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anonymous

Personal Learning Environments, social media, and self-regulated learning: A natural fo... - 3 views

http://www.sciencedirect.com.libproxy.boisestate.edu/science/article/pii/S1096751611000467 Dabbagh, N., & Kitsantas, A. (2012). Personal Learning Environments, social media, and self-regulated...

PLN self-regulation informal learning

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Cassie Davenport

Personal Learning Environments: Challenging the dominant design of educational systems - 1 views

citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/...download

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  • Cassie Davenport on 03 Jul 15
     
    This article begins by addressing the changing technological innovations over time but the lack of widespread adoption of particular technologies. For example the acceptance of learning management system but apprehension towards virtual peer-to-peer interactions. Informal rather than formal learning is again highlighted as being a positive move of acceptance. The authors would like to see social media included in learning and life-long learning with a shift from virtual learning systems to personal learning environments
Kelly Kenney

Website #9- Connectivist Learning Theory - 1 views

p2pfoundation.net/vist_Learning_Theory_-_Siemens

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  • Debi Banks on 07 Sep 12
     
    Connectivism is an integration that encompasses social and individual learning, and experience. Connectivism is knowledge and the process of learning, principle of learning, technology, nature of knowledge, and the flow of information.
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  • vanessa botts on 22 Jun 13
     
    The article's author briefly touches upon the principles of Connectivism as well as a definition which includes the statement that "Connectivism focuses on the inclusion of technology as part of our distribution of cognition and knowledge."
  • Ryan McDonough on 19 Jun 14
     
    A great overview of connectivism. This outlined the glossary, principles, introduction, description, and explained in detail the roots of connectivism. I found the Characteristics of Connective Knowledge Networks especially interesting by discussing how diversity, autonomy, interactivity, and openness are all key components to connective knowledge.
  • Emmett Wemp on 22 Jun 14
     
    People to People seems to use the connectivist learning theory quite a bit. It is all about using other peoples information to help rather than using resources to re-research the same information. This is a pretty neat group.
  • danielbmc on 23 Jun 14
     
    From the P2P Foundation (what is more Connectivist than that?), this an essential description of Connectivist Learning Theory and how it ties to knowledge networks. It includes a history and glossary of key terms.
  • Kelly Kenney on 01 Sep 15
     
    Connectivist learning theory, by George Siemens This is the process of knowledge as well as learning. Connectivism focuses on the inclusion of technology. We must focus on our interactions with one another with connectivism.
anonymous

Students' perceptions of using Facebook as an interactive learning resource at university. - 3 views

http://www.ascilite.org.au/ajet/ajet28/irwin.html Irwin, C., Ball, L., Desbrow, B., & Leveritt, M. (2012). Students' perceptions of using Facebook as an interactive learning resource at univer...

Social_meda elearning communication

started by anonymous on 03 Jul 15 no follow-up yet
Cassie Davenport

The End of Isolation - 11 views

jolt.merlot.org/...alderton_0911.htm

twitter research pln EdTech543 network

shared by Cassie Davenport on 03 Jul 15 - No Cached
  • Cassie Davenport on 03 Jul 15
     
    The study in the paper was interesting as it looked at K-12 educators and their use of Twitter to research, relate and form PLNs. Twitter and other social medias have allowed teachers to form networks that are specific to their needs and wants in terms of their own professional growth. In the "End of Isolation" the researchers findings touched on the fact that "over 82% of the time, the educators in this study chose to follow other educators or content experts related to their field of teaching so they were able to create a personal learning network meaningful to their professional needs." Now I just need to work with teachers at my school site to help them realize the individualized professional potential!
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  • loganwillits on 04 Jul 15
     
    Cassie- This is a really neat resource in which actual data has been accumulated and presented for teachers and their use of a social networking website. It was interesting to look at the numbers behind the ten educators that they chose and see them present some other general findings. I think the "Benefits" section towards the end of the article hits the goals of any social network precisely: 1) Access to Resources, 2)Supportive Relationships, 3)Increased Leadership Capacity, and 4)Development of a Professional Vision. IF you get into these tools to become a better educator, then I feel those are four visions that you set out to fill by utilizing the networking/technology.
  • cbjohnsrud on 04 Jul 15
     
    This is a great resource to use to support the research behind using Twitter as an educator. I think the title of the article says it all. As the only social studies on my campus, I have learned to reach out to other teachers using social media. The end of the article brings up some interesting points regarding professional development and Twitter. Research says that teachers need more than just a "one stop shop" when it comes to any professional development, and that they need time to reflect, question, and practice. I would argue that Twitter allows for exactly that. Having a community of teachers to come back to in order to reflect on a teaching experience and/or ask for support provides a safe place to do just that.
  • Elizabeth Wood on 05 Jul 15
     
    Cassie, this was a very interesting research article that presented actual statistics and information on how teachers utilize social media, specifically Twitter. It was very informative and discussed the uses of twitter beyond just being a social outlet.
  • Renee Phoenix on 05 Jul 15
     
    This was indeed an interesting research project. It was nice to see that there were so many collaborations that were spawned through Twitter connections. Most of the teachers said they were able to exchange information or resources at a professional level, but I was surprised by how many continued the conversation at a social level also.
  • Rob Johnson on 05 Jul 15
     
    I feel like this resource has a lot of valuable information. I am very interested in learning to use Twitter as a form of PLN using Twitter and this resource seems to show the value in that. In addition, I liked the research study approach to this article.
  • caaskin on 06 Jul 15
     
    This study underscored the benefits of Twitter for the educational community. The article shared the advantages to new teachers in particular, where one participant stated it changed her vision and practice in the classroom. Very powerful!
  • Megan Gooding on 06 Jul 15
     
    Of all the resources I have read thus far on PLNs, this particular article forced me to think deeper and reconsider my interpretation of this concept. First of all, I found that the article provided a picture of the quality of interaction that can occur within Twitter. The data collected by researchers provides an in depth look at Twitter as a PLN - a feat that few other resources I have read have accomplished. By detailing the amount, quality, and type of interactions and connections, a tangible conception of a PLN emerges, even for someone who has little to no experience with Twitter. Of the 10 surveyed, a majority of their connections and tweets were professionally related. According to Nussbaum-Beach (video I posted), the difference between a PLN and a CoP is the familiarity of the people and the connection to an idea or problem. However, this study provides a different perception of a PLN that is largely professionally based with strong two-way connections. These conclusions made me wonder if it is possible for facets of a PLN on Twitter to transform into a CoP. Further, at what point can one argue that a PLN has successfully transform into a virtual CoP? Thanks for sharing. This was an excellent read!
Kelsey Ramirez

The PLP Model: Research based professional learning - 6 views

plpnetwork.com/ssional-development-that-works

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  • Debi Banks on 10 Sep 12
     
    The article discussed "connected learning communities" and how it is relevant in the digital age. There are three components (professional learning communities (PLCs), personal learning network (PLNs), and communities of practice (CoPs)) with these communities and different theories, experience and knowledge, effectiveness, anticipates growth or decline, challenges and dilemmas, and use of technology within each component.
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  • annieyip on 26 Jun 13
     
    This article describes three types of connected learning communities. These include professional learning communities (PLCs), personal learning networks (PLNs), and communities of practice (CoPs). All three are used in schools across the world now and serve different but very similar purposes.
  • anonymous on 02 Sep 13
     
    This article defines professional learning communities, personal learning networks, and communities of practice. The learning theories supporting each are described, as well as the impact technology has had on each. While the article focuses on how each can effect professional development for practicing teachers, the ideas within could be generalized to almost any profession.
  • Nona Barker on 06 Sep 13
     
    Summary: This article identifies a three pronged approach to teacher professional development: PLC, PLN and CoP. These three types of learning communities are explored by connecting each type of learning community to a learning theory or theories and / or how the use of technology also improves learning communities. Support is provided by citing studies and literature most relevant to community learning in the digital age.
  • glorihinck on 07 Sep 13
     
