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bwiedeman

Professional Learning Networks Designed for Teacher Learning - 0 views

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shared by bwiedeman on 05 Sep 14 - No Cached
  • bwiedeman on 05 Sep 14
     
    This article was originally published in the Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education. It reviews three resources Edmodo, The Educator's PLN and Classroom 2.0. The article begins by describing what a PLN is and talks about the social media connections and the tools that are used to aggregate all the information. It also discusses some of the difficulties associated with PLN's including information overload, figuring out the social norms and learning to use the tools. The article goes on to describe and compare the three PLN platforms. The article even highlights the types of topics that are discussed on PLN's.
cbjohnsrud

http://www.ecu.edu/cs-hhp/exss/upload/MSE%20Social%20Studies.pdf - 0 views

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physical education social studies

shared by cbjohnsrud on 11 Nov 14 - No Cached
  • cbjohnsrud on 11 Nov 14
     
    Incorporate physical activity into middle school social studies lessons with these activities
Shobhana G

Resources for edtech 541 - 39 views

My two resources for this final week of EDTECH 541 are Internet Evaluation Forms: WWW CyberGuide Ratings for Content Evaluation : A guide for rating the curriculum content on web sites. http://...

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started by Robin Nappi on 04 Sep 11 15 follow-ups, last by Shobhana G on 07 Dec 12
barakstanley

Social Media as Avenue for Personal Learning for Educators - 1 views

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shared by barakstanley on 08 Jun 18 - No Cached
  • barakstanley on 08 Jun 18
     
    Check out this dissertation study that analyzed Apple Distinguished Educators as a social media platform for personal learning and networking. Chapter 2 displays an excellent overview of literature related to social media and communities of practice. Eller, L. S. (2012). Social media as avenue for personal learning for educators: Personal learning networks encourage application of knowledge and skills (Order No. 3498101). Available from ProQuest Central. (925788703). Retrieved from http://libproxy.boisestate.edu/login?url=https://search-proquest-com.libproxy.boisestate.edu/docview/925788703?accountid=9649
katelyngriffin

Connectivism: It's place in theory-informed research and innovation in technology-enabl... - 1 views

http://libproxy.boisestate.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com.libproxy.boisestate.edu/docview/1634474815?accountid=9649 In this article, author Frances Bell, addresses the idea of connectivi...

EdTech543 Connectivism theory technology education

started by katelyngriffin on 09 Jun 17 no follow-up yet
sfledderjohann

http://valenciacollege.edu/faculty/development/tla/documents/CommunityofPractice.pdf - 4 views

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shared by sfledderjohann on 21 Jun 14 - No Cached
  • Jennie Finafrock on 21 Jun 14
     
    "The basic argument made by Jean Lave and Etienne Wenger is that communities of practice are everywhere and that we are generally involved in a number of them - whether that is at work, school, home, or in our civic and leisure interests. In some groups we are core members, in others we are more at the margins." In these communities we share information and resources that further our education.
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  • Cody Peacock on 22 Jun 14
     
    This article is an outstanding review by Mark K. Smith of Jean Lave and Etienne Wenger's theories of social learning through communities of practice. It gives a great overview of the theoretical foundations as well as additional explanations of those theories.
  • amandahensley on 07 Jun 16
     
    This article outlines the theory and practice of communities of practice, and discusses the idea that learning is social and comes from of our experience of participating in daily life. The authors identify a variety of types of CoPs that all humans are engaged in, even if they are not formally identified as such. A CoP is defined along three dimensions: what it is about, how it functions, and what capabilities/resources it has produced. Also emphasized are the importance of the relationships formed between the people within the CoPs - hence, the community in CoP. Stemming from that, they extend the idea of CoPs to apply to the classroom culture and environment and discuss the need for educators to cultivate a similar idea to best facilitate learning among their students.
  • meganapgar on 08 Jun 16
     
    The point that I learned from this article is that communities of practice go beyond the acquisition of knowledge and skill. They build relationships where people within the community work together to share their skills, knowledge, and interests they have learned in order to complete new or more complex tasks. We learn best through active participation.
  • brianbetteridge on 08 Jun 16
     
    Articles like this one make it clear that we are actively involved in communities of practice every day, without even realizing it. This is largely due to the internet; now, if one needs to reach out to another person for advice on baking, for example, one can use online forums or message boards to connect to others in their community of practice. This was not possible before the internet, or at the very least it was difficult to accomplish so easily. I'm interested to learn a little more about what COPs might have looked like before the internet.
  • Kjersti Withers on 11 Jun 16
     
