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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 concepts that are a part of my approach to teaching.
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Weblogg-ed » No Choice - 0 views

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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. Most of us grew up in a time when technology was an add on, and for many of us, we still see it as a choice, especially in education. (Just the other day I was at a meeting of about 25 school leaders and teachers to discuss how social learning tools can be infused into an inquiry based curriculum and only one person was using technology to take notes…me.) I look at my own kids and I know that technology will be a huge part of their learning lives because a) they want it to be and b) they’ll be expected to be savvy users of the devices of their day to communicate, create and collaborate (among other things.) They’re not going to be able to “opt out.”
  • J.Randolph Radney on 02 Feb 10
     
    What do you think? Will you be able to make a living at a regular job during your career without the technological skills involved in computer and mobile media operation?
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Monitor: The net generation, unplugged | The Economist - 0 views

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  • THEY are variously known as the Net Generation, Millennials, Generation Y or Digital Natives. But whatever you call this group of young people—roughly, those born between 1980 and 2000—there is a widespread consensus among educators, marketers and policymakers that digital technologies have given rise to a new generation of students, consumers, and citizens who see the world in a different way. Growing up with the internet, it is argued, has transformed their approach to education, work and politics.
  • But does it really make sense to generalise about a whole generation in this way? Not everyone thinks it does. “This is essentially a wrong-headed argument that assumes that our kids have some special path to the witchcraft of ‘digital awareness’ and that they understand something that we, teachers, don’t—and we have to catch up with them,” says Siva Vaidhyanathan, who teaches media studies at University of Virginia.
  • Any teenager can choose to join a Facebook group supporting the opposition in Iran or the liberation of Tibet, but such engagement is likely to be shallow. A recent study by the Pew Research Center, an American think-tank, found that internet users aged 18-24 were the least likely of all age groups to e-mail a public official or make an online political donation. But when it came to using the web to share political news or join political causes on social networks, they were far ahead of everyone else. Rather than genuinely being more politically engaged, they may simply wish to broadcast their activism to their peers. As with the idea that digital natives learn and work in new ways, there may be less going on here than meets the eye.
  • J.Randolph Radney on 08 Mar 10
     
    While it is impossible to classify an entire generation of people regarding characteristics and accurately apply features to an entire population, this article makes some interesting observations with regard to discrepancies between experience and expertise in using the Web. What could you write about such a topic? What does it mean to be a "digital native"?
J.Randolph Radney

TeachPaperless: Fountain of Youth: Reflections on Teaching Uses of Social Tech to Young... - 1 views

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  • Because we need our teachers to understand that it's not about 'using tech', but rather is about fully engaging in the reality of the 21st century. And we need them to understand that -- if anything -- social tech is a fountain of youth when it comes to learning and ideas.
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      The claim implied here is that the new Web 2.0 technology like social media, social bookmarking, blogs, and the like are not going to go away. Rather, they are going to become the paradigm for social interaction at a distance. How may the development of such technology and its use in classes encourage greater interest among students in what is taught? How can such technology make it easier for students to complete coursework?
Danika Bush

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  • Labs have released the Topaz Detail 2 Photoshop plug-in, which features a user-requested speed boost versus Detail 1, a totally redesigned user interface, and more detail enhancement tools and presets. Topaz Detail’s underlying algorithm employs the most recent advances in detail enhancement technology. This new technology provides the unique ability to enhance detail and micro-contrast, with no over-sharpening, edge artifacts or halos, which often occur with other sharpening tools. Topaz Detail features three levels of detail co
  • ntrol, high-quality image sharpening, natural feature enhancement, and black and white conversion. Topaz Detail 2 is a free upgrade for existing customers and retails for $39.99. It is compatible with Windows and Intel-based Macs.
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TeachPaperless: What to Do When Students Abuse Social Technology - 0 views

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  • The parents need to understand that social technology is not going away. And they need to understand that it is in their own best interest that their kids understand both how to use it and how to be responsible digital citizens.
  • J.Randolph Radney on 20 Sep 09
     
    Sometimes people worry that social media increases our ability to bully one another. In this website, the author seems to advocate responsible use and the teaching of proper social accountability as a remedy for this possibility, rather than an attempt to keep students away from online blogging and similar things.
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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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Adventures in Pencil Integration - 0 views

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  • J.Randolph Radney on 06 Jan 10
     
    How do you think the changes in technology are affecting learning in schools?
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Free Technology for Teachers: The Importance of Proper Mathematics - 0 views

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  • J.Randolph Radney on 06 Jan 10
     
    I know only a few of you are taking math this term, but I thought it would be good for all of you to see the value of good math understanding in the real world. This is a phone conversation between a customer who has been quoted a very low charge rate and then billed at 100 times the quoted rate. See if you can figure out the logic of the billing company. Do you believe that $0.002 = 0.002cents?
J.Randolph Radney

Web 2.0 For Rookies: Appearances Can Be Deceiving - Articles - Educational Te... - 0 views

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    The value of Web 2.0 technology is not just an increase of information available; it is the opportunity to dialog with the original authors of material and to interact without time-space restrictions.
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How Privacy Vanishes Online, a Bit at a Time - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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  • J.Randolph Radney on 22 Mar 10
     
    As promised: Information on online identity privacy concerns.
  • Emmy-Lou Sill on 24 Mar 10
     
    I think this is correct in terms of privacy!!! anyone can add you as a friend on facebook....and people try and find out your password all the time...
  • lucas brettell on 30 Mar 10
     
    i know!!! i have to keep changing my password because i get an eerie feeling someone is trying to hack me
Danika Bush

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    New panorama technology.
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Social Bookmarking in Education with Diigo - 0 views

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  • Social bookmarking in education is a new and exciting opportunity for teachers and students to connect and collaborate online.
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IPhone Apps to Bring Some Order to Your Life - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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  • Emmy-Lou Sill on 07 Jan 10
     
    kool, i want a iphone! anyone know how mch they are?
  • Jak McKinnon on 07 Jan 10
     
    They are like 700 to buy it straight out or 100 on a 3 year contract
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