Bob Fryer was explaining to me a particular conundrum he has been thinking about for a while and that is the ‘rhetoric’ surrounding the kinds of learners that the government and the captains of industry claim to want. Their wish list comprises things such as critical thinking skills (analysis, evaluation, problem solving…..), characteristics attributed [...]
E-portfolio are at the heart of the lifelong learning agenda, that is allowing the construction of a portable e-portfolio that can accompany someone from pre-compulsory education, through school education, HE, and beyond. Thinking broad is essential, portfolios may include material produced in connection with work, school projects and assessments, a record of someone’s [...]
Sitting through a presentation on OSP2 and reflecting on what open source software (OSS) development means when projects are located in a particular institution. The tidal wave of e-portfolios activity is a welcome thing as it puts lifelong learning firmly in the vanguard. However, there is the risk here of new wave of [...]
Working on conceptualising the Ultraversity model and have taken a Venn diagram approach to try and encapsulate the major components and show how they interrelate. Like many models, it is an over-simplification and has flaws.
NB Ultraversity is a research project that offers a full time, undergraduate, workplace, research degree that is wholly online. [...]
Interdiciplinary, Inquiry-based Learning Project
Jisc Funded COEDUCATE project