Podcasts about connectivism

Explore how leaders can balance the benefits of technology integration with a human-centered approach. We discussed; - Strategies for ensuring that new digital tools and systems enhance, rather than diminish, employee experience and engagement. - The definition of personhood in the workplace. In this Episode: Dr. Emi Barresi, Tom Bradshaw, Ken Durbin, Nic Krueger, Lee Crowson Alexander Abney-King, LindaAnn Rogers   Visit us https://www.seboc.com/ Follow us on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/sebocLI Join an open-mic event: https://www.seboc.com/events   References: Corbett, F., & Spinello, E. (2020). Connectivism and leadership: harnessing a learning theory for the digital age to redefine leadership in the twenty-first century. Heliyon, 6(1), e03250–e03250. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e03250   Cortellazzo, L., Bruni, E., & Zampieri, R. (2019). The role of leadership in a digitalized world: A review. Frontiers in Psychology, 10, 1938–1938. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01938   Gomoll, A., Hmelo-Silver, C. E., Šabanović, S., & Francisco, M. (2016). Dragons, ladybugs, and softballs: Girls' stem engagement with human-centered robotics. Journal of Science Education and Technology, 25(6), 899–915. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10956-016-9647-z   Flathmann, C., Schelble, B. G., Rosopa, P. J., McNeese, N. J., Mallick, R., & Madathil, K. C. (2023). Examining the impact of varying levels of AI teammate influence on human-AI teams. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 177, 103061-. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhcs.2023.103061   Guillen, I., & Montalvo, F. (2021). Human-centered modeling applications in intelligent manufacturing systems. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, 65(1), 838–842. https://doi.org/10.1177/1071181321651292   Malik, A. (2022). Strategic human resource management and employment relations : an international perspective (Second edition). Springer.   Pfannstiel, M. A. (2023). Human-Centered Service Design for Healthcare Transformation : Development, Innovation, Change (1st ed. 2023.). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-20168-4   Shneiderman, B. (2020). Bridging the gap between ethics and practice: guidelines for reliable, safe, and trustworthy human-centered ai systems. ACM Transactions on Interactive Intelligent Systems, 10(4), 1–31. https://doi.org/10.1145/3419764   Wymer, J. A., Weberg, D. R., Stucky, C. H., & Allbaugh, N. N. (2023). Human-centered design: principles for successful leadership across health care teams and technology. Nurse Leader, 21(1), 93–98. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mnl.2022.11.004  

Join us on ESL Talk as we welcome Henry Ribeiro, an experienced online English teacher, trainer, and mentor with nearly a decade of expertise in the field. Henry will share his insights on effective teaching strategies tailored to diverse learners and delve into the Connectivist theory's application in ESL/EFL. Discover how networked learning environments can enhance language acquisition and get a sneak peek into his upcoming book on innovative practices for online English teachers. Don't miss this inspiring discussion, don't forget to subscribe for more enriching discussions, and make sure to visit our website esltalk.ca for more!

