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It's hardly easy to be softly hard: freedom and control in learning spaces

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1

Its13 hardly13 easy13 to13 be13 so0ly13 hard13 freedom13 and13 control13 in13 learning13 spaces

Terry13 AndersonJon13 Dron

Agendabull The13 nature13 of13 technologies13 and13 pedagogies

bull Reviewing13 GeneraAons13 of13 Distance13 EducaAon13 and13 Pedagogy

bull Aligning13 them13 with13 Groups13 Sets13 and13 Nets

bull Case13 study13 using13 Athabascarsquos13 Landing13 Elgg13 installaAon

setnet

group

CollecAve

Me

OverviewGeneraons13 of13 distance13 learning13 pedagogies

1Instruc(vist13 ndash13 Self13 Paced13 Individual13 Study13 etc

2Social13 construc(vist13 ndash13 Groups13 classes13 etc

3Connec(vist13 ndash13 Networks13 MOOCs13 etc

4Holist13 -shy‐13 Sets13 and13 Collecves

closed

open

net

group

set

indiv-shy‐idual

HardSo0

ProposiAon13 1The13 Next13 GeneraAon13 Learning13 Evolves13

From13 and13 With13 Past13 GeneraAons

Proposion13 2

bull Different13 StructuresPedagogiesTechnologies13 with13 different13 affordances13 and13 degrees13 of13 hardness13 affect13 our13 use

We13 shape13 our13 dwellings13 and13 a0erwards13 our13 dwellings13 shape13 our13 lives

We shape our tools and thereafter our tools shape us

Learning13 as13 Dance13 (Anderson13 2008)

bull Technology13 sets13 the13 beat13 and13 the13 Aming

bull 13 Pedagogy13 defines13 the13 moves13

Technologies

bull The13 orchestraAon13 of13 phenomena13 to13 some13 use13 (Arthur13 2009)

bull Assemblies13 of13 hard13 and13 so013 componentsbull Pedagogies13 are13 among13 the13 so013 components13 of13 all13 learning13 technologies

OrchestraAon13 of13 phenomena13 embedded

path13 dependencies

Uniformity

Hard13 is13 easy

the13 adjacent13 possible

CreaAvity

flexibility13 and13 freedom freedom13 from13 error

OrchestraAon13 of13 phenomena13 by13 humans

So513 is13 hard

So513 Hard13

technologies

113 BehaviouralCogniAve13 PedagogiesInstrucAvist

bull ldquotell13 lsquoem13 what13 yoursquore13 gonna13 tell13 lsquoem

bull tell13 lsquoem13 bull then13 tell13 lsquoem13 what13 you13 told13 lsquoemrdquo

Direct13 InstrucAonISD

Enhanced13 by13 the13 ldquocogniAve13 revoluAonrdquo

bull Chunking13 bull CogniAve13 Loadbull Working13 Memorybull MulAple13 RepresentaAonsbull Split-shy‐afenAon13 effectbull Variability13 Effectbull MulA-shy‐media13 effect13

ndash (Sorden13 2005)

ldquolearning13 as13 acquiring13 and13 using13 conceptual13 and13 cognive13 structuresrdquo13 Greeno13 Collins13 and13 Resnick13 1996

BehaviouristCogniAvist13 ndash13 Knowledge13 As13 a13 Thing

bull Logically13 coherent13 exisAng13 independent13 of13 perspecAve

bull Largely13 context13 freebull Capable13 of13 being13 transmifedbull Assumes13 closed13 systems13 with13 discoverable13 relaAonships13 between13 inputs13 and13 outputs

bull Readily13 defined13 through13 learning13 objecAves

Technologies13 of13 Ist13 generaon

bull CAI13 Text13 books13 Classic13 Correspondence13 Course13 Packages13 One13 way13 Lectures13 Video13 and13 Audio13 Broadcast

Connuous13 adapvity

Social13 Focus13 of13 Ist13 generaAonIndividual13 Learner

15

13 Instrucvist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

setnet

group

noAonal13 levels13 of13 choice13 once13 a13 typical13 course13 is13 in13 progress

