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Recent updates (latest update: March 5th)
Colleen Groth commented on the blog Blogs here Blogs there ...- Jon Dron commented on the blog Blackboard vs. Moodle
- 610 User - S. R. White commented on the blog Blogs here Blogs there ...
- Colleen Groth commented on the blog Blogs here Blogs there ...
- 610 User - S. R. White published a blog post Blogs here Blogs there ...Comments
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Thanks Colleen,
I did try that but it does not seem to show up on the 610 Group Feed. Thus the hail mary call for help.
Will keep trying.
Cheers.
610 User - S. R. White 13 hours ago
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I think there's just a delay and it can take a few mintues for the post to appear. It's there now!
Colleen Groth 10 hours ago
- Colin Madland commented on the blog Blackboard vs. Moodle
- Daniel Wilton uploaded the file Session Open Call in the group Canadian Initiative for Distance Education Research - CIDER
- Daniel Wilton uploaded the file Session March 2014 Home in the group Canadian Initiative for Distance Education Research - CIDER
- Mahmoud Abaza posted to the wire
- 610 User - S. R. White posted to the wire
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Christ, I hate Blackboard
By Jon Dron 27 January 2014 @ 11:04amwww.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com - From Dave Noon, what Boing Boing describes as a 'Lovecraftian rant' about how much the author hates Blackboard. Brilliant. If you don't know Blackboard, it is a learning management system from the Blackboard corporation. The company produces... - By Jon Dron March 4, 2014 - 6:23pmAnd now you should be able to read the Landing in transit! Mobile-friendly theme now installed. Tell us if you hit any problems with it.
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Is Athabasca University moving away from tutoring? Not exactly.
By Jon Dron February 1, 2014 - 6:52pm Comments (3)A response to Tony Bates's question on whether AU is moving away from a tutoring model and an analysis of some of the deeper issues and barriers to change that affect the university.
- By Terry Anderson March 3, 2014 - 2:23pmJust noticed, the Landing just had its 6'000 user sign up. Getting critical mass???
- By Jon Dron March 3, 2014 - 11:47amThe 'Like' button is not on the front page widget but is still in the full Wire page along with other Wire tools - http:/
/ bit.ly/ ULltsT - By sarah beth March 3, 2014 - 5:44amThe "Like" button has disappeared from the Wire, but I like a mobile site! I read stuff on the Landing in transit a lot. :)
- By Mark A. McCutcheon February 10, 2014 - 9:31pmThe Main Thing Students in Literary Studies Need to Understand: “Talk About the Writing” http:/
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In support of OER in MOOCs or OOCs
By Rory McGreal December 9, 2013 - 11:44amWhether there are elites or not, society wants people to be educated. Tthe Marxist approach has always been to educate the masses not confine accessibility to education to small elites. Socialist countries have always focused on training for skills... - By Terry Anderson January 28, 2014 - 4:28pmAU's EdD student Susan Bainbridge wins world's first online 3 minute thesis contest with work on elearning in Nepal
- By Mark A. McCutcheon January 20, 2014 - 3:07pmUBC president sees 3 trends undermining #highered's mission & diversity: rankings; government control of research; MOOCs http:/
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Commonwealth of Learning Award for Excellence in Design of Distance Education Materials
By Cindy Ives December 17, 2013 - 8:54am Comments (1)I'm very pleased to announce that an AU course has been awarded the Commonwealth of Learning Award of Excellence for Distance Education Materials. Collaboration and Mentoring in Educational Environments (MDDE 665) is a classic example of 'simple... - By Terry Anderson January 13, 2014 - 3:50pmAU's George Siemens gets quite a write up in the US Chronicle of Higher Educ. http:/
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How I am learning to code
By Jon Dron January 13, 2014 - 1:22pm Comments (1)During my sabbatical I am learning to program. Given that I have been programming for about 30 years (actually, more than 40 if you count a few weeks learning machine code with a single punchcard machine in primary school before picking it up... -
Differences between Discussion Boards, Blogs and Wikis
By Jon Dron 12 January 2014 @ 10:52amPosted to group: The Landing Help Communitywww.adelaide.edu.au - The Landing's toolset is very flexible indeed and there are many overlaps in functionality between its tools, so it can often be hard to choose between the available tools when you are sharing something. This is one of the reasons it can feel... -
10 Reasons We're Against Unions! - Ampersand Cartoons
By Sandra Law 6 December 2013 @ 4:42am Comments (1)Posted to group: Political Satireleftycartoons.com - Humourous look at the reasons that people give for being against unions. -
Athabasca Learning Environment Score card.
