LINK Research Lab is excited to be rolling out multiple MOOCs this October. In our constant mission to understand what it means to be human in a digital age, we are excited to release MOOCs that address various parts of this question. Our first course, Introduction to Open Education, aims to promote awareness of open…
We have posted a link to the recording of David Wiley’s talk on Open Educational Resources on the LINK website at: https://mattcrosslin.com/archives/linklab/e…/guest-speakers/dr-david-wiley/. If you couldn’t join us, check it out! Also, if you have missed a previous LINK Lab event, we have recorded many of them and they are available at https://mattcrosslin.com/archives/linklab/events/previous/ or https://mattcrosslin.com/archives/linklab/events/videos/
The LINK Research Lab and UTA Libraries are excited to co-sponsor a presentation by David Wiley titled “Unlocking the Classroom: Maximizing the Potential of Open Educational Resources.” The event will be held in the UTA Central Library 6th Floor Parlor and reservations are encouraged due to limited space. David Wiley is a pioneer and prominent…
Dr. Geoff Woolcott, LINK’s current visiting scholar, is excited to host an informal presentation on Connectivity and Systems Approaches to Educational Research on Wednesday, February 1, 2016, at noon in the LINK Research Lab. Dr. Woolcott is an Associate Professor of Mathematics and Science Education in the School of Education at Southern Cross University, Australia.…
Last Wednesday, scholars filled LINK with some of the latest technology in virtual reality during the latest Virtual Reality Users Group meeting. Hosted by Matt Crosslin, Learning Innovation Coordinator for the LINK Lab, faculty and researchers at the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) have been exploring virtual or augmented reality and had the opportunity to actually see…
Dr. Rory McGreal, UNESCO/Commonwealth of Learning Chairholder in Open Educational Resources and professor in the Centre for Distance Education at Athabasca University, will give a talk on Tuesday, December 20, 2016, at 12:00 p.m. in the LINK Research Lab. Dr. McGreal is also the director of the Technology Enhanced Knowledge Research Institute (TEKRI), co-Editor of…
[caption id="attachment_1805" align="aligncenter" width="529"] Learning With MOOCs III conference at Huntsman Hall at the University of Pa. in Philadelphia Thursday, October 6, 2016. (©2016 Mark Stehle Photography)[/caption] LINK invaded Philadelphia on October 6-7 for the third annual Learning with MOOCs Conference (LWMOOCs). Sponsored by the Online Learning Initiative at the University of Pennsylvania, LWMOOCS gathered some of the leading…
The aWEAR’16 conference is less than 50 days away! aWEAR Wearable Technologies, Knowledge Development, and Learning Conference is the first international wearables in learning and education conference. It will be held at Stanford University on November 14-15, 2016 and provide researchers and attendees with an overview of how wearable tools are being developed, deployed, and…
Today marks the beginning of the fall semester and the academic year here at UT Arlington. Here in the LINK lab we’ve been plotting and planning some great events for the fall. We hope you will join us in growing knowledge connections across networked spaces here on campus or wherever you are located! Happy Fall,…
LINK Lab is crackling with activity this fall semester! […]