Category: Blog posts

This is an archive of the 2013 version of ocTEL.

Wow, emails a plenty…

Posted on by Jillian Pawlyn Posted in Blog posts, Course Reader

Re: DisengagingDuring the week the course has been live there have been in excess of 200 email exchanges.I  have given up counting the number of #ocTEL participants who have asked or stated the desire to be removed from the JISCemail list. Th…

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A MOOC Experience

Posted on by dhockridge Posted in Blog posts, Course Reader

The Association for Learning Technology (ALT) is currently running a MOOC on Technology Enhanced Learning (http://octel.alt.ac.uk/).  So I thought I’d register and check it out.  There appear to be around 1000 participants so far.  Our first task is: reflecting on your own work experience and ambitions for developing your teaching,  what is the most important […]

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Activity 0.1

Posted on by Jillian Pawlyn Posted in Blog posts, Course Reader

Forget catchy titles for these blog pages they will be purely functional, and for those who know me that is no surprise.My big question http://octel.alt.ac.uk/course-materials/induction-activities/In my current role supporting academics …

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A MOOC Experience

Posted on by dhockridge Posted in Blog posts, Course Reader

The Association for Learning Technology (ALT) is currently running a MOOC on Technology Enhanced Learning (http://octel.alt.ac.uk/).  So I thought I’d register and check it out.  There appear to be around 1000 participants so far.  Our first task is: reflecting on your own work experience and ambitions for developing your teaching,  what is the most important […]

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#ocTEL – An open course in Technology Enhanced Learning

Posted on by suebecks Posted in Blog posts, Course Reader

Well here I am with great intentions of slicing off enough time to engage with a new MOOC. I must confess right from the start that despite great intentions I have never been able to sustain the commitment needed to complete a MOOC. This in no way refl…

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Introdution, and the Big Question

Posted on by Bryony Ramsden Posted in Blog posts, Course Reader

Hello everyone! I’ve already provided a little bit of information about me on this blog’s About page, but here’s a formal introduction!  I’m Bryony, and I work for the University of Huddersfield as a Subject Librarian.  I primarily support nursing students, but as all the librarians covering the Health Sciences are part time, we often […]

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ocTEL – What is a MOOC?

Posted on by Inspired IT Trainer Posted in Blog posts, Course Reader

If you want to listen to David Cormier (who coined the term MOOC) about his view of what a MOOC is then this is an excellent YouTube video to help understand the original concept.  It also contains an excellent description of the differences between MOOC / CMOOC / XMOOC / Hybrid MOOC and some possible future […]

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Introdution, and the Big Question

Posted on by Bryony Ramsden Posted in Blog posts, Course Reader

Hello everyone! I’ve already provided a little bit of information about me on this blog’s About page, but here’s a formal introduction!  I’m Bryony, and I work for the University of Huddersfield as a Subject Librarian.  I primarily support nursing students, but as all the librarians covering the Health Sciences are part time, we often […]

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RSS – you'd think it had gone the way of Google Reader

Posted on by philtubman Posted in Blog posts, Course Reader

Just trying to subscribe to the interesting blogs on #octel. Why is it so difficult to get an RSS feed from Wordpress or Blogger? It’s hard just to find the link..Is RSS going the way of the Google Reader, or is there time left yet?

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Introduction

Posted on by Berry Crafter Posted in Blog posts, Course Reader

As a Subject Librarian at the University of Huddersfield, my role involves teaching ‘Information Skills’ to Library users, from foundation level through to academic staff. This involves face-to face tuition, classroom teaching, lectures, and the provision of instructional materials in print and online. To date, my use of TEL has mainly been restricted to the […]

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