About Author: Benjamin Stewart

Website: http://benjaminstewart.info
Description: Benjamin Stewart holds a master’s degree in education, curriculum and instruction: technology and is pursuing a doctoral degree in educational leadership. He is an EFL teacher educator and researcher and is interested in how PLNs impact teaching practices and belief systems. Benjamin is founder of EduQuiki where he contributes to open educational resources, open courseware, and open research. His work in Edukwest is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.

Posts by Benjamin Stewart

Educators as Discerning and Creative Consumers of Content

Posted on June 19, 2012
Based on a recent interview with EDUKWEST's Kirsten Winkler, Benjamin Stewart unpacks the distinction between curation and aggregation.
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What’s the Problem with TED Ed not being an Epic?

Posted on April 28, 2012
OERs and tools are not epics, but rather potentialities for future educational experiences.
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What Makes for a Valuable Blended Learning Course?

Posted on March 31, 2012
Based on your experience and within your own context, what type of blended learning course has or would work?
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Facebook is Dead!

Posted on July 28, 2011
FB creates a space for us to be a friend, family member, professor, etc., but what FB does not do well is to provide a space for our entire self.
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#Edumooc 2011 and Blended Learning

Posted on July 7, 2011
The Center for Online Learning, Research, and Service at the University of Illinois, Springfield is offering a MOOC for anyone interested in teaching and learning in open spaces.
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Teachers matter!

Posted on June 28, 2011
A research by the EWA on teacher effectiveness asks: Are teachers the most important factor affecting student achievement?
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