Hardness13 of13 individual13 learningPapa13 Bearrsquos13 bed

Future13 of13 Ist13 generaon

bull OERUbull Limitless13 very13 low13 cost13 contentbull Challenges13 of13 accreditaAonbull The13 (forever)13 just13 around13 the13 corner13 lsquolearner13 adaptaAonrsquo13 technologies

ContentA13 bargain13 even13 at13 8013 off

Most13 of13 us13 like13 Free

Interacve13 MIT13 coursesMITX13 Announced

Shameless13 Plug13 and13 Giveaways

Issues13 in13 DistanceEducaAon13 Serieshfpaupressca

2nd13 GeneraAon13 DESocial13 ConstrucAvist13 Pedagogy

Construcvist13 Learning13 is

bull ldquoLearning is located in contexts and relationships rather than merely in the minds of individualsrdquo Greenhow Robelia amp Hughes

(2009)

Kathy13 Sierra13 hXpwwwspeedofcreavityorg

ldquolearning13 is13 a13 connual13 conversaon13 with13 the13 external13 world13 and13 its13 artefacts13 with13 oneself13 and13 with13 other13 learners13 and13 teachersrdquo13 (Sharples13 Taylor13 amp13 Vavoula13 2007)

Group13 as13 the13 Social13 Unit13 of13 Social13 ConstrucAvist13 Pedagogy

Why13 Groupsbull ldquoStudents13 who13 learn13 in13 small13 groups13 generally13 demonstrate13 greater13 academic13 achievement13 express13 more13 favorable13 altudes13 toward13 learning13 and13 persist13 hellip

bull small-shy‐group13 learning13 may13 have13 parAcularly13 large13 effects13 on13 the13 academic13 achievement13 of13 members13 of13 underrepresented13 groups13 and13 the13 learning-shy‐related13 altudes13 of13 womenhelliprdquo13 bull Springer13 Stanne13 amp13 Donovan13 (1999)13 P4213

Problems13 with13 Groupsbull RestricAons13 in13 Ame13 space13 pace13 amp13

relaAonship13 -shy‐13 NOT13 OPENbull Overly13 confined13 by13 leader13 expectaAon13 and13

insAtuAonal13 13 amp13 13 curriculum13 controlbull Usually13 Isolated13 from13 the13 authenAc13 13 13 world13

of13 pracAcebull ldquolow13 tolerance13 of13 internal13 difference13

sexist13 and13 ethicized13 regulaAon13 high13 demand13 for13 obedience13 to13 its13 norms13 and13 exclusionary13 pracAcesrdquo13 Cousin13 amp13 Deepwell13 2005

bull ldquoPathological13 politenessrdquo13 and13 fear13 of13 debate

bull Group13 think13 (Baron13 2005)bull Poor13 preparaAon13 for13 Lifelong13 Learning13

beyond13 the13 coursebull Unscalable

$

25

Group13 model

bull Membership13 and13 exclusion13 closed13 bull Hierarchies13 of13 controlbull Focus13 on13 collaboraAon13 and13 shared13 purposebull teachers13 guides

group

26

13 Social13 construcvist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

setnet

group

noAonal13 levels13 of13 choice13 once13 a13 typical13 course13 is13 in13 progress

bull Trust13 both13 opens13 and13 constrainsbull Typically13 a13 structured13 processbull Buthellipbull OpportuniAes13 for13 negoAaAon13 of13 control

bull Shi0ing13 boundariesbull Diversity13 valorizedbull Big13 issue13 gelng13 it13 just13 right13 for13 everyone13 (assessment)

Baby13 Bearrsquos13 bed

3rd13 GeneraAon13 13 13 Connec(vist13 Pedagogy

bull Learning13 is13 building13 capacity13 -shy‐13 networks13 of13 informaAon13 contacts13 and13 resources13 that13 can13 be13 applied13 to13 real13 problems

ConnecAvist13 Knowledge13 isA13 Process

bull Emergentbull Distributed13 and13 diversebull ChaoAcbull Fragmentedbull Non13 sequenAalbull Contextualized

What13 is13 Connected13 Knowledge

bull Knowledge13 is13 defined13 by13 its13 creaAon13 through13 acAviAesndash Accessing13 informaAonndash EvaluaAng13 filteringndash Conveying13 ideasndash Reformalng13 mashingndash Analyzing13 ndash CollaboraAng13 (Barth13 2004)

