The Post-Corporate University
Written by Agnes Bosanquet on July 2nd, 2009
Check out this interesting “online experiment”: The Post-Corporate University
The Post-Corporate University starts from an assumption that the University is in crisis and that this crisis has been caused by the social and economic characteristics of neoliberalism. Asking the question, Is Another University Possible?, it provides space for multiple answers and interventions.
If this sounds [...]
More on the Educause challenges for 2009
Written by Agnes Bosanquet on June 19th, 2009
Back in February, this blog listed the Educause top 5 learning and teaching challenges for 2009:
Creating learning environments that promote active learning, critical thinking, collaborative learning, and knowledge creation
Developing 21st-century literacies (information, digital, and visual) among students and faculty
Reaching and engaging today’s learners
Encouraging faculty adoption and innovation in teaching and learning with IT
Advancing innovation in [...]
Upcoming LTC workshops and webinars!
Written by Agnes Bosanquet on May 5th, 2009
Social Media in Education Webinar - Wed 13 May, 10.00-11.00am
This session presents the current issues, opportunities and directions for education in a world powered by Web2.0, mobile, non-passive communication technologies. It is ideal for anyone trying to understand how social media impacts learning and teaching, the engagement of students, and the technologies that deliver enriched [...]
Youtube Edu
Written by Agnes Bosanquet on April 20th, 2009
Following the news that you can now download lectures from Youtube comes the creation of a new section to highlight higher education content. In the past, users categorised videos as educational (or not) with haphazard results. The new YouTube EDU page includes only material submitted by colleges and universities.
Among the most viewed videos for this [...]
Uni of the People
Written by Agnes Bosanquet on March 12th, 2009
Here is another contender in the category of “social network unis” - previous mentions of similar(ish) ideas in this blog have included CCLearn, WikiEducator, ITunesU, Ebay Uni, Academic Earth, and P2P.
University of the People, a nonprofit organisation, “promises to open the gates of higher education to anyone in the world interested in attending college.” Anyone, [...]
Top 5 teaching and learning challenges for 2009
Written by Agnes Bosanquet on February 17th, 2009
Educause have used a wiki to identify the top teaching and learning challenges for 2009. The final list, ranked by popularity, includes:
Creating learning environments that promote active learning, critical thinking, collaborative learning, and knowledge creation.
Developing 21st-century literacies among students and faculty (information, digital, and visual).
Reaching and engaging today’s learner.
Encouraging faculty adoption and innovation in [...]
Are you a WikiEducator?
Written by Agnes Bosanquet on December 1st, 2008
WikiEducator allows educators to share free e-learning content. It is an evolving community with a focus on the collaborative planning of education projects, building open education resources, and networking on funding proposals.
Interesting content includes the Internationalising Online programs toolkit; principles, procedures and practice for e-learning, and a look at educational uses of Playstation [...]