Peter Gammell

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DM@gervaisgoodman Good. Busy. You? How's Janice doing?

DM@gervaisgoodman thanks. I'll be sure to bring in the honey pot at night.

MOCs have a permanent place, but they may not be a real disruptive innovation. blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013…

"I don’t see badges replacing degrees...tomorrow. But I see it as more incremental." buff.ly/YDbS81

"...[do] games...enhance...learning. Or are they just flashy, colorful ways of dishing out more of the same?" bit.ly/15Ax7KT

"“My aspiration isn't to reach the 1% of the world that is self-motivating,” says Thrun, “it's to reach the 99%.” " buff.ly/13WlYaX

"...understanding puts creativity into two categories — legendary status...and everyday creativity...but..." buff.ly/14bmHAy

"numerous sites...are giving users with prior learning experience...a chance to present their skills..." buff.ly/WeWjlV

"One doesn’t discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time" Andre Gide

"Failure, like rejection, is the practice field for accomplishing mastery." buff.ly/WRi3Yk

Men in general judge more from appearances than from reality. All men have eyes, but few have the gift of penetration. Machiavelli

"students...online performed better...than those taking the same course through traditional...instruction." tcrn.ch/X2dOG7

"...eliminate lectures as a method of instruction. Universities must shift their model from a centuries-old notion" buff.ly/WRi3Yk

Open APIs allow app development and distribution to the ed market. The iTunes of education? It's a revolution. buff.ly/14CvCx9

Marshal McLuhan's meaning of "the medium is the message". I've been using this quote for years...incorrectly! buff.ly/WMuBAa

"...MOOCs [are] the future of higher education...[but they] can't support students who are not self-motivated" buff.ly/14BZIAI

"Coursera has a 10% completion rate...and next to no revenues despite attracting 70,000...a week." buff.ly/XaMWEW