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Welcome to EDCI339 section A01! This course runs from May 15th to June 23rd. The course overview is provided below with links to the details on each module and assessment. COURSE OUTLINE DATES AGENDA ASSESSMENT May 15th – May 21st… Continue Reading →

Bryan Alexander is an educational futurist who curates conversations with educational experts, visionaries, practitioners and researchers. On May 25th, 2023, he hosted a session focused on the Open Education Resource (OER) movement with David Wiley. You will read the work… Continue Reading →

NOTE: This activity is a module 3 learning activity. AI will have a significant impact on education, assessment and the very definition of what learning is. Carleton University is hosting a guest lecture with Dr. Alec Couros focused on the… Continue Reading →

For the Speculative Futures Assignment, all students will provide feedback on the narratives submitted by their peers. We will be using a technique called “4-Hat Feedback”. This approach to feedback is based on De Bono’s concept of Six Thinking Hats…. Continue Reading →

Our Module 4 Twitter chat was a great conversation, but went by way too quickly. So for Module 5, there will be another opportunity to engage in discussion on Twitter. This time, the chat will focus on the future of… Continue Reading →

Module 5 touches upon the hopeful possibility that the future of education is participatory, democratic and collective. For this activity, we return to a tool introduced in module 2: Social Annotation. For those who chose this activity, you may recall… Continue Reading →

In Module 4, we discussed the multiple meanings and approach to open education. Part of open pedagogy is significant changes to how (and why!) students are assessed. In fact, this is also one of the biggest challenges of implementing truly… Continue Reading →

As discussed in Module 4, Openness is about more than resources and access. Open Educational Practices redefine the boundaries of the class and allows learning to surpass the limitations of traditional learning environments. In this activity, we are going to… Continue Reading →

In the Bates’ reading on “Learning theories and online learning”, the author outlines a number of Theories on Learning. Each of of these theories has implications for teaching and learning design. Consider each of the theories outlined in the article,… Continue Reading →