Dans cet épisode, nous vous proposons, comme d'habitude, trois chroniques pédagogiques qui vont mettre votre sens critique en exergue :Lio réveille la nostalgie qui est en vous (ou pas) avec une plongée dans l'histoire des MOOC, explorant comment ces colosses de l'apprentissage en ligne ont façonné nos parcours éducatifs. Mais sont-ils vraiment morts ?Ensuite, Jérôme scrute les baromètres des tendances learning, décortiquant les données qui façonnent l'avenir de la formation et de l'apprentissage. Comment interpréter ces données ? Sont-elles vraiment pertinentes ?Enfin, une chronique l'importance (et l'absence?) d'une signature pédagogique unique. Nicolas se pose la question de l'utilité pour toute organisation d'avoir sa propre identité pédagogique pour cadrer et harmoniser les pratiques de ses formateurs·rices.Ces chroniques représentent le plat principal de l'épisode. Et en guise d'entrée et de dessert, fidèles à nos habitudes, on vous propose nos actualités et nos recommandations.À table et bon appétit !Nous avons évoquéL'outil AI de création musicale Suno.L'article-enquête du journal Le Monde : “Environ la moitié des jeunes exercent un métier sans lien avec leur formation”.L'outil Sora (OpenAI) de création vidéo sur base de texte.Nos recommandationsLionel : L'outil superlist de gestion de listes et tâches Superlist.Jérôme : Une vidéo de Scilabus qui analyse l'intérêt de l'écriture inclusiveNicolas : L'ouvrage “Apprendre à distance : Mythes et réalités” d'Eric Sanchez et Elsa PaukovicsRéférences citées et/ou utilisées pour la chronique de LionelYouth suicide rates rose 62% from 2007 to 2021: ‘People feel hopeless,' one recent grad says, 05/12/2023Origins of the Modern MOOC (xMOOC), Class Andrew Ng and Jennifer WidomCapturing the Hype: Year of the MOOC Timeline Explained, class central, Dhawal Shah, 04/02/2020Stephen Downes, Connectivism and Connective Knowledge - Essays on meaning and learning networks, 2012Papadakis, S. (2023). “MOOCs 2012-2022: An overview”, in Advances in Mobile Learning Educational Research, 3(1), 682-693. https://doi.org/10.25082/AMLER.2023.01.017How the Pioneers of the MOOC Got It Wrong, Robert Ubell, 16/01/2017Le blog la Révolution Mooc, de Matthieu Cisel, premier doctorant français sur les MOOCLe carnet de recherche MoocThingsThe “Depressing” And “Disheartening” News About MOOCs, Derek Newton, 21/06/2020Références citées et/ou utilisées pour la chronique de JérômeLe baromètre 2024 des chiffres-clés du digital learning par l'ISTFLes baromètres de la formation professionnele de Lefebvre-DallozLe baromètre L&D Global Sentiment Survey de Donald TaylorRéférences citées et/ou utilisées pour la chronique de NicolasL'ouvrage De l'idéel au vécu : le dispositif confronté à ses pratiques de Brigitte AlberoL'ouvrage de Paquelin, D. (2009). L'appropriation des dispositifs numériques de formation. Du prescrit aux usages. Paris L'Harmattan.L'expérience d'apprentissage chez CeforaLa signature pédagogique de l'organisme de formation CegosL'enregistrement complet de l'entretien avec Jonathan Pottiez

In this insightful episode, we meet English educator Saba Mogharebi (saba.mogharebi@smu.ca) to delve into the dynamic concepts of "Connectivism" and "Communities of Practice" and explore their profound impact on the world of teaching and learning. Join us as we uncover how these modern educational paradigms are reshaping the way we connect, collaborate, and cultivate knowledge in the digital age.Resources mentioned:Bates, T. (2019). Teaching in a digital age: guidelines for designing and learning (Second edition.). Tony Bates Associates Ltd. https://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/teachinginadigitalagev2/Wegner, E. (1998). Communities of practice: learning meaning and identity. Cambridge University Press.Wegner, E., McDermott, R. A. (Richard A)., & Snyder, W. (2002). Cultivating communities of practice: a guide to managing knowledge. Harvard Business School Press. As always be sure to connect with us on Instagram (instagram.com/esltalkpodcast). You can also send your English teaching questions to esltalkpodcast@gmail.com. New Episodes are released each Wednesday. So be sure to join us each week as we continue our English teaching journey!Access over 600+ ESL lessons through our partner esl-curriculum.com/esl-talk/.To apply to be a guest, please visit our website esl-talk.com.Thanks as always for listening and don't forget to subscribe for new episodes each Wednesday! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  We've only seen the tip of the iceberg with AI. While it may be new to us, it has been around for a long time and is only becoming more and more revolutionary.    How has AI evolved, and where exactly is it headed? What does this mean for businesses? How much more value can we extract from it if we understand how to use it correctly?    In this episode, expert in Instructional Design for Online Learning and Virtual Learning and Development Dr Timothy Stafford joins us to discuss ChatGPT and AI and how it can change the way we do business. You'll also learn; Prompt engineering/training ChatGPT and citations The funnel effect with ChatGPT The limitations of ChatGPT and AI Are we completely reliant on technology and AI? Can AI cause us to lose our creativity?   Guest Bio   Dr. Tim Stafford is the Director of Online and Graduate Academic Affairs, Program Director for the MS in Instructional Design and Technology Program, and Associate Professor at St. Thomas University. He has over 30 years as an educational leader and innovator with an emphasis on leading educational technology and e-learning development teams for blended and asynchronous learning environments, institutional technology rollouts, accreditation, curricula development, and development of professional learning environments and infrastructures. He is also an expert and seminal author in the area of Instructional Forensics.™   In 2008, Dr. Stafford pioneered work on innovative designs for schools that would deliver curricula to children of ex-pats serving all over the world in various military and missions groups and has overseen the design and development of virtually blended schools that currently serve children in 16 countries.   Dr. Stafford has also overseen the development of professional learning systems for national trade associations, including the American Institute for Architects and the National Society of Professional Engineers. His research interests are in E-learning systems, Delphi studies and their use in educational metrics, Connectivism, instructional design for online learning, educational technology, instructional forensics™, digital literacy, and the connections of epistemology and learning.   Find Dr Stafford on LinkedIn @Timothy M Stafford   Subscribe on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify, and don't forget to leave a review if you like what you heard. Your review feeds the algorithm so our show reaches more people. Thank you!   

