The mixably Open Online Course (mOOC)
Mike Caulfield, Weblog, January 4, 2013.

Two part presentation (Part One, Part Two) on the structure of open online courses. "This is an off the cuff presentation of the module structure in the Psych course we are developing, which shows some of the possibilities of combining multiple OER into a course designed for institutional reuse." This model reminds me of the Assiniboine Model, which I developed (and built software supporting) in 1997. More...

What would be the implications of MOOCs on Higher Education?
Sui Fai John Mak, Learner Weblog, January 3, 2013.

A couple of interesting points in this one. First, "If the mooc is better than the existing teaching and learning in the elite or most universities, wouldn’t that be the greatest disruption to their own 'mainstream' teaching and pedagogy?" And, all else being equal, that would be the case. More...

Grom Social: Why An 11-Year-Old Built His Own Social Network
Jeff Dunn, Edudemic, January 3, 2013.

OK, let's be clear: an 11-year old did not build his own social network. This design team did. The 11-year old thing is a marketing angle. I really dislike stuff like this - 11-year olds are capable of some pretty great stuff on their own, but their potential to contribute is actually diminished when they are given credit fr stuff they did not create. More...

The Year Ahead in IT, 2013
Lev Gonick , Inside Higher ed, January 3, 2013.

I'm always thinking about the future of learning technology, even if I don't write about it so much these days. This is partially because it has become a bit predictable. Learning will become more open and content cheaper and easier to produce - hence, the move to flips, MOOCs and son-of-flips-and-MOOCs will continue. More...

Millions of Lessons Learned on Electronic Napkins
Jörn Loviscach and Sebastian Wernicke, YouTube, January 2, 2013.

Overview odf lessons learned by two Udacity professors presented in a half-hour video (no transcript) from the 29th Chaos Communication Congress on massive open online courses, free education, and freeing education. More...

Springsteen and an Atlanta Shave
Joe Posnanski, Joe Blogs, January 2, 2013.

Someone wrote to me to recommend this column,  a piece he said reminded him of my article Things You Really Need to Learn from 2006. It's a well-written piece by sportswriter Joe Posnanski on the subject of haircuts and Bruce Springsteen. More...

Lecture capture: Privacy, please
Ioanna Opidee, University Business, June 11, 2014
People who attend the tapings of sitcoms and game shows don't expect privacy. I don't see why students attending lectures at universities should expect to be any different. Today, when you attend class, the cameras will be on (unless it's one of those very small and intimate seminars, but even here, no single rule prevails). More...

Report: Students Expect Future Universities To Be Flexible, Accessible, Career-Oriented
Joshua Bolkan, Campus Technology, June 11, 2014
According to this article, "students expect universities to be more accessible, flexible and focused on jobs, according to a new survey." This report will be reported without criticism (as it is in Campus Technology) but consider the source: "The "2014 Global Survey of Students" compiled responses from more than 20,800 students at 37 institutions in the Laureate network." I would imagine that if they surveyed 20K arts and humanities students at small liberal arts universities, the outcome would be rather different. More...