mLearning, Social Fabrics, and Depictions of the Future
Michael Gallagher Caveat: mLearning and Depictions of the Future For those who are coming here expecting a different type of writing, perhaps depictions of the future, know that mlearning and these explorations…
Higher Education
Early discussions/reflections on MobiMOOC 2012: Open Badges, Formative Assessment, Employability
The open course on MobiMOOC 2012 has kicked off and conversations are proceeding in that chaotic, highly energetic way that they seems about right for such a lively mix of…
Perpetual Reflection: ‘Home’ in people, mobility, and research assumptions for mlearning in higher education
Mobility and Home: Centering on People As I sit here in western Pennsylvania in the last few days of a visit to family ahead of a trip tomorrow to New…
The Expanse of Cognitive Real Estate: Non-Zero Sum Games and Kings of Infinite Space
In the last few posts (here, here, and here), I have been exploring the mysterious terrains of the future and how that future can be structured. I have attempted to…
Cohesion, Evolution, and the Currency of Ideas: From Halley to Jenner to Curiosity
I am still on a bit of a future focus and am still, tangentially, building on the ideas from this post and this post. I found myself looking towards history…
MOOCs, Dissemination Lags, and Overused Vocabulary
This is a few different mini-posts rolled into one, but they all revolve around MOOCs so I decided to spare the reader the clickthroughs. This post discusses Distinctions between MOOCs…
MobiMOOC: ICT4D proposed schedule and distinctions between MOOCs
Edinburgh, Coursera, and Two Kinds of MOOCs I was thrilled to see my former university, the University of Edinburgh join Coursera as announced yesterday and to see at least one…