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ron gardiner

The Best History Websites as an EdTech Resource - 1 views

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    The Center for Teaching History with Technology, a resource created to help K-12 history and social studies teachers incorporate technology effectively into their courses. Find resources for history and social studies lesson plans, activities, projects, games, and quizzes that use technology. Explore inquiry-based lessons, activities, and projects. Learn about web technologies such as blogs, podcasts, wikis, social networks, Google Docs, eBooks, online maps, virtual field trips, screencasts, online posters, and more. Explore innovative ways of integrating these tools into the curriculum, watch instructional video tutorials, and learn how others are using technology in the classroom!
kimsjohnson

Professor Alec Couros: "The Connected Teacher" on Vimeo - 0 views

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    In this video interview of Professor of Educational Technology, Alec Couros, he speaks to the importance of connections and connected learning. He mentions George Siemens asking the question, "What endures?" He points out that basically what it comes down to is the relationships formed as a result of the tools used. It's not about the number of connections, but the quality and meaningfulness of the connections. He also speaks to the importance of contributing to others' learning and making it visible.
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    Thanks for sharing this Kim! The discussion of connectionism in relation to identifying, "What endures?" is very interesting. This highlights the importance of growth through the formation and maintenance of connections.
bbridgewater019

PLNs to Inspire Lifelong Learning - 2 views

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    The article opens with the idea of teachers being or becoming life long learners to achieve success, satisfaction, and empowerment in their position. This is then promoted by the idea of using PLNs to participate in the role of life long learner. PLNs are then described through a variety of scenarios including a general definition as well as additional adjective descriptions and elaborations such as engaging, exciting, and virtual friendships. How to develop a PLN follows the definition with the gains or benefits of forming PLNs wrapping up this resource. When reading through the gains it is clear that learning is the overall anticipated outcome whether it be: anytime, anywhere, with anyone, self directed, informal, formal, collaborative, or life long.
bbridgewater019

Redesigning the Online Classroom with Connectivism - 2 views

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    First exploring today's dynamic educational environment the author creates a connection between online classroom and the network of connections that are made through connectivist learning opportunities. The what and why are then built upon with a look into the six skills one should incorporate when attempting connectivist pedagogy: technical competence, experimentation, autonomy, creation, play and developing a capacity for complexity. The article is then finalized with with some suggestions of tools to incorporate into one's connectivist classroom.
sofianahtchi

Communities of Practice- The Organizational Frontier - 1 views

http://www.rareplanet.org/sites/rareplanet.org/files/Communities_of_Practice__The_Organizational_Frontier%5B1%5D.pdf This paper discusses Communities of Practice as the Organizational...

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started by sofianahtchi on 13 Jun 17 no follow-up yet
jershua1

What is a PLN - Marc-André Lalande's take - 1 views

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    This defines and simplifies the idea of a Personal Learning Network
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    A quick PLN overview that describes many of the aspects of what we do here in this class. The presenter offers many insights on how to be a member of a PLN, and some of the tools that are available to us. I like that he tells me that I can change levels of participation whenever I want, and should feel free to just lurk if preferred.
joannalieberman

Connectivism - YouTube - Erin Jonesrebandt - 2 views

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    Another great youtube video that describes connectivism in layman terms. I like this video because it explains easily how connectivism works by connecting people together through social sites to help people learn. The video also gives a brief description of Behaviorism, Cognitivism, and Constructivism. A great find!
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    A YouTube video to explain connectivism. The author uses the example of a student "Bob", who is failing his political science class because the material is too complicated and not important to him. When Bob discovers that social media networks such as Facebook have resources that relate to his class, he begins to make connections and understand the material. Suddenly Bob has more understanding of the issue and is more interested in the topic. The creator of the video describes this process as the learning theory known as Connectivism.
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    Joanna, I loved this YouTube video! It simplified Connectivism and Bob was fun! I loved when he made the connection. Thank you for sharing.
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    I agree with Matt above. This is a short and informative introduction to connectivism that touches on the major concepts of learning theory as well as implications in our time.
lindsayhoyt

Communities of Practice Defined - 0 views

https://www.learning-theories.com/communities-of-practice-lave-and-wenger.html Summary: This site was a great introduction of what Communities of Practice (CoP) are and how the learning theory deve...

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started by lindsayhoyt on 12 Jun 17 no follow-up yet
joannalieberman

Understanding and Creating Professional Learning Networks - YouTube - Miles MacFarlane - 2 views

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    A brief video discussing PLNs that provides a sample scenario of PLNs.
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    An informative look at how PLNs work and the benefits of a PLN. Told from the perspective of a scenario in which the PLN is not initially accepted as a valuable tool of learning, the creator of this video shows that a PLN offers: 1. user ownership, 2. user independence, 3. user self-determination. The video goes on to show the benefits of collaborating through PLNs.
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    This video offers a decent introduction to PLNs. I like that it approaches the topic from the perspective of someone who is skeptical and encourages everyone to become a life long learner.
Ryann Waldman

