Here is the next set of questions (following on from previous posts which have raised questions about teaching with technology – for me teaching with technology means teaching online). How has your daily routine changed? What changes have you had to make to how you organise and manage your time? I have to say that I hate routine [...]
Archive for May, 2009
Teaching with technology: changes in daily routines
Posted in eLearning, tagged education, eLearning, learning, teaching, technology on May 28, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Teaching with technology: changing roles
Posted in eLearning, tagged education, eLearning, learning, negotiation, pedagogy, teaching, technology on May 27, 2009 | 1 Comment »
My third question in this series (from the list I posted) is: How has your role changed as a result of working with technology? Recently – it hasn’t changed a lot, since I have been working and teaching online for a number of years now. Just writing this has made me wonder whether I am [...]
Engaging learners with technology
Posted in eLearning, tagged children's learning, coursestructure, downes, education, eLearning, learning, negotiation, pedagogy, teaching, technology on May 26, 2009 | 4 Comments »
How do you ensure that learners engage with the technology? This is the second question from my list and my immediate response is similar to my initial thoughts about the last question. My primary concern, as a teacher, is to engage learners with learning. Technology is only a tool – a means to an end. Most of [...]
Using technology in teaching
Posted in eLearning, tagged learning, teaching, technology, web 2.0 on May 25, 2009 | 2 Comments »
How do you use technology in your teaching? Why do you use particular technologies? Which technologies do you dismiss? What are the drivers for using technology in your course design? Thinking about these questions I am struck by the emphasis on technology and teaching as a starting point, whereas I have always thought that learning [...]
Reflecting on practice
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Brookfield, education, eLearning, John Mason, learning, pedagogy, teaching, technology on May 23, 2009 | 6 Comments »
I have recently been asked a series of questions about my work as an online education consultant. Tell me how and why you use technology in your teaching. How do you ensure that learners engage with the technology? How has your role changed as a result of working with technology? How has your daily routine [...]
CCK08 revisited
Posted in CCK08, tagged CCK08, Connectivism, coursestructure, siemens, teaching on May 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
George Siemens is reflecting on the CCK08 experience with a very interesting blog post. There is lots in this post to think about – not least because a CCK09 will be offered. I responded to George’s post and am copying my response here for my own records. George asks – What concerns do we have with the [...]
Resonance in blogging
Posted in Blogging, Research, tagged blogging, blogs, connectivitism, connectivity, eLearning, Research, resonance on May 5, 2009 | 5 Comments »
This idea – raised in our research team – has grabbed my attention. Why is it that when communicating online we are immediately drawn to certain people’s posts/blogs and not to others? We resonate with certain people and ideas and not with others, just as I was immediately attracted to the idea of resonance in [...]

