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#Etmooc connected learning
The document discusses connected learning and the shifts in educational technology, emphasizing the importance of adapting to an information-rich, networked reality. It explores concepts such as collaboration, informal learning, and the role of social networks in fostering innovation and knowledge sharing. The concluding thoughts reflect on the paradigm shift in how people connect and learn in contemporary society, questioning the implications for education and the potential for digital divides.
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- 1. Connected Learning #etmooc- January 20 - February 2, 2013
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- 7. what are yourmemories of (media, information, educational) technology?
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- 17. Wealth of HumanKnowledge
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- 20. significant shifts atoms <-----> bits scarcity <-----> abundance consuming <-----> creating individuals <-----> networks control <-----> freedom
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- 28. "To immortalize this moment... the girl seems to forget the original pleasure." http://www.flickr.com/photos/alainbachellier/2572801898/in/photostream/
- 29. (making sense of) connectedlearning
- 30. how should we,as teachers and learners, respond to this highly connected, information-rich reality?
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- 34. Free & OpenSource
- 35. How Knowledge isControlled “given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow” (Linus’ Law, Raymond 1997)
- 36. human thought/ideas humanlanguage source code high-level language (e.g. C++, Java, PERL) low-level language (assembly language) code irretrievable machine code (binary)
- 37. Sharing http://www.flickr.com/photos/dolmansaxlil/4802611949/
- 38. On Sharing ... “it’s about overcoming the inner 2 year old in you that screams mine, mine, it’s mine.” (Wiley, TEDxNYED, 2010)
- 39. Leveraging Networks “Open source software communities are one of the most successful -- and least understood -- examples of high performance collaboration and community building on the Internet today.” (Kim, 2003)
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- 42. Six Degrees ofSeparation “the idea that everyone is on average six steps away, by way of introduction, from another person in the world.”
- 44. Strength of WeakTies “There is strength in weak ties. Our acquaintances, not our friends, are potentially our greatest source of new ideas and information.” (paraphrased from Gladwell, 2010)
- 45. Where Good IdeasCome From “The trick to having good ideas is not to sit around in glorious isolation and try to think big thoughts. The trick is to get more parts on the table.” (Steven Johnson, 2010)
- 46. “Chance favors theconnected mind” ~ Stephen Johnson @npyrini @elenelli
- 47. networks 1.as mechanisms: enable communication & collaboration in ways that were once impossible. 2. for inspiration: connect us to new ideas & expand our thinking & potential for innovation. * ‘us’ meaning those who are increasingly literate
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- 50. “For Unleashing theIdeavirus, Godin released the entire eBook on the Internet for free, which led to eventual publishing deals in 41 countries and a public speaking career.”
- 53. “... it wouldbe an album only heard by playing the songs.”
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- 57. “the song intentionallylacked a copyright so that people would be encouraged to create their own online parodies, in essence their own "XYZ Style"”
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- 59. what is aPLN?
- 60. “A key totransformation is for the teaching profession to establish innovation networks that capture the spirit and culture of hackers - the passion, the can-do, collective sharing.” ~ Hargreaves, 2003
- 61. see: “Principles ofConnectivism”
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- 72. “A rhizomatic planthas no centre and no defined boundary; rather, it is made up of a number of semi- independent nodes, each of which is capable of growing and spreading on its own, bounded only by the limits of its habitat. (~Dave Cormier)
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- 74. shifts in edtech Group growth Individual growth Objectivism Cognitivism Constructivism (Leinonen) (Schwier) Social Learning
- 85. “To answer yourquestion, I did use Youtube to learn how to dance. I consider it my ‘main’ teacher.” “10 years ago, street dance was very exclusive, especially rare dances like popping (the one I teach and do). You either had to learn it from a friend that knew it or get VHS tapes which were hard to get. Now with Youtube, anyone, anywhere in the world can learn previously ‘exclusive’ dance styles.”
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- 87. Informal Learning • “Informal learning is a significant aspect of our learning experience. Formal education no longer comprises the majority of our learning.” • George Siemens http://www.elearnspace.org/Articles/connectivism.htm
- 88. “A New Cultureof Learning” • “The new culture of learning actually comprises two elements. The first is a massive information network that provides almost unlimited and resources to learn about anything. @douglast The second is a bounded and structured environment that allows @jseelybrown unlimited agency to build and experiment with things within those boundaries.” (2011)
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- 94. “The developed worldis in the midst of a paradigm shift both in the ways in which people and institutions are connected. It is a shift from being bound up in homogenous “little boxes” to surfing life through diffuse, variegated @barrywellman social networks.” (2002)
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- 97. Thinking Points •What doesmy PLE/PLN look like? How can I share it? •How important is connected learning? Why? •Is it possible for our classrooms and institutions to support this kind of learning? If so, how? •What skills and literacies are necessary for connected learning? How do we develop these? •What are limits of openness in regards to privacy & vulnerability? Are we creating or worsening a digital divide? •How do we expand this conversation? •Your questions?
- 99. join me inthe the first ever MOOC-enabled lip dub?
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- 102. “Don’t limit achild to your own learning, for he was born in another time.” ~Tagore http://couros.ca couros@gmail.com @courosa