    Learning is social and takes place by participating in daily life. Learning takes place situationally in communities of practice. These communities of practice exist all around us: home, work, school, etc. As we pursue our goals within our groups, learning occurs. Members off s community of practice (CoP) are united by common activities and by what they learn through participating in those activities. A community of practice is defined by three factors, "what it is about," "how it functions," and "what capability it has produced." For a community of practice to be effective, it needs to "generate and appropriate a shared repertoire of ideas, commitments and memories." There also need to be resources like documents, tools, procedures, and a shared vocabulary. The the developers of this theory, Jean Lave and Etienne Wenger, focused on the kinds of "social engagement" that caused learning to take place. People join groups and initially learn from the periphery. Eventually, they become more proficient through their participation as they move toward the center of the group. The situation in which the learning occurs has a significant effect on the learning.
  • scottcastro on 12 Jun 16
     
    After reading through this article, I kept coming back to this quote: "Rather than looking to learning as the acquisition of certain forms of knowledge, Jean Lave and Etienne Wenger have tried to place it in social relationships - situations of co-participation." These are ideas I try to integrate into my classroom on a day-to-day basis because healthy social relationships can enhance learning experiences due to students becoming vested in goals. Students are more willing to put their feet outside of the box, without fear of sharing and participating in these learning environments---and they become active inside members of these groups, rather than outside onlookers.
  • kcastello on 06 Jun 17
     
    This article begins by explaining communities of practice. The article cites Wenger who states that a community of practice defines itself among three different dimensions which are what it is about, how it functions, and what capability it has produced. It explains that there are a vast number of different types of communities of practice and that in our daily lives we are a part of a number of them whether a central member or more on the outskirts. Being an educator myself, I really appreciated the final section of the article which explains implications for educators. It explains that learning occurs through interactions with people, we as educators work so that students may become members of communities of practice, and the importance of thinking through the connection between knowledge and practice.
  • sfledderjohann on 12 Jun 17
     
    This article is a great starting piece for understanding the theory and basic practices of communities of practice. You get background information on the work of Jean Lave and Etienne Wenger. In addition to this background information on communities of practice the article also discusses some of the issues and implications for educators,.
katelyngriffin

Dialogue and connectivism: A new approach to understanding and promoting dialogue-rich ... - 2 views

http://libproxy.boisestate.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com.libproxy.boisestate.edu/docview/1634476070?accountid=9649 In this article, connectivism is described as contrasting with traditi...

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started by katelyngriffin on 09 Jun 17 no follow-up yet
katelyngriffin

Emergent learning and learning ecologies in web 2.0 - 2 views

http://libproxy.boisestate.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com.libproxy.boisestate.edu/docview/1634475578?accountid=9649 In this article, the idea of Web 2.0 tools being more prevalent in tod...

education technology EdTech543 web2.0 theory connectivism

started by katelyngriffin on 09 Jun 17 no follow-up yet
Tiffany Kannengieszer

Connectivism - Emerging Perspectives on Learning, Teaching and Technology - 11 views

epltt.coe.uga.edu/index.php

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shared by Tiffany Kannengieszer on 19 Jun 13 - No Cached
  • Cate Tolnai on 19 Jun 13
     
    SUMMARY: Connectivism teaches students skills that are not attached to time or space. Rather they are necessary in the fast-paced, ever-changing whirlwind we live in. The chart near the end clearly compares major educational theories and helped me see the connections and disconnects between them.
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  • Ilene Reed on 20 Jun 13
     
    This is a great introduction to constructivism. Please take the time to watch the video in the introduction. The article explains the link between today's knowledge and yesterdays information while stressing the fact that knowledge and information is ever changing. Constructivism allows the investigator to to take control of learning and bypass the slow or reluctant process of updating information as it changes. I really liked this article, it sparked some ideas for my personal finance class I am rewriting curriculum for. (my book for this class is a 1998 edition with no funds for updated material)
  • vanessa botts on 22 Jun 13
     
    This article provides a very detailed introduction and definition of Connectivism as well as its components: Chaos Theory, Importance of Networks, Complexity and Self-Organization.
  • glorihinck on 04 Sep 13
     
    This wiki created by the Department of Educational Psychology and Instructional Technology at the University of Georgia describes the theory of connectivism in great detail and relates it to recent technological advances. Connectivism is defined and the related components of chaos theory, importance of networks and interplay of complexity and self-organization are described. The wiki includes a great cartoon slide show called "Connectivism through '67" that helps build understanding of this concept. It also includes a chart comparing various other learning theories to connectivism.
  • Katy Cooper on 19 Jun 14
     
