tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17770582.comments2024-03-23T23:30:40.089-07:00TravelinEdManCurt Bonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12323215355573702644noreply@blogger.comBlogger657125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17770582.post-2668909594542718622017-07-17T10:52:01.669-07:002017-07-17T10:52:01.669-07:00Thanks for the info Ida. I am delighted that you r...Thanks for the info Ida. I am delighted that you remember my MOOC. Congrads on the MOOC space: https://idabrandaomooc.wordpress.com/ and thanksf or citing my blog post on Friends in MOOCs.<br /><br />I think you are in Portugal. I was there with my daughter 3 weeks ago. Spain too. We got to Coimbra, Lisbon, Seville, and Barcelona. Much fun! Next time we should meet you for lunch.Curt Bonkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12323215355573702644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17770582.post-86546491816690289702017-07-17T03:15:30.707-07:002017-07-17T03:15:30.707-07:00I have received information about this survey thro...I have received information about this survey through Stephen Downes newsletter and like him I would like to see some data on friendship among peers in MOOCs. I suppose you might have inquired participants in all MOOCs you have tutored and eventually, might have more responses.<br />Anyhow, I wish to witness that the first MOOC I participated in was run by you in 2012 «Instructional Ideas and Technologies for Online Success» and I was quite impressed to have access to a free online course with such quality. This fact, made me a MOOC addict and by now, I have participated in over 40 MOOCs, promoted by different institutions through different platforms. My latest MOOC is still running «Generative Art and Computational Creativity», promoted by Simon Fraser Univ. in Kadenze platform. I have also created a MOOC Space that is a kind of eportfolio - https://idabrandaomooc.wordpress.com/<br /><br />Regarding making friends in MOOCs, I can't say I have, perhaps I have a restrictive notion of «friend», but in certain MOOCs with more interaction there are very friendly posts and now and then a peer sends a personal email. It may happen that some peers' names get familiar in certain MOOCs related to a particular field. <br /><br />Finally, I wish to thank you for that initial good experience, which introduced me in the MOOCs' wave and has helped me to stimulate my neurons, learn more and have a nice interaction with peers.<br /><br /><br />Ida Brandãohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04218350418033787259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17770582.post-90678878101048913322017-07-15T10:06:11.369-07:002017-07-15T10:06:11.369-07:00Oh, I promise to come back to Finland during that ...Oh, I promise to come back to Finland during that sabbatical. Got some new friends in Helsinki to see and you and Eero and Riikka in Tampere. Have friends in Tromso, Norway as well. Curt Bonkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12323215355573702644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17770582.post-3870018214386585982017-07-15T09:57:38.985-07:002017-07-15T09:57:38.985-07:00Hello Curt
I agree that your MOOC was different a...Hello Curt<br /><br />I agree that your MOOC was different and perhaps not typical. My recollection was that a number of the participants already knew you or at least knew of your work and weekly synchronous sessions (if I recall correctly?) are also not typical features. Thus the feeling of being connected and 'cared for' was much greater than in a typical video based MOOC.<br /><br />Your plans sound great - I look forward to reading the next book and I hope one of those months of the world tour will be in the 'North of Europe'.<br /><br />Thanks for your response, which also illustrates the point I was trying to make in my original comment. I am not too surprised by the results of your survey to be honest, but there are always exceptions.<br />Warmest regards<br />MarkMarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13420085898614237048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17770582.post-86133433965209799122017-07-15T09:39:47.948-07:002017-07-15T09:39:47.948-07:00Thanks for responding Mark, my friend. I have alwa...Thanks for responding Mark, my friend. I have always loved reading from Nel Noddings. I think I have both her intuition and her caring books. Too seldom is it mentioned when teaching in higher education.<br /><br />You are right that MOOC learners may not typically reach out to their instructors for friendship. But my MOOC may have been different since it was taken by teachers and instructors and instructional designers and teaching and learning administrators who wanted to learn how to teach better online or blended. So reach they did.<br /><br />I like your ideas of creating "informal and emergent networks to explore areas in which we have a mutual interest." I just might do that. First we have to finish writing up our current research and I must finish my next book. Perhaps in 3 years when I have my next sabbatical I should start it off with a 1 month MOOC. And then travel the world one month in 12 different places and make somew more new friends. Humm...I am liking this idea.Curt Bonkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12323215355573702644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17770582.post-51226186224291328752017-07-15T08:50:09.581-07:002017-07-15T08:50:09.581-07:00Hi Curt
