Thinking in the Open

Last week, when I wrote Thinking about Open, I was reeling from a number of discussion with colleagues where I felt like I was constantly bumping and nudging people while meeting them where they were. This was not a moment of epiphany, rather the tension around open vs.free, materials vs. strategies is one that has …

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Predictive Analytics And Stereotype Threat

Matt Reed (aka @deandad)'s article Predictions, Probabilities, and Placebos and an ensuing twitter discussion raised some important questions about potential dangers of predictive analytics. Specifically, he links Claude Steele's stereotype threat to predictive analytics.  An ensuing twitter discussion explored the conflicting issues around using predictive analytics.  Is there a danger of predictive analytics being used in unintentionally harmful …

Teaching in A Digital Age: A conversation of sorts

On Wed of this week, I am running the first of my three series workshop designed to introduced colleagues to the idea of teaching in a digital age.  I am looking to make this a co-constructed experience (although, I have a back-up plan in reserve.)  I have about 10 people signed up-- this is part of …

Letting Go #Unfinished

Last week, I submitted the newest draft of the executive overview for my dissertation. I cannot move forward without getting approval on this document- especially since I no longer have any idea if I am even close to having an acceptable focus. The document is two pages that  are suppoed to lay out the problem, the …

Thinking About Open

Note: This is an off topic #openlearning17 post. This week I have found myself immersed in conversations about #OER, and the question of open vs. free keeps raising its head. As my colleagues work on their projects, they are getting swamped with trying to find the right content, and the temptation to go to free …

Connections and Associations

Years ago, in the early 2000's, my mother and I were talking about ideas for teaching and for a project we were interested in.  She had gone back to school in the early 90's to work on a 2nd master's degree in an interdisciplinary publications design program, and at the point of this conversation, we …