Category Archives: georgeveletsianos
by jennymackness
Yesterday Frances Bell made a presentation to FSLT12 MOOCon
The role of Openness by Academics in the Transformation of their Teaching and Learning Practices
This was a thought provoking session. Frances didn’t throw content at us, tell us what to think or how to think, but challenged our thinking with the questions
- How can openness benefit my practice?
- What risks are presented by open academic?
- What impact is your participation in #fslt12 having on your personal network?
- What role can openness play in learners’ practice?
Of course there are no right or wrong answers to these questions. It’s all a matter of perception. Frances states
What is a scholar?I prefer to think of openness as a default option that can be
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by jennymackness
George Veletsianos’ presentation to Week 33 of Change Mooc has been very timely for the First Steps in Learning and Teaching Mooc that I am planning with colleagues at the moment.
George has posted a recording of his presentation to his blog and it is worth listening to. (See also – http://change.mooc.ca/recordings.htm) Another very interesting part of this presentation was the chat that it provoked. This focused on the question on ‘what is a scholar?’ a question that novice academics must surely think about. I have pulled together some of the key ideas and questions that came out of this chat. I’m not going to try and identify those responsible for each comment – but these …
Scholars’ participation and practices onlineby jennymackness
This is the title of George Veletsianos’ talk to Week 33 of ChangeMooc. George is asking questions which are directly relevant to the Moocthat I am planning with colleagues from Oxford Brookes University– George Roberts, Marion Waite, Liz Lovegrove, Joe Rosa, and Sylvia Currie from British Columbia.
I like the way George has related his post to ChangeMooc to previous speakers in ChangeMooc – Howard Rheingold in Week 15, Tom Reeves in Week 23and Martin Weller in Week 3. It seems that there is a growing awareness of the issues he is raising, namely:
What are the opportunities and difficulties, for scholars, associated with open sharing of knowledge and practice?
In our …