In this episode of Freedom with NFT's Gareb Shamus shares with us about: What he created in Web 2 Favorite moments during his Comic Con journey What he is developing and working on in the web three space HomeMaker Studio How has the crossover been for his Web 2 community to Web 3 Why storytelling is so important Why community building is so important About Gareb Shamus: Gareb Shamus is an American contemporary painter and part of New York's emerging Connectivism movement. He is the founder of the country's largest producer of Comic Cons. Gareb started and published, for over twenty years, Wizard and ToyFare the award winning magazines that transformed the superhero and character based genre worldwide. Mr. Shamus sees no boundaries between art, business, and cultural connecting. His success in the world of comic books with Wizard and the Comic Con phenomenon taught him to trust his instincts and to forge ahead where others may be intimidated. His paintings are noted for breaking the ‘3rd wall' with their three-dimensional textures and use of a proprietary painting technique designed and developed to provoke conversation by reaching out to the casual viewer. His artwork is currently on display in galleries in Los Angeles and New York City; and he has exhibitions lined up over the coming twelve months in England, Italy, Germany and Asia. Gareb recently showed at Scope Miami during Art Basel and is the Artist in Residence at The Pivot Gallery in Chelsea, New York City. Thank you to near.org for making this episode of Freedom with NFTs happen. To learn more about how the NEAR Foundation is building the future of the creator economy, visit near.org. Connect with Gareb Shamus: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/garebshamusart/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/garebshamus/ Website: https://www.kumitenft.com/ KumitenNFT Twitter : https://twitter.com/kumitenft Gareb's Twitter: https://twitter.com/gareb Connect with your host, Lauren Turton: Twitter: https://twitter.com/LaurenTurton_ Discord Community: bit.ly/Discordfreedomwithnfts

In this episode of Freedom with NFT's Gareb Shamus shares with us about:  What he created in Web 2  Favorite moments during his Comic Con journey What he is developing and working on in the web three space HomeMaker Studio How has the crossover been for his Web 2 community to Web 3  Why storytelling is so important  Why community building is so important  About Gareb Shamus: Gareb Shamus is an American contemporary painter and part of New York's emerging Connectivism movement. He is the founder of the country's largest producer of Comic Cons. Gareb started and published, for over twenty years, Wizard and ToyFare the award winning magazines that transformed the superhero and character based genre worldwide. Mr. Shamus sees no boundaries between art, business, and cultural connecting. His success in the world of comic books with Wizard and the Comic Con phenomenon taught him to trust his instincts and to forge ahead where others may be intimidated. His paintings are noted for breaking the ‘3rd wall' with their three-dimensional textures and use of a proprietary painting technique designed and developed to provoke conversation by reaching out to the casual viewer. His artwork is currently on display in galleries in Los Angeles and New York City; and he has exhibitions lined up over the coming twelve months in England, Italy, Germany and Asia. Gareb recently showed at Scope Miami during Art Basel and is the Artist in Residence at The Pivot Gallery in Chelsea, New York City.   Thank you to near.org for making this episode of Freedom with NFTs happen. To learn more about how the NEAR Foundation is building the future of the creator economy, visit near.org.   Connect with Gareb Shamus: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/garebshamusart/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/garebshamus/ Website: https://www.kumitenft.com/ KumitenNFT Twitter : https://twitter.com/kumitenft Gareb's Twitter: https://twitter.com/gareb   Connect with your host, Lauren Turton: Twitter: https://twitter.com/LaurenTurton_ Discord Community: bit.ly/Discordfreedomwithnfts

