Connected learning week three
This document discusses connected learning and the connected society. It begins by listing topics like connected learning and network literacy. It then discusses the connected society and global citizenship. Some key points made are that information is now widely available through digital technologies and people can interact with and learn from this information. Smart mobs can emerge when communication technologies amplify human cooperation. Personal learning networks allow people to learn from those they know and trust regardless of status or location. Many tools now exist for creating and sharing user generated content, like blogs, wikis and social media. Services like Wikipedia, Gapminder and citizen journalism sites allow people to generate and share information to educate others and influence decision making. Choosing appropriate online tools and activities and engaging participants
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Connected learning week three
- 1. Connected Learning Dr. Paul Richardson
- 2. Topics • Connected Learning • Network Literacy • The Connected Society and Global Citizenship
- 3. Week Three
- 4. The Connected Society and Global Citizenship http://www.flickr.com/photos/webwizzard/3931165508/sizes/m/in/photostream/
- 7. "For the first time in history, we know now how to store virtually all humanity's most important information and make it available, almost instantly, in almost any form, to almost anyone on earth. We also know how to do that in great new ways so that people can interact with it , and learn from it." Dryden Gorden & Vos, Jeannette (2005). The New Learning Revolution: How Britain Can Lead the World in Learning, Education, and Schooling. UK: Network Educational Press Ltd. p. 127.ISBN 978-1855391833.]
- 8. http://www.flickr.com/photos/joi/2120715411/ Smart mobs emerge when communication and computing technologies amplify human talents for cooperation.
- 9. The Personal Learning Network • People you ‘know’ and trust • Can be anywhere • Status is no barrier • Anyone can be an author…
- 11. What tools help you to create content?
- 12. What tools help you to create content? • Mindmaps • Photos • Slide shows • Movies • Office suite • Facebook • Myspace • Forums • Blogs • Widgets • Twitter • RSS
- 13. User Generated Content • Wikipedia • Wordpress • Blogger • Flickr • YouTube • MySpace • Digg • eBay • Amazon
- 15. After the Buncefield disaster the BBC received over 5,000 photos from viewers http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Buncefield2.jpg
- 24. Some web services supporting citizenship • Wikipedia • Gapminder • Write to Them • iSpot
- 25. Investigating the services • Is the information reliable? • How is the quality governed? • Who contributes the information? • How is the information useful?
- 26. • iSpot • Anyone can contribute • Limited range of people • Some erroneous data • Likely most mistakes will be corrected • Significant scientific value • Gapminder
- 27. Gapminder • UN data • Made data accessible • Undermined preconceptions
- 28. Write to them They work for you • Made data data accessible • Allows access to politicians
- 29. Wikipedia • Mostly reliable – it depends on the subject • Extremely comprehensive
- 30. Your Project.. • 1,500-2,000 words equivalent. Create a collaborative space within a chosen online social environment, and invite other students to participate in a learning activity. Report on the outcomes, indicating how these were influenced by the key decisions which were made, including choice of software, activities undertaken, and the level and type of engagement of the participants. The work may be presented as a document, or in an alternative format (e.g. web pages, or a blog (50%). (LOs 1-6).
- 31. Planning your Project • What are your aims? • What do you need to do? • What resources will you need? • How long will it take?
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