Origins of the Term 'Personal Learning Network' I intended this to be a comment to Dave Warlick's post on the subject, but his comment system won't accept my submission. I think that this post shows the futility of anyone trying to claim credit for the term. I have found a reference to a 'personal learning network' in a document dates April 8, 2000, by the Treasury Board Secretariat, Government of Canada. This use, although dates, is consistent with uses of the term today. "Personal Learning Network has PC based, multimedia learning activities that employees can tailor to a learning map. There's another resource, dated 1998 (but the metadata says 2001-08-05, which is still pretty early), Building Your Personal Learning Network, by Daniel R. In 1999, something called a 'Personal Learning Network' actually won an award for a company called Quisic. Milton Ramirez (tonnet) uses the term on June 10, 2003.
Différents types de MOOCs Le terme MOOC : Massive Online Open Course, ou cours ouvert massivement multi-apprenants, a été proposé en 2008 et popularisé par quelques universités américaines l’année dernière. La première caractéristique de ces cours est qu’ils sont ouverts à tous, chacun pouvant s’inscrire à son gré. La deuxième dimension est que le nombre d’inscrits fait que les échanges entre participants (on parle aussi de pairs) sont encouragés, voire deviennent la forme primaire de l’apprentissage, ou de l’accompagnement. On assiste donc bien à un phénomène nouveau coté cours en ligne : des cours ouverts, non limités en nombre de participants (et c’est sans doute la caractéristique la plus innovante), et dont certains regroupent effectivement un grand nombre de participants. Par contre, entre le premier MOOC de 2008 (CCK08) et le premier cours proposé par le MIT dans le cadre de son initiative commune avec Harvard, l’approche est visiblement différente. Il y a la question de la certification. J'aime :
The Future of Learning in a Networked Society “This is the first generation of people that work, play, think, and learn differently than their parents … They are the first generation to not be afraid of technology. It’s like air to them.” – Don Tapscott This powerful video has some of the worlds best educators and thinkers outlining their view on the ‘future of learning in a networked society’, including the likes of Stephen Heppell, Sugata Mitra, and Seth Godin: YouTube: The Future of Learning, Networked Society Again, here are a few choice quotes that I like from the video, but watch it yourself for their context and many more I didn’t have time to write down: “We are probably at the death of education right now. Thank you to Grianne Conole for tweeting this earlier today.
User:Shelly Terrell/Personal Learning Networks (PLNs) "For the first 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." One aspect is that the learner contributes and derives knowledge in a PLE through various nodes. [1] In this way, the learner chooses which PLEs, VLEs, and social mediums to build a PLN. PLNs are becoming an important part of professional development in several fields with some businesses creating their own e-learning content and PLEs for their employees. ^ Jump up to: a b c Connectivism: A Learning Theory for the Digital Age, International Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Learning, Vol. 2 No. 1, Jan 2005Jump up ^ Tobin, Daniel R..
Cours en ligne ouvert à tous Learning Networks and Connective Knowledge Learning Networks and Connective Knowledge Stephen Downes October 16, 2006 I have a lot of mixed feelings about this paper but it is an honest and reasonably thorough outline of my views. The purpose of this paper is to outline some of the thinking behind new e-learning technology, including e-portfolios and personal learning environments. Parts of this paper are drawn from previous papers (especially Connective Knowledge and Basics of Instructional Design, neither of which are published). The Traditional Theory: Cognitivism The dominant theory of online and distance learning may be characterized as conforming to a ‘cognitivist’ theory of knowledge and learning. In other words, cognitivists defend an approach that may be called ‘folk psychology’. One branch of folk psychology, the language of thought theory, holds that things like beliefs are literally sentences in the brain, and that the materials for such sentences are innate. Again, though, notice the pattern here.
