Online, what's personal is increasingly becoming what's professional, and vice versa. Locking down the bits streaming in from Facebook and other social networks may seem like a good idea at the time, but it's likely shutting down one of your employees' most powerful networking tools.
We're in a knowledge economy, people. And people and relationships and who knows what and who knows whom are an integral element of the knowledge economy value chain.
And you want to shut that down? Really? Seriously?
simulating traditional face-to-face classroom methods using
asynchronous online learning simply misses the point that we are operating
in a new medium with unique properties.
have both interaction and independence.
Not long ago it was impossible to have both; more of one meant less
of the other.
we identify
connectivity and asynchronicity as the core properties of
online learning, and which have the potential to create a uniquely effective
higher-order learning environment.
focus must be on the cognitive aspects of the educational
process if quality learning outcomes are to be the result.
integrate
the interactive and reflective characteristics to enhance cognitive
presence beyond that in even small face-to-face groups.
little progress has been made in understanding
cognitive presence and higher-order learning effectiveness online
asynchronous online learning context,
there are two properties– reflection and collaboration – that shape
cognitive presence in ways unique to this medium.
If a deep and meaningful learning outcome is the goal of an educational experience, then an understanding of cognitive presence is a priority.
In an asynchronous online learning context, there are two properties- reflection and collaboration - that shape cognitive presence in ways unique to this medium.
In contrast to the spontaneous verbal communication of face-to-face learning contexts, asynchronous learning: Provides time to reflect,Permanent and precise nature of communication requires reflection,Reflection is used to interpret and construct meaning.
In contrast to the spontaneous
verbal communication of face-to-face learning contexts, the asynchronous
and largely written communication of asynchronous online learning would
appear to provide the conditions that encourage if not require reflection.
reflection
to interpret and construct meaning
It is important to understand the natural
cycle of the learning process to effectively regulate the learning process.
Dewey (1933) The natural cycle of the learning process:
Perception of a need or problem.
Exploration for relevant knowledge, (2.5?) constructing a meaningful explanation or solution.
Resolving the dissonance through action.
Learning was inducing reflection
through questions and actively monitoring this inquiry for the purpose
of achieving understanding.
two dimensions
that shape the practical inquiry model
Have you seen Squidoo? I would roughly describe it as a means of mashing up information from a variety of resources into a lens (as in the eye of a giant squid