Networks13 add13 diversity13 to13 learning

ldquoPeople13 who13 live13 in13 the13 intersecAon13 of13 social13 worlds13 are13 at13 higher13 risk13 of13 having13 good13 ideasrdquo13 Burt13 200513 p13 90

Networks13 Celebrate13 and13 SAmulate13 CogniAve13 Diversity

Arises13 when13 frombull different13 types13 of13 informaAon13 and13

knowledge13 perspecAvesbull different13 ways13 of13 viewing13 the13 world13 or13 a13

specific13 problem13 interpretaAonsbull different13 ways13 of13 categorizing13 a13 problem13

or13 parAAoning13 perspecAves13 bull heurisAcs13 yielding13 different13 ways13 of13

generaAng13 soluAons13 to13 problemsbull predicAve13 models13 -shy‐13 different13 ways13 of13

inferring13 causes13 and13 effects13 (Fisher13 L13 (2009)

33

The13 net13 model

bull bofom-shy‐up13 openbull inclusivebull focus13 on13 individual13 and13 connecAonsbull teachers13 role13 models13 and13 co-shy‐travellers

net

34

13 Connecvist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

setnet

group

noAonal13 levels13 of13 choice13 once13 a13 typical13 lsquocoursersquo13 is13 in13 progress

bull Limitless13 assemblybull Limitless13 choicebull Limitless13 dialoguebull But13 too13 so0

Mama13 Bearrsquos13 bed

But13 do13 learning13 networks13 really13 work

bull Network13 ghost13 towns

bull Build13 it13 and13 they13 may13 come13 but13 not13 likely

bull When13 is13 the13 last13 Ame13 you13 checked13 into13 your13 Friendster13 account

Fear13 of13 open13 spaces

bull ldquoThe13 property13 of13 knowledge13 as13 as13 a13 body13 of13 vefed13 works13 comes13 directly13 from13 the13 properAes13 of13 paper13 hellip13 There13 is13 lifle13 to13 none13 of13 the13 permanence13 stability13 and13 community13 fealty13 that13 a13 body13 of13 knowledge13 requires13 and13 implies13 The13 Internet13 is13 what13 you13 get13 when13 everyone13 is13 a13 curator13 and13 everything13 is13 linkedrdquo13 ndash David13 Weinberger13 P13 45

choice13 =13 controlitrsquos13 not13 just13 about13

networks

40

Set13 modelbull cooperaAon13 anonymitybull focus13 on13 filtering13 and13 selecAonbull tags13 and13 categorisaAonbull teachers13 analyzers13 curators13

and13 publishers

bull AnalyAcsbull CollecAves

nlc2012

set

setnet

group

CollaboraAonStructureRolesMembershipIntenAon13 and13 purposeHierarchiesThe13 classical13 lsquoclassrsquo13 model

Sustaining13 AesMaking13 AesAd13 hoc13 networksKnowledge13 diffusionSocial13 capitalSocial13 presenceEmergenceShi0ingContextual

CooperaAonSharingSerendipityInterest13 -shy‐orientaAonSense-shy‐makingCollecAve13 intelligenceIntenAonal13 discovery

classes13 tutorial13 groups13 learning13 management13

systems13 etc

MOOCs13 blogs13 LinkedIn13 social13 networks13 etc

Social13 interest13 sites13 Wikipedia13 13 Google13 Search13 TwiOer13

Pinterest13 etc

4th13 generaAon13 of13 learning13 pedagogy

bull reducing13 choices13 to13 only13 those13 choices13 that13 learners13 want13 or13 need13 to13 make

GeneraAons13 of13 distance13 learning13 pedagogies

1Instruc(vist13 ndash13 Self13 Paced13 Individual13 Study13 etc

2Social13 construc(vist13 ndash13 Groups13 classes13 etc

3Connec(vist13 ndash13 Networks13 MOOCs13 etc

4Holist13 -shy‐13 Sets13 and13 Collecves

closed

open

net

group

set

indiv-shy‐idual

HardSo0

44

13 Holist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

net

group

set

noAonal13 levels13 of13 choice13 once13 a13 typical13 lsquocoursersquo13 is13 in13 progress

