Category Archives: Learning
A MOOC in Sheep’s Clothing – Doing what we already do, but do it really well…
This whole thing about MOOC’s and what they claim they can accomplish in terms of learning, understanding and education has me a bit puzzled. I have as yet not been able to see anything from the backend of things within… Continue reading
MOOC’s and Remedial Students – Is This the Right Mix?
MOOC’s are doing what I think in retrospect they were supposed to do all along – not teach the masses but challenge our basic understandings about how we go about providing learning experiences.An interesting thread was posted in the PSU… Continue reading
Where do Cocurricular and Program learning outcomes intersect?
A new online BA in Energy and Sustainability Policy is being developed in the College of EMS. The 1 credit introductory course for this program is a program orientation whose learning outcomes fall into three areas. As a result of… Continue reading
Use tags to organize and share evidence of learning outcomes?
One of the things about Web 2.0 content is that it gets us to begin thinking about content in more creative and less static ways. Just because something is published to a web page does not mean that it has… Continue reading
NCEPR Energy + Identification of Local Needs = Opportunities for Action
Over the years Penn State’s involvement in the coalition has provided us with opportunities for moving thinking into action. Do we use our discussion and notes about integrative learning? Here is an example of where we are now:”Integrative learners do… Continue reading
Web expression and learning: Is it about Publishing or Participation?
Now that I have had a chance to play around in the Moveable Type environment for a while I am beginning to get glimpses of how this tool has the potential to change what we have been able to support… Continue reading