Has it really been five years since your M...Hi Curt<br />Has it really been five years since your MOOC? Time flies!<br /><br />An interesting post and a good question about the establishment of friendships from MOOC’s (and indeed other types of online courses). As you rightly say, one variable is how a person might define that word ‘friendship’.<br /><br />In my own opinion, one key aspect of your own experience with Paul in your anecdote, is your own personality, you are a very social, approachable and friendly guy. You do not play any academic elitism games and I think that many people feel able to connect and reach out to you. The fact is that when they do that, you respond and find time to reply and connect back. Not every educator wants to do that or feels able to do that, especially in the context of a Massive Open Online Course. <br /><br />Here are think we are getting into a discussion about professional identity and how educators view their own role in the process of learning. Here is Finland there is a lot of awareness around the development of an educator’s core values and beliefs about their students and the very purpose of their course and of education itself and these are fundamental to their becoming professional teachers.<br /><br />I think there are also really strong connections to areas like Nel Noddings Pedagogy of Care, although this is more often associated with early years education and health sciences, there has been very little research around the importance of this in the online learning environment. To avoid this becoming an overlong comment, I would just say that you, as an educator exhibit a lot of the characteristics associated with caring about your learners.<br /><br />Finally, I think as well you are also touching on something that has come out from other streams of research into MOOCs, namely the nature, skills and characteristics of the participants themselves. As I think we can agree, MOOCs did not deliver the great democratization of education that was hoped for by many people. The data seems to suggest that vast majority of participants are already well educated, critical and digitally literate and, as Tressie McMillan Cottom identified them “roaming autodidacts”. Perhaps these people do not so much feel the need to reach out as Paul did, (though I know Paul and would say he is also very much a roaming autodidactic and very digitally literate). However, my point is that in general, the learners taking the MOOCs in your survey did not reach out very much to instructors to make friendship connections because they did not want to and did not need to.<br /><br />So – when is the next MOOC then? Five years is a long time – or perhaps the time for a MOOC is gone and instead we should just build informal and emergent networks to explore areas in which we have a mutual interest?<br />Warmest regards<br />Mark<br />Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13420085898614237048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17770582.post-67329756619663479492017-06-19T11:25:44.203-07:002017-06-19T11:25:44.203-07:00I watched this video in its entirety and as a fift...I watched this video in its entirety and as a fifth-year doctoral candidate, I found it extremely helpful. Thank you for sharing! Kristen Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09372515361643991109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17770582.post-68528088871686632152016-09-26T07:13:56.786-07:002016-09-26T07:13:56.786-07:00Thank you so much for sharing (as usual). I wonder...Thank you so much for sharing (as usual). I wonder if there is a research that addressed the emotional aspect of e learning in the 4th E-learning revolution?Nourithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12902636661669085441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17770582.post-52655036266323787872016-09-23T15:42:32.426-07:002016-09-23T15:42:32.426-07:00It was really great to hear your talk and from the...It was really great to hear your talk and from the perspective of 4th Industrial Revolution. Am happy that I said yes to the invitation to be at the conference. Thanks also for including our pix in your blog!mel of the rockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13173167030649646132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17770582.post-42649277347761762612016-09-22T18:48:33.563-07:002016-09-22T18:48:33.563-07:00I wish I could have been there for your keynote. I...I wish I could have been there for your keynote. I am sure it was superb. Did your books ever show up? - Tom ReevesTom Reeveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01175035308978980214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17770582.post-30092545358168144842015-11-10T06:26:09.075-08:002015-11-10T06:26:09.075-08:00Brilliant tribute Curt. Thanks for including me in...Brilliant tribute Curt. Thanks for including me in an expanded post, and for helping project a sense of what we've all lost, a thoroughly likable and creative colleague.Vance Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02294855844850896487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17770582.post-73752363043641776912015-05-27T17:42:14.093-07:002015-05-27T17:42:14.093-07:00Interesting article, and one that has become relev...Interesting article, and one that has become relevant to me recently. In Korea, it's virtually impossible to get a tenure-track position without at least one SSCI publication to your name. It is either a very arbitrary way of setting standards, or a smart way to ensure that faculty publish thereby raising the profile of the university. As for the bonuses, you are correct; most schools will pay for all research, whether it be SSCI, Scopus or KCI (Korean Citation Index). Of course, the big bucks are reserved for SSCI - I've heard some unis offer $10,000~$15,000 for an SSCI publication, though it is on a sliding scale, so in your case, where you had 4 in one year, you might ave received 10k for the first, 7K for the second, 5K for the third and so on. Still not bad, eh? That system encourages researchers to "hold back" research until a new fiscal year though, which is another 'con' to add to your list.Weight Guruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14379084378840773660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17770582.post-77335544838642588962014-12-10T07:03:37.812-08:002014-12-10T07:03:37.812-08:00FYI . . . Grand Valley State University is a publi...FYI . . . Grand Valley State University is a public university in Michigan with over 25,000 students. It also has a pretty vibrant Ed Tech master's program that is residential (hybrid) and they also offer a fully online version that allows out of state students to get in-state tuition. More info: http://gvsu.edu/grad/edtech/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05306354064714918354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17770582.post-49289800074496994592014-04-17T22:55:09.659-07:002014-04-17T22:55:09.659-07:00my search ends here...when I am on this particular...my search ends here...when I am on this particular blog of Curt. Have been searching for the right university with the right course offerings since one month....<br />this blog should be somewhere in the top search list. It is really useful Curt. My greetings to the little man ....I will be in touch with the little man soon..God BlessSuresh Joshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01801980196370525874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17770582.post-71050212843004259332014-04-17T22:54:20.427-07:002014-04-17T22:54:20.427-07:00my search ends here...when I am on this particular...my search ends here...when I am on this particular blog of Curt. Have been searching for the right university with the right course offerings since one month....<br />this blog should be somewhere in the top search list. It is really useful Curt. My greetings to the little man ....I will be in touch with the little man soon..God Bless Suresh Joshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01801980196370525874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17770582.post-13218041901292466802014-03-30T13:22:07.191-07:002014-03-30T13:22:07.191-07:00Dear Curt,
