Last week Stephen held an open hangout for his class #el30 and I had very much hoped to join. In my work (teaching) life this week was the week of exams, presentations, and submissions for the semester’s work, and so when students asked for help I did my best to make time. Some of that …
I love a good think. #el30 has felt like a lovely stretch. My mind feels exercised. I am rubbish at following set rules, and in that vein I have come to write this post four times and left the screen blank each time. Here goes. Some reflections on #el30 so far My experience is one …
This week’s #el30 topic is community. This is my second post on the topic and I’d like to begin with a couple of definitions given in the interview/chat that Stephen Downes held with Pete Forsyth. Pete said: Consensus: A collection of tactics for making decisions. Community is a more amorphous concept of affiliation. Connection is that if …