I returned from #et4online last week with a happy heart and a whirligig brain. I learned a lot, and…
![Mess & not-yetness at #et4online](https://redpincushion.us/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/IMG_2700-150x150.jpg)
![Unbundling: Resources from my trip to Edinburgh (and other places!)](https://redpincushion.us/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/gopr0277-150x150.jpg)
Unbundling: Resources from my trip to Edinburgh (and other places!)
After 10 days in Europe (London, Paris, Edinburgh), we are preparing to head home tomorrow. My mind swirls with…
![Theory As Liberatory Practice (hooks informs the discussion)](https://redpincushion.us/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/3551548997_fe2d47f399-150x150.jpg)
Theory As Liberatory Practice (hooks informs the discussion)
A lot of people are talking about the absence of theory in MOOCs and MOOC research. Here are…
![A tale of two TEDs](https://redpincushion.us/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/amyatted4-150x150.png)
A tale of two TEDs
I will start with a disclaimer: I fully realize how lucky I am to have had the opportunity…
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What happens in distributed flips? Investigating students’ interactions with MOOC videos and forums (re-post from VPOL blog)
This article was originally written for and posted on the Stanford Online Signal blog Last month, Mike Caulfield…
![Alternately titled: “Online learning has been around since before you were born”](https://redpincushion.us/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/3019436_f1f1324e08_o-150x150.jpg)
Alternately titled: “Online learning has been around since before you were born”
Last night, our EDUC 338x class did a deeper dive into the history of online learning leading up…
![The (online) teacher’s body](https://redpincushion.us/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/361668824_ff185d05c3-150x150.jpg)
The (online) teacher’s body
At #ET4Online in July, I met a kindred spirit named Jen Ross, lecturer and academic program director for the…
![“Learn this” and “Pin This”: The Pinterest Model for a Connected Learning Platform](https://redpincushion.us/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/pinterest-150x150.jpg)
“Learn this” and “Pin This”: The Pinterest Model for a Connected Learning Platform
On the train, returning from the DML 2012 conference in San Francisco, I am sorting through the interactions…
![Teaching an online course? 5 things to do at the start of the semester [from the archives]](https://redpincushion.us/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/1155759290_5e184a3060-150x150.jpg)
Teaching an online course? 5 things to do at the start of the semester [from the archives]
This blog post was originally published August 22, 2011. I had intended to make another Made from Scratch…