A FREE Workshop From Me to You! Open Badges
As you know, I have been covering and learning more about open badges since the beginning of the year. As part of my recent DIY U: Build a Personal Learning Plan experience, I built a challenge around badges that I want to share with you. Open Badges 101 will be featured as part of a new page on my site: Workshops. Click below to find out more!
4 Colleges Where you Can Personalize your Own Degree
Photo by Kaplan International CollegesChances are you or someone you know is thinking about going back to school. You may be positive that you want to go back, but you haven’t been able to find the right degree fit. Your goal is just ‘different’ from what is out there. Lucky for you there is a new wave of programs sweeping across higher ed that allow you to craft your own program. Continue reading
CourseKit: When kids drop out of college and create an LMS…
CourseKit- it’s what happens when students drop out of college and create a product…
Active Learning
Recently, I was asked to present at a distance learning summit on the topic of active learning in the online class. The thing to remember about active learning is that it isn’t rocket science, it’s just good teaching. Getting students actively engaged in the content respects different learning styles and preferences and helps students to take ownership of their learning experience.
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As an educationist who is currently focusing on DIY learning, I believe we need a radically different approach to crediting learning that occurs in our daily lives. Informal, low-cost learning can play a huge role in developing human capital, communities, and businesses and I love to connect with those who share my passion.
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