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This blog post relates to my study of CCK11 and provides an initial draft of my evolving concept map of Connectivism and Connective Knowledge. Sorry about the poor use of colour. I am using VUE on a Mac and for some reason I can't access the format window. As you can see, I have quite... Continue Reading →
This blog post relates to my study of CCK11, and is inspired by a blog post from a fellow classmate, Skip titled Are we dumbing down? Is multitasking taking away of our ability our ability [sic] to absorb? While Skip I believe is referring to the distraction of back-channels during an online live web-conference when... Continue Reading →
This blog post relates to my study of CCK11 and the study of learning theory. One of the week 1 readings is a document titled "What is Connectivism?" George Siemens uses Ertmer's and Newby's "five definitive questions to distinguish learning theory" framework to produce a table comparing and contrasting Connectivism with 4 other prominent learning... Continue Reading →
This blog post relates to my study of CCK11. Continuing my readings of the course with Stephen Downes blog post entitled What Connectivism is Not, I have come across the following passage, which I find incredibly fascinating. There is no reason for the *delivery* of instruction (whatever form it may take) to be conjoined with... Continue Reading →
This blog post relates to my study of CCK11 and is in response to a statement made by Stephen Downes in his blog post entitled What Connectivism Is. The statement by Stephen in response to a criticism of Connectivism by Tony Forster: Tony continues, "Connectivism should still address the hard struggle within of deep thinking,... Continue Reading →
I am currently doing George Siemens' Connectivism and Connective Knowledge 2011 (CCK11) course. At the moment, I am reading his article, Connectivism: A Learning Theory for the Digital Age. Some very abstract ideas to grapple with, and so I am writing down my thoughts as I process this in mind and try to make sense... Continue Reading →
As part of my studies in Instructional Design with the University of Manitoba, I have been asked to reflect on George Siemen's blog article entitled Socialization as information objects and comment on the views of the model discussed. This is part 2 of my reflections. After reading George's articles, I can see how his learner-centred... Continue Reading →
As part of my studies in Instructional Design with the University of Manitoba, I have been asked to reflect on George Siemen's blog article entitled Socialization as information objects and comment on the views of the model discussed. This is part 1 of my reflections. George discusses two examples of courses that have shifted from... Continue Reading →
I have just read a post by George Siemens where he answers the question: "What is the unique idea in Connectivism?" My article is related to my participation in my University of Manitoba studies of Instructional Design. One aspect that George has highlighted in response to the question is the following: 4. Context. While other... Continue Reading →
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