Comments for Confessions of an elearning skeptic http://malreason.edublogs.org Just another Edublogs.org weblog Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:02:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 Comment on Ponderings Nineteen: A now the end is near by annebb http://malreason.edublogs.org/2008/06/06/ponderings-nineteen-a-now-the-end-is-near/#comment-33 annebb Mon, 09 Jun 2008 05:03:10 +0000 http://malreason.edublogs.org/?p=36#comment-33 What a delightful thought: an evangelical skeptic... I like that! ABB ;-) What a delightful thought: an evangelical skeptic… I like that!
ABB ;-)

]]> Comment on Pondering Fourteen: The blue pill or the red pill? by Ponderings Nineteen: A now the end is near | Confessions of an elearning skeptic http://malreason.edublogs.org/2008/05/11/pondering-fourteen-the-blue-pill-or-the-red-pill/#comment-32 Ponderings Nineteen: A now the end is near | Confessions of an elearning skeptic Fri, 06 Jun 2008 11:26:15 +0000 http://malreason.edublogs.org/2008/05/11/pondering-fourteen-the-blue-pill-or-the-red-pill/#comment-32 [...] I’ve seen what’s been, what’s here, what’s to come and what’s really out there! [...] [...] I’ve seen what’s been, what’s here, what’s to come and what’s really out there! [...]

]]> Comment on Ponderings Sixteen: Quantity over quality? by psalter http://malreason.edublogs.org/2008/05/23/ponderings-sixteen-quantity-over-quality/#comment-31 psalter Wed, 28 May 2008 10:11:09 +0000 http://malreason.edublogs.org/?p=31#comment-31 Thanks Mal, I couldn't remember the name of the book - have to read it it sounds really interesting. Prue Thanks Mal, I couldn’t remember the name of the book - have to read it it sounds really interesting. Prue

]]> Comment on Ponderings Fifteen: The Cultural Effect by john http://malreason.edublogs.org/2008/05/17/ponderings-fourteen-the-cultural-effect/#comment-29 john Fri, 23 May 2008 10:15:00 +0000 http://malreason.edublogs.org/2008/05/17/ponderings-fourteen-the-cultural-effect/#comment-29 Mal The guru on this is a guy called Fons Trompenaars - I saw him do a session based on his book The Seven Cultures of Capitalism about fifteen years ago. On <a href="http://www.thtconsulting.com/main/CCOL%20DEMO/CCOL%20start.html" rel="nofollow">his website </a> thee is a quick survey that reflects his work. the answers to some pretty basic questions vary dramatically by national origin. His hypothesis is that organisations should match the people they send overseas on thebasis of their personal values. Intresting stuff John Mal
The guru on this is a guy called Fons Trompenaars - I saw him do a session based on his book The Seven Cultures of Capitalism about fifteen years ago.

On his website thee is a quick survey that reflects his work. the answers to some pretty basic questions vary dramatically by national origin.

His hypothesis is that organisations should match the people they send overseas on thebasis of their personal values.

Intresting stuff

John

]]> Comment on Ponderings Thirteen: The seed keeps growing by psalter http://malreason.edublogs.org/2008/05/10/ponderings-thirteen-the-seed-keeps-growing/#comment-27 psalter Sun, 11 May 2008 21:15:11 +0000 http://malreason.edublogs.org/2008/05/10/ponderings-thirteen-the-seed-keeps-growing/#comment-27 Fair enough! It is certainly a sink or swim kind of subject. Fair enough! It is certainly a sink or swim kind of subject.

]]> Comment on Reflecting on learning community design (one) by Reflecting on learning community design (two) | Confessions of an elearning skeptic http://malreason.edublogs.org/2008/05/10/reflecting-on-learning-community-design-one/#comment-26 Reflecting on learning community design (two) | Confessions of an elearning skeptic Sun, 11 May 2008 11:31:01 +0000 http://malreason.edublogs.org/2008/05/10/reflecting-on-learning-community-design-one/#comment-26 [...] on from my previous post: Reflecting on learning community design (one), I now turn my attention to how my reading of the Wenger Article will affect the way I go about [...] [...] on from my previous post: Reflecting on learning community design (one), I now turn my attention to how my reading of the Wenger Article will affect the way I go about [...]

]]> Comment on Ponderings Thirteen: The seed keeps growing by scutter33 http://malreason.edublogs.org/2008/05/10/ponderings-thirteen-the-seed-keeps-growing/#comment-25 scutter33 Sun, 11 May 2008 11:09:17 +0000 http://malreason.edublogs.org/2008/05/10/ponderings-thirteen-the-seed-keeps-growing/#comment-25 John and Prue, I had considered putting my presentation up on Ning, but some of the content is specific to my workplace and cannot be published outside of it. I agree that there are some issues with engagement within some sections of this class. My personal feeling is that, for many, this is a very different way of learning (I know it is for me) and the subject does dive in very deeply, very quickly. The whole process has been invaluable for me in helping me determine what sorts of support to provide our new learners and the educators to ensure that they can fully engage. Mal. John and Prue,

I had considered putting my presentation up on Ning, but some of the content is specific to my workplace and cannot be published outside of it. I agree that there are some issues with engagement within some sections of this class. My personal feeling is that, for many, this is a very different way of learning (I know it is for me) and the subject does dive in very deeply, very quickly. The whole process has been invaluable for me in helping me determine what sorts of support to provide our new learners and the educators to ensure that they can fully engage.

Mal.

]]> Comment on Ponderings Thirteen: The seed keeps growing by psalter http://malreason.edublogs.org/2008/05/10/ponderings-thirteen-the-seed-keeps-growing/#comment-24 psalter Sat, 10 May 2008 18:45:26 +0000 http://malreason.edublogs.org/2008/05/10/ponderings-thirteen-the-seed-keeps-growing/#comment-24 PS. Maybe you should put your presentation up on Ning and get some feedback! PS. Maybe you should put your presentation up on Ning and get some feedback!

]]> Comment on Ponderings Thirteen: The seed keeps growing by psalter http://malreason.edublogs.org/2008/05/10/ponderings-thirteen-the-seed-keeps-growing/#comment-23 psalter Sat, 10 May 2008 18:44:29 +0000 http://malreason.edublogs.org/2008/05/10/ponderings-thirteen-the-seed-keeps-growing/#comment-23 But John there are also a large number in our subject that have not chosen to buy in and who are not really meeting the requirements of a blog post per week. How do you get these people to engage? Prue But John there are also a large number in our subject that have not chosen to buy in and who are not really meeting the requirements of a blog post per week. How do you get these people to engage?

Prue

]]> Comment on Ponderings Thirteen: The seed keeps growing by John http://malreason.edublogs.org/2008/05/10/ponderings-thirteen-the-seed-keeps-growing/#comment-22 John Sat, 10 May 2008 11:19:03 +0000 http://malreason.edublogs.org/2008/05/10/ponderings-thirteen-the-seed-keeps-growing/#comment-22 Mal For evidence how quickly disinterested and unaware people will buy in to the available technology you can use our group as a case study. I chose this subject mainly because it was available externally and i needed the credit points to round out my degree. You may have noticed I have a total buy in. there are others like me in this group, I suspect. Observe the group, and the way forward may appear out of the blur. john Mal
For evidence how quickly disinterested and unaware people will buy in to the available technology you can use our group as a case study. I chose this subject mainly because it was available externally and i needed the credit points to round out my degree. You may have noticed I have a total buy in. there are others like me in this group, I suspect.

Observe the group, and the way forward may appear out of the blur.

john

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