CCK08 Ed Discovery

In the final week of the CCK08 course I read Mike Bogle's blog CCK08: Course Evaluation and Feedback at TechTicker. This prompted me to think about my own experience with the course (as any good educator/trainer should). :) Why did I join the course? For a number of reasons....(eg: expected learning outcomes!) to find out more about Connectivism to make new connections with other educators to learn from others and share ideas Did I think the course was successful (for me)? An overall YES, because... I did find out more about Connectivism, which wouldn't have been hard, as I had no prior knowledge about it. Whether it is a new "learning theory" or a new "approach" - I don't know. I find the distinction between these terms is often blurred / mixed. I do think that a Connectivist approach (?) is a great way of learning, however I tend to agree with ..tv's comment at learning online I am very concerned by my students' apparent inability or unw...

Today I started off reading Stephen's OLDaily for 17/11/2008  which took me on a very interesting journey. My first stop was the  Corporate Learning Trends and Innovation 2008 - a free online conference. I am familiar with a number of the conference speakers, and I look forward to participating in some of the online events.   After discovering that no online events would happen until about midnight Perth time (groan), as the conference is running on Pacific Standard Time (GMT - 8hrs) I decided to explore the discussion forums. I popped into the discussion by Jay Cross on Should we host special online sessions for folks on other continents  and discovered others had obviously groaned earlier and louder than me. I added my 2 cents worth to encourage additional sessions at more convenient times for those of us living downunder. I then wandered into the discussion Jane Hart - 25 Free Tools every learning professional should have .  One of the posts led me to Jane's web site and a ...

I haven't participated much in the CCK08 course as we have been spending 20hrs a day renovating our backyard. However I have accepted a job to write an online course and am now back at my computer. Today I have been researching and investigating web 2.0 tools that may be useful for my online course. One of the tools I have been experimenting with is voiceThread - I love it. I think I will use it as an introduction tool...so that the students can introduce themselves ro each other. I think hearing their voices will broaden the learners experience and assist them to connect with their peers.  So what is VoiceThread - have a look!