an adventure in online learning
By DegreeofFreedom in Filed Under: Online Learning
I can’t believe I’ve gotten this far into the project without mentioning one of my favorite books written by one of my favorite writers on the subject of free learning: DIY-U whose author is the business/technology/education all-rounder journalist and author Anya Kamenetz. Anya was one of the first people to popularize the notion of free […]
By DegreeofFreedom in Filed Under: Degree of Freedom Project, Online Learning
Earlier in the week, I gave a talk about this Degree of Freedom project to a group of educators, most of whom taught at community colleges in the Boston area. At first, I wasn’t sure about the reception I’d get from such an audience. While I didn’t anticipate hostility, one of the big MOOC controversies […]
By DegreeofFreedom in Filed Under: Online Learning, Philosophy
Given that I’m taking a wide range of courses meant to be useful not just for edification but for life, I like to occasionally look at the topic of free learning through the lens of one of the subjects I’m studying. A couple of weeks back, I went over some economics questions regarding MOOCs using […]
By DegreeofFreedom in Filed Under: Online Learning
Before getting started, a family obligation means that the Degree of Freedom weekly newsletter will likely be published on Tuesday (rather than the usual Monday morning). So that gives anyone who has not signed up yet an extra day to punch your e-mail address into that box to the right to receive regular progress reports […]
By DegreeofFreedom in Filed Under: Online Learning
Hearing about this Degree of Freedom project, a friend who teaches at a university made the comment that online learning does the most for people who need it the least. I appreciate the sentiment, especially from someone who teaches at ground level where many students struggle to pay attention and keep up with their work, […]
Remote Learning Begs the Question: Must Lectures Be So Long? (EdSurge – May 25, 2020)
It’s Time to Get Serious About Teaching Critical Thinking (Inside Higher Education – March 2, 2020)
Why the ‘Best’ Ideas in Education Technology and Reform Don’t Win (EdSurge – February 5, 2020)
Is Education Entering an “Age of Alternatives”? (EdSurge – March 2, 2019)