Get yourself connected... the writing is on the [social media platform] wall.

By the late 2000s though, with the advent of greater connectivity, user-generated content, and social media, a number of educators began to explore the possibilities of education in a more networked, connected model that had these new developments as core assumptions. The theory of connectivism, as proposed by George Siemens and Stephen Downes in 2004–2005, could lay claim to being the first Internet-native learning theory. Chapter read by Terry Greene.

George Siemens nos explica que el Conectivismo es básicamente una red para desarrollar aprendizaje y conocimiento, también nos cuenta cuáles son los tres niveles en los que se articula (Biológico, Conceptual y Social Culture/External Dynamics) y en qué consiste cada uno de ellos. En este episodio George Siemens Profesor de la University of Texas at Arlington y autor del libro Knowing Knowledge, nos cuenta lo poderoso que es para los individuos y organizaciones aplicar el Conectivismo para el desarrollo de aprendizaje, además nos cuenta que para mover a una organización hacia el Conectivismo primero tiene que desarrollar una cultura de compartir y colaborar.

Adam Grant’s To Don’t List: https://ideas.ted.com/is-your-to-do-list-making-you-nuts-start-a-to-dont-list-instead-with-inspiration-from-author-adam-grant/   Follow Jeff’s Home Renovation work: https://www.instagram.com/g3homes/   Find the free guide mentioned in this episode: https://www.shiftingschools.com/free-pdfs   Is your PLC looking for an all inclusive plan? Get Empowered PLCs for your entire school for just $50 today: https://www.shiftingschools.com/store   We have a free map to help you use this episode with your peers: https://www.shiftingschools.com/podcasts Ready to dig into the free resources explored in this episode? You can find our free guide on Wikipedia here and get our free guide on learning to Search like a pro where we store our developing collection of free plug and play resources: https://www.shiftingschools.com/free-pdfs Did the Solar Flare Digital Do Now interest you? You can ALSO grab that by clicking: http://bitly.ws/bhCd If any of the resources inspire you to use them, we would LOVE to hear about it! Send us an email sospodcast@gmail.com or leave your feedback on our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/jeffutecht Is your PLC looking for an all inclusive plan to put forward in 2021? Empowered PLCs has you covered. For a limited time, you can purchase it for your entire school for just $50.  https://www.shiftingschools.com/store Learn more about ways to use this episode to engage and empower your team of teachers by heading to: https://www.shiftingschools.com/podcasts

