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This is an archive of the 2013 version of ocTEL.

carlyle_a: week 3 how do I learn? I'm a know how – reasoning & problem solving mainly. #ocTEL

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week 3 how do I learn? I’m a know how – reasoning & problem solving mainly. #ocTEL— Anna Carlyle (@carlyle_a) May 3, 2013

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imogenbertin: #ocTEL Maybe now we're sucking diesel? A/B testing of MOOC content on edX http://t.co/JoV9IlbkiA

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#ocTEL Maybe now we’re sucking diesel? A/B testing of MOOC content on edX campustechnology.com/Articles/2013/…

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Musings on digital literacy

Posted on by dhockridge Posted in Blog posts, Course Reader

Week 2 of the OCTEL Mooc deals with understanding learner’s needs.  I am particularly interested in the one of the themes for this week, which is digital literacy because in my institution we have recently convened a working group on this topic which aims to come up with some strategies for improving digital literacy for […]

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Musings on digital literacy

Posted on by dhockridge Posted in Blog posts, Course Reader

Week 2 of the OCTEL Mooc deals with understanding learner’s needs.  I am particularly interested in the one of the themes for this week, which is digital literacy because in my institution we have recently convened a working group on this topic which aims to come up with some strategies for improving digital literacy for […]

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A note of optimism to encourage digital visitors – increasingly intuitive technologies

Posted on by jrconlon95 Posted in Blog posts, Course Reader

Jonathan Sands OBE gave his Professorial Inaugural lecture at the University of Huddersfield tonight. This gem of optimism came from the Q&A session.  Jonathan was asked if he was concerned that some would be left behind and excluded from the benefits of the digital society.  He said no – I expected him to, he describes […]

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#ocTEL This Page has been Blocked http://elearningstuff.net/2013/05/02/this-page-has-been-blocked-octel…

Posted on by James Clay Posted in Course Reader, Google+, Social networks
James Clay

Thu, 02 May 2013 18:09:38 GMT
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#ocTEL This Page has been Blocked http://elearningstuff.net/2013/05/02/this-page-has-been-blocked-octel/ this time puzzle games and blocking.
After posting my reflection on the Adventure Game I was reminded of Fantastic Contraption. This is a puzzle game that require logical thinking, but because of the design of the game there is no one an…
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This Page has been Blocked – ocTEL

Posted on by James Clay Posted in Blog posts, Course Reader

After posting my reflection on the Adventure Game I was reminded of Fantastic Contraption. This is a puzzle game that require logical thinking, but because of the design of the game there is no one answer, you can be very creative. It’s also very social as you can share your “contraptions” with others. I have […]

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So there I was thinking I could have a go at the Puzzle game from the ocTEL page, but alas the site was…

Posted on by James Clay Posted in Course Reader, Google+, Social networks
James Clay

Thu, 02 May 2013 17:45:45 GMT
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So there I was thinking I could have a go at the Puzzle game from the ocTEL page, but alas the site was blocked. This is an issue with any kind of MOOC or TEL activity when the learner has to access a third party site that an “administrator” has deemed to be “unsuitable”. The key question is how easy is it to have the site unblocked. In this case probably unlikely as I am using the public wifi at the local library. What is also quite interesting, but could be worrying for learners, is the comment “The request was logged”. You could imagine a learner thinking that if they went to too many blocked sites they would lose their internet access. It’s an interesting aspect of this MOOC that I suspect hasn’t really been thought about.
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Active Play – ocTEL

Posted on by James Clay Posted in Blog posts, Course Reader

Have found a little time this week to look at ocTEL. Over recent decades, game-based learning has grown as a form of TEL. It encapsulates many principles of active learning, such as engagement in an authentic context, learning by mistake-making and reflection, experiential learning, collaborative learning and learning by problem-solving. As such, it is worth […]

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#ocTEL thinking about games, reminded me how much I like Fantastic Contraption.

Posted on by James Clay Posted in Course Reader, Google+, Social networks
James Clay

Thu, 02 May 2013 17:34:12 GMT
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#ocTEL thinking about games, reminded me how much I like Fantastic Contraption.
If you like using your iPhone for games (in the main casual gaming) then you may be interested in the following games that I have enjoyed playing on my iPhone over the last few years. Fantastic Contra…
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