Practical Connectivism

Slide 1: Practical Connectivism University of Alaska Fairbanks November 14, 2007 George Siemens Learning Technologies Centre www.umanitoba.ca/learning_technologies

Slide 2: Schools & universities: ecologies for connections Learning Technologies Centre www.umanitoba.ca/learning_technologies

Slide 3: A potential approach? Learning Technologies Centre www.umanitoba.ca/learning_technologies

Slide 4: Certificate in Online and Blended Learning Learning Technologies Centre www.umanitoba.ca/learning_technologies

Slide 5: Participants Learning Technologies Centre www.umanitoba.ca/learning_technologies

Slide 6: Structured and self-directed Learning Technologies Centre www.umanitoba.ca/learning_technologies

Slide 7: Content and Ecologies Learning Technologies Centre www.umanitoba.ca/learning_technologies

Slide 8: Ecology & Conversation Learning Technologies Centre www.umanitoba.ca/learning_technologies

Slide 9: Content Learning Technologies Centre www.umanitoba.ca/learning_technologies

Slide 10: Connections • Forming connections with experts outside of courses • Learner-to-learner connections • Connections to online communities/resources/journals/blogs Learning Technologies Centre www.umanitoba.ca/learning_technologies

Slide 11: How does evaluation occur? • Demonstration of competence against established criteria • Learner creativity • Multi-modal • Challenge: maintain authenticity by traditional standards • Function of existing in the network Learning Technologies Centre www.umanitoba.ca/learning_technologies

Slide 12: The Complete Cycle Learning Technologies Centre www.umanitoba.ca/learning_technologies

Slide 13: Educator’s role • Network administrator (Fisher) • Atelier (JSB) • Concierge (Bonk) • Curator (Siemens) Learning Technologies Centre www.umanitoba.ca/learning_technologies

Slide 14: Learners role • Way-finding • Collaborative sensemaking • Deep understanding • Review, reflect, redesign Learning Technologies Centre www.umanitoba.ca/learning_technologies

Slide 15: Tools • Distributed • Connectable • Permit learner voice • Permit learner action (with, not for) Learning Technologies Centre www.umanitoba.ca/learning_technologies

Slide 16: How then does learning happen? Learning Technologies Centre www.umanitoba.ca/learning_technologies

Slide 17: The connection is sufficient Learning Technologies Centre www.umanitoba.ca/learning_technologies

Slide 18: Weak ties Learning Technologies Centre www.umanitoba.ca/learning_technologies

Slide 19: Small worlds Learning Technologies Centre www.umanitoba.ca/learning_technologies

Slide 20: Power laws Learning Technologies Centre www.umanitoba.ca/learning_technologies

Slide 21: Hubs Learning Technologies Centre www.umanitoba.ca/learning_technologies

Slide 22: Connectors Learning Technologies Centre www.umanitoba.ca/learning_technologies

Slide 23: Understanding: function of network Learning Technologies Centre www.umanitoba.ca/learning_technologies