Learning Everywhere, All the Time - 2 views

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    Technology is changing the way people can learn. With constant access to the internet, learning can take place all the time and everywhere. This is especially true with online learning. Connectivism is the theory that claims knowledge exists in the world, not in just an individual. This theory is what drives good online learning practices. The four major concepts that describe effective online teaching using connectivism are establish the feeling of the online classroom, create a social presence within the class, use activities and technology to make meaningful learning experiences and also to teach and guide your students through the learning process. These four concepts are best used within a social and learning community like Facebook or Blackboard that helps to connect the learners and the teacher. 
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    I thought this was an interesting because the way the classroom is constantly changing there is the opportunity to learn anywhere. A perfect example is this course! I have taken classes with people from all over the world through BSU due to the advancements in technology. The fact that the connectivism theory embraces the knowledge of the world, goes hand in hand with the effectiveness of online education. Social networking is another way that those connections can be made.
jershua1

How to build your PLN - 0 views

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    I love that this video makes it very clear that you don't actually have to know anyone in your PLN. Now that we are so interconnected, the people that we learn from can be totally dispersed throughout the world. This presenter emphasizes that these networks are OURS.
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    I know that Dr. Gerstein didn't really want any how-tos... but this one is so good.
katelyngriffin

Connectivism: Learning theory and pedagogical practice for networked information lands... - 2 views

https://doi.org/10.1108/00907321111186686 This article seeks to describe the theory of connectivism as a learning theory to help explain how students learn informational literacy. Connectivism, as...

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

Connectivism: Learning theory of the future of vestige of the past - 2 views

http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/523/1103 In this article, Rita Kop and Adrian Hill delve into analyzing the emerging theory of connectivism, aiming to answer the question, "Is ...

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

Tweeting to Learn: Understanding Twitter through the Lens of Connectivism - 1 views

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    This article discusses how Connectivism, focuses on that people learn through connections of social and cultural interactions. Every single source is a "node" which interacts with another to become a channel of shared information. In higher education, learning is viewed as a process that continually develops. The use of Twitter is a tool which allows students to share knowledge with each other
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    This was an interesting article about using Twitter though the lens of Connectivism. I thought it was interesting that as first, they thought it failed. But soon they said they created "a place to test our knowledge and facts" and that the class had "formed a learning network, where each one was tweeting a chunk of information." What a great outcome and a lesson that learning is a process, not an event.
teachingjake503

Four Steps to Success | edtechdigest.com - 0 views

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    After reviewing articles on the basics of Communities of Practice, I was seeking an example of COPs in Action. In an article, I saw a reference to the iEARN educational project that operates as a global educational COP for teachers and students in 100's of countries. iEARN is one of the largest online primary and secondary educational network. While the community operates through technology, the technology is not the focus but rather the just a means to connect educators. The core components of iEARN are "mission driven" (how to make the world a better place), decentralized structure (no true president our central figure), honoring teachers not technology, and a "sense of community". The article helped me contextualize what a real life community of practice looks like which gives me ideas on how to look for COPs in my own professional development.
hamitup

TEDxNYED - George Siemens - 03/06/10 - YouTube - 1 views

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      information distribution structures were closed, isolated, and largely omitted the capacity of individuals to create and to innovate. This is similar to corporate business thinking and the way in which Siemens feels we are narrowing our teaching to streamline towards.
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      our focus in education should be to collapse to the point of a connection
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    Siemens is known for his theory of Connectivism. In his TedTalk, he opens with his frustration in the solutions for today's problems in education. George shares his limited view and connectedness when growing up in Mexico. He later states "our focus in education should be to collapse tot he point of a connection." George is worried about society's views of raising and teaching to the corporate setting, rather than being vital contributors to society, all in a connected way.
teachingjake503

Cybraryman Catalogue of Educational WebSites - Educational Web sites for Teachers, Educ... - 6 views

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    Cybrary Man's Educational Websites has been one of my go to websites. It is a host of resources for educators, parents, and students. The educators pages have resources for all subjects, grade levels, and anything else you can think of including social networking in education. You can find a blog list rich with information about educational technology. I used this site to write the technology curriculum for my school district.
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    Jerry Blumengarten's website is an amazing catalogued website that literally seems to have everything teachers, administrators, or parents might need. There are so many catalogued websites that you can get lost in exploration. Enjoy!
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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msbianchi

Connectivist Learning Objects and Learning Styles - 2 views

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    This is a very detailed, somewhat technical, article about how Web 2.0 tools can reach a variety of different learners in different situations. For example, learners with different cognitive abilities and learning styles can be reached within the same network. I found the table that compares and contrasts constructivism and connectivism particularly helpful in this article (p. 107-108).
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    Hi, I looked at the table and also found it helpful. It was very detailed, more so than some tables I saw in other articles as I was researching. One thing I haven't seen yet in discussions of connectivist learning is accessibility. So maybe this information moves in that direction.
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    I really appreciated the visual tables. It was nice to have a clear picture of the differences between constructivism and connectivism.
sofianahtchi

Connectivism: 21st Century's New Learning Theory - 4 views

http://www.eurodl.org/?p=archives&year=2013&halfyear=2&arti&article=579 The purpose of this article is to explore and introduce the three reservoirs of connectivism: online...

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started by sofianahtchi on 13 Jun 17 no follow-up yet
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