Students engaging in networked learning research must be more self-directed
AJET 26(3) Drexler (2010) - The networked student model for construction of personal le... - 7 views
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balance between structure and learner autonomy
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take an active role in the learning process by making decisions
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Journal paper from author also involved in the "networked student" video that appears in this list. "Principles of networked learning, constructivism, and connectivism inform the design of a test case through which secondary students construct personal learning environments for the purpose of independent inquiry. Emerging web applications and open educational resources are integrated to support a Networked Student Model that promotes inquiry-based learning and digital literacy, empowers the learner, and offers flexibility as new technologies emerge. The Networked Student Model and a test case are described in detail along with implications and considerations for additional research. The article is meant to facilitate further discussion about K-12 student construction of personal learning environments and offer the practitioner a foundation on which to facilitate a networked learning experience. It seeks to determine how a teacher can scaffold a networked learning approach while providing a foundation on which students take more control of the learning process. "
The End of the University as We Know It - The American Interest - 0 views
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People will not continue to pay tens of thousands of dollars for what technology allows them to get for free.
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Power is shifting away from selective university admissions officers into the hands of educational consumers, who will soon have their choice of attending virtually any university in the world online.
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Now anyone in the world with an internet connection can access the kind of high-level teaching and scholarship previously available only to a select group of the best and most privileged students.
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I came across this piece looking for connectivism at TED after reading the Downes piece. I remembered a talk I watched last semester that spoke of connectivism historically - as something very old, not necessarily connected to the digital revolution. This was such a provocative piece, though, I thought I would share it, and will post more reflections on my blog. Lisa
Ed tech promoters need to understand how most of us learn ~ Stephen's Web - 4 views
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Can some, most or all people engage in self-directed learning? Is it innate or can it be developed? What if they are "pursuing their own interests"? Questions that have already come up for some, especially given the design of NGL. Thoughts?
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Maybe its both? I think some will be better than others but I don't think those for whom it isn't innate can't become more informed and skilled at self direction as a practice for learning.
Why Do Americans Love to Blame Teachers? - The Atlantic - 1 views
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America hates teachers.
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programs like Teach for America are promoted as a kind of missionary calling, in which young fresh-faced college graduates replace lazy, stubborn, unionized teachers.
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That single class of people is then systematically demonized, as politicians and pundits present "worst of the worst" cases as emblematic of the whole.
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