The TEL2 module of the SHU course “Technology Enhanced Learning, Innovation and Change” came to an end in January. We were required to write a paper in order to complete the module. Some time later I received my “Overall recommendation to Assessment Board” and gained a “Pass” on my work. Yes! Since I’m trying to [...]
Ok, my post-graduate course about eLearning & Digital Didactics is over. Well, that is to say all assignments are completed, I presented my final project and am now in great anticipation of graduation day! I felt the need to give a quick overview of the course and the things I’ve learned. [ED+ict] is a research [...]
Description During the past 3 modules we pushed our way through the world of connectivism. Through this new learning theory of Siemens and Downes, it became clear that knowledge is stored in a network. Learning is the creation of new connections in that network. In today’s “networked” society, such a theory is therefore of paramount importance to our [...]
Whow! This was exciting! My very first keynote, ever! About “The Future of Education” no less… I was deeply honored to be one of the speakers at a symposium in honor of the 50th anniversary of our school. They asked me to speak about my views on the future of education. I started out working [...]
I’ve been meaning to write about this for some time now, but never actually sat down and type in my thoughts about this “hot” item (you can find the complete infograph here). I found the theory very appealing. It got me thinking about the way we teach today and the image above, actually says it [...]
I came across this blogpost today, written by Harold Jarche and mentioned by Wilfred Rubens. He explains a summary by Curtis Ogden of the differences between network-centric and hierarchy-centric thinking, called “Network Thinking”. Based upon 5 ideas, this theory is a refreshing view on how we should organize: Adaptability instead of control Emergence instead of predictability Resilience and redundancy [...]