Tag Archives: Personal Learning Environment

The Institution and the PLN

A comment by David Elliot on my last post yielded a train of thought that I think is worth discussing. Initially I had posted the following thoughts as a reply to his comment, but the thought occurred that this is … Continue reading

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Self-Directed Learning, PLNs, and the Future of Higher Education

A post I read yesterday really got me to thinking about curriculum-based instruction versus self-directed learning models.  This post is a reflective writing exercise that seeks to clarify my philosophies on the subject in my own head. In “Downes on … Continue reading

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The Blackboard Verdict: Potential Impacts and Implications

Two days ago Wired Campus ran an article covering the verdict of the Blackboard vs. Desire2Learn lawsuit and my head has not stopped spinning since. Numerous other articles and posts have covered the outcome since then, but the Wired Campus … Continue reading

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