    "Clarissa Davis, Earl Edmunds, Vivian Kelly-Bateman Department of Educational Psychology and Instructional Technology, University of Georgia" The article set the stage for the need for new learning theory now that 21st century technologies are in full force. The authors briefly discuss the "half-life of knowledge," again, setting up the need for new theory. After defining connectivism, the article provides a handy comparison between it and behaviorism, cognitivism, and constructivism.
  • Katy Cooper on 19 Jun 14
     
    "Clarissa Davis, Earl Edmunds, Vivian Kelly-Bateman Department of Educational Psychology and Instructional Technology, University of Georgia" The article set the stage for the need for new learning theory now that 21st century technologies are in full force. The authors briefly discuss the "half-life of knowledge," again, setting up the need for new theory. After defining connectivism, the article provides a handy comparison between it and behaviorism, cognitivism, and constructivism.
  • kimsmith876 on 21 Jun 14
     
    This article provides a general overview of the theory of connectivism. It cites the work of George Siemens in describing the three components of connectivism: chaos theory, importance of networks, and the interplay of complexity and self-organization. As with other resources, there is criticism of the ability of connectivism to stand alone as a learning theory. However, a useful resource provided by this article is a table that compares the differences of behaviorism, cognitivism, constructivism, and connectivism.
  • Ross Craycraft on 31 Aug 14
     
    This blog is by the University of Georgia, College of Educational Psychology and Instructional Technology on Emerging Perspectives on Learning, Teaching, and Technology. This blog post gives a great foundation of the components and principles of connectivism.
  • andrewmacrae on 03 Sep 14
     
    A website from the University of Georgia Dept of Ed Psych and Instructional Technology. Discusses the components of Connectivism, Chaos, Importance of Networks and Complexity and Self Organization. The quote from Siemens about,  "decision making being based on rapidly altering foundations," is well used and helped me to visualize a little more. There is a well worked description with Connectivism related to car restoration which I liked and an accessible table to compare and contrast Connectivism to the other major learning theories.
  • cassiefaught on 03 Sep 15
     
    This source starts by discussing some of the components of constructivism and some of the different theories that go along with it. This is a good source because even though it contains some of the same information as other sources, it gives real examples to explain the theory of connectivism. It also gives a few different arguments against connectivism as a learning theory.
  • Danielle Leone on 07 Sep 15
     
    This resource discusses connectivism as a learning theory. It explains connectivisms' origins and how it is essential in staying current in our digital age. This resource includes an example of the benefits of connectivism. In addition, it provides a chart that compares connectivism as a learning theory to behaviorism, cognitivism, and constructivism.
  • ampengilley on 14 Jun 16
     
    This source discusses connectivism as a learning theory. It talks about how the theory came to be and compares it to other learning theories. It also mentions that some view it as a pedagogical view instead of a learning theory.
  • Kjersti Withers on 14 Jun 16
     
    This source summarizes the main ideas in connectivism succinctly and clearly. The authors connect the discussion of connectivism to other learning theories. The chart showing How each theory functions is useful.
  • alannashaw on 29 Aug 16
     
    While this isn't an article, and appears to look more like a wiki entry, it does offer some good information on connectivism. One thing I liked in particular is the visual breakdown of the three current learning theories alongside connectivism. Anyone unfamiliar with behaviorism, cognitivism, and constructivism can get a quick snapshot of the key components in an east to understand chart. A column for connectivism has also been added to show how it compares to the others as a learning theory. Constructivism emphasizes the social nature of learning, but connectivism takes it to the next level by stressing the need for broad networks for a learner to connect to in order to build deeper understandings and more resources.
  • Patricia Smeyers on 30 Aug 16
     
    This article discusses various learning theories and what happens when you throw technology into the mix. They do not feel that previous learning theories should be dismissed but need to be viewed in a different light to meet the demands of the 21st Century. There is a thorough definition of connectivism and all of it's components. I appreciated the visual chart comparing the different learning theories to connectivism and how critics of connectivism viewpoints are explained.
  • Ben Killam on 02 Sep 16
     
    An outline of the theory of connectivism that provides a comparison to other learning theories. The outline gives us a definition of the theory, major principles, and criticisms of the theory.
  • anonymous on 03 Sep 16
     
    UGA's DEPT of Edu psychology and Instructional tech provides a comprehensive report on connectivism. The report includes definitions, comparisons to other theories and criticism to connectivism.
  • David Yargo on 07 Sep 16
     
