Connectivism as Learning Theory - 8 views
"They understand that the essential purpose of education and teaching is not to produce some set of core knowledge in a person, but rather to create the conditions in which a person can become an a...
"They understand that the essential purpose of education and teaching is not to produce some set of core knowledge in a person, but rather to create the conditions in which a person can become an a...
http://www.innovativelearning.com/teaching/communities_of_practice.html - This is a one-stop resource for anyone looking to learn about Communities of Practice. The author discusses the development...
This is a helpful article in its exploration of Connectivism as a theory. Clear explanation of the philosophical and theoretical underpinnings of Connectivism, leading the author to question whethe...
I've read this article a few times now in different contexts and I'm still not sure on where I come out on connectivism being a new learning theory or not. The world has certainly changed because ...
http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/882/1689 The article discusses challenges that might prevent learners from successful and effective learning: levels of learner "autonomy, prese...
While I like the three pillars that are outlined - mastery of content area, master of field of education and master of technology, to me it seems like the backlash from educators to Marc Prensky's ...
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.
How incredibly helpful! After reading this article, I have a much greater appreciation for the communities and how powerful they can be. With the correct planning, preparation, recruiting, and main...
http://www.ingedewaard.net/papers/connectivism/2005_siemens_ALearningTheoryForTheDigitalAge.pdf This resource explains the theory of Connectivism in the light of learning in the digital age.
Rackley, R. & Viruru, R. (2014). Preparing Teachers for the BYOD Classroom. In M. Searson & M. Ochoa (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education Intern...
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/18146627.2013.853567#.U6iv5Y1dVfk This article deals with how teachers handle educational reforms. I found this article interesting because so much of t...
http://web.stanford.edu/~eckert/PDF/eckert2006.pdf This resource is an article that will appear in the encyclopedia of language and linguistics. It provides an impressive overview and argument fo...
http://elsci.coe.nau.edu/docs/communitiesofpractice.doc This resource links to a document written by Jeffrey W. Bloom that explores communities of practice with a model demonstrating how a profess...
I liked the article, but loved the David McCandless TedX talk about data visualization embedded within. I am a total geek for effective data visualizations. And never has their been a greater need...
http://hbr.org/2000/01/communities-of-practice-the-organizational-frontier/ar/1 - This article discusses Communities of Practice and their use in business. The author discusses the history of CoP'...
This is an amazing resource! I love this learning format.
This is a great website/tool. I have used it since my undergrad days. Just put in the info and the type of citation style you would like and BOOM! it's cited! It's not perfect of course but make...
http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/wbs/conf/olkc/archive/oklc5/papers/e-4_cox.pdf. Although I am assuming this paper was written around 2002, it clearly documents the evolution of communities of ...
http://journal.km4dev.org/index.php/km4dj/article/viewFile/9/4. Besides providing two different perspectives on social learning, this site offers a useful table on the knowledge sharing within co...