45

How13 holist

bull plenty

bull sAgmergy13 social13 navigaAon

bull collaboraAve13 filteringbull adapAve13 hypermedia

bull learning13 and13 process13 analyAcs

bull feedback13 loops

bull sociability

bull so013 and13 malleable13 systemsbull openness13 (resources13 people)Infr

astructu

re

Structur

e

bull Hard13 when13 wanted13 so013 when13 not

The13 collecve

bull Emergent13 structurebull Individual13 behaviours13 aggregated

bull The13 crowd13 becomes13 an13 acAve13 agent13 that13 advises13 filters13 suggests13 or13 shapes

setnet

group

collecAve

Collecves

Mismatched13 social13 forms

The13 Mafhew13 EffectPreferenAal13 afachment

So013 is13 hard Lost13 in13 social13 space

Deliberate13 aXack

ValorisaAon13 of13 narcissism

Filter13 bubbles

ConfirmaAon13 bias

Context13 separaAon13

Loss13 of13 narraAve

Control13 of13 privacy

Blind13 leading13 blind

Making13 landscapes13 for13 emergent13 pedagogy

Some13 concerns

Cold13 start13 problemsMob13 stupidity

So0-shy‐to-shy‐hardGeneraAons13 1-shy‐313 (and13 4)Sets13 nets13 and13 groups

In13 pracAcehellip

The13 Landing13 Placorm

50

142413 plugins13 available13 our13 installaAon13 using13 about13 90Fairly13 strong13 development13 team13 plofed13 roadmap13

What13 is13 the13 Landing

bull Walled13 Garden13 with13 Windowsbull A13 Private13 space13 for13 AUbull A13 user13 controlled13 creaAve13 spacebull BouAque13 social13 systembull Networking13 blogging13 photos13 microblogging13 polls13 calendars13 groups13 and13 more

bull DifferenAaAng13 and13 merging13 13 work13 from13 school13 from13 fun

24

A13 sod13 space

53

Mulple13 raonales

67

setnet

group

collecAve

CoursesCommiXeesResearch13 groupsStudy13 groupsCentres13 and13 departments

Sustaining13 esMaking13 esAd13 hoc13 networksKnowledge13 diffusionSocial13 capitalSocial13 presence

CooperaonSharingSerendipityInterest13 -shy‐orientaonSense-shy‐makingCollecve13 intelligenceIntenonal13 discovery

Where13 to13 look13 first

setnetgroup

Popular13 acvies

Blog13 posts13 (4135)

Files13 (4023)

Wire13 posts13 (2335)

bookmarks

Discussion13 topics

wikiphoto

Wiki13 sub-shy‐page

Hard13 spaces

ldquoOpening13 up13 small13 spaces13 within13 what13 existsrdquo13 Tara13 Fenwick

Filling13 gaps13 with13 people

Stretching13 tools

Filling13 gaps13 the13 Landing13 way

New13 Users13 Added13 per13 week

Currently13 325013 users

Landing13 Groupsbull 27113 Groupsbull Average13 of13 107913 members13 each

62

Sets13 groups13 nets13 (in13 that13 order)

80

0

25

50

75

100

blogs wikis bookmarks photospublic Set Net Group

bull hfpslandingathabascauca

bull terryaathabascaucabull jondathabascauca

Page 2: It's hardly easy to be softly hard: freedom and control in learning spaces

Its13 hardly13 easy13 to13 be13 so0ly13 hard13 freedom13 and13 control13 in13 learning13 spaces

Terry13 AndersonJon13 Dron

Agendabull The13 nature13 of13 technologies13 and13 pedagogies

bull Reviewing13 GeneraAons13 of13 Distance13 EducaAon13 and13 Pedagogy

bull Aligning13 them13 with13 Groups13 Sets13 and13 Nets

bull Case13 study13 using13 Athabascarsquos13 Landing13 Elgg13 installaAon

setnet

group

CollecAve

Me

OverviewGeneraons13 of13 distance13 learning13 pedagogies

1Instruc(vist13 ndash13 Self13 Paced13 Individual13 Study13 etc

2Social13 construc(vist13 ndash13 Groups13 classes13 etc

3Connec(vist13 ndash13 Networks13 MOOCs13 etc

4Holist13 -shy‐13 Sets13 and13 Collecves

closed

open

net

group

set

indiv-shy‐idual

HardSo0

ProposiAon13 1The13 Next13 GeneraAon13 Learning13 Evolves13

From13 and13 With13 Past13 GeneraAons

Proposion13 2

bull Different13 StructuresPedagogiesTechnologies13 with13 different13 affordances13 and13 degrees13 of13 hardness13 affect13 our13 use

