Stephen Downes gave a series of three inter-connected (but, he insisted, standalone) talks in London this summer, starting here at Greenwich on the 8th July. This post brings together the recordings from these talks, which tackle different aspects of what education is and could be in our massively networked global culture. Continue reading
What do we mean by Community of Practice (CoP)? Jean Lave and Etienne Wenger (1991) introduced the notion of communities of practice in their book Situated Learning: Legitimate Peripheral Participation. They highlight however, that the COP notion has been around since human beings chose to group together and form societies. Therefore,… Continue reading
Student employability is a top priority for higher education institutions worldwide. Thus many educators are actively seeking ways to improve their teaching practices so that students are not just learning the skills necessary for competency in the subject area, but also for real world application. According to the American Library… Continue reading
Storytelling Telling and listening to stories is the primary way that we make sense of the world and our place in it when we are young and developing linguistic skills. Stories written for children are almost always designed to allow them to reflect on their growing awareness of social conventions… Continue reading
The development of educational resources is something that is often born out of the needs of students. Today, technology now pervades all aspects of our lives. However, increasingly we are a global community who are sharing data in unprecedented ways. This article aims to provide an introduction to Open Educational Resources, advice on… Continue reading
Social Media Icons, Illustration, www.youthofest.com,Web, Accessed 6 May 2014 Our world, both within and outside of academia, continues to change dramatically due to significant advances in technology and its use in education. To retain relevance in our professions, communities and with society as a whole, it… Continue reading
Exploring landscapes of distance learning A major focus for the Greenwich Connect team here at the University of Greenwich is to explore and identify best practices in online distance learning, and to encourage and support innovation in this field within the University community. This post is the first in a series… Continue reading
What is “flipped classroom”? Flipped classroom refers to an approach in teaching which reverses traditional session structure and moves lecture content to an online environment that is to be accessed ahead of the class. By doing so the time spent in class is devoted to more interactive forms of learning.… Continue reading
*Courtesy of Jamie Murray. [Original video]. Background The “students as producers” concept stems from the wider debate on the purpose of the university and the negative critique of higher education as a dysfunctional entity, in which teaching and research work against each other. Students as producers tries to reconnect the two… Continue reading
Helen Keegan, National Teaching Fellow and Senior Lecturer at the University of Salford gave our first open lecture for the Educational Development Unit and Greenwich Connect on Transformations in Practice and Pedagogy through Networked Creativity. Helen’s presentation slides can be downloaded as a PDF file Continue reading