Veering 180 Degrees - Design and Market Processes of elearning
For the main part, I felt I was able to relate to most ETEC courses, essentially because I could correlate my learning to my teaching practice or to my learner experience. There came a point however where I really did not feel I could relate to course content. I learned to accept that and rather focused on other aspects of educational technology.
The objective in ETEC 522 was to provide a working knowledge of the business design principles and market processes of learning technology ventures.This proved to be quite a challenge, as I outline in my self-evaluation, namely because I do not consider myself business oriented at all. However, this course taught me the impact the success of learning technology ventures could have on learning. I was also delighted to view the technology and partnership perspectives that are out there in cyberspace. I did enjoy critically evaluating ventures, and resolved that I am better at this type of venture than I am at designing principles and market processes.
Elevator Pitch
Venture Pitch
I soon found out I needed to veer 180 degrees, and head down another tributary. Fortunately, ETEC 522 also introduced me to OpenCourseWare as a social enterprise that can have a global reach. Personally, I would be willing to invest time in this type of venture. This idea grew when I participated in the India-Canada conference, and I understood how these types of courses can reach a whole new public and bring education to marginalized sections of society. My paper: Venture Analysis: Royal Roads University (RRU) OpenCourseWare, helped me determine that to share knowledge and encourage learning for learning sake is commendable. This analysis also made me aware that many such courses are marketing tools, and that if I am interested in getting involved in OpenCourseWare I will need to carefully evaluate each one to make sure the course is being used as a social learning venture.
Here is a video where I reflect on RRU's venture pitch:
Here is a video where I reflect on RRU's venture pitch: