H800 – Page 2 – Debbie Baff

Week 2 A1: We participate therefore we are?

by Debbie BaffFebruary 14, 20150

Reflections on the webcast by John Seely Brown http://stadium.open.ac.uk/stadia/preview.php?whichevent=1063&s=31 Your work so far on H800 includes some individual reading, listening and perhaps viewing. Does Brown’s argument imply that this is less valuable than your group work? It is illogical for John Seely Brown to claim that study groups are the “best indicator for success” when he is asking us to listen to one person – himself! – in lecture mode.’ Well listened to the …

Week 1 Activity 4: Generations of information seekers

by Debbie BaffFebruary 13, 20150

https://learn2.open.ac.uk/pluginfile.php/1280125/mod_resource/content/1/UCL_Reading_research.pdf What follows starts with a quick exercise to focus your thinking about the Google Generation. Below are four statements about that generation. Two statements have been described as myths by the authors of the study from which the graph is taken: please try to identify those two statements. And, in your view, how accurate are each of the other statements? ‘They [the Google Generation] need to feel constantly connected to the web’ ‘They are …

Week 1 Activity 3 : How much changed when printing arrived?

by Debbie BaffFebruary 13, 20150

Thanks, Gutenberg – but we’re too pressed for time to read http://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/jan/27/internet.pressandpublishing What strikes you as interesting? Mmm … I liked this article … well I did until I tried to look up the link it mentions in to the study by the British Library and researchers at University College London. The link to the study which the article says is available from tinyurl.com/2eslnr seems to reach a dead link … now it could just be me …

Week 1 Activity 2 : Sharing your reactions

by Debbie BaffFebruary 13, 20150

Something that interested me … I’m really interested in how people learn both in formal situations and informal contexts. I love the idea of the fact that you can learn without realising you are learning ( if you know what I mean). I’m really interested in the different attitudes and behaviours that people have towards use of technology for their own learning and I’m looking forward to working in a collaborative setting as we go …

Activity 1 Meeting Fellow Students and your tutor

by Debbie BaffFebruary 10, 20150

Hello Everyone From Debs ! Here is my introductory message for Activity 1 (A1) https://learn2.open.ac.uk/mod/oucontent/view.php?id=553057&section=4 My name is Debbie …. well actually its Deborah but usually only my mother calls me that when I’m in trouble ! I work full-time, have studied part-time for more years than I would care to admit to … I am married with two children that keep me busy … this is my final module in my MA ODE. Something Unusual : …

Week 1 : Activities

by Debbie BaffFebruary 9, 20150

Activity 1, Meeting fellow students and your tutor: introducing yourself in the forum, reading messages and responding (up to an hour and a half, spread over two or three visits to the group forum). Reading ‘Introducing H800’ and ‘A taste of H800’s themes’, and getting to know the website (about half an hour). Activity 2, Sharing your reactions: forum discussion (about an hour). Activity 3, How much changed when printing arrived? Reading an online newspaper …

H800 Technology Enhanced Learning – Practices and Debates ( and coffee)

by Debbie BaffFebruary 9, 20150

https://msds.open.ac.uk/students/study/postgraduate/course/h800.htm Well I’m FINALLY on the FINAL leg of my Masters in Online and Distance Education … FINALLY ( ….there is a long story to tell about the need to study a compulsory module that wasn’t compulsory before , regulations changing etc and a lot of to-ing and fro-ing that I won’t bore you with … except to say that I’m now FINALLY on the last piece of the puzzle and will therefore be studying this last module for …

H800 TECHNOLOGY-ENHANCED LEARNING: PRACTICES & DEBATES

by Debbie BaffJanuary 28, 20150