One of my other passions, that, coincidentally, don’t get to talk much about on this blog, but perhaps I should, is that fascinating topic of Learning. It’s probably a good time now to, at long last, rethink the Essence of Connected Learning. The Essence of Connected Learning from DML Research Hub on Vimeo.  . MORE >>

I went looking for a learning style test for an online course. thought a learning style test was a nice ramp up for an exercise where people had to blog about their own facilitator style - from the idea that it is good to know your own preferences and biases as a trainer/facilitator. Both claim: " Learning Styles don't exist. MORE >>

Like any good play, an online course has a beginning , a middle , and an end. Some courses are short one-act plays,  and some are full-length Shakespearean dramas – especially when real-life tragedy does unfortunately intervene, and participants are forced to withdraw because of bereavement or illness. Tweet This! Photo by Flnz. MORE >>

We have been discussing the paper with the CPsquare community , a group of academic colleagues from FH JOANNEUM, ZML-Innovative Learning Scenarios  and others. can’t see that the curriculum/course/learning environment designer will ever be able to ‘control’ the learner experience, however prescribed the curriculum or however heavily assessed. MORE >>

Could we say that this ‘go with the flow’ attitude is going to be an essential ingredient of effective learning in the 21 st century – or would that be a step too far? True to the spirit of distributed learning, this BBB crash did not prevent the show from going on. Retention has always been an issue in distance learning programmes.  MORE >>