As pressure mounts on L&D to get out of its bind on learning analytics and start taking data seriously, John Helmer talks to Dr George Siemens, founder president of the Society for Learning Analytics Research, and the father of connectivist learning theory. In George's view, conditions have never been more favourable for a more data-driven approach in Corporate learning, with the Covid crisis massively accelerating digital transformation across all areas of organisational operations.   Learning analytics are just one area of this internationally renowned author and speaker's work. George is also professor at the University of Texas at Arlington and Director of the Centre for Change and Complexity in Learning at the University of South Australia. This wide-ranging discussion also covers connectivism, MOOCs and the offloading of human cognitive capabilities to AI with its implications for learning.   05:26 Learning analytics 10:16 Could corporates work with academics on analytics? 16:50 Connectivism 21:37 How has connectivism aged? 25:32 AI and learning 35:03 MOOCs 40:52 The road out of Covid   Mentioned in the discussion: [Book] Learning as a Way of Being by Peter B. Vaill (1996) https://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Learning_as_a_Way_of_Being.html?id=DzDIwAEACAAJ&source=kp_book_description&redir_esc=y   Peter Senge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Senge   [Book] Psychology of Learning for Instruction by Marcy P. Driscoll https://www.amazon.co.uk/Psychology-Learning-Instruction-Driscoll-Second/dp/B004BRZPC6   Ronald S Burt https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Stuart_Burt   SOLAR Website: https://www.solaresearch.org/   Contact George: http://hacognition.org/ Twitter @gsiemens LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/gsiemens   Download the new white paper from Learning Pool written by John Helmer – 'Experience: Theory, design and supporting technologies for an experience-based learning culture' https://learningpool.com/theory-design-and-supporting-technologies-for-an-experience-based-learning-culture/   Contact John Helmer Twitter: @johnhelmer LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnhelmer/ Website: http://johnhelmerconsulting.com/

รีวิวบทความ Digital Age Learning เขียนโดย Regis P Chasse, Giuseppe Auricchio และ Giuseppe Auricchio เป็นบทความที่เล่าถึงการเปลี่ยนแปลงเข้าสู่การเรียนรู้แบบ Connectivism ซึ่งจะต้องอาศัยการเชื่อมต่อองค์ความรู้แบบ social learning การเรียนรู้แบบตลอดชีวิต และการเรียนรู้ที่เป็น Personalization มากขึ้น --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sakol/message

Dr. George Siemens is professor at the University of Texas at Arlington and director of the Centre for Change and Complexity in Learning (C3L) at the University of South Australia. He’s an internationally known author and speaker who has delivered keynote addresses in more than 35 countries. He’s also a researcher and theorist in the field of learning, knowledge management, and technology. George is recognized for developing the learning theory of connectivism as well as for his pioneering work in learning analytics and the development of massive open online courses (MOOCs). And he’s continued to develop and deliver MOOCs, including one now on helping instructors new to online make the pivot necessitated by COVID-19. In this episode of the Leading Learning Podcast, Celisa talks with George about connectivism—the theoretical framework he developed for understanding learning in a digital age. They also discuss the strengths and limitations of MOOCs as well as the potential positive and negative impacts of learning analytics with practical insight on how to begin using them in your organization. Full show notes available at https://www.leadinglearning.com/episode238. 

Dr. George Siemens is professor at the University of Texas at Arlington and director of the Centre for Change and Complexity in Learning (C3L) at the University of South Australia. He’s an internationally known author and speaker who has delivered keynote addresses in more than 35 countries. He’s also a researcher and theorist in the […] The post Pioneering the Path to Connectivism, MOOCs, and Learning Analytics with George Siemens appeared first on Leading Learning.

Thanks to Katy McKee a technology coach in the Royal School District for sending this article to me that has me thinking and reflecting on the idea of engagement. Worth a read: Link: What is engagement in a learning experience? https://www.goguardian.com/research-and-insights/state-of-engagement-2019/

How do you assess learning when it happens in the process of creating not the product? All too often we assess the product but that is not where the learning occurred. How can we assess learning when it is actually happening...in the process of creating. I invite you to leave a FlipGrid comment over at sospodcast.org and join the conversation on assessing learning. Link: Great video to share with your students as well. Obvious to you. Amazing to Others.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcmI5SSQLmE

As we continue on our August theme of 1:1 Summer of Fun I break down two of the major mind-shifts I believe need to happen before we worry about the actual technology in the classroom. Understand that we are redefining what it means to be "Knowledgable" and how we must shift to helping students organize their own learning in a decentralized knowledge world. I hope you enjoy! Links: White Paper: gg.gg/juconnectpaper Flipgrid: flipgrid.com/sospodcast

