July2012 eLearningWatch

G’day
June disappeared very quickly. However, I did take some time out for a reunion in the UK and had a few days in France and Spain whilst I was in the area. Very pleasant indeed.
Now it’s back to the grindstone.
I am always interested in curriculum development and the various ways in which educators put them together.Having spent much of this year and some of last contributing to the development of competency based curricula(CBC) for a Saudi institution, I have noticed an increase in the attention being paid to the creation of CBC for degree level courses. Good move, although it does have its challenges. Read the first article in this month’s posting and draw your own conclusions.
This month’s posting includes competence based curriculum,several publications from JISC,understanding assessment, literacy training manual,vocational education and training in Denmark, Clayton Wrights conference listing,iPods,iPhones and iPads in Education, evaluating educational Apps, Conferences and the odd one out.
Enough is enough. CU in August
1. Online learning insights: A Blog about Open and Online Education
The Next Big Disruptor Competency-based Learning?
An interesting and thought provoking article and one that is worth reading.It might give you some ideas on how your next curriculum project will evolve. Explore the rest of the site for more useful stuff.

http://onlinelearninginsights.wordpress.com/2012/06/12/the-next-big-disruptor-competency-based-learning/

http://www.jisc.ac.uk/whatwedo/programmes/elearning/eportfolios/crossing.aspx

http://www.jisc.ac.uk/digilifelong

http://www.jisc.ac.uk/publications/programmerelated/2012/enhancing-practice.aspx

http://www.jisc.ac.uk/media/documents/programmes/elearning/Assessment/JISCAFBaselineReportMay2012.pdf

http://www.qaa.ac.uk/Publications/InformationAndGuidance/Documents/UnderstandingAssessment.pdf

http://www.link-competences.org/downloads/Manual%201_Competence_Based_Thinking.pdf

http://www.wus-austria.org/files/docs/competenceIII_end_kl.pdf

http://www.eurodl.org/?article=373

http://www.paklife.net/nfer_library/Manuals/APPEAL/ATLP%20-%20APPEAL%20Training%20Materials%20for%20Lit%20Personnel/ATLP_01.pdf

http://www.cedefop.europa.eu/EN/Files/4112_en.pdf

http://fm.schmoller.net/2012/05/crw-june-december-2012.html

http://ipodsiphonesineducation.wikispaces.com/iPods+in+the+Classroom

http://learninginhand.com/blog/ways-to-evaluate-educational-apps.html

http://goo.gl/N3YOC

http://goo.gl/9th8d

http://www.jisc.ac.uk/whatwedo/programmes/elearningpedagogy/elpconference12.aspx

http://www.ascilite.org.au/index.php?p=815

http://sharefest.crowdvine.com/

http://freerice.com/#/english-vocabulary/1932

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