We13 shape13 our13 dwellings13 and13 a0erwards13 our13 dwellings13 shape13 our13 lives

We shape our tools and thereafter our tools shape us

Learning13 as13 Dance13 (Anderson13 2008)

bull Technology13 sets13 the13 beat13 and13 the13 Aming

bull 13 Pedagogy13 defines13 the13 moves13

Technologies

bull The13 orchestraAon13 of13 phenomena13 to13 some13 use13 (Arthur13 2009)

bull Assemblies13 of13 hard13 and13 so013 componentsbull Pedagogies13 are13 among13 the13 so013 components13 of13 all13 learning13 technologies

OrchestraAon13 of13 phenomena13 embedded

path13 dependencies

Uniformity

Hard13 is13 easy

the13 adjacent13 possible

CreaAvity

flexibility13 and13 freedom freedom13 from13 error

OrchestraAon13 of13 phenomena13 by13 humans

So513 is13 hard

So513 Hard13

technologies

113 BehaviouralCogniAve13 PedagogiesInstrucAvist

bull ldquotell13 lsquoem13 what13 yoursquore13 gonna13 tell13 lsquoem

bull tell13 lsquoem13 bull then13 tell13 lsquoem13 what13 you13 told13 lsquoemrdquo

Direct13 InstrucAonISD

Enhanced13 by13 the13 ldquocogniAve13 revoluAonrdquo

bull Chunking13 bull CogniAve13 Loadbull Working13 Memorybull MulAple13 RepresentaAonsbull Split-shy‐afenAon13 effectbull Variability13 Effectbull MulA-shy‐media13 effect13

ndash (Sorden13 2005)

ldquolearning13 as13 acquiring13 and13 using13 conceptual13 and13 cognive13 structuresrdquo13 Greeno13 Collins13 and13 Resnick13 1996

BehaviouristCogniAvist13 ndash13 Knowledge13 As13 a13 Thing

bull Logically13 coherent13 exisAng13 independent13 of13 perspecAve

bull Largely13 context13 freebull Capable13 of13 being13 transmifedbull Assumes13 closed13 systems13 with13 discoverable13 relaAonships13 between13 inputs13 and13 outputs

bull Readily13 defined13 through13 learning13 objecAves

Technologies13 of13 Ist13 generaon

bull CAI13 Text13 books13 Classic13 Correspondence13 Course13 Packages13 One13 way13 Lectures13 Video13 and13 Audio13 Broadcast

Connuous13 adapvity

Social13 Focus13 of13 Ist13 generaAonIndividual13 Learner

15

13 Instrucvist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

setnet

group

noAonal13 levels13 of13 choice13 once13 a13 typical13 course13 is13 in13 progress

Hardness13 of13 individual13 learningPapa13 Bearrsquos13 bed

Future13 of13 Ist13 generaon

bull OERUbull Limitless13 very13 low13 cost13 contentbull Challenges13 of13 accreditaAonbull The13 (forever)13 just13 around13 the13 corner13 lsquolearner13 adaptaAonrsquo13 technologies

ContentA13 bargain13 even13 at13 8013 off

Most13 of13 us13 like13 Free

Interacve13 MIT13 coursesMITX13 Announced

Shameless13 Plug13 and13 Giveaways

Issues13 in13 DistanceEducaAon13 Serieshfpaupressca

2nd13 GeneraAon13 DESocial13 ConstrucAvist13 Pedagogy

Construcvist13 Learning13 is

bull ldquoLearning is located in contexts and relationships rather than merely in the minds of individualsrdquo Greenhow Robelia amp Hughes

(2009)

Kathy13 Sierra13 hXpwwwspeedofcreavityorg

ldquolearning13 is13 a13 connual13 conversaon13 with13 the13 external13 world13 and13 its13 artefacts13 with13 oneself13 and13 with13 other13 learners13 and13 teachersrdquo13 (Sharples13 Taylor13 amp13 Vavoula13 2007)

