e-Learning

The Problem with MOPPs

May 16, 2010 Mark Smithers e-Learning, Educational Technology, Opinion, 5

Does your university have a minimum online presence policy (MOPP)? Is it successful? I have a bit of a problem with MOPPs. I don’t think they work and, in fact, I think they are counterproductive. Here are my reasons: 1. Command and control Let’s face it universities aren’t corporations and never have been despite what [...]

Edtech, elearning, lms, MOPP, policy, VLE

The Decade Ahead in Higher EdTech

January 3, 2010 Mark Smithers e-Learning, Educational Technology, Open Education, Opinion, Strategy, The Read Write Web, 1

Well it’s the end of the decade and the new one has just started. I thought that, in the name of a harmless bit of fun, I would stick my neck out and make a few predictions about where we might be going with edtech in universities over the next decade. I’ve kept it brief [...]

augmented reality, cms, elearning, ePortfolio, lms, oer, VLE

BlackBoard, Sakai and Moodle – Point/Counterpoint at Educause 2009

November 6, 2009 Mark Smithers e-Learning, Educational Technology, 1

This very interesting discussion was held recently at the Educause 2009 Conference in Denver.

black, BlackBoard, lms, Moodle, Sakai, VLE

Google Wave in a Sentence

October 19, 2009 Mark Smithers e-Learning, Educational Technology, 3

Well it’s been a week since I was kindly sent an invitation to Google Wave. I have to admit that at first I was a little underwhelmed but since then, as I have started to add contacts, I I have started to see it’s potential. Before I talk a bit about it’s positives I would [...]

asynchronous communication, Educational Technology, Google Wave, lms, synchronous communication