My Google Scholar alert notified me that one of my articles was cited in an as yet not publisher preprint in Educational Researcher. I don’t usually bother with articles hidden behind paywalls, but I was intrigued by the title: Coburn, C. E., & Penuel, W. R. (2016). Research–Practice Partnerships in Education: Outcomes, Dynamics, and Open […]
I had the pleasure to spend a couple of days with faculty and students at the Centre for Educational Technology at Tallinn University here in Estonia. My host Mart Laanpere, showed me a number of very interesting projects. Driven by similar motives to our work on the Athabasca Landing , they have developed LePress system […]
This week I am in the process of moving my office from Athabasca University to home. It was a lot of work sorting, selecting and shifting. Most of the books that I THINK I still want are now on the bookshelves here at home. However, I have doubts as to their usefulness, as the texts (of […]
In one of the worst ed tech articles I’ve read in years, Morris and Parker, attempt to find a link between technology use in a new, home grown social network and “engagement” in the classroom. On the face of it this seems reasonable. Students use a social network ergo they get engaged in the course. […]
I was delighted to get an alert from Google Scholar that some open publication had cited my work. I didn’t really plan on then spending an hour by reading through a thesis, writing the author a quick note and now this blog post. But learning opportunity strikes! The publication was the MEd. thesis by Colin […]
This review was published in IRRODL (15(2) and I reprint it here, for greater exposure to a very useful book. Terry The Architecture of Productive Learning Networks (2014), ISBN: 978-0-415-81656-4 Authors: Lucila Carvalho and Peter Goodyear Reviewer: Terry Anderson, Athabasca University, Canada As I grow older, I come to realize that I shouldn’t let principles […]
Jenni Hayman (a friend and grad student here at Athabasca University) called a few months ago to talk about setting up a Canadian MOOC provider/supplier Wide World Ed. She is very enthusiastic, well meaning and anxious to test and develop a sustaining MOOC model (no easy task). She choose for her first MOOC the theme […]
A few months ago I was asked to do a short piece for the Commonwealth of Learning on MOOCs. It is posted on their web site, but I thought I would post it here as well, with some small updates. Promise and/or Peril: MOOCs and Open and Distance Education Terry Anderson Athabasca University March 2013 The New […]
The article that Jon Dron and I published in IRRODL Anderson, T., & Dron, J. (2011). Three generations of distance education pedagogy. International Review of Research on Distance and Open Learning, 12(3), 80-97. http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/890/1826 And the follow up at: Anderson, T., & Dron, J. (2012). Learning technology through three generations of technology enhanced distance education […]
I have been a fan of Jessie Brown and his podcasts (notably SearchEngine on CBC and now TVO). I’ve spent many a pleasant walk to work listening to Jessie on my iphone. Thus, I was pleased to be able to hear him speak F2F at Can. Network for Innovation in Education (CNIE) in Hamilton. He talked about his […]
