three elements […]

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#ocTEL week 9 TEL project management

Posted on by AliSheph Posted in Blog posts, Course Reader

This week is interesting as I wouldn’t usually describe my forays into edtech as full-blown projects!  However, I am involved in a bigger project due to planned rollout of iPads for various student cohorts.  However, this project is at quite an early stage so I am trying to take everything in so that we implement […]

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