Diane Brewster Follow

Open University

I'm currently a Staff Tutor, in the Communications and System department, MCT Faculty at the OU. I work in Region 13 and am based in East Grinstead with responsibilites for Technology and Computing undergraduate modules in the region.

I have a long standing interest in online learning - and in the issue of failure in Technology Enhanced Learning.

Institution: Open University

Department: Staff Tutor MCT

Twitter: dianebrewster

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"Hi Helen I would like to use this team to orientate myself within the MOOC and re-engage. I'm...
new comment on the cloud Team Lost Overview - OLDSMOOC Week 1 (and 2!) by Diane Brewster on 18 January 2013
Diane's OLDS MOOC Learning Journal
new cloud created by Diane Brewster on 10 January 2013
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new cloudscape created by Diane Brewster on 10 January 2013
"I think this is an interesting area where our backgrounds and what we bring to the TEL field are...
new comment on the cloud What is the relationship between pedagogical models and frameworks? by Diane Brewster on 4 March 2010
" I think the key issue is that of 'structure' - a framework is a structural...
new comment on the cloud What is the relationship between pedagogical models and frameworks? by Diane Brewster on 4 March 2010
"I think you're right Frances, Laurillard's CF is a model of how learning can happen between people...
new comment on the cloud Pedagogical models by Diane Brewster on 1 March 2010
"yes, because what I am suggesting is simply a taxonomy of terms, Model is a very generic term -...
new comment on the cloud What is the relationship between pedagogical models and frameworks? by Diane Brewster on 28 February 2010
"I would argue the need to preserve the notion of "Model" as a top level description of some attempt...
new comment on the cloud What is the relationship between pedagogical models and frameworks? by Diane Brewster on 28 February 2010
"Grainne, I think the work you did around "mediating artefacts" (from Activity theory) was...
new comment on the cloud Pedagogical models by Diane Brewster on 28 February 2010
"my original academic discipiine was Theology, where I specialised in Feminist theology and Jewish /...
new comment on the cloud What disciplines contribute to Technology-Enhanced Learning? by Diane Brewster on 8 January 2010