As we close out the first of six weeks of the open section of #msloc430 we are headed into new territory (for me, at least): An attempt at convergence among the open learners and perhaps students in the on-site class section of the course. The point of convergence is a shared Google document - an … Continue reading Convergence
Coming soon: A good, draft design for opening up my Winter quarter course #msloc430. And I'm going to ask for feedback (as in, would anyone participate?). I am at that point where I need to put structure to the whole event and see what people think. But let me share a design bit that I … Continue reading Not quite a course, but more than a conversation
I teach a course on enterprise knowledge sharing for the Master's Program in Learning and Organizational Change at Northwestern University - MSLOC 430 - in the Winter and Spring quarters (January - March, March - June). For the past two years I have used class blog assignments and Twitter chats to create a tiny bit … Continue reading Opening up my course on enterprise knowledge sharing #msloc430
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
Some thoughts and partial thoughts as I work through a collection of readings and resources on personal learning networks (PLNs) as they apply broadly to professionals and learners of all types. These readings will be part of Exploring PLNs: Practical Issues for Organizations, an open online seminar I will be co-facilitating this Fall. Alison Seaman … Continue reading Personal learning networks – notes and resources
Jeff Merrell 