Re: [xmca] Re: Master's program based on CHAT

[Luisa Aires <laires11@gmail.com>]

I agree, Mike: broad access and ease of use must be the goals.

Moodle is a friendly, free, open source platform and I think this LMS may be
our main medium of discussion. Other tools like blog, wiki may be used (as
secondary tools).

Tuiton: online.
Luisa Aires


2010/1/23 mike cole <lchcmike@gmail.com>

> Yes, all good questions, Emily.
>
> Set 1: technical issues. I would leave this to Luisa and others to agree
> upon. Broad access and ease of use should be the goals.
>
> Set 2: Audience. I have no local master's program. This would be a class in
> the Comm/Psych/Cog Sci department here at UCSD but I would contribute to
> general effort with a lecture or two and as one of discussants.
>
> Set 3. (Depending on audience, i guess). Content.
>
> Set 4. Temporal coordination.
>
> Note:your message did not include the many ISCAR and Helsinki folks that
> evoked this discussion. I will cc a few of them in hopes we can hear from
> them about their interest, lack thereof, ideas, etc.
> EITHER its of broad use or not worth it.
> mike
>
> On Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 9:37 AM, Duvall, Emily <emily@uidaho.edu> wrote:
>
> > Yes, I'm definitely interested.
> >
> > Right now I work in Blackboard, have worked in Angel, and use Elluminate
> > for meetings. I'm interested in ning, which would be free for people.
> > Listserves,blogs, etc not a problem, but I do feel I'm a bit limited
> > vis-à-vis mediums but that's simply a matter of experience. I have
> > resources, faculty and students, that are well versed in various distance
> > bridging approaches to collaborative work so I feel confident re having
> > support.
> >
> > Course wise - it's going to depend on the audience. Are we are looking to
> > build on what people already know, those who are already interested in
> CHAT,
> > SCT, etc, or are we looking to introduce and gather more into the fold?
> >  Certainly a combination is possible. In addition, if materials are in
> > different languages, will there be translations available for all of
> them?
> > Would postings (or however we communicate) be in English or multiple
> > languages? Will we need translators? Quite a number of logistics issues,
> but
> > I think they can be easily resolved.
> >
> > Tuition?
> >
> > ~em
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: xmca-bounces@weber.ucsd.edu [mailto:xmca-bounces@weber.ucsd.edu]
> On
> > Behalf Of mike cole
> > Sent: Saturday, January 23, 2010 9:08 AM
> > To: eXtended Mind, Culture, Activity
> > Subject: Re: [xmca] Re: Master's program based on CHAT
> >
> > Hi Luisa-
> >
> > The experience of a team of implementers would be necessary, I am pretty
> > sure. We would need to host archived lectures, discussions around them.
> We
> > have to pick the medium of discussion (list serve, blog, moodle that
> would
> > be most widely accessible). We would have to decide if this was just a
> > total
> > free for all, or whether, for example, we would have a sequence that got
> > repeated yearly, which could of course grow to be a sequence of
> sequences.
> > We would have to select texts, ideally in more than just English, where
> > possible. And of course, the theme of the first course: Maybe something
> > inclusive like "One Open Source Introduction to Socio-cultural-historical
> > approaches to human nature: Basic texts and concepts" (But maybe others
> > will
> > have better idea). And more.
> >
> >
> > So, lets figure you would be part of an organizing group because of your
> > background in DL and interest in the topic. Andy says he is willing to
> > help,
> > I think i recall a note from Emily in the affirmative, Anna Stetsenko was
> > suggested but not sure about her interest, Simon Fraser is considering
> the
> > idea. And a few others. But many are simply silent, either because they
> > (mistakenly!) think they have nothing to offer, or because, perhaps, they
> > have other projects in mind to which they are devoting their attention.
> >
> > We'll see emerges.
> > mike
> >
> > On Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 7:53 AM, Luisa Aires <laires11@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > What a wonderful idea, Mike!
> > > If you think that my experience might be helpfull, it would be a
> pleasure
> > > for me to participate.
> > >
> > > Luísa A.
> > >
> > > 2010/1/21 Duvall, Emily <emily@uidaho.edu>
> > >
> > > > That would be excellent!
> > > > ~em
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: xmca-bounces@weber.ucsd.edu [mailto:
