tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25363477.post4259650196395342760..comments2023-08-16T08:20:49.857+01:00Comments on Tom Franklin - Green activist: ocTEL big questionsTomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12401954736797120470noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25363477.post-34037721682911766072013-04-14T10:12:58.500+01:002013-04-14T10:12:58.500+01:00Thanks for your comments Scott, I hope that you fi...Thanks for your comments Scott, I hope that you find this MOOC useful. Though, I don't think that there is such a think that there is such a thing as neutral instruction theory. All instruction comes with an embedded theory, whether this is explicit or implicit. On the whole I believe that the "theory neutral" really bundles up a bunch of things around the teacher as authority figure (thereby deserving of respect?) and a didactic form of learning. <br /><br />I think you might find it particularly useful to follow some of the threads around pedagogic theories (construcivism, constructionism, dialogic, didactic etc). Giving some theoretical underpinning to what you are doing might also give it greater credibility with other teachers.<br /><br />Sorry if I am "teaching grandmothers how to such eggs".Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12401954736797120470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25363477.post-6393855195506120082013-04-14T03:27:07.014+01:002013-04-14T03:27:07.014+01:00Thanks Tom,
The table you assembled looks very u...Thanks Tom, <br /><br />The table you assembled looks very useful to me as a guide for finding people with similar ideas to start conversations with (or in my case, look for someone furthest from my interests to start up a new train of thought). <br /><br />As an avid fan of MOOCs I’ve been asked by our new director of teaching to observe and report on OCTEL as a way of learning what other institutions might be up to in the use of technology. All our previous effort has gone into training in the use of gadgets or a type of neutral instruction theory that is entirely based in the f2f environment. My take on learning is it can be done anywhere under all circumstances and identifying what learning looks like under various conditions will help us pick the correct technology to deliver it. By this method we may be able to assemble a picture in our minds of what school will look like online and this is one way to present change to our talented but reluctant instructors. <br /><br />Without a picture of themselves being there and teaching in some way afforded by some tools our pragmatic instructors will remain unwilling to rethink their practice. Unfortunately, our provincial government does have a vision for education based purely on business logics that will prevail as our instructors hold back. Your table gives some hope that teachers (at least in this MOOC) are beginning to see themselves in the future as participants and not simply as attendants of the technology. <br /><br />Thanks for putting me in the unclassified category. Being too close to a clear concept at our school gets a person elected to head a committee on it.<br />Scott Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16557119002863457695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25363477.post-48862593431626040172013-04-13T09:41:30.283+01:002013-04-13T09:41:30.283+01:00Thanks Tom. Is list is excellent Thanks Tom. Is list is excellent Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06011660425324954340noreply@blogger.com