MOOCs are offering a new outlook on education. They've changed several traditional parameters: small has become Massive, closed has become Open, and offline has become Online. But the final …
The art of engagement design (previously known as gamification)
What's the difference between a boring tool or game, and an engaging one? For something to be engaging, it needs to be easily understandable, and appealing; it needs to provide various different …
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WordPress plugin: Pages are Posts
This is a small plugin for Wordpress that makes pages behave more like posts. It's a quick and simple solution for anyone who uses Wordpress like a CMS, with mainly a hierarchy of pages. Normally …
The transforming face of education
Why do we have formal, organised education? One reason is to expose the next generation to the culture, values and practices of society so that they become contributing members of society. …
The demented future
I wake up. I don't know where I am. This has happened every day for a very long time. But I don't remember. Until I look at my phone. It says: "Tarmo, you have no short-term memory." Welcome to the …
Open Badges, current state of development
I've mentioned Open Badges earlier this year. It's an open standard proposal by the Mozilla Foundation that attempts to create a web-based way for anyone (or any institution) to give accreditation to …
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