> xmca-bounces@weber.ucsd.edu]
> > > On
> > > > Behalf Of mike cole
> > > > Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 6:17 AM
> > > > To: asannino@mappi.helsinki.fi
> > > > Cc: J.Derry@ioe.ac.uk; clot@cnam.fr; bodker@daimi.au.dk;
> > > > berthel.sutter@bth.se; gutierrez@gseis.ucla.edu;
> > > cgoodwin@humnet.ucla.edu;
> > > > saija.volmari@helsinki.fi; Roger.Saljo@ped.gu.se; lorino@essec.fr;
> > > > f.blackler@lancaster.ac.uk; natalia.gajdamaschko@gmail.com;
> > > > t.o.digernes@intermedia.uio.no; pprior@illinois.edu;
> > > > reijo.miettinen@helsinki.fi; dholland@unc.edu; mcole@weber.ucsd.edu;
> > > > sten.ludvigsen@intermedia.uio.no; gerhard@colorado.edu;
> > > > ymoro@human.tsukuba.ac.jp; cerf@inapg.inra.fr; amargolis@mail.ru;
> > > > anne.edwards@education.ox.ac.uk; falk.seeger@uni-bielefeld.de;
> > > > asa.makitalo@ped.gu.se; Ference.Marton@ped.gu.se;
> > > > annshvedovskaya@gmail.com; lektorski@ultranet.ru; elkjaer@dpu.dk;
> > > > georg.rueckriem@gmx.net; H.R.J.Daniels@bath.ac.uk;
> > > > skagawa@human.tsukuba.ac.jp; psawchuk@oise.utoronto.ca;
> > > > xmca@weber.ucsd.edu; Marilyn.Fleer@education.monash.edu.au;
> > > > jr.taylor@umontreal.ca; drrussel@iastate.edu;
> terttu.grohn@helsinki.fi
> > ;
> > > > hildenil@zedat.fu-berlin.de; padler@usc.edu
> > > > Subject: [xmca] Re: Master's program based on CHAT
> > > >
> > > > I guess my question is this:
> > > >
> > > > Why are we not, collectively, offering such a course, where each
> member
> > > of
> > > > the collective you are trying to form gives a lecture/discussion via
> > > > internet DL? Credit could be given locally, or they could all pay
> > > Helsinki
> > > > a
> > > > fee. Or whatever.
> > > >
> > > > Wouldn't that help build collaboration or is it not meaningful?
> > > > mike
> > > >
> > > > On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 10:17 PM, <asannino@mappi.helsinki.fi>
> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Dear Mike,
> > > > >
> > > > > We feel that it is beneficial to inform colleagues about this, even
> > if
> > > > they
> > > > > live far away.
> > > > >
> > > > > With kind regards,
> > > > > Annalisa
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Quoting "mike cole" <lchcmike@gmail.com>:
> > > > >
> > > > >  Well, too bad and good luck to those who have the time and money
> to
> > > come
> > > > >> to
> > > > >> Helsinki.
> > > > >>
> > > > >> Might there be a better way to proceed?
> > > > >> mike
> > > > >>
> > > > >> On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 9:42 AM, <asannino@mappi.helsinki.fi>
> > wrote:
> > > > >>
> > > > >>  Hello Mike!
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>> This is not a dl class. Sorry for not being explicit about this
> > > already
> > > > >>> in
> > > > >>> the message.
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>> With kind regards,
> > > > >>> Annalisa
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>> Quoting "mike cole" <lchcmike@gmail.com>:
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>>  Do students have to be physically present, or is this a dl
> class?
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>>> mike
> > > > >>>>
> > > > >>>> On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 2:33 AM, <asannino@mappi.helsinki.fi>
> > > wrote:
> > > > >>>>
> > > > >>>>  Dear Colleagues,
> > > > >>>>
> > > > >>>>>
> > > > >>>>> At University of Helsinki, we are running a Master's program
> (in
> > > > >>>>> English)
> > > > >>>>> in Adult Education and Developmental Work Research. This
> program
> > is
> > > > >>>>> based
> > > > >>>>> on
> > > > >>>>> cultural-historical activity theory and aimed at training
> > competent
> > > > >>>>> developers and interventionists in workplaces and other
> > > > organizations.
> > > > >>>>>  Please find below a link to a the call for applications:
> > > > >>>>>
> > > > >>>>> http://www.helsinki.fi/atmo/index.htm
> > > > >>>>>
> > > > >>>>> The deadline is the 1st of February for applicants who have
> > gained
> > > > >>>>> their
> > > > >>>>> degrees outside Nordic countries. For those with degrees from
> > > Nordic
> > > > >>>>> countries, the deadline is the 26th of February.
> > > > >>>>>
> > > > >>>>> With kind regards,
> > > > >>>>>
> > > > >>>>> Yrjö Engeström      Reijo Miettinen     Annalisa Sannino
> > Saija
> > > > >>>>> Volmari
> > > > >>>>>
> > > > >>>>>
> > > > >>>>>
> > > > >>>>>
> > > > >>>>
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>
> > > > >
> > > > >
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