This blog post is my submission for assignment 2 in CCK11. I have used links to previous posts to support my arguments. The shifting basis of certainty has been a critical focus during week 5-8. Through readings and discussions, we have focused on complexity, chaos theory, instructional design, power and control, and the changing roles... Continue Reading →
Learner Autonomy, Control and the Balance of Power
This blog post relates to my study of CCK11. I have been struggling with how to express my view of the future role of educators in the 21st century. I have had an idea that centres around learner centred, control and individualism, but simply haven't been able to articulate this in my writing. I have... Continue Reading →
PLE/PLN and the commodified education industry
This blog post relates to my study of CCK11. Sui Fai John Mak had this to say in response to a previous blog post of mine on PLE/PLNs. So would the education system affect how and why PLE or PLN would be applied? How about the learners learning under such education system? What are the... Continue Reading →
PLEs: for the connectives or collectives?
This blog post relates to my study of CCK11. The concept of the personal learning environment is founded on the idea of learning control and autonomy. It is a personal environment for the learner - learner centric. Yet practically, formal education is a controlled environment. We live in a world with tighter and tighter controls... Continue Reading →
PLEs and PLNs
This blog post relates to my study of CCK11. What are the downsides? (http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7049.pdf) As a learning platform that is by definition always evolving, a PLE requires students to engage in ongoing decision making to maintain, organise, and grow their learning environments. The process of self-directed learning requires a degree of self-awareness, and it must... Continue Reading →
My Personal Learning Environment
I have been assigned the task of mapping out my personal learning environment. So using the IMHC Concept Mapping Tool, I have created the following map. I have to say that I am not really happy with this map. The thing with concept mapping is it is difficult to know when to stop, as you... Continue Reading →
Draft Introduction to Learning Plan for Web 2.0
I am developing an online course in conjunction with the PLE@CQUni project. Following is an initial draft introduction for my learning design blueprint as part of my study of Instructional Design in Adult Education course. My main concern with my plan is cognitive load, especially when learners have limited time. I am thinking an approach... Continue Reading →
The Eportfolio Tug-of-war
Foreword This blog post has seen me fall into old habits with my blogging. It has turned into a very large document and has taken considerable time to write. Not how I wish to blog. My apologies if its too much to digest. 🙂 Damien. Introduction I have tried to capture a broad, but shallow... Continue Reading →
Do you eat your own dogfood?
We are constantly promoting the use of social networking services to our teaching staff at CQUni as potential learning and teaching tools. The educational technology landscape is abuzz with talk about reflective blogs, collaborative wikis and so on. Of the roughly 139 papers presented at ASCILITE 2008 in Melbourne, 22 (~ 16%) were specifically related... Continue Reading →
