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I was recently asked three excellent questions by Elizabeth O’Neill, of EducationDynamics. How does e-learning lend itself to specific epistemologies or pedagogies (e.g. social constructivism and connectivism)? Do you view e-learning as a curricular choice or an instructional one? As more and more colleges look to implement online offerings, how important is it that [...] I believe that we will see no real innovation, no fundamental change, in post-secondary education, at least from within, unless all instructors have basic training in teaching at a post-secondary level. I was involved in developing a post-graduate certificate in technology-based distributed learning which later morphed into a full Master in Educational Technology at [...] Purpose of this blog This is the first of three blogs that examine some basic assumptions about technology and education, based on a review of three books: ‘THE TOWER AND THE CLOUD‘, ‘CATCHING THE KNOWLEDGE WAVE‘, AND ‘THE INTEGRATION OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES IN THE UNIVERSITY‘. (Click on the titles to see the [...] Garfinkel, S. (2008) ‘Wikipedia and the Meaning of Truth: Why the online encyclopedia’s epistemology should worry those who care about traditional notions of accuracy, Wikipedia’ Technology Review, Nov/Dec If you read this article, you will certainly know more about how Wikipedia content gets to where it is than almost anyone else you know. Why [...] |
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