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January 15, 2014January 15, 2014| 2 Comments| Jon BeckerJon Becker| 9:58 am

(Online) learning in/at the margins(Online) learning in/at the margins

By now, our intentions of venturing into the MOOC space this summer are quite public. Privately, I have had the ...

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January 10, 2014January 10, 2014| 4 Comments| Jon BeckerJon Becker| 9:49 pm

Shiny, happy TwitterShiny, happy Twitter

In stark contrast to my post about the “less than stellar” aspects of social media, I thought I’d share what ...

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January 3, 2014January 3, 2014| 4 Comments| Jon BeckerJon Becker| 3:59 pm

“There’s also that whole online learning thing.”“There’s also that whole online learning thing.”

A month ago, I read with great interest Bryan Alexander’s post about colleges preparing to sacrifice the queen. In that ...

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December 20, 2013December 20, 2013| 0 Comments| Jon BeckerJon Becker| 2:17 pm

Our “Why”Our “Why”

I have an incredible opportunity to work with some great people to build a great organization. I am the interim ...

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November 30, 2013November 30, 2013| 10 Comments| Jon BeckerJon Becker| 9:15 am

When Twitter “Jumped The Snark” For MeWhen Twitter “Jumped The Snark” For Me

[NOTE: For the “jump the snark” language, I owe credit to Gardner Campbell.] It was a lovely Thanksgiving morning and ...

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November 15, 2013November 15, 2013| 0 Comments| Jon BeckerJon Becker| 12:45 pm

Learning, Analytics, Assessment, Big Data, etc.Learning, Analytics, Assessment, Big Data, etc.

I finally watched Moneyball last night. I read the Michael Lewis book pretty much the day it hit the stores, ...

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October 9, 2013October 9, 2013| 0 Comments| Jon BeckerJon Becker| 11:35 am

Augmentation, Technology and LearningAugmentation, Technology and Learning

Douglas Engelbart begins the Introduction to Augmenting Human Intellect: A Conceptual Framework by offering some definitions. He writes: By “augmenting ...

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September 9, 2013September 9, 2013| 0 Comment| Jon BeckerJon Becker| 12:02 pm

“…my online professor…”“…my online professor…”

One of the more interesting developments at the intersection of higher education and social media surfaced last week when Matt ...

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August 26, 2013August 26, 2013| 0 Comments| Jon BeckerJon Becker| 12:50 pm

OUR quest for distinctionOUR quest for distinction

Everything we do here at Virginia Commonwealth University is expected to be aligned with our strategic plan, entitled Quest for ...

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August 20, 2013August 20, 2013| 0 Comment| Jon BeckerJon Becker| 12:54 pm

A SAGE approach to online learningA SAGE approach to online learning

After a wonderful yet quiet summer on campus, the heightened energy on campus this week is palpable.  The VCU students ...

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