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Teaching in Social and Technological Networks « Connectivism - 0 views

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  • Technological networks have transformed prominent businesses sectors: music, television, financial, manufacturing. Social networks, driven by technological networks, have similarly transformed communication, news, and personal interactions. Education sits at the social/technological nexus of change – primed for dramatic transformative change. In recent posts, I’ve argued for needed systemic innovation. I’d like focus more specifically on how teaching is impacted by social and technological networks.
  • social and technological networks subvert the classroom-based role of the teacher. Networks thin classroom walls. Experts are no longer “out there” or “over there”. Skype brings anyone, from anywhere, into a classroom. Students are not confined to interacting with only the ideas of a researcher or theorist. Instead, a student can interact directly with researchers through Twitter, blogs, Facebook, and listservs. The largely unitary voice of the traditional teacher is fragmented by the limitless conversation opportunities available in networks. When learners have control of the tools of conversation, they also control the conversations in which they choose to engage.
  • Course content is similarly fragmented. The textbook is now augmented with YouTube videos, online articles, simulations, Second Life builds, virtual museums, Diigo content trails, StumpleUpon reflections, and so on.
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  • Thoughts, ideas, or messages that the teacher amplifies will generally have a greater probability of being seen by course participants.
  • The following are roles teacher play in networked learning environments: 1. Amplifying 2. Curating 3. Wayfinding and socially-driven sensemaking 4. Aggregating 5. Filtering 6. Modelling 7. Persistent presence
  • Views of teaching, of learner roles, of literacies, of expertise, of control, and of pedagogy are knotted together. Untying one requires untying the entire model.
  • The curator, in a learning context, arranges key elements of a subject in such a manner that learners will “bump into” them throughout the course. Instead of explicitly stating “you must know this”, the curator includes critical course concepts in her dialogue with learners, her comments on blog posts, her in-class discussions, and in her personal reflections.
  • I found my way through personal trial and error. Today’s social web is no different – we find our way through active exploration. Designers can aid the wayfinding process through consistency of design and functionality across various tools, but ultimately, it is the responsibility of the individual to click/fail/recoup and continue.
  • Fortunately, the experience of wayfinding is now augmented by social systems.
  • Sensemaking in complex environments is a social process.
  • Perhaps we need to spend more time in information abundant environments before we turn to aggregation as a means of making sense of the landscape.
  • magine a course where the fragmented conversations and content are analyzed (monitored) through a similar service. Instead of creating a structure of the course in advance of the students starting (the current model), course structure emerges through numerous fragmented interactions. “Intelligence” is applied after the content and interactions start, not before.
  • Aggregation should do the same – reveal the content and conversation structure of the course as it unfolds, rather than defining it in advance.
  • Filtering resources is an important educator role, but as noted already, effective filtering can be done through a combination of wayfinding, social sensemaking, and aggregation. But expertise still matters. Educators often have years or decades of experience in a field. As such, they are familiar with many of the concepts, pitfalls, confusions, and distractions that learners are likely to encounter.
  • To teach is to model and to demonstrate. To learn is to practice and to reflect.”
  • Apprenticeship learning models are among the most effective in attending to the full breadth of learning.
  • Without an online identity, you can’t connect with others – to know and be known. I don’t think I’m overstating the importance of have a presence in order to participate in networks. To teach well in networks – to weave a narrative of coherence with learners – requires a point of presence. As a course progresses, the teacher provides summary comments, synthesizes discussions, provides critical perspectives, and directs learners to resources they may not have encountered before.
  • J.Randolph Radney on 22 Feb 10
     
    Here are some additional thoughts that relate to my teaching approach in courses.
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TeachPaperless: Go Paperless for Earth Day! - 1 views

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  • J.Randolph Radney on 19 Feb 10
     
    Why I wanted to go paperless:
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Big Conversations For Schools - 0 views

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  • J.Randolph Radney on 11 Feb 10
     
    Will Richardson is asking for us to identify our top 10 choices of questions that need to be addressed in education as technological changes affect our society. Please help.
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Incredibly Dull: Social Architecture - 0 views

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    (How i/I)s a business designed to enhance social experience on the job?
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InformIT: Blogging to Drive Business -- How to Do It Responsibly > Case Study: Molson C... - 1 views

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  • J.Randolph Radney on 08 Feb 10
     
    This is the third part of blogging for business.
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InformIT: Blogging to Drive Business -- How to Do It Responsibly > Comments and Respond... - 0 views

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    This is the second part of blogging for business.
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InformIT: Blogging to Drive Business -- How to Do It Responsibly > Listen to Your Audience - 2 views

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  • J.Randolph Radney on 08 Feb 10
     
    Here is an article about blogging in a business context.
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Google Docs for Students - 1 views

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  • Make collaborative study guides - Invite everyone to the same Google document and paste in your class notes.
  • Chat while you work - Chat is built into Google spreadsheets, making it easy to discuss changes you're making with others.
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YouTube - The Machine is Us/ing Us (Final Version) - 4 views

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  • J.Randolph Radney on 25 Jan 10
     
    Does this video have any implications for business operations?
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Small Business Financial Services - RBC Royal Bank - 0 views

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  • J.Randolph Radney on 23 Jan 10
     
    Here's some help for organizing small business.
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Weblogg-ed - 1 views

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  • Description: The next ten years promise to be hugely disruptive for the traditional idea of school as more and more alternative learning platforms are created and expanded.
  • Our generation faces a…radically new, design challenge. We are dealing with a mature, stable system of education designed to adapt to gradual change, but ill-suited to embrace radical change.
  • What does this new design look like? What are the big questions regarding learning, teaching and schooling that we need to begin to address?
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  • One of my favorite things that Sheryl says when she talks about the challenges that schools face right now is that this generation of kids in our schools is the first not to have a choice about technology.
  • As a parent right now, I would gladly give up a lot of the “knowing” that my kids are doing, a lot of the content that’s being crammed in their heads, in exchange for time spent on what learning can be at a time when they have 2 billion potential teachers at their fingertips.
  • J.Randolph Radney on 23 Jan 10
     
    Hey Everyone! Just testing the tools on Diigo. Don't feel the need to read....
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YouTube - lynda.com: Moodle Essential Training for Students - 2 views

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  • J.Randolph Radney on 13 Jan 10
     
    This is the introductory video from a series designed to help you better understand how MOODLE works in courses.
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English Courses Links - 5 views

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  • J.Randolph Radney on 09 Jan 10
     
    This is my list of resources for English courses.
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