Presentation given at the Innovative Learning Environments 2015 Annual Conference.
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MOOCS – Call for Papers for EMI Special Issue
What is it Like to Learn and Participate in MOOCs?
Special Issue – Call for papers
Educational Media International – Scholarly Peer-Reviewed Journal
published by Taylor & Francis – http://tinyurl.com/k24mr3c
Overview
While during 2011-2012 the mass media were largely exuberant about MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses), claiming that these courses will revolutionize and democratize access to education, in 2013-2014 anti-MOOC sentiment rose amidst concerns pertaining to completion rates, sustainable business models, and pedagogical effectiveness. Heated debates on the status quo and future of higher education have ensued since then. The aim of the special issue is to add to our understanding of learner experiences in MOOCs by providing answers the question: What is it like to learn and participate in MOOCs?
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Gamification Unplugged: Lessons for Learning Design
Very excited and honored to be a keynote speaker at the VocTel (http://voctelconference.eu/) conference in Athens June 17-18, 2015. Below are the slides of my talk.
http://www.slideshare.net/pambos/gamification-unplugged-lessons-for-learning-design
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CARDET participates in ICTVC 2013 conference
The 5th International Conference on Typography and Visual Communication (ICTVC) is organised by the Institute for the Study of Typography & Visual Communication, in collaboration with the Department of Design & Multimedia and IMME. The event took place from 6 to 8 June 2013 in Nicosia, Cyprus, on the campus of the University of Nicosia.
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