Saturday, June 14, 2008

Connectivism and Connective Knowledge

Connectivism and Connective Knowledge is a twelve week course that will explore the concepts of connectivism and connective knowledge and explore their application as a framework for theories of teaching and learning. It will outline a connectivist understanding of educational systems of the future. George Siemens and Stephen Downes – the two leading figures on connectivism and connective knowledge - will co-facilitate this innovative and timely course.

This course will help participants make sense of the transformative impact of technology in teaching and learning over the last decade. The voices calling for reform do so from many perspectives, with some suggesting 'new learners' require different learning models, others suggesting reform is needed due to globalization and increased competition, and still others suggesting technology is the salvation for the shortfalls evident in the system today. While each of these views tell us about the need for change, they overlook the primary reasons why change is required.

Saturday, May 24, 2008

United Nations University OpenCourseWare

A handful of courses in government and development from the United Nations University.

University of Tokyo OpenCourseWare, part 2

Offers a couple of courses in each of the areas below.

University of Tokyo OpenCourseWare, part 1

Offers a couple of courses in each of the areas below.

Tokyo Tech OpenCourseWare

A collection of technical courses from the Tokyo Institute of Technology.

Capilano College OpenCourseWare

University of Southern Queensland OpenCourseWare