Archive for January, 2013



Alpine Rendezvous: Workshop overview

Published on January 30, 2013

About 116 people registered to attend the Alpine Rendezvous this year – 10 workshops, almost every country in Europe represented and several attendees from outside Europe. Report from Workshop 1: Orchestration How do teachers orchestrate events inside and outside the classroom? First model – started with a very dry mathematical model. How does the teacher […]


Catwalk technologies

Published on January 17, 2013

Notes on ‘You heard it here first’ seminar at the OU from Anne Adams. When considering research about innovation, is it catwalk or ready-to-wear? Is it ready to use off the shelf, an innovation that people can take up and use, or is it a catwalk approach, testing and showcasing what is possible without suggesting […]


OLDS MOOC Launch – liveblog notes

Published on January 7, 2013

Launch event for the Open Learning Design Studio massive open online course. Lots of people struggling to be here – the Cloudworks link is down and YouTube doesn’t seem to be broadcasting anything. Some people can pick up via Stadium – others are having less success. Lots of discussion across Google+, Twitter and Facebook. Some […]