I am preparing a background article for week 5 of our Hague Technical University “Project Community” course. I realize I have not written a general piece in a long time. As prep, I’ve started by scanning older articles I’ve posted on my blog and the very old stuff in my Online Community Toolkit. Here is … Continue reading Harvesting From my Older Posts on Online Facilitation
Well, since Stephen quotes me, and I’ve fully dived into Lisa Lane’s critique (the real juice is in the comments) of the Curtis Bonk/Blackboard/Coursesite’s MOOC “Instructional Ideas and Technology Tools for Online Success , I guess I had better blog my thoughts here on my own space. 🙂 Please forgive the stream of conciousness, because if I … Continue reading Reconceptualizing facilitation and participation in a networked (MOOC) context
A friend asked me to share any tips I had after facilitating week 8 of the massively open online course (MOOC) Change11. In the interest of openness, here is a copy of my response! I clarified my hasty email a bit and added a few more things in [brackets]. At 01:44 PM 12/22/2011, you wrote: … Continue reading Tips for Facilitating a Week in Change11 MOOC
By Nancy White, last updated 5/13 Note: My last post about this topic was dated 2009. In preparing for a workshop this week, it seemed like a good time to update the resource. have any suggestions or additions? Please share them in the comments. Why use a call? The medium of voice conversations is pretty … Continue reading Telephone Conference Call Tips
This afternoon I’m spending a half hour on a Skype video conversation to share a bit of how I use social media. I figured it would be good to exercise my memory a bit and unearth some of the key stories that led me to to my social media use today, and perhaps surface some … Continue reading How I use social media