CCK 12

Lots to ponder in this article. First and foremost is my great surprise and delight to see a government policy document written in plain language that ordinary Canadians could read. We in the literacy community have been beating that drum with government for many years, usually to no avail. But besides that... I was struck by "Governance by Wiki". How does government respond to social media? Does a Twitter mob get to rule and change government policy by their numbers and shrillness? How does government consider the views of those who are not social media savvy, who don't blog, podcast and Tweet but who are still citizens who voices matter? Just wondering about these and other important issues raised in this article.

A video (1972) hosting Orson Wells.

Canadian

Very thought provoking

An introduction to Connectivism

Hello Brainy Smurf (love that name!). That is a troubling stat and likely often true - 14% of time at work is spent on unwanted communication and 36% is spent finding information, contacting people and scheduling meetings. Maybe network analysis and more efficient connectivity can help with some of this? Here's hoping!!!

Hi, Joanne. I am still baffled by the number of people I meet who are drowning in information (emails being the biggest culprit). Networking FEELS like more flooding in the beginning but one learns to build oneself better filters and then its all good. Am in the midst of writing a blog post about that...stay tuned! http://brainysmurf1234.wordpress.com Cheers :)

Your blog post about networked learning was amazing. Lots of tips and things to think about. Thank you. I so enjoyed your insight about networked learning: "It's the payoff for being open to learning and working as if I am sampling from a huge buffet prepared by dozens of chefs, not eating from a fixed menu."

Flipped classroom

Great concept. His idea that publishing is a higher order thinking skill even than creating and that if students are publishing products and ideas, this will demand great rigour and learning makes a great deal of sense. Highly informative and short and sweet learning video.