To kick off August and a month of 1:1 Summer of Fun we start with my reading of the peer-reviewed article I wrote along with Doreen Keller that was published in May 2019. We start with the Connectivism Learning Theory, a theory that talks about the connected ways in which we learn. It's the foundation for my own thinking in changing classrooms and schools. Links: Critical Questions in Education - Volume 10, Issue 2, Special Issue on the Digital Academics

Featured guest Larry Kahn, Chief Technology Officer at Trinity Valley School (TX), chats with host Peter Gow about ongoing work to engage students more deeply in their own learning experiences and about his own observations as a thought and practice leader in the independent school community. A summary of the episode and links to resources and ideas referenced can be found at http://independentcurriculum.org/partner-podcast-trinity-valley/

John Manuel Rodriguez started drawing at 3 ½ years old and coloring and loved it. He pursued painting at 21 years old. His Dad draws and he admires how his Dad can draw something from nothing. John’s uncle is a sculptor, one of the best known artists in Puerto Rico. Acrylic, oil, pastels and portraits are all in John’s toolbox. He likes oil because it’s fun and acrylic because it’s fast. He does a lot of Puerto Rico art which depicts island life and enjoys portrait painting. John says, ͞If you don’t know what you are doing with art, go for it anyway .... Make it work! John created connectivism as a sort of social statement. It says something about how we are hyper-connected yet dis-connected. He drew inspiration for this from the stars and constellations. John shares a number of stories of inspiration in his life and he shares the story of his real name!

Dr. Tim Stafford is a scholar-practitioner in instructional design for online learning. He is an expert in the design of e-learning platforms and the integration of social media into the instructional design process. His work in social media has led him to be used in social media analysis and platform design for many great and small non-profit organizations. He currently is doing research in Connectivism and Ubiquitous Learning and was recently published in the peer-reviewed educational journal Tech Trends. LINK TO TIMELINES WEBSITE

Gastheer Maarten Hendrikx, @maartenhendrikx op Twitter. Panel Stefaan Lesage, @stefaanlesage op Twitter, of via de Devia website. Marco Frissen, @marcofrissen op Twitter, of via zijn website. Jojanneke van den Bosch, @Jojanneke op Twitter of via haar website. Cindy De Smet kan je bereiken via haar website. Onderwerpen De BUMA Taks op het embedden van YouTube filmpjes komt er niet. (Buma Stemra: YouTube-Tax gaat niet door) Google introduceert CromeOS (Chrome OS: Internet failing at PC > PC failing at Internet) Twitteren verkozen tot woord van het jaar 2009('Twitteren' door Onze Taal verkozen tot woord van het jaar 2009) Twitter Reclame komt er en het wordt anders en beter (Twitter ads are coming soon – will you love them?) De Twitter account @BreakingNews wordt overgenomen door MSNBC.com. (MSNBC.com Taking Over @BreakingNews Twitter Feed; Signs On As BNO News’ First Client| paidContent) Vandaag start de twoosh wedstrijd (Echt alles over de Twooshwedstrijd) Het Beste Product van 2009 werd verkozen, het is de Apple iPhone 3GS geworden (Apple iPhone 3GS grote winnaar BesteProductAwards 2009) Tips Jojanneke was vorige week in New York voor de Web2.0 Expo en geeft ons hierover een aantal highlights Cindy heeft het over haar nieuw podcast experiment met Wilfred Rubens en Erwin van Hunen in verband met haar Connectivism cursus en eindwerk. Het resultaat vind je terug op de engelse weblog : Dr.Smetty Marco had het even over het nieuwe boek Inbox Zero van Merlin Mann. Merlin Mann is ook de mens achter 43 Folders en is dus druk bezig met het schrijven van een boek in verband met productivity. Stefaan kocht een aantal weken terug een Euphonix MC Transport, een compacte media controller die heel goed van pas komt bij het werken met Video Editing en Sound Editing applicaties. In tegenstelling tot wat hij had vermeld in de podcast kost het toestel 399€. Maarten daarentegen vond FourSquare.com waarmee je via uw iPhone op een totaal andere manier uw omgeving of stad kan verkennen Feedback Het Tech45 team apprecieert alle feedback die ingestuurd wordt enorm. Heb je dus opmerkingen, reacties of suggesties, dan zijn deze altijd welkom op reactie@tech45.eu Deze aflevering van de podcast kan u downloaden via deze link, rechtstreeks beluisteren via de onderstaande player, of gewoon gratis aboneren via iTunes.

