An article sharing problems facing a novice (technology novice and unconfident learners) in a connectivist setting and the implications that has for learning

A collection of critiques of connectivism (more as a theory than anything else) written as part of a PhD thesis. One of the readings for week 7 (at least in 2015) and one of the list of "issues" links I'm (overdue in) creating.

Description of research exploring the impact of network participation and diversity on the quality of ideas/innovation.

A TED talk that highlights the transition from the traditional view of human knowledge (hierarchical) to the more modern view (networked). Makes a few points in passing on the limitations and problems with the hierarchical view. This probably would have been a good video to start the course, but I've only just listened to it. Haven't watched the video - I imagine it's even more impactful than the audio

Academic talks about adopting open pedagogy. An approach that has a lot of resonance with netgl

A reading for Week 6. Apparently not shared to the Diigo group before. Feel free to annotate and discuss

A Vine that illustrates the evolution of technology on a office desk from 1980 to 2015. Two questions. What would a similar Vine of a classroom look like? This Vine shows an evolution over the last 25 years, what would a 2040 Vine look like? What would it would look like for your classroom.

Short post focusing on the problem of "integrating" as the most dangerous word in education. Links to the S & A from SAMR and the R & A from the RAT framework

What this means from a network perspective is at least two-fold. 1) Take all these neat new netgl stuff and integrate it into current educational practice. Which is probably not going to be a great outcome. It's more about what you can fundamentally change. 2) From a network perspective you have to connect new knowledge into your current knowledge (current network). Isn't that a form of integration? If learning is network construction, can you do anything but integrate? Or does integrate suggest a form of network construction where you haven't really leveraged the new knowledge & your existing knowledge to produce something really unique?

A short post the summarises the "war" between traditional hierarchica/factory-like approaches to education (almost all formal education institutions) and the more de-centarlised network-based approach characeterised by cMOOCs (the original MOOC model). This is a challenge you (and I) face in trying to bring network ideas into formal education. The link to Dave Cormier's work in the comments is a good one, I recommend following it up.

One explanation of networks and what they are.

Chapter from the Dron and Anderson book that expands upon the "group, networks and collectives" paper (by Dron and Anderson) from week 3

Open Access book by Anderson & Dron examining the issue of learning and social media. Expands upon what they wrote in some of the earlier papers that form part of the early readings for the course.

One of the readings from the course. Sharing it now as a little experiment in sharing annotations. In theory, if you view this page, you should be able to see the bits that I've highlighted and shared with the group.

Meetups are one way of using technology to enable connections to be made between people around common interests.

The greatest mathematician of his generation is characteristed by his participation in a network

A student in the undergrad course I teach trying to find a partner class for a Skype session on Celebrations. A little/very late in terms of notice, wondering if anyone might have a contact that might be interested.

Kathy Sierra was very well known in the software development community and online. Her experience - a number of years ago and with ramifications now - of the networked world clearly illustrates some of the negatives of that world, especially when it is misused. Beyond the experience, this post also provides an insight into the community of trollers, their practices and the terminology.

Reports on some survey findings etc - 62% of students reported consuming news and information daily through mobile devices

PDF of paper presented at ACEC 2014 which appears to be of relevance to some of you. Abstract follows. This paper goes beyond the commonly held concerns of Internet safety, such as cyberbullying. Instead, it explores the ethical dilemmas we face as teachers when using social media, in particular social networks, in the classroom. We believe old ideas of respect and culture of care for children and young people need to be reconstructed around new media. This paper draws on the authors' experience in teaching with, and researching students' use of, social media in the classroom. In this paper we explore the ethical issues of consent, traceability, and public/private boundaries. We tackle the complex issue of the rights around virtual identities of the students followed by a discussion on the ethics of engaging students in public performance of curriculum and their lives. Finally we discuss the ethical dilemma involved in recognising and responding to illicit activity. While we reflect on our own response to these dilemmas and propose a dialogic process as the way forward, we also return to the argument that these ethical choices are dilemmas in which most, if not all, options are unpalatable or impracticable