    This work addresses the importance of technology throughout personal learning communities, personal learning networks and communities of practice and describes its importance to connected learning. Technology is an amplifier and enabler of connected learning as it addresses the challenge of time by allowing 24/7 interactions. Technology has allowed the exponential growth of PLN's as it enables finding, synthesizing and evaluating information. Technology also increases the potential for learning across communities which can then be translated to practice helping improve education.
  • chris mason on 07 Sep 13
     
    This was a great article to see the different ways in which any professionals can gain and share knowledge with one another. I enjoyed reading how each is connected to learning theories. It is interesting that the common theme is how they rely or depend on technology. I can attest to the importance of technology for the learning communities and networks that I am involved in. Technology makes these types of professional development possible to some people who, without technology, would not be able to partake. Most of the time technology is a wonderful thing. It truly makes you wonder what we did without it :)
  • Stacie Barker on 10 Sep 13
     
    I agree that technology has helped PLN and PLC's to grow. Technology allows us to collaborate with people all over the work rather than people who just work in our building.
  • cbjohnsrud on 03 Jul 15
     
    This article summarizes key differences and similarities among different connected learning communities utilized by educators including, PLCs, PLNs, and CoPs. Within the article, each learning community is described in terms of its organizational structure, purpose, and effectiveness. This research based article discusses the learning theories that are applied within each of the learning communities to support their descriptions and findings.
  • Kelly Kenney on 01 Sep 15
     
    PLN's occur in many ways. With the growth of technology they are becoming much more popular. Many of them are engaging through blogs and other forms of social media. With these becoming more and more popular connections are constantly being made. Creating PLNs and bringing back resources and other information to our PLNs is extremely popular. Personal learning networks are happening because of connections being made with others.
  • Dalia Allencherry on 03 Sep 15
     
    This article looks into the theories that support the theory or idea of personal learning networks. It touches the effectiveness of teacher professional development in terms of PLNs. It discusses technology in terms of PLNs and also the challenges and dilemmas of PLNs.
  • Kelsey Ramirez on 06 Sep 15
     
    The PLP (Powerful Learning Practice) model looked at three different learning connected learning communities to discuss what each one is, the effects on teacher professional development, challenges and use of technology to name a few. Personal learning communities, personal learning networks, and communities of practice were the three that were discussed. I like how in this article, Connectivism is tied into PLN's which demonstrates how these concepts of PLN's, CoP's, and Connectivism are interrelated. Within PLN's and CoP's, members are concerned about the content and "what they do" as well as interact amongst the group to achieve a higher purpose.
  • Hannah Clark on 06 Sep 15
     
    This article is fantastic as it encompasses all that we are studying right now! Each aspect was broken down very well and explained completely. I also appreciated that the authors talked about the anticipated growth, use of technology and value of a PLN, for instance. This is a great reference to refer back to later.
Heather Berlin

Education 3.0: Learning Anywhere, Anytime - 1 views

facultyecommons.org/-3-0-learning-anywhere-anytime

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  • Heather Berlin on 07 Sep 15
     
    This sources is a brief introduction to education 3.0. It outlines the meaning of education 3.0, compares it to 1.0 and 2.0, and gives additional resources for more information.
  • Innovative Educator on 08 Sep 15
     
    Web 2.0 is when you interact with the internet, like I am doing right now. Diigo is an example of web 2.0 tools. Web 3.0 is when the internet interacts with you. For example, Google has all this data on you that when you search for something you get different search results than others who do the same search.
Melodie Worthington

What is a PLN? - 12 views

www.youtube.com/watch

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shared by Melodie Worthington on 30 Jun 15 - No Cached
  • Melodie Worthington on 30 Jun 15
     
    A short, engaging YouTube video on defining Personal Learning Networks.
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  • Megan Gooding on 04 Jul 15
     
    This is one of the videos I watched on YouTube as well, Melodie! It does such a great job demonstrating a large amount of information about PLNs in a very short time frame. I thought there were two really critical points made in this video. First, Lalande makes it clear that a PLN does not necessarily have to be online, but it is the digital interaction does make a PLN special. I also liked the way he presented all of the options for interaction (i.e. a lurker or sharer) as well as the networking tool options, such as Twitter or YouTube. Thanks for sharing!
  • loganwillits on 04 Jul 15
     
