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Post your biggest unanswered questions here...a bit of a resource as we move forward in our discussions over the next few months...
.i.e. what doesn't make sense to you? What wasn't answered satisfactorily? What do you disagree with? etc.
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I am going to present an analysis of what I feel are some of the important points within George's presentation from the view of Businesses and Business/Workplace training and education. First, my view point comes from 17 years of teaching within the field of business and working in the field of international business. Read the rest of this topic (600 words)... |
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Prior to the conference, I posted a presentation on situating connectivism - part 1. It has been transcribed: http://ltc.umanitoba.ca/wiki/index.php?title=Situating_Connectivism ...and is in the format we are using to transcribe the daily speakers from the conference. Any thoughts on the format? We will be including the . Read the rest of this topic (144 words)... |
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I would say that the essence of what we are grappling with is deconstruction, which began sometime in the 1960's. I wonder if this stage in the evolution of human consciousness (the early throes of the "postmodern years") can be likened to human adolescence where assumptions are challenged and traditions shedded in preparation for the next level of maturity. It's a raw and awkward stage with risky behaviour, pushed boundaries, confusion and a stripping down of the psyche.
I saw the destabilizing effect of this stage summed up by Bob Lefstetz who was a guest on CBC's "The Hour" talking about the deconstruction of the music industry. He was having a hard time dealing with the loss of "something to believe in". I think that is endemic in all arenas. In what do we place our faith? The fear of the unknown has many resisting and running back to the shelter of established structures and traditions, while others become voracious exporers and risk-takers.
"In deconstruction, the critic claims there is no meaning to be found in the actual text, but only in the various, often mutually irreconcilable, 'virtual texts' constructed by readers in their search for meaning" (Rebecca Goldstein).
"What lies behind us and what lies before us, are tiny matters, compared to what lies within us." (Ralph Waldo Emerson) |
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In my ongoing efforts to situate connectivism in my own framework I came across the work of Shibutani, who studied "social worlds", defined as a "universe of regularized mutual response, ....not bounded by geography or formal membership but by the limits of effective communication." much like this Moodle.
One important precept of the Chicago school of sociology, that appeals to me, is pragmatism, essentially you shouldn't study a social phenomena unless you were interested in "doing something" with it or about it.
Again my understanding sociological theory is still emerging and I stand ready to be corrected, just trying to situate connectivism out loud.
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We'll use this thread for those who are involved in editing book summarizing the connectivism online conference. If you would rather not be involved in the conversation, feel free to unsubscribe... |
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Hi - we are pleased to announce the winner of the iPod Nano is Jason Hando! Congrats.
Here's how we did it:
We had 224 people complete the survey...of those 213 entered their email address.
We then went to random.org and generated a random number within the 213 range. The winning number was 204...which is Jason Hando's email address number in the survey.
Thanks to everyone for filling out the survey.
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The recording from our final wrapup session on Feb 12 is now available...
Wrap up text file is also attached.
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Hi everyone,
I just finished reading Chris Sessum's interesting blog posting http://elgg.net/csessums/weblog/152933.html on Toward a Theory of Discontent: What can learning theory contribute to education?
In addition to the content - which is a very worthwhile read - I was noticing all the ways he has on the site to connect and broaden the connections (Blogroll me, friends, community memberships, delicious, rss, etc. Read the rest of this topic (512 words)... |
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Sadly, the first tour today, the one with Jason in it, ended in a crash my me...so I lost all of the footage and the chat. But we had a nice tour later on, and some pics can be found here!
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