Experimenting with cMOOC design and facilitation: The continuing story started by #ETMOOC

November 12, 2014March 23, 2017 ~ Jeff Merrell ~ 2 Comments

I had the good fortune earlier this week to be invited to participate in a Google Hangout to explore the story of ETMOOC, a connectivist MOOC initiated in 2013 by Alec Couros, a professor of educational technology at the University of Regina in Saskatchewan, Canada. The Hangout was a part of Week 5 of Connected … Continue reading Experimenting with cMOOC design and facilitation: The continuing story started by #ETMOOC

At a pub with 2,000 of your closest friends

September 28, 2013March 22, 2017 ~ Jeff Merrell ~ 14 Comments

Earlier this week I jumped into two Twitter chats that were happening simultaneously. One is an on-going reunion of participants from #etmooc. The other is part of a new, school-year-long professional development forum called Open Online Experience 2013 (#ooe13), a venture that also grew out of the #etmooc community. That #etmooc connection between the two … Continue reading At a pub with 2,000 of your closest friends

Education to advocacy. Reflections on #etmooc

March 26, 2013March 23, 2017 ~ Jeff Merrell ~ 22 Comments

I want to reflect on two aspects of #etmooc: The experience of it and also the questions I am left pondering as I transition to some post-etmooc state. I am happy that this is part of my visible digital self. But truthfully, I am writing this for myself. Some context first. etmooc started at the … Continue reading Education to advocacy. Reflections on #etmooc

Rhizome-plosion

January 30, 2013May 11, 2023 ~ Jeff Merrell ~ 13 Comments

In listening to Dave Cormier's session yesterday afternoon on rhizomatic learning (video below) I was trying to pay attention to my self-talk - that conversation in my head. Which concepts were leading me to make connections to things I (think I) know, from my own experience? What idea keeps pulling at me, like a 4-year-old … Continue reading Rhizome-plosion

Hand crafted PLNs

January 27, 2013May 11, 2023 ~ Jeff Merrell ~ 7 Comments

I am going somewhere with this story - so stay with me a minute. I live in Evanston, Illinois - a city just north of Chicago on the shores of Lake Michigan. It's a pretty urban suburb. Lots of restaurants and shops. Home of Northwestern University (where I work). If you live and work here, … Continue reading Hand crafted PLNs