    I thought the video did a very good job of describing a PLN in a very efficient manner but matter of fact way. It was simplistic, yet allowed the view to comprehend the extensive nature of a PLN. The most important part of the video in my mind is when it talks about it is something you can choose to participate when you want and pick and choose things that are best suited for you!
  • Cassie Davenport on 06 Jul 15
     
    Melodie, thank you for sharing this video. Youtube has such great resources, what a great way to explain PLNs to colleagues. I especially appreciate how it specifically described the network as the one you get involved in when, where and how you want to. I appreciate how he describes how you can be heavily invested or not, but that you will gain a larger benefit if you leave the "lurker" phase and invest more.
  • tygrogan on 07 Jul 15
     
    Love having short snippets/videos that describe a topic in brief. Sometimes, a topic can become so cumbersome so quick. This was an informative video, short, and to the point. Thanks for posting!
  • Christopher Higgins on 07 Jul 15
     
    I really enjoy the simplicity of this video while at the same time the depth of understanding it gives in such a brief period of time. For me this video really drives home the effectiveness technology can have in presenting potentially overwhelming information in a very easy to understand manner.
  • David Mato on 06 Sep 15
     
    In my opinion, the key words of this video are "what", because you choose what to share, "where" and "when" to do it. It is brief but powerful. Thanks Melodie for sharing it!
Dalia Allencherry

In Connectivism, No One Can Hear You Scream - 5 views

www.hybridpedagogy.com/...-understanding-the-mooc-novice

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  • Dalia Allencherry on 03 Sep 15
     
    This article focuses on the novice experience in MOOCs, and how the theory may badly serve some of its participants. The author tries to explain this in relation to the theory of connectivism. It explains how technology and learning novices, and their sense of confidence interact with Connectivist theory. This article is worth the read, if you are looking at the limitations of connectivism.
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  • Kelly Kenney on 03 Sep 15
     
    Great explanation! After reading this article, I definitely agree with your points. The theory of connectivism is very interesting to read about. I definitely believe that it builds confidence with interaction. Great read. Thank you for posting it.
  • timrstark on 04 Sep 15
     
    Thanks for posting this article. In my job as an online teacher I see many students with low self efficacy and can definitely relate experience with the author about this.
  • Jill Miller on 06 Sep 15
     
    This was really a fascinating look at the "other" side of connectivism. Having learned a bit about cMOOCs while working on this assignment, I agree that a connectivist MOOC is probably not the most suitable place for a novice learner, and it assumes that participants will enter with a certain level of prerequisite knowledge.
normanpeckham

Educreations - 0 views

www.educreations.com

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shared by normanpeckham on 03 Mar 15 - No Cached
  • jrkrolson on 03 Mar 15
     
    Educreations is a community where anyone can teach what they know and learn what they don't. Our software turns any iPad or web browser into a recordable, interactive whiteboard, making it easy for teachers and experts to create engaging video lessons and share them on the web. Students can replay these lessons any time, any place, on any connected device. We're on a mission to dramatically improve student achievement by extending the reach of great teaching.
  • normanpeckham on 03 Oct 15
     
    Educreations is a community where anyone can teach what they know and learn what they don't. Educreations software turns any iPad or web browser into a recordable, interactive whiteboard, making it easy for teachers and experts to create engaging video lessons and share them on the web. Students can also use Educreations to create videos.
Jerad Relk

Guide to Great Nutrition - 0 views

www.uen.org/...tourFames.cgi

nutrition diet food pyramid

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  • Jerad Relk on 07 Jul 10
     
    Interactive, webquest style website designed to teach students about nutrition and eating well.
Paige Goodson

Glogster Edu - 0 views

edu.glogster.com

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  • srafoster on 11 Oct 10
     
    This is also a great alternative to the mundane presentation. A glog can consist of text/images/multimedia, which is included in a "virtual poster" in order to make the entire glog interactive. This can also be easily embedded into websites and blogs. Teachers have access to extra features that are enhanced for educational purposes.
  • Paige Goodson on 06 Oct 12
     
