When the MOOC became a GROOC, we all became change-makers
Do you remember the first time you heard about a 'MOOC'? Maybe it was through a sponsored ad on Linkedin. Or a friend's Facebook post urging you to enrol - along with her and 160 000 other participants...
View ArticleHenry Mintzberg and “On the Earth, for the Earth”
Hundreds of 2016 World Social Forum participants will meet to brainstorm new solutions to climate change on August 10 at Percival Molson Stadium.This is the wild idea of Henry Mintzberg,...
View ArticleEnter the GROOC: Better Than a MOOC?
Now we can call a MOOC for what it is: Missed Opportunity for Online Collaboration. Otherwise known as the Massive Online Open Course, the MOOC possesses a major downside – students get flexibility and...
View ArticleA different kind of MOOC
The Desautels Faculty of Management launched a world’s first on September 16, coining a new word in the process. According to the people who put the course together, “Social Learning for Social Impact”...
View ArticleOn the Earth, for the Earth: Acting together for a cool planet
Hundreds of 2016 World Social Forum participants will meet to brainstorm new solutions to climate change. This is the wild idea of Henry Mintzberg, internationally renowned management academic.Tags:...
View ArticleMcGill lance un premier «GROOC» sur l’entrepreneuriat social
Le 16 septembre prochain, le début des cours se fera en ligne pour les élèves inscrits au premier « GROOC » (pour Group MOOC) de la faculté de gestion Desautels de McGill. À travers un MOOC (massive...
View ArticleOnline Course Inspires Students to Create the First School in an Iraqi...
Four students have set up a school in a refugee camp near the Iraqi city of Dohuk, the first of its kind within this camp. Having met through an online course run by the Desautels Faculty of Management...
View ArticleHenry Mintzberg veut changer le monde
Le professeur et trois de ses collègues de la Faculté de gestion Desautels ont créé le premier MOOC au monde destiné aux groupes.Published: 17Sep2015
View ArticleStudents fund first school for Syrian children in refugee camp
Four students have set up the first school in an Iraqi refugee camp after meeting on the online course‘Social Learning for Social Impact’ at theDesautels Faculty of Management at McGill University in...
View ArticleWhy this GROOC will help you change the world
This is Karl Moore of the Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University, Talking Management for The Globe and Mail. Today I am delighted to sit down with my McGill colleague Henry Mintzberg to...
View ArticleGROOC: Reflections
I had always been slightly skeptical about online jobs but I’ve never been so sure about the influence of the Internet until now. This course has made it possible for thousands of people from around...
View ArticleHenry Mintzberg: Social learning for social impact
Global’s Elysia Bryan-Baynes speaks to Professor Henry Mintzberg on his new “Social Learning for Social Impact” course at McGill University, which aims to inspire social change to create a positive and...
View ArticleTrois programmes dans l'air du temps
Des milliers d'étudiants de partout dans le monde suivent gratuitement le cours en ligne Social Learning for Social Impact, travaillent en équipe et apprennent à réaliser des initiatives sociales qui...
View ArticleWorld’s first Group MOOC set to ignite global social change
For Immediate Release World’s first Group MOOC set to ignite global social change Published: 26Aug2015
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