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The PLP model: Research-based professional learning - 2 views

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    I like how it says that learning and practice go hand in hand. I am currently enrolled in a CDL training program and I feel I a am learning and practicing driving an 18 wheeler at the same time.
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Learning networks and connective knowledge - 0 views

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    This article explores personal learning environments in detail. It first explains the theory of cognitivism and its limitations and then goes into learning networks as an alternative to this theory. When describing learning networks it first details what a network is and then tells of some of the characteristics which are good for learning and limitations of learning networks. Characteristics included learning resting in a diversity of opinions, learning as a collection of specialized nodes, and decision-making in itself being a learning process.
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Personal Learning Environments-the future of eLearning? - 5 views

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    Go to the first option, it is the article written by Attwell. This article gives a summary of what a personal learning environment and it's benefits. This article gives good examples of what a PLE and how it works as well as some history and theoretical background.
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Personal Learning Environments: Challenging the dominant design of educational systems - 5 views

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    This article is about switching from a virtual learning environment (VLE), originally introduced to help facilitate technology in education, to personal learning environment (PLE) where technology and social interaction are used to enhance individuals learning experience. The advantages of a PLE include focus on coordinating connections between the user and services, symmetric relationships, individualized context, open internet standards, open content and remix culture, and personal and global scope.
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Connectivism: Its place in theory-informed research and innovation in technology-enable... - 1 views

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    This was one of the most helpful articles to read because it not only showed connectivism as theory but also its limitations. It explores connectivism as theory and as a phenomenon because detractors feel like it does not fit the qualifications for a theory. However Mr. Bell does show how if not a theory connectivism certainly does have merit. He also compares other theories to connectivism to show that merit in today's digital learning.
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Social Networking Websites as an Innovative Framework for Connectivism - 9 views

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    This article makes a connection between social networks and the theory of connectivism and how this theory can help education through social networks.
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Connectivism: Learning theory or pastime of the self-amused - 3 views

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    This article quickly explains behaviorism, cognitivism, and constructionism and why those theories are not designed for the digital age. The article explains how there are some severe limitations and explains why connectivism would be a more appropriate theory for the current digital age. The article explains how learning will come from changing foundations and how discerning between useful and useless information is an important skill.
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Immersive Environments - A Connectivist Approach - 1 views

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    This article focused on the theory and gives good if not great detail on the reasonings for the theory of connectivism. It stresses the importance of the individual driving the learning, the digital ages importance, and the idea of interaction for learning.
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http://valenciacollege.edu/faculty/development/tla/documents/CommunityofPractice.pdf - 4 views

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    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.
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Communities of Practice Theory and the Role of Teacher Professional Community in Policy - 1 views

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    Chapter 2 begins with a good description of the theory of communities of learning as a way to learn not through cognition or other previous theories but through social interaction. Communities are organized organically unlike school classes and are a places where learning can unfold.
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Communities of Practice - 13 views

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    This article looks at the connection between learning communities and linguistic and sociolinguistic elements that are essential to success in such communities. The article gives an initial theory of how linguistics is important in determining how different communities are conceived and the effect on diverse groups and how these communities are an excellent place to study those linguistics.
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