Becoming an active, critical reader…
Back in September, Jim Groom shared his thoughts on the importance of reading for context. An approach to reading that for me is about becoming a more active, critical reader. As I read his post, I found myself nodding along, each…
MOOC MOOC – Day Two
Day 2 of MOOC MOOC was very enjoyable. We were given our first formal activity, which involved creating a 1000 word collaborative essay, addressing the following questions: What is a MOOC? What does it do, and what does it not…
MOOC MOOC – Day One
Yesterday I enrolled and began participating in MOOC MOOC a week long, Massive Open Online Course about Massive Open Online Courses. This is the first MOOC that I have participated in although I have been following the development and growth…
21st Century Literacy: Two Words
There are no films, TV programmes, advertisements, books, paintings or radio shows. Nor do we watch, observe, gaze, inspect, listen or study. There are only ‘texts’ which we ‘read’. Sometimes the language we use in the classroom is peripheral, complicating…