What's At Play Here? #CMC11
I have been thinking over the last few day's and certainly since I found out how this class works, how to make my grand entry as a MOOCer. I have even taken some time to peruse the blogs to become more...
View ArticleCan Work and Play Be One? #CMC11
The Other Question: Is It a Myth? Work as play is not just for 'Gamers' anymore it seems. To fully understand this dynamic however you have to fully engage and understand the concept. Consider the...
View ArticleWrapping My Head Around Connectivism
#CMC11In my quest to better understand connectivism (a fairly new learning theory championed by George Siemens and Stephen Downes), In fact Siemens is said to be the originator of that theory. I have...
View ArticleGeoLiteracy. Is It An Idea Whose Time Has Come?
#CMC11I recently came across an article in National Geographic which speaks to the idea of Geo-Literacy. The premise of Geo Literacy is simple; We are living in a global world, we are inter-connected...
View ArticleConnecting Across Cultures
#CMC11Having spent the last few weeks mired in work and overwhelmed by its many demands; demands not isolated from some of the stuff germane to this class... connectivism, use of technology,...
View ArticleThe case for "Vulnerability!"
#CMC11Bren Brane ShameSo this video popped up in my Facebook feed recently and it caught my eye, and then my attention: Brene` Brown- Listening To Shame--TEDx.This annual speakers conference 'Ideas...
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