A few of us have been talking about the idea of fostering cross-generational participation in cMOOCs lately, and as I think about this my mind keeps coming back to the idea of Genius Hour as a MOOC. For those unfamiliar,
OER and open learning
I’ve been a part of a several online discussions lately about “open learning” and OER. It’s increasingly apparent to me that these are two very different things and that there may not be as much overlap as I once thought.
Thinking about youth in cMOOCs
The cross-generational learning experiences that I’ve participated in have been uniquely powerful. This is leading me to think about how we might include more youth in our connectivist learning MOOCs. My question is – what would incentivize youth to participate?
Introducing the K-12 OER COP!
I’ve been working for the last couple of months on a new project: a K-12 open educational resources (OER) online community of practice. It’s not really done yet. In fact, it may never be done. Which makes unveiling it publicly
Open is more than a technicality
As open has gotten “popular,” there have been some disturbing trends in how the label has been applied. On a few recent occasions, I’ve run into content that is advertised as open and Creative Commons licensed. But in trying to