Massively Open Online Courses (MOOCs) as Components of Rich Landscapes of Learning

Speaker
Gerhard Fischer
Adjunct Professor and Professor Emeritus, Computer Science, University of Colorado at Boulder

When
February 18, 2015 4:00pm - February 18, 2015 5:00pm

Where
NSH 1305

Video
Video link

Description

Speaker's Bio

Gerhard Fischer is a Professor Adjunct and Professor Emeritus of Computer Science, a Fellow of the Institute of Cognitive Science, and the Director of the Center for Lifelong Learning and Design (L3D) at the University of Colorado at Boulder. He is a member of the Computer Human Interaction Academy (CHI), a Fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), and a recipient of the RIGO Award of ACM-SIGDOC. His research has focused on new conceptual frameworks and new media for learning, working, and collaborating, human-centered computing, and design. His recent work is centered on social creativity, meta-design, cultures of participation, and rich landscapes for learning (including MOOCs).

Speaker's Website
http://l3d.cs.colorado.edu/~gerhard/

Host
Jaime Carbonell