Last updated December 12, 2013 - 2:41pm by Carrie Anton Comments (3)This wiki is designed for us to accurately look at and assess our own Learning Environment. I've made a comparison to "Best practices". Even I have trouble understanding how a practice can be the "Best" in any context, but I meant it as a goal. I... - By Mark A. McCutcheon December 6, 2013 - 9:45amWomen & Violence: a special issue of Hook & Eye, out today. http:/
/ t.co/ 4iXeppnasC #Dec6 #feminism #is #for #everybody - By Terry Anderson December 5, 2013 - 3:58pm"Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice."—Nelson Mandela - RIP
- By Mark A. McCutcheon December 4, 2013 - 12:32pmCalgary Herald: "Tory laws to ban the very mention of union strikes delivers a blow to free speech in Alberta" http:/
/ bit.ly/ 1kba943 #Bill45
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- By 610 User - S. R. White 2 days agoJon Dron was very generous with his time commenting on my MDDE610 post. http:/
/ bit.ly/ 1lySvwi Great comments on his vision for The Landing - By Jenni Hayman March 4, 2014 - 8:18pmCelebrating Open Education Week! Open Online Education for Non-Profits hosted by Jenni Hayman on her Google+ account. "Opens" March 10.
- By Jon Dron March 4, 2014 - 6:23pmAnd now you should be able to read the Landing in transit! Mobile-friendly theme now installed. Tell us if you hit any problems with it.
- By Jon Dron March 4, 2014 - 5:47pmAnd now we have a new theme! Hope you like it. Also there's a new group blog locking tool. More information at http:/
/ bit.ly/ NlwbRv - By Terry Anderson March 3, 2014 - 2:23pmJust noticed, the Landing just had its 6'000 user sign up. Getting critical mass???
- By Jon Dron March 3, 2014 - 11:47amThe 'Like' button is not on the front page widget but is still in the full Wire page along with other Wire tools - http:/
/ bit.ly/ ULltsT - By sarah beth March 3, 2014 - 5:44amThe "Like" button has disappeared from the Wire, but I like a mobile site! I read stuff on the Landing in transit a lot. :)
- By Terry Anderson February 27, 2014 - 12:15pmCheck out the new and mobile friendly Landing theme that Jon has been working on. Do out very soon http:/
/ bit.ly/ 1jDSXGk Comments welcomed! - By Terry Anderson February 26, 2014 - 11:23amLlyod Rieber repeats his 5 week stats MOOC beginning Mar 24 at http:/
/ bit.ly/ 1fU9Gkv and has 3 minute video intro at http:/ / bit.ly/ 1fU9Mso
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Blogs here Blogs there ...
By 610 User - S. R. White 13 hours ago Comments (3)Could someone explain how to import a blog from my own Landing blog to the 610 Group blog. Don says it can be done and is going to make it easier soon ... but for now... So here is the blog post I made for 610... -
Marks - WENDLING
By Ron Wendling February 27, 2014 - 10:56am Comments (1)Hi Wayne, I am following up as to when I can expect a mark back for COMP266 portfolio. As I understand you're busy - it has been a month past your last submission that it would be marked Jan 27, 2014. The contract ended Dec 31, 2013. Please... -
MOOCs enable small group learning
By Rory McGreal December 9, 2013 - 7:43amI believe that "large scale courses can be mobilized in SOME circumstances" for "SOME" aspects of learning. The classroom model can also be useful in SOME circumstances for SOME aspects of learning. The AU continuous study model is the same. I would... -
Tired> Energy > Academic writing
By Eben Van Renen November 6, 2013 - 9:44pm Comments (2)I had this train of thought: I am too tired to write academic writing. What does this imply? Academic writing requires energy. Yes, but creative writing also requires energy. This got me thinking about the differences between the two kinds of... -
Writing process
By Eben Van Renen October 8, 2013 - 9:25pm Comments (3)I have done a fair bit of writing before and during my studies. My strength lies in creative writing. I've finished three books thus far, published one and I am in the process of editing my third one. All fiction. Cory Doctorow's gives away the big... -
Inclusive Learning Design Handbook
By Sandra Law 27 September 2013 @ 11:24amPosted to group: Accessibility at AUhandbook.floeproject.org - The Floe Inclusive Learning Design Handbook is a free Open Educational Resource (OER) designed to assist teachers, content creators, Web developers, and others in creating adaptable and personalizable educational resources that can accommodate a...
It's already pretty easy. Go to your blog post, click to edit, scroll down, you'll see a 'where to edit' option, choose Group: MDDE 610.
Hope this is helpful.
Colleen Groth 13 hours ago