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My Senior Thesis

October 9, 2013 By DegreeofFreedom in Filed Under: Degree of Freedom Project

I hinted at the possibility of filling the last slot in my Senior Year lineup with something other than a MOOC (or other free learning course).   Lack of detail surrounding that option was due to the fact that I’ve been waiting for word on a writing project that would shuffle things up for the rest […]

Advice for Fellow MOOC Maniacs

October 8, 2013 By DegreeofFreedom in Filed Under: Degree of Freedom Project, Testing and Assessment, Time

The number of people writing to say they’re planning to take on their own Degree-of-Freedom like project in the near future has grown from one a month to one a day. The stories these folks tell are varied (I’ve heard from at least two older people telling me they were actively looking to become a […]

Self Study

October 7, 2013 By DegreeofFreedom in Filed Under: Degree of Freedom Project, Online Learning Sources

I’m faced with a bit of a gap as junior year classes wrap up and senior year ones start, so no newsletter this week. While next week’s issue will feature a review of Coursera’s just-completed Mathematical Philosophy course, I’d like to take a brief look today at my experience trying to self-curate a course – […]

Independent Educational Portfolios – Accredible

October 2, 2013 By DegreeofFreedom in Filed Under: College Credit, Degree of Freedom Project

The second educational portfolio product birthed during the MOOC era is Accredible and you can take a look at a half-finished Accredible portfolio of the work I’ve done for my Degree of Freedom project here. As I mentioned yesterday, a traditional educational portfolio is made up of work samples (called artifacts), with space allowing students to […]

Independent Educational Portfolios – Degreed

October 1, 2013 By DegreeofFreedom in Filed Under: College Credit, Degree of Freedom Project

Going in no particular order, my first review of an independent education portfolio will focus on Degreed . Actually, Degreed is the site I got up and running first, which is why I’m in a position to share my Degreed dashboard with you so you can take a look at how the system presents information related […]

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