Group13 as13 the13 Social13 Unit13 of13 Social13 ConstrucAvist13 Pedagogy

Why13 Groupsbull ldquoStudents13 who13 learn13 in13 small13 groups13 generally13 demonstrate13 greater13 academic13 achievement13 express13 more13 favorable13 altudes13 toward13 learning13 and13 persist13 hellip

bull small-shy‐group13 learning13 may13 have13 parAcularly13 large13 effects13 on13 the13 academic13 achievement13 of13 members13 of13 underrepresented13 groups13 and13 the13 learning-shy‐related13 altudes13 of13 womenhelliprdquo13 bull Springer13 Stanne13 amp13 Donovan13 (1999)13 P4213

Problems13 with13 Groupsbull RestricAons13 in13 Ame13 space13 pace13 amp13

relaAonship13 -shy‐13 NOT13 OPENbull Overly13 confined13 by13 leader13 expectaAon13 and13

insAtuAonal13 13 amp13 13 curriculum13 controlbull Usually13 Isolated13 from13 the13 authenAc13 13 13 world13

of13 pracAcebull ldquolow13 tolerance13 of13 internal13 difference13

sexist13 and13 ethicized13 regulaAon13 high13 demand13 for13 obedience13 to13 its13 norms13 and13 exclusionary13 pracAcesrdquo13 Cousin13 amp13 Deepwell13 2005

bull ldquoPathological13 politenessrdquo13 and13 fear13 of13 debate

bull Group13 think13 (Baron13 2005)bull Poor13 preparaAon13 for13 Lifelong13 Learning13

beyond13 the13 coursebull Unscalable

$

25

Group13 model

bull Membership13 and13 exclusion13 closed13 bull Hierarchies13 of13 controlbull Focus13 on13 collaboraAon13 and13 shared13 purposebull teachers13 guides

group

26

13 Social13 construcvist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

setnet

group

noAonal13 levels13 of13 choice13 once13 a13 typical13 course13 is13 in13 progress

bull Trust13 both13 opens13 and13 constrainsbull Typically13 a13 structured13 processbull Buthellipbull OpportuniAes13 for13 negoAaAon13 of13 control

bull Shi0ing13 boundariesbull Diversity13 valorizedbull Big13 issue13 gelng13 it13 just13 right13 for13 everyone13 (assessment)

Baby13 Bearrsquos13 bed

3rd13 GeneraAon13 13 13 Connec(vist13 Pedagogy

bull Learning13 is13 building13 capacity13 -shy‐13 networks13 of13 informaAon13 contacts13 and13 resources13 that13 can13 be13 applied13 to13 real13 problems

ConnecAvist13 Knowledge13 isA13 Process

bull Emergentbull Distributed13 and13 diversebull ChaoAcbull Fragmentedbull Non13 sequenAalbull Contextualized

What13 is13 Connected13 Knowledge

bull Knowledge13 is13 defined13 by13 its13 creaAon13 through13 acAviAesndash Accessing13 informaAonndash EvaluaAng13 filteringndash Conveying13 ideasndash Reformalng13 mashingndash Analyzing13 ndash CollaboraAng13 (Barth13 2004)

Networks13 add13 diversity13 to13 learning

ldquoPeople13 who13 live13 in13 the13 intersecAon13 of13 social13 worlds13 are13 at13 higher13 risk13 of13 having13 good13 ideasrdquo13 Burt13 200513 p13 90

Networks13 Celebrate13 and13 SAmulate13 CogniAve13 Diversity

Arises13 when13 frombull different13 types13 of13 informaAon13 and13

knowledge13 perspecAvesbull different13 ways13 of13 viewing13 the13 world13 or13 a13

specific13 problem13 interpretaAonsbull different13 ways13 of13 categorizing13 a13 problem13

or13 parAAoning13 perspecAves13 bull heurisAcs13 yielding13 different13 ways13 of13

generaAng13 soluAons13 to13 problemsbull predicAve13 models13 -shy‐13 different13 ways13 of13

inferring13 causes13 and13 effects13 (Fisher13 L13 (2009)

