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Recent updates (latest update: March 5th)
Sandra Law replied on the discussion topic Warning about "trigger warnings" used to censor university curriculum in the group Athabasca University Faculty Association (AUFA)- Mark A. McCutcheon replied on the discussion topic Warning about "trigger warnings" used to censor university curriculum in the group Athabasca University Faculty Association (AUFA)
- Marc Cels replied on the discussion topic Warning about "trigger warnings" used to censor university curriculum in the group Athabasca University Faculty Association (AUFA)
- Mark A. McCutcheon replied on the discussion topic Warning about "trigger warnings" used to censor university curriculum in the group Athabasca University Faculty Association (AUFA)
- Sandra Law replied on the discussion topic Warning about "trigger warnings" used to censor university curriculum in the group Athabasca University Faculty Association (AUFA)
- Derek Briton replied on the discussion topic Warning about "trigger warnings" used to censor university curriculum in the group Athabasca University Faculty Association (AUFA)
- Joe Rosich added a new discussion topic Career Opportunity: Athabasca University HRIP Internship at Royal Tyrrell Museum in the group Heritage Resources Management Programs
- Jon Dron replied on the discussion topic Warning about "trigger warnings" used to censor university curriculum in the group Athabasca University Faculty Association (AUFA)
- Mark A. McCutcheon posted to the wire
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Warning about "trigger warnings" used to censor university curriculum
Started by Mark A. McCutcheon in the group Athabasca University Faculty Association (AUFA) 20 hours ago Replies (7) Last reply by Sandra Law 3 hours agoPosted to group: Athabasca University Faculty Association (AUFA)CAUT has alerted Canadian university faculty associations to an emerging concern about the use of "trigger warnings" in university curriculum, use with serious implications for quality of teaching and academic freedom: "Trigger warnings," are... -
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 20 hours agoCAUT issues warning about "trigger warnings" used to censor university curriculum: http:/
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- By 610 User - S. R. White March 5, 2014 - 9:26amJon 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!
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Where next for citizen science? Innovative uses for crowd sourcing (GovLab)
By Sandra Law 4 February 2014 @ 12:31pmPosted to group: Open Science Activities and Resourcesthegovlab.org - Video that talks about the growth in citizen science over the past decade. The work that has been done ranges from classification on new galaxies to monitoring of wildlife in the Serengeti. The question asked by Dr. Chris Lintott is what is next for... -
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. -
edX source code released and compared to OpenMOOC « OpenMooc
By Jon Dron 5 November 2013 @ 3:33pmPosted to group: AU MOOCs, moocopenmooc.org - A biased perspective - OpenMOOC developers justifying the need for another platform - but covers some worthwhile points to consider when choosing a MOOC platform. -
China Wholesale - Wholesale Electronics - Dropship From China
By Jon Dron 11 October 2013 @ 7:59pm Comments (3)www.chinavasion.com - Thanks to my friend Richard for pointing me to this great site for total geeks. Electronic toys galore, at knockdown prices, direct from China. Important proviso - almost all look pretty awful, but the site is honest about their failings and...
