Tag Archives: MOOC

I think I found my new cMOOC hit. After Educational Technology MOOC #etmooc, I searched high and low for a connectivist MOOC that could give me the same ‘highs’ as I had experienced with this one.  I was looking for … Continue reading →

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Posted on October 12, 2013 by Helen Blunden | 5 Comments

After a nice long holiday, it didn’t take long for me to get back into work and into an organisational restructure.  However despite all that, life goes on.  Despite turbulent times in Learning and Development, it’s a good time to … Continue reading →

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Posted on September 3, 2013 by Helen Blunden | 6 Comments

For a while now, I’ve been teasing out an idea in my mind about rolling out a mini-MOOC in our organisation. After reading Ignatia de Waard’s eBook MOOC Yourself , watching the Google Hangout with Jay Cross and Dave Cormier and completing … Continue reading →

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Posted on June 15, 2013 by Helen Blunden | 14 Comments

I feel as if I’ve been a bit late with this week’s assignment but also a part of me saw that it was about assessment and I’d be lying if I said I was happy about it. I know that … Continue reading →

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Posted on May 29, 2013 by Helen Blunden | 1 Comment

This week we had to reflect on Kolb’s Experiential Learning Theory and answer the following questions: Reflect on whether you accommodate these learning styles in your teaching practice. Do the technologies you use help you achieve this? If so, how? … Continue reading →

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Posted on May 19, 2013 by Helen Blunden | 4 Comments

Week 2: Teach the Web cMOOC

Posted on May 11, 2013 by Helen Blunden

Mozilla Thimble Project with #TeachtheWeb I spent my Saturday afternoon in front of the PC (again) because my husband was watching the footy on TV.  When the game is on, I clear out because it means obscenities being hurled at … Continue reading →

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Week 1: Drilling Into TEL Concepts and Approaches for #OCTEL

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Helen Blunden

This week’s entry on reflections of Technology and Learning Concepts and Approaches for the OCTEL MOOC have been interesting.  In particular one video about how dentists are trained to drill a tooth through the use of sophisticated simulations. I hate … Continue reading →

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Just because I’m a sucker for punishment, I joined another 10 week cMOOC called Octel: The Open Course in Technology. (Actually, methinks I was on such a high with the Educational Technology MOOC #ETMOOC which recently finished that I just … Continue reading →

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Posted on April 7, 2013 by Helen Blunden | 10 Comments

Last week I started another MOOC and in all honesty, between this #etmooc, #edcmooc, full-time job and family commitments, I’m struggling to squeeze it all in.  However, true to my nature I do the best that I can and from what … Continue reading →

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Posted on February 14, 2013 by Helen Blunden | 2 Comments

I registered as a last minute afterthought for the e-Learning and Digital Cultures MOOC (#edcmooc) on Coursera a couple of weeks ago.  I saw the stream of tweets of people excitedly looking forward to this MOOC and thought, “did I … Continue reading →

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Posted on February 6, 2013 by Helen Blunden | 1 Comment