    This is a wiki created by the Department of Educational Psychology and Instructional Technology at theUniversity of Georgia. It explains everything from the origins of connectivism to practical application of the theory. A chart on the page compares connectivism to the other major theories of learning.
  • Terrence Shaneyfelt on 09 Sep 16
     
    I like this description of connectivism.
  • Natalie Burr on 12 Jun 17
     
    A website created by students in the EdPsych department at University of Georgia that explains the components of connectivism as an educational theory.
  • sfledderjohann on 12 Jun 17
     
    I really like the way this article breaks down connectivism into its parts as well as providing the table that breaks down the primary learning theories so you can compare information side by side.
  • sofianahtchi on 13 Jun 17
     
    Great article. Chaos theory is so interesting. The study of pattern shifts is so real to this day and age. For example, I think the role of memes play a big part in our culture and this absolutely propels the chaos theory. Nice share Natalie!
  • Tiffany Kannengieszer on 28 Aug 17
     
    Summary: The most useful part of this resource comes after the definition of Connectivism cited from Siemens. The author includes a graphic that compares Connectivism to other learning theories. In addition, a section is devoted to critics of Connectivism as learning theory who instead see it as a pedagogical view.
Jennifer Pollock

Being Immersed in Social Networking Environment: Facebook Groups, Uses and Gr... - 1 views

www.academia.edu/...ifications_and_Social_Outcomes

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  • Jennifer Pollock on 30 Aug 17
     
    This article looked at a Web-based survey and its results in order to make a correlation between gratifications and uses of social networking sites (SNSs) and an individual's political and civic engagement in the real world. This survey targeted the Facebook Groups application to look at how participation compared to offline activities, mainly due to this feature's ability to recruit members, share common issues, and organize off-campus events. The survey identified four main needs for Facebook Groups involvement: 1) socializing, 2) entertainment, 3) self-status seeking, and 4) information. However, as this survey was trying to draw links between online and offline involvement, the need for information was recognized as having the most impact on participation in real-world activities.
msbianchi

Social Networking Theories and Tools to Support Connectivist Learning Activities - 1 views

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shared by msbianchi on 31 Aug 17 - No Cached
  • msbianchi on 31 Aug 17
     
    This article looks at the role of social networking and connectivist theory in the learning process. It explains how not only has technology changed, but the learner has changed as well. For example the learner no longer just consumes information, but also produces resources that can be shared in a network of knowledge. The article argues that technological tools, such as social media, will assist the learner in creating and contributing useful material.
teachingjake503

Towards a Theory of Mobile Learning - 4 views

This was a very interesting read! I was always enjoy reading articles about the reconceptualizing of formal education and I appreciate the concrete context this provided by examining some initial f...

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started by kyledillon on 04 Sep 17 1 follow-up, last by teachingjake503 on 04 Sep 17
Kathy Grubb

Successfully Teaching with Humorous Videos: Videagogy© - 0 views

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shared by Kathy Grubb on 14 Oct 12 - No Cached
  • Kathy Grubb on 14 Oct 12
     
    Great article on how and why funny videos should be used in your lessons at school.
James Russell

Who is using social media in the classroom. - 0 views

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shared by James Russell on 06 Nov 12 - No Cached
  • James Russell on 06 Nov 12
     
    This article is very interesting. It states that 70% of teachers in the US support the use of social media in the classroom. That is a stark contrast to what I see everyday where I work.
Andrea Ross

Facebook as a tool in the classroom « Web 2.0 edu - 0 views

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shared by Andrea Ross on 06 Nov 12 - No Cached
  • Andrea Ross on 06 Nov 12
     
    Teacher uses Facebook to push assignments to students.
Andrea Ross

The power of Skype in the classroom « Web 2.0 edu - 0 views

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543EdProject

shared by Andrea Ross on 06 Nov 12 - No Cached
  • Andrea Ross on 06 Nov 12
     
    Sixth grade class uses Skype to communicate with author.
Nate Cannon

Math scratch - 0 views

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shared by Nate Cannon on 06 Nov 12 - Cached
  • Nate Cannon on 06 Nov 12
     
    This website is a collection of projects that anyone can create and use that relate to math. If there is something that is tricky/difficult, maybe one of these projects will help you understand.
Nate Cannon

High school Scratch - 0 views

scratch.mit.edu/featured

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shared by Nate Cannon on 06 Nov 12 - Cached
  • Nate Cannon on 06 Nov 12
     
    There is a lot of uploaded projects on this website that continues to get more added to it by people from around the world. Take a look to see what you can find to help accent your lesson or help someone else understand something better!
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