This document discusses theories of learning, including learning as a serendipitous and contextual process, and learning as a social process. It notes that contextual learning requires deriving and constructing meaning from experiences and activities, and identifies aspects of contextual learning like community interaction, access, reflection, and peer influence. The document promotes using Instagram to make connections and light own's own learning.

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Contextual learning or meaningful game-playing?
JTEL Summer School 13
Vanessa Camilleri
@veecam
Rutrut Aladjem
@rutrut

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Learning, Context, Connections

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Learning, Context, Connections

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7. Theories for Learning
Learning as a Serendipitous Process
Contextual Learning
Learning as a Social Process
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Making
Meaning for
Learning

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Serendipity: a "happy
accident" or "pleasant
surprise"; specifically, the
accident of finding something
good or useful while not
specifically searching for it.
(Wikipedia)

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Context: it is not enough to
use technology based tools
and applications. It is
important to derive and
construct meaning from the
activity/experience.

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community
interaction
access
reflection
Peer influence
Crowd sourcing
Learning, Context, Connectio
ns

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So What’s with Instagram?
Add your comments Show Likes, feedback, thoughts

12. Thank you…
Keep up the chatter via Twitter/ Instagram:
#InstaTech_workshop
JTEL Summer School 13
Vanessa Camilleri
@veecam
…for being with us till
the end 
Rutrut Aladjem
@rutrut
Now it’s your turn…
Use #Insta_Tech to light your own
connections?