Comments on: Learning and Teaching Outside of a Disciplne http://www.stephenp.net/2008/02/05/learning-and-teaching-outside-of-a-disciplne/ A specialist in inquiry-based, work-focussed, online supported learning Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:44:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Masters in Learning with Technology @ The Institute for Educational Cybernetics, University of Bolton http://www.stephenp.net/2008/02/05/learning-and-teaching-outside-of-a-disciplne/#comment-89339 Masters in Learning with Technology @ The Institute for Educational Cybernetics, University of Bolton Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:55:58 +0000 http://www.stephenp.net/2008/02/05/learning-and-teaching-outside-of-a-disciplne/#comment-89339 [...] When I lead the Ultraversity project at Anglia Ruskin University and in particular the development of the highly successful BA, Learning, Technology and Research, it was always our intention to validate a Masters level programme using the same approaches (work-focussed learning, online community, action-inquiry, patchwork-text assessment, etc.). However, politics got in the way of that particular development so it is with great satisfaction that this is now achieved as a part of the idibl framework. [...] [...] When I lead the Ultraversity project at Anglia Ruskin University and in particular the development of the highly successful BA, Learning, Technology and Research, it was always our intention to validate a Masters level programme using the same approaches (work-focussed learning, online community, action-inquiry, patchwork-text assessment, etc.). However, politics got in the way of that particular development so it is with great satisfaction that this is now achieved as a part of the idibl framework. [...]

]]> By: Sarah http://www.stephenp.net/2008/02/05/learning-and-teaching-outside-of-a-disciplne/#comment-60650 Sarah Wed, 26 Mar 2008 10:36:59 +0000 http://www.stephenp.net/2008/02/05/learning-and-teaching-outside-of-a-disciplne/#comment-60650 I used to worry about the 'why'. Why indeed should people choose to learn in an online community, but don't you think as younger generations arrive into the workforce, that it wont be a question, rather an expectation that at least some part of the course will involve work in online communities of learning? I don't remember asking 'why should I go to lecture hall to learn about my subject'. I went there because of the 'theme' that I think your are talking about above, which I agree is essential for online community learning models. I like your course model btw, in particular the module on Organizational Impact, which I think is key in supporting and enabling the learner's ambitions of learning in a work context. I used to worry about the ‘why’. Why indeed should people choose to learn in an online community, but don’t you think as younger generations arrive into the workforce, that it wont be a question, rather an expectation that at least some part of the course will involve work in online communities of learning? I don’t remember asking ‘why should I go to lecture hall to learn about my subject’. I went there because of the ‘theme’ that I think your are talking about above, which I agree is essential for online community learning models.

I like your course model btw, in particular the module on Organizational Impact, which I think is key in supporting and enabling the learner’s ambitions of learning in a work context.

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