Goodbye Finland……Hello France
After 11 weeks in Finland (well in and out...but mostly in!) I am now in Nice, France for International Digital Week, at the Universite Cote D'Azur. This is a European-based event including...
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Learning with AI – Augmenting collaboration
Today I presented this short collection of thoughts at an online conference. I consider myself a 'veteran' in the online and in-person presentation challenge, well I have been doing it a long...
Workshop in Norway: Embracing the Human-AI-World
As part of my trip to Oslo, Norway I was invited by the International Council for Online and Distance Education in collaboration with Fleksibel utdanning Norge to join a panel session of thought...
CCE, OGCL, Lahti and all that Jazz!
On May 8-9 I attended a small but robust conference in another town in Finland called Lahti. I was surprised to find out that Lahti has a lower population, at about 120,000, compared to...
The Reggio Emilia Approach: Core Principles and Organization
Despite colleagues sharing some confusion with me as to why a higher education academic (now) would go to Reggio Emilia (RE) to learn about their approach to learning, off I went. Not only was...
From Pedagogy to Cosmogogy – HIEST Presentation, JYU Finland
This is my second week in Finland, based at the Finnish Institute for Education Research, University of Jyväskylä. I was invited to present my research at the April meeting of the Higher...
Online Global Collaborative Learning – Exploring the Silver Lining
I recently had the great pleasure of appearing on the #SilverLiningForLearning Podcast, hosted by Chris Dede, Curtis Bonk and Lydia Cao. The focus of the discussion was how to prepare educators...
Footsteps on the sands of AI for higher education: Moving beyond adhoc
In June 2024 I attended the International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE) Leadership Summit, hosted by Globethics at the Campus Biotech in Geneva, Switzerland. Lisa Jacka and I...
International collaboration for the future of inclusive education
Introducing the ICDE Technology and Innovation Network I had the pleasure of introducting the ICDE Technology and Innovation Network at the Open Education Global Conference 2024 (OEGlobal24)....
Online global collaborative learning: Open mind, open practice
OEGlobal Conference, Brisbane November 2024 This event was an opportunity for me to further extend understanding and purpose behind the Global Collaborator Mindset, with a focus on the attribute...