While reading several of Moore’s descriptions of his own Transactional Distance Theory (hereafter TDT), I found myself saying unusually large numbers of “yeps” and “uh-huhs”. This is troubling to me, only because I tend to think that sometimes I do not read academic literature with a sufficiently critical eye. However, based on my observations of [...]
Synthesis Data Collection 7 Studies, 3 Theory 4 out of 7 studies used surveys / questionnaires 3 out of 7 studies used online postings and transcriptions 2 out of 7 studies used test / assessment data Data Analysis Quantitative Descriptive Inferential Qualitative Discourse analysis Thematic analysis Triangulation Mixed Methods
“Carefully review at least 50 pages of information on issues relating to the sustainability of the open education movement. Write a post describing the nature and level of success of sustainability work in the field.” Success is doing what you set out to do or, in other words, achieving your goals. And this really is [...]
“Carefully review the Creative Commons licenses (http://creativecommons.org/). Write a post describing the different licenses.” The Creative Commons website identifies six main license types. For each license listed is provided a brief summary, a link to a “human-readable” description of the specific conditions of the license, and a link to the full-blown license text, which one [...]
Article Context and Unit of Analysis Dalsgaard, C., & Mathiasen, H. (2008). Self-organized learning environments and university students’ use of social software: A systems theoretical perspective. International Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Learning, 5(2). Retrieved January 12, 2009, from http://www.itdl.org/Journal/Feb_08/article01.htm. Context: Information and Media Studies, University of Aarhus, Denmark, in 2005 2 project groups, [...]
“Carefully review at least 20 pages describing motivations for the open education movement. Write a substantive post with references on the motivations of the movement.” Carmack, J. K. (2004). The Perpetual Education Fund: A Bright Ray of Hope. Ensign, (January), 37-43. Hinckley, G. B. (2002). Reaching Down to Lift Another. Liahona, (January), 60-62, 67. Wiley, [...]
“Carefully review five (5) random courses from MIT OCW (http://ocw.mit.edu/) and five (5) random courses from CMU OLI (http://www.cmu.edu/oli/). Write a post on the different ideals of quality expressed in the differing course designs; describe how you feel the different designs reflect on the different universities.” Click here to see a list of the courses [...]
The following represents the questions posed in the 10 journal articles I have chosen:
“Carefully review at least 50 pages of historical information on the open education movement. Write a brief summary post on the history of the movement.” The modern history of the Open Education movement essentially began in 1992 with the development of the internet. While some may argue this point, I believe it is true to [...]