    Great interactive poster creation tool!
R Aubert

Interactive Math - 0 views

jc-schools.net/...interact-math.htm

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  • R Aubert on 09 Oct 10
     
    Content Theme: Multimedia Artwork
Steven Albrecht

Technology and Education | Box of Tricks - 2 views

www.boxoftricks.net/?p=1727

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  • The rising importance and availability of online social networks and their popularity among young people in particular cannot be dismissed, putting the use of ICT at the heart of 21st century interconnectivity in all areas of society, not just education.
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 15 Oct 10
       
      Yes! ICT should be a the heart of 21st century eduation.
  • Pedagogy, in my opinion, needs to reflect these social changes and conform to the needs and expectations of today’s students and, if we teach them in a way that mirrors how they live their lives when they are not in school, if we help to ensure that the gap between their school life and real life is minimised, we then become better able to guarantee the commitment and engagement of the vast majority of our students.
  • the connected teacher.
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  • Using ICT with a focus on the C for Communication is, in my view, the next logical step and would allow us to bring the learning online and to blend the use of traditional tools such as textbooks or dictionaries with more up-to-date, relevant and authentic multimedia materials from the web. Microblogging would provide teachers and students with a platform in which they could interact beyond the constraints of the school walls, and with which the teacher could provide further personalised feedback and support.
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      Steven Albrecht on 19 Feb 11
       
      "meaningful and relevant" as well as trivial information?
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  • When students log on to Edmodo for the first time, they are prompted to enter the unique code generated for their class and thus both teacher and student accounts become linked and the can begin communication privately and safely.
  • lear that better communication between school and home, between teachers and students is, not only desirable, but also essential in a world in which technology is continually discovering and developing new, exciting and useful ways of improving communication between people. In a sense, our students have tasted the proverbial honey and the move towards this type of social interaction in the fiel
jescaron

Student Response Technology: Empirically grounded or just a gimmick? - International Jo... - 0 views

www.informaworld.com/...a782989226~db=all~jumptype=rss

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  • jescaron on 29 Jan 10
     
    Abstract: Student Response Technology (SRT) involves the use of hand-held remotes by students during classroom lectures to electronically respond to questions. This study surveyed 350 students enrolled in one of 13 lower-division university science classes taught by five different instructors who used SRT. The survey probed students' perceptions of SRT in terms of enhancing student learning, and investigated which features of SRT students felt had the greatest/least impact on student learning. The majority of students reported that the SRT increased their content understanding, class participation, alertness, and interactions with fellow students, helped with examination preparation, provided important and immediate instructor feedback, and made class more enjoyable. Students in this study scored more positively than peer groups on survey questions related to student engagement in academic and intellectual experiences, suggesting that SRT helps to promote student engagement. Important instructor actions identified during this study that augment the enhancing effects of SRT on student learning, even in large lecture settings, include designing clear, substantive questions, reviewing correct and incorrect answers with students, and making pedagogical adjustments based on class responses.
Jennifer Cullen

Transforming Teaching Through Technology - 0 views

t4.jordan.k12.ut.us/...Interact.html

Educational Websites

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  • Jennifer Cullen on 01 Feb 10
     
    This site points teachers to some of the most effective educational websites available for use in the classroom.
Linda Deneher

Interactive book read aloud in English or Spanish. - 0 views

www.montereybayaquarium.org/...pups_supper.html

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  • Linda Deneher on 14 Mar 10
     
    Pup's Supper describes the life of a sea otter pup and its mother. It has been animated and made interactive by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation. The aquarium has several live cameras including one in the otter enclosure.
anonymous

Schools | Study: It's not teacher, but method that matters | The Detroit News - 1 views

detnews.com/...acher--but-method-that-matters

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  • A study by a Nobel Prize-winning physicist — now a science adviser to President Barack Obama — suggests that how you teach is more important than who does the teaching. He found that in nearly identical classes, Canadian college students learned more from teaching assistants using interactive tools than from a veteran professor giving a traditional lecture. The students who had to engage interactively using the TV remote-like devices scored about twice as high on a test compared with those who heard the normal lecture, according to a study published Thursday in the journal Science.
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