By Sarah Grace Del Rosario The country where the architectural marvel Taj Mahal is located has grown a lot through time. With India’s stable economic standing, it was able to shed its snake charmers image and turn into a destination with pioneering education, rich culture, and educational institutions wherein English… Read Full Post
Humanity Vs Technology – A Digital Artefact Humanity Vs Technology – A “Quote-Unquote” Debate #edcmooc is my digital artefact submission for the E-Learning & Digital Cultures MOOC (EDCMOOC 3 : Nov-Dec14). No, I’m not referring to the image above – that’s just a visualization. I am referring to the presentation below.… Read Full Post
An Article By Saga Briggs Most of us know better than to use technology for technology’s sake. The Shiny New Tech Syndrome is taking the world by storm, and with the added pressure of finding new ways to improve educational outcomes, we try our best not to be tempted. But… Read Full Post
For many people out there, including myself, EDCMOOC was a unique experience. I was among those who did the course in 2013, and through the course ended in December, EDCMOOC never did end for me. Many of us became hooked – that’s what Connectivism does to you. If you love… Read Full Post
This post was published by me here, earlier this morning The more we learn, the more we discover about the extent of our ignorance. This is an undeniable fact. Till the time one does not try something new, one has no idea how much he /she does NOT know about… Read Full Post
Ok.. so I missed the official start date of 3rd November as I was travelling, but as they say, better late than never, so here I am, getting ready to roll with the EDCMOOC. This is my second time here – the first time was as a participant, and this… Read Full Post
#EDCMOOC ROCKS! – Sunset Observer #38, by Whitney Farmer – Un Pop Culture | @MDWorld Oct.31, 2014 in Un Pop Culture @farmer_whitney (Twitter/FLICKR) or farmerwhitney (Instagram) and Facebook #edcmooc #edcmooc3 #edcmooc.rocks #iLoveGypsies Note: The University of Edinburgh’s MOOC “Digital Cultures and E-Learning” begins on Sunday night, midnight GMT. The course… Read Full Post
It is almost time…. Just one week left for EDCMOOC 3 to roll out. Come 03 November, the course will be officially open and I just can’t wait for the excitement to begin again. Yes, I am happy to be a part of it once more – this time as… Read Full Post
My romance with MOOCs started some months ago, when I stumbled upon a TED video featuring Daphne Koller, the co-founder of Coursera. Should you desire to know more details about this, you can click here to read about it. However, the point of today’s post is not to go into… Read Full Post
I have always thought of myself as a digital native. Agreed, I wasn’t born to technology, but then technology evolved during my lifetime and I grasped it pretty quick. The transition was pretty natural. I grasped computers fairly early – I got my first desktop computer way back in 1998,… Read Full Post
A few days ago, I had written about my views on the presence of the CTAs in the EDC MOOC and why I called them the essential human element of this course. Subsequently, I noticed this post by Andy Mitchell, one of the CTAs, on the #EDCMOOC Group – Andy… Read Full Post
