Monthly Archives: September 2008

Tweets for 2008-09-09

Posted on September 9, 2008 by Barbara Dieu

unforgettable “metropolitan madness…musical kaleidoscope of America” ♫ http://blip.fm/~4tni # Y-a-t-il encore ” dans ce vaste supermarché qu’est devenue la planète, une place pour les cœurs purs”? Not… ♫ http://blip.fm/~4ylv # Et Brassens pour compléter! ♫ http://blip.fm/~4yma # Powered by Twitter … Continue reading →

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On learning and instructional design

Posted on September 9, 2008 by Barbara Dieu

On the Online Toys and Tools discussion forum,  Sirin Soyoz from Istambul states As far as I experience, it is instructional design that facilitates learning and learners must take on new roles in the learning process. This is very much … Continue reading →

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Wordle on Beespace

Posted on September 9, 2008 by Barbara Dieu

I foolishly assumed that by giving Wordle the feed to my blog, it would automatically scan ALL the posts for word frequency and I would be able to visualize the most common semantic fields covered. Not yet there but  Jonathan … Continue reading →

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Twitter Updates for 2008-09-08

Posted on September 8, 2008 by Barbara Dieu

One of my very favourites…Keith Jarret’s concert in Koln. ♫ http://blip.fm/~4psx # into this world we’re thrown…like a dog without a bone…riders on the storm ♫ http://blip.fm/~4q5c # Duas feras cantando juntas só pode ser Doce Morrer no Mar…. ♫ … Continue reading →

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On community, facilitating, moderating and teaching

Posted on September 7, 2008 by Barbara Dieu

I will try to bundle two weeks of questions, readings and reflections on what I have observed until now. What is an online community? This is the first question in the FOC08 course and Leigh introduces the topic with a warning and … Continue reading →

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Here comes everybody

Posted on September 4, 2008 by Barbara Dieu

The Power of Organizing without Organizations I have just posted my introduction to the Moodle Connectivism and Connective Knowledge Course which is about to start. The course, which has already been nicknamed MOOC (Massively Open Online Course) because of the … Continue reading →

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Observing and noting down

Posted on September 2, 2008 by Barbara Dieu

When observing and reacting, I relate first and foremost to human beings. I do not believe this springs from my need of belonging, building a role or forming a community. What I have observed: Some people trying to understand how … Continue reading →

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Decision to participate

Posted on September 2, 2008 by Barbara Dieu

Fortunately, I do have some of the technical skills the course requires and know how to find my way in a distributed environment. However, as I mentioned before, I was consuming, commenting and contributing to f2f  encounters and trying to … Continue reading →

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First steps

Posted on September 2, 2008 by Barbara Dieu

Socializing and Connecting As I joined late, I had a certain difficulty in finding who the other people from the course were for there was  little interaction with them in the first phase. There is an introduction thread in the … Continue reading →

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Facilitating Online Communities – motivation

Posted on September 1, 2008 by Barbara Dieu

I had seen the FOC08 course on Wikieducator but did not realize it was happeningt until Alex nudged me. The opportunity for conversation that drew me in –  educators I know f2f , others with whom I have collaborated online, … Continue reading →

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