What’s in a talking head?
More and more people are turning to the internet to distribute their thoughts on video, slideshows and presentations. Much of what is presented features visual elements such as diagrams, photographs, artwork, or PowerPoint slides that expand on the concepts being discussed in an incorporated audio track and enable the presenter to add more depth to the subject matter.
Another element that is used in video is what is known as the talking head, which quite simply is someone talking to camera. A survey …

Very early on into the CCK08 course I made a connection between the concepts being discussed in the course and those much more specific to my own context.  I have, however, been trying to avoid discussing it – largely out of fear of being branded a radical and burnt at the stake by traditionalists.  Yet something Stephen Downes said in the CCK08 Ustream.TV recording from 19 September really struck a chord with me and I’d like to explore the idea here now.
In discussing the notion of how Connectivism relates to …

Sinikka over at lost in translation has written up another thought-provoking post titled “CCK08 – looking for patterns” in which she discusses the differences between educational theory and practice.
In particular she reflects on the trends in education over the years from differentiated education to “constructionism, together with pedagogies and methods, such as co-operative learning, experiential learning and inquiry-based learning.”
From the standpoint of someone who works in education, but not as an instructor, posts like this provide invaluable insight into the the classroom environment as it is on the inside, as …