33

The13 net13 model

bull bofom-shy‐up13 openbull inclusivebull focus13 on13 individual13 and13 connecAonsbull teachers13 role13 models13 and13 co-shy‐travellers

net

34

13 Connecvist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

setnet

group

noAonal13 levels13 of13 choice13 once13 a13 typical13 lsquocoursersquo13 is13 in13 progress

bull Limitless13 assemblybull Limitless13 choicebull Limitless13 dialoguebull But13 too13 so0

Mama13 Bearrsquos13 bed

But13 do13 learning13 networks13 really13 work

bull Network13 ghost13 towns

bull Build13 it13 and13 they13 may13 come13 but13 not13 likely

bull When13 is13 the13 last13 Ame13 you13 checked13 into13 your13 Friendster13 account

Fear13 of13 open13 spaces

bull ldquoThe13 property13 of13 knowledge13 as13 as13 a13 body13 of13 vefed13 works13 comes13 directly13 from13 the13 properAes13 of13 paper13 hellip13 There13 is13 lifle13 to13 none13 of13 the13 permanence13 stability13 and13 community13 fealty13 that13 a13 body13 of13 knowledge13 requires13 and13 implies13 The13 Internet13 is13 what13 you13 get13 when13 everyone13 is13 a13 curator13 and13 everything13 is13 linkedrdquo13 ndash David13 Weinberger13 P13 45

choice13 =13 controlitrsquos13 not13 just13 about13

networks

40

Set13 modelbull cooperaAon13 anonymitybull focus13 on13 filtering13 and13 selecAonbull tags13 and13 categorisaAonbull teachers13 analyzers13 curators13

and13 publishers

bull AnalyAcsbull CollecAves

nlc2012

set

setnet

group

CollaboraAonStructureRolesMembershipIntenAon13 and13 purposeHierarchiesThe13 classical13 lsquoclassrsquo13 model

Sustaining13 AesMaking13 AesAd13 hoc13 networksKnowledge13 diffusionSocial13 capitalSocial13 presenceEmergenceShi0ingContextual

CooperaAonSharingSerendipityInterest13 -shy‐orientaAonSense-shy‐makingCollecAve13 intelligenceIntenAonal13 discovery

classes13 tutorial13 groups13 learning13 management13

systems13 etc

MOOCs13 blogs13 LinkedIn13 social13 networks13 etc

Social13 interest13 sites13 Wikipedia13 13 Google13 Search13 TwiOer13

Pinterest13 etc

4th13 generaAon13 of13 learning13 pedagogy

bull reducing13 choices13 to13 only13 those13 choices13 that13 learners13 want13 or13 need13 to13 make

GeneraAons13 of13 distance13 learning13 pedagogies

1Instruc(vist13 ndash13 Self13 Paced13 Individual13 Study13 etc

2Social13 construc(vist13 ndash13 Groups13 classes13 etc

3Connec(vist13 ndash13 Networks13 MOOCs13 etc

4Holist13 -shy‐13 Sets13 and13 Collecves

closed

open

net

group

set

indiv-shy‐idual

HardSo0

44

13 Holist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

net

group

set

noAonal13 levels13 of13 choice13 once13 a13 typical13 lsquocoursersquo13 is13 in13 progress

45

How13 holist

bull plenty

bull sAgmergy13 social13 navigaAon

bull collaboraAve13 filteringbull adapAve13 hypermedia

bull learning13 and13 process13 analyAcs

bull feedback13 loops

bull sociability

bull so013 and13 malleable13 systemsbull openness13 (resources13 people)Infr

astructu

re

Structur

e

bull Hard13 when13 wanted13 so013 when13 not

The13 collecve

bull Emergent13 structurebull Individual13 behaviours13 aggregated

bull The13 crowd13 becomes13 an13 acAve13 agent13 that13 advises13 filters13 suggests13 or13 shapes

setnet

group

collecAve

Collecves

Mismatched13 social13 forms

The13 Mafhew13 EffectPreferenAal13 afachment

So013 is13 hard Lost13 in13 social13 space

Deliberate13 aXack

ValorisaAon13 of13 narcissism

Filter13 bubbles

ConfirmaAon13 bias

Context13 separaAon13

Loss13 of13 narraAve

Control13 of13 privacy

Blind13 leading13 blind

Making13 landscapes13 for13 emergent13 pedagogy

Some13 concerns

Cold13 start13 problemsMob13 stupidity

So0-shy‐to-shy‐hardGeneraAons13 1-shy‐313 (and13 4)Sets13 nets13 and13 groups

In13 pracAcehellip

The13 Landing13 Placorm

50

142413 plugins13 available13 our13 installaAon13 using13 about13 90Fairly13 strong13 development13 team13 plofed13 roadmap13

