Connectivism in Practice for Instructional Design April 24, 2008 iDesign: University of Alaska Fairbanks George Siemens University of Manitoba
Dec 04, 2014
Connectivism in Practice for Instructional Design
April 24, 2008iDesign: University of Alaska Fairbanks
George SiemensUniversity of Manitoba
1. What do we mean when we say networks?2. What do students “leave with”3. What is it that we are designing?4. And now, for the contrarian in me...5. A design model?
Knowledge is in the connections
1. What do we mean when we say networks?2. What do students “leave with”3. What is it that we are designing?4. And now, for the contrarian in me...5. A design model?
What do we want students to “leave the course with”?
A few questions to consider:
What is the context in which learning/teaching will occur?
http://ltc.umanitoba.ca/wiki/Evaluating_Context
What is the role of the educator in this course?
http://it.coe.uga.edu/itforum/Paper105/Siemens.pdf
How will learners stay current after the course has finished?
What type of network will learners form to:a)Information sourcesb)Interaction: People/communities
1. What do we mean when we say networks?2. What do students “leave with”3. What is it that we are designing?4. And now, for the contrarian in me...5. A design model?
The sequence of content?
The interaction?
The space in which interaction occurs?
The “bigger skills” (Harvard new initiative, ALA info skills, literacy, critical thinking,
metacognition)?
Chris Lott, 2007
1. What do we mean when we say networks?2. What do students “leave with”3. What is it that we are designing?4. And now, for the contrarian in me...5. A design model?
1. What do we mean when we say networks?2. What do students “leave with”3. What is it that we are designing?4. And now, for the contrarian in me...5. A design model?
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