Show Notes |Introductions| Justin Medved and Kim Cofino joined David and Jeff in welcoming our featured guest Julie Lindsay. Kim could only stay a short moment but will join us again in future shows. Intro for Julie: Co-creator of Flat Classroom and Horizon telecollaborative learning projects. Julie and Vicki Davis wrote a Learning and Leading with Technology article on the topic. Access at ISTE but you will need membership to download the article. |Essential Question| How does making connections affect learning? Jeff: Learn from anyone anywhere MIT opencourseware Yale opencourseware iTunes unverisity Authentic audiences are created Students understand the power of connections in their social lives we need to teach them how to use those same connections for learning. George Siemen's Didactics of Microlearning I find informal publishing in blogs and online articles more rewarding than traditional publishing processes. The feedback on what I write informally is more immediate and, as a result, plays a greater role in the subsequent formation of ideas. Writing a journal article, book, or book chapter, is concerned with presenting what one knows. Writing in informal spaces (such as a blog) is concerned with inviting others to join in an exploration of understanding a phenomenon not yet fully known. Learning is about connections. Connecting new ideas to what is already known or thought to be known. In a connected world we take that one step further and connect those new ideas to what other know and create new knowledge from it. David: See his blog post The SOS Team Discussion: Julie shared explained how the Flat Classroom Project is based upon Thomas Friedman’s book The World is Flat. You can access the wiki classroom for more information. She also spoke about the Horizon project from this past year and how it will continue next year. For more information, access the Horizon Project wiki. We then spoke about the type of learning skills that come from students networking using digital learning collaboration tools. Check out Julie’s excellent post on global digital citizenship. Justin shared 3 guiding questions developed at ISB based on the new literacy skills our students need. They are working at integrating these guiding questions across their curriculum. Our students will not just be citizens of their localities but will be participants in broader communities connected digitally. The questions are: How do I find and use information to construct meaning and solve problems? How do I effectively communicate? How do I responsibly use information and communication to positively contribute to my world? For more information on this new literacy and curriculum integration, check out their Google Doc and wiki. The question was raised about how we can deal with the ever changing world of new technologies and improvements to current tools that might lead our schools to switch from current online providers (i.e., blogs, wikis, etc.) to new ones. This will further be discussed in a later show when we focus on school portals and connecting to the community. Take Away from the discussion: Part of shifting our instruction is realizing that teachers can be supported to learn how to use the the tools yet the real work is learning how to use the tools to create learning moments. The 21st century skills that students need for communication, constant learning and creativity in our networked world obviously can only be developed if we design and implement learning opportunities where we use the technology that is becoming an increasing part of the business and everyday aspects of our world. These collaborative learning projects need to be scaffolded with clear communication of responsibilities along with rubrics to outline what is expected when students generate learning objects. It is very important to have someone on staff in our schools who is staying on top of emerging technologies. While some schools are looking to what 21st century skills their students will need and have revamped their mission and student learning outcomes, our school stakeholders need to review their mission statements to see if they are looking forward to prepare students properly. By using the UbD curriculum review process, we can then work to shift our instruction, learning content, and assessments to help our students reach the learning outcomes documented by our updated and relevant mission statements. |Blog Posts of the Week| Jeff: George Siemen's post on Shifting Knowledge David: George Siemen's post on Connectivism vs Constructivism Julie: Jabiz Raisdana's post on Blogging & Connections Justin: Kim Cofino's post on Telecollaborative Tools |Sign Off| Next show is Thursday February 7th. Catch it live at 7:00 PM Shanghai time. Our guest will be Clay Burell from the Korea International School. Check out his Beyond School blog. Essential Question for the show: Passion for learning, how to nurture and grow it? Don’t forget to post Web sites/blogs to the SOS Del.icio.us bookmarking site that support our upcoming EQ.