Great trips, great talks, great fun, g...Dear Curt,<br />Great trips, great talks, great fun, great pictures, great people, great smiles, great adventures, and great sharing - greaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat!!! Thanks for sharing.<br />Recuperating from joy well. CrystalXena LCHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01482509115275774179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17770582.post-49344168472095295522014-01-05T01:41:51.009-08:002014-01-05T01:41:51.009-08:00Here's an interesting article from Dr. Randy S...Here's an interesting article from Dr. Randy Schekman - How journals like Nature, Cell and Science are damaging science.<br /><br /><br />http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/dec/09/how-journals-nature-science-cell-damage-science<br /><br />http://www.theguardian.com/science/2013/dec/09/nobel-winner-boycott-science-journalsLWChenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07479626608325955219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17770582.post-75251209282114303932013-12-23T11:12:55.712-08:002013-12-23T11:12:55.712-08:00Yep, I changed the post. Recheck point #6 about Tu...Yep, I changed the post. Recheck point #6 about Turkey. (China and Korea are also similar, as I mentioned.)Curt Bonkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12323215355573702644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17770582.post-54015471432278022262013-12-23T05:35:04.133-08:002013-12-23T05:35:04.133-08:00Turkey is the same.
On a side note; Under "...Turkey is the same.<br /><br />On a side note; Under "6. Easy Journal Syndrome", The aforementioned publication is TOJET (Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology) and not TOJDE (Turkish Jouurnal of Diatance Education). Further, to my knowledge, TOJDE has not been in SSCI.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11222038487399281094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17770582.post-12512230845938383572013-12-09T18:44:38.079-08:002013-12-09T18:44:38.079-08:00So glad that you enjoyed your trip here so much. T...So glad that you enjoyed your trip here so much. Take care there. JohnnyJohnny Fanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18124454730166116613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17770582.post-1946407390610308822013-10-15T20:57:41.451-07:002013-10-15T20:57:41.451-07:00Gretel...many people who major in this field are n...Gretel...many people who major in this field are not techies. They might be interested in the uses of technology in education. They might also be interested in instructional approaches, with or without technology. So I think most will be in the latter camp, "for educators who want to add technology to their expertise." Wishing you well. Chicago is not that far away. We many a few online Ed.D. students from there.Curt Bonkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12323215355573702644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17770582.post-40211696963635499542013-10-15T20:52:34.678-07:002013-10-15T20:52:34.678-07:00Bonjour Curt-I came across your site by putting &q...Bonjour Curt-I came across your site by putting "top education technology phd programs" in the search bar. Thank you for all of your insight. Are 'Ed Tech' degrees just for techies or also for educators who want to add technology to their expertise? I've been using various forms of technology in my Chicago classroom and in distance teaching. I now am ready to pursue a doctorate degree that enhances my instruction or future job opportunities in the ed tech sector. Merci Gretelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13943672241971097834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17770582.post-25742853545443244462013-10-14T17:32:15.978-07:002013-10-14T17:32:15.978-07:00Great brainstorming on how MOOCs will be leveraged...Great brainstorming on how MOOCs will be leveraged in the future! <br />Here's another one: MOOCs to demonstrate the expertise of the instructor, thus a professional who wants to raise their profile or job seeker / school applicant to prove their initiative & mastery of a specific niche subject area. They may not be the most qualified instructors, but after all, some say that there is no better way to learn than to teach!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07568975274624038597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17770582.post-52956045758641079772013-08-12T12:23:21.018-07:002013-08-12T12:23:21.018-07:00Both are solid programs Joel--very excellent place...Both are solid programs Joel--very excellent places. I am afraid if I say more publicly, it could be misinterpreted. Feel free to write me an email. Best wishes.Curt Bonkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12323215355573702644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17770582.post-33498628925716347222013-08-12T12:17:36.371-07:002013-08-12T12:17:36.371-07:00My background is is documentary production. I wou...My background is is documentary production. I would like to create content for online higher ed programs. I see this as a natural extension of what I've been doing in my documentary work. I hope that I am correct about this! I've applied to both FSU and IU online programs. What are your thoughts on how these two programs compare?joedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04649738624047222033noreply@blogger.com