This site is an online representation of my journey completing the masters Degree in Distance Education and eLearning (MDE) through the University of Maryland, University College.
Why "Beyond Lectures"? To be honest when I started the course I was on an overseas assignment and not allowed to publish under my own name online without authorization so I chose this alias to reflect the emerging and apparent challenge to higher education. The move away from providing information to students to assisting them to access and use information. moving beyond the lecture as the cornerstone of higher education is a big part of that challenge. Where does education fit when George Siemens states "the pipe is more important that the information in the pipe". Are we teaching the information or how to use and access the information. Feel free to contact me using the form to the right. James Please note - I actually enjoy well done lectures - I'm just not convinced they are the best option in every face-to-face course, which does seem to be the default option.
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Acknowledgments - image attribution and a bit about the site