Shelly Terrell: Global Netweaver, Curator, PLN Builder When I started using social media in the classroom, I looked for and began to learn from more experienced educators. First, I read and then tried to comment usefully on their blog posts and tweets. When I began to understand who knew what in the world of social media in education, I narrowed my focus to the most knowledgeable and adventurous among them. I paid attention to the people the savviest social media educators paid attention to. I added and subtracted voices from my attention network, listened and followed, then commented and opened conversations. The Case for a Personal Learning Network (PLN) I got to know Shelly as a global network weaver when she invited me to participate in an online webinar with 150 educators and librarians from the worldwide #edchat community that had coalesced via Twitter and Ning and reconvened regularly via Elluminate. For Shelly Terrell, PLN = Passionate Learning Network Winning Over Skeptics in Schools Building A Personal Learning Network
What is the theory that underpins our moocs? If you’re even casually aware of what is happening in higher education, you’ve likely heard of massive open online courses (MOOCs). They have been covered by NY Times, Chronicle of Higher Education, TV programs, newspapers, and a mess or blogs. While MOOCs have been around since at least 2008, the landscape has changed dramatically over the past 10 months. In this timeframe, close to $100 million has been invested in corporate (Udacity) and university (EDx and Coursera) MOOCs . Personally, I’m very pleased to see the development of Coursera and EDx. A secondary focus, for me (and far lower on the scale than the primary one mentioned above), is around the learning theory and pedagogical models that influence different types of MOOCs. In 2008, Stephen Downes and I offered an open online course, Connectivism and Connective Knowledge (CCK08). What is the theory that underpins our MOOCs? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
Connectivism: Its place in theory-informed research and innovation in technology-enabled learning | Bell Special Issue - Connectivism: Design and Delivery of Social Networked Learning Frances Bell University of Salford, United Kingdom Abstract The sociotechnical context for learning and education is dynamic and makes great demands on those trying to seize the opportunities presented by emerging technologies. Keywords: Theory; learning; implementation; research; evaluation; connectivism; actor-network theory; social shaping of technology; activity theory; zone of proximal development; change management Those who struggle to create an adequate theory of learning must admit that the process is much like stumbling in the dark. Introduction From its origins as a network for sharing data and software amongst scientists, the Internet has become commonplace in the developed world and is growing rapidly in developing countries, as shown in Table 1 (Internet Usage Statistics, 2009). Connectivism as a Learning Theory Connectivism Connectivism as a Phenomenon
Survival Tips for Building a PLN For the past 4 years, I have researched the what, who, how, and why of Personal/Professional/ Passionate Learning Networks (PLNs). We have seen the benefits of the people we choose to connect, collaborate, and problem solve with through social media. The educators, subject matter experts (SMEs), authors, and mentors we choose to derive knowledge from help us self-reflect on our methodologies and beliefs. They support us, remember our birthdays, celebrate our accomplishments, and stir within us a passion to improve the status quo. Within one year of connecting with a PLN, I jump started many projects at my school and in the past 5 years I’ve organized many free incredible professional development events with the help of my PLN. My PLN helps me be a better educator and prepare my students and trainees. Below are several resources I have collected about the history of PLNs, how to build a PLN, and the tools needed to build a PLN. Connected Learning- My interview with Harold Rheingold
Paquette G., L’ingénierie pédagogique : pour Stephen Downes: 'Connectivism' and Connective Knowledge On Jan. 17 George Siemens and I will launch the third offering of our online course called 'Connectivism and Connective Knowledge' -- or CCK11. We use the term 'connectivism' to describe a network-based pedagogy. The course itself uses connectivist principles and is therefore an instantiation of the philosophy of teaching and learning we both espouse. If you're interested, you can register here: The course is a MOOC -- a massive open online course. What this means is, first, that it may be massive. It also means, second, that the course is free and open. The way CCK11 is set up is that we've defined a twelve-week course of readings. What is important about a connectivist course, after all, is not the course content. Let me explain why we take this approach and what connectivism is. What we learn, what we know -- these are literally the connections we form between neurons as a result of experience. Of course, all this is the subject of the course. 1. 2. 3. 4.
Buffer for Social Media: Twitter & More Cours en ligne: pour réenchanter la révolution Mooc, passez aux Spoc Temps de lecture: 6 min Durant un an ou deux, les cours gratuits en ligne ont semblé être l’avenir tout tracé de l’enseignement supérieur. Pourquoi, s’étaient demandé plusieurs spécialistes influents de l’informatique, avoir des milliers de lycées et d’universités donnant tous le même cours à de petits groupes d’étudiants à travers le pays, lorsqu’il est possible de voir le même cours dispensé au monde entier par un seul enseignant particulièrement brillant via Internet? Dans un article de Wired paru en mars 2012 à ce propos, Sebastian Thrun, fondateur d’Udacity et spécialiste en intelligence artificielle de l’université de Stanford, prévoyait qu’il ne resterait plus dans dix ans qu’une dizaine d’institutions d’enseignement supérieur au monde. Et Udacity, estimait-il, pourrait en faire partie. Toutefois, cette prédiction semble aujourd’hui grandement exagérée. Et si ces cours complétaient les autres? Anant Agarwal, président d’EdX, pense que c’est possible. L'exemple de Salman Khan
Cette référence est un article publié par George Siemens, théoricien de l’apprentissage, un des fondateurs du Connectivisme. Elle me semble essentielle car elle permet de comprendre en quoi consiste cette nouvelle théorie de l'apprentissage qui sous tend la pédagogie utilisée dans les cMOOC.
Cet article met en avant l’importance de la construction collaborative de connaissances via l’utilisation des réseaux supportés par les nouvelles technologies.Cette référence est un article publié par George Siemens, théoricien de l’apprentissage, un des fondateurs du Connectivisme. Elle me semble essentielle car elle permet de comprendre en quoi consiste cette nouvelle théorie de l'apprentissage qui sous tend la pédagogie utilisée dans les cMOOC.
Cet article met en avant l’importance de la construction collaborative de connaissances via l’utilisation des réseaux supportés par les nouvelles technologies.Cette référence est un article publié par George Siemens, théoricien de l’apprentissage, by annek2 Jan 6