What13 is13 the13 Landing

bull Walled13 Garden13 with13 Windowsbull A13 Private13 space13 for13 AUbull A13 user13 controlled13 creaAve13 spacebull BouAque13 social13 systembull Networking13 blogging13 photos13 microblogging13 polls13 calendars13 groups13 and13 more

bull DifferenAaAng13 and13 merging13 13 work13 from13 school13 from13 fun

24

A13 sod13 space

53

Mulple13 raonales

67

setnet

group

collecAve

CoursesCommiXeesResearch13 groupsStudy13 groupsCentres13 and13 departments

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CooperaonSharingSerendipityInterest13 -shy‐orientaonSense-shy‐makingCollecve13 intelligenceIntenonal13 discovery

Where13 to13 look13 first

setnetgroup

Popular13 acvies

Blog13 posts13 (4135)

Files13 (4023)

Wire13 posts13 (2335)

bookmarks

Discussion13 topics

wikiphoto

Wiki13 sub-shy‐page

Hard13 spaces

ldquoOpening13 up13 small13 spaces13 within13 what13 existsrdquo13 Tara13 Fenwick

Filling13 gaps13 with13 people

Stretching13 tools

Filling13 gaps13 the13 Landing13 way

New13 Users13 Added13 per13 week

Currently13 325013 users

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62

Sets13 groups13 nets13 (in13 that13 order)

80

0

25

50

75

100

blogs wikis bookmarks photospublic Set Net Group

bull hfpslandingathabascauca

bull terryaathabascaucabull jondathabascauca

Page 3: It's hardly easy to be softly hard: freedom and control in learning spaces

Agendabull The13 nature13 of13 technologies13 and13 pedagogies

bull Reviewing13 GeneraAons13 of13 Distance13 EducaAon13 and13 Pedagogy

bull Aligning13 them13 with13 Groups13 Sets13 and13 Nets

bull Case13 study13 using13 Athabascarsquos13 Landing13 Elgg13 installaAon

setnet

group

CollecAve

Me

OverviewGeneraons13 of13 distance13 learning13 pedagogies

1Instruc(vist13 ndash13 Self13 Paced13 Individual13 Study13 etc

2Social13 construc(vist13 ndash13 Groups13 classes13 etc

3Connec(vist13 ndash13 Networks13 MOOCs13 etc

4Holist13 -shy‐13 Sets13 and13 Collecves

closed

open

net

group

set

indiv-shy‐idual

HardSo0

ProposiAon13 1The13 Next13 GeneraAon13 Learning13 Evolves13

From13 and13 With13 Past13 GeneraAons

Proposion13 2

bull Different13 StructuresPedagogiesTechnologies13 with13 different13 affordances13 and13 degrees13 of13 hardness13 affect13 our13 use

We13 shape13 our13 dwellings13 and13 a0erwards13 our13 dwellings13 shape13 our13 lives

We shape our tools and thereafter our tools shape us

Learning13 as13 Dance13 (Anderson13 2008)

bull Technology13 sets13 the13 beat13 and13 the13 Aming

bull 13 Pedagogy13 defines13 the13 moves13

Technologies

bull The13 orchestraAon13 of13 phenomena13 to13 some13 use13 (Arthur13 2009)

bull Assemblies13 of13 hard13 and13 so013 componentsbull Pedagogies13 are13 among13 the13 so013 components13 of13 all13 learning13 technologies

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path13 dependencies

Uniformity

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the13 adjacent13 possible

CreaAvity

flexibility13 and13 freedom freedom13 from13 error

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So513 is13 hard

So513 Hard13

technologies

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bull ldquotell13 lsquoem13 what13 yoursquore13 gonna13 tell13 lsquoem

bull tell13 lsquoem13 bull then13 tell13 lsquoem13 what13 