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TENEGEN LLP-LDV-TOI-2008-HU-016

Connectivism in practice The Tenegen Pilot

Hartyányi Mária


Tenegen modelTenegen model – under the Innovation Transfer – under the Innovation Transfer


The Tenegen pedagogical model based on the experiences of NETIS project.

Methodology basics:

"Connectivism considers learning as a process in which the role of informal information exchange, organised into networks and supported with electronic tools, becomes more and more significant. Students can significantly improve the efficiency of their learning if they take part in a network, or virtual community dealing with the given subject."


•co-operation based teaching/learning environment,•network communication and knowledge share systems •put the connectivism learning theory into practice

Begining

The focus of the training model…

They will learn why it is so important for the NET Generation “to be connected”.


Connectivizm course

Practical technics inconnectivizmapproach courses:

•Iteration (cycles)•Syllabus•Webinar•Blog•Tags•Content aggregation•Reflection•Tasks•Collaborative content writing•Comment

How the elements of connectivism method appeared in the pilot training?


Main method elementsMain method elementsNetwork cooperation Network cooperation (cooperative and collaborative work) example:

Tenegen BookmarksLearnin Object

Repository

Tenegen survey


Main method elementsMain method elementsBlogs Blogs - Learning diary (internal) & teachers’s blogs (external)- Learning diary (internal) & teachers’s blogs (external)example:

More than 80 blogs

More than 1100 post


Main method elementsMain method elements

Content aggregationContent aggregationexample:example:



Reflection – comment - feedbackReflection – comment - feedbackexample:example:

AGORA – more than 1500 entries in 30 topics.



TasksTasksWe used activity and practical oriented tasks to help using the softwares of the modules and WEB 2.0 applications.

E-portfolios, free learning objects & personal courses in Moodle


Obstacles of connectivism and questions of the Obstacles of connectivism and questions of the curriculumcurriculumCritical remark about the connectivism based courses:

• The course can be successful for those who has strong level of IT knowledge and knows web tehcnologies well.

• The connectivism methods are not applicable for formal, institutional public education.

Our experiences (Tenegen survey)

• Teachers don’t have up to date knowledge in the field of IT knowledge, ICT tools and web applications.

• They don’t use the community cooperation, ineractive activities based on connectivism model.

• Almost none of them knows about the community channels, web 2.0 tools which are important for active news and knowledge exchange (RSS, twitter, e-portfolio etc.)


The participants assessed the digital forms of traditional learning as the most useful components:

•weekly learning instructions•books, theoretical summaries•tutorial videos

They assessed the connectivism and network learning components less useful:•social bookmarking•discussion forums•games•self assesment tests


Overall in the Tenegen Traning Model The traditional knowledge share methodes widen with the connectivism learning theory aspect.

E-learning1.0 and E-elarning 2.0 formulas complete each other.

E-learning 1.0

This form of education, eLearning 1.0, is actually the technologically

supported variant of traditional knowledge distribution, the virtual

extension of textbooks and classroom teaching. It is the digital version of

traditional learning. Even in this environment, learning

remained a passive process, managed from above or outside.

E-learning 2.0

This is an information exchange and information generatation based on

cooperation, the students activities and associative learning into networks and supported with electronic tools. In this way students participate as a content providers in the knowledge process.


To know the portals way, and using ICT tools were the preconditions to fulfil the course requirements.How can we teach it?

eLearning 1.0 - materials, manuals, help, videoseLearning 2.0 - exchange of experiences between the participants, learning diaries, reflections to them, comments, blog, forums

Defining Net Generation

eLearning 1.0 - study about the Net Generation, articleseLearning 2.0 - Net Generation survey in collaborative work, establish common position, blog entries and reflections about Net Generation, disscussion forum

Web 2.0 tools and their application in educational practice

eLearning 1.0 - presentation materials, text, tutorial videoseLearning 2.0 - blog entries about web 2.0 tools, comments, reflections, Overview each other's materials, ideas, inspirations

HHow did the two methods work together in practiceow did the two methods work together in practice ? ?

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Education

associative learning

network learning components

connectivism model

connectivism methods

net generation elearning

obstacles of connectivism

main method elements

knowledge process