Monthly Archives: September 2012

Of kittens and tigers in open education (#oped12)

Posted on September 24, 2012 by opendistanceteachingandlearning

In a blog post in 2003, George Siemens wondered whether OER, at that stage, was not just (yet another) cute kitten.  It is almost incomprehensible that one would find someone who does not love cute kittens, and therefore, by the … Continue reading →

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Fifty shades of grey in higher and distance education (#oped12)

Posted on September 17, 2012 by opendistanceteachingandlearning

Not a day goes past without someone, somewhere claiming a new form of higher and distance education whether it is a new type of Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), a Little Open Online Course (LOOC) or various degrees of for-profit … Continue reading →

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Tensions and tipping points in higher and distance education

Posted on September 10, 2012 by opendistanceteachingandlearning

The use of a particular set of metaphors or expressions during the First Unisa International ODL conference hosted 5-7 September 2012, prompted me to think about organisational change in higher and distance education. Though it is possible that other metaphors … Continue reading →

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Learning analytics and epistemic arrogance in higher and distance education

Posted on September 3, 2012 by opendistanceteachingandlearning

It is not a good time in higher and distance education to say: “I don’t know.” The use of technology is increasingly changing the higher education landscape; we face unprecedented changes in funding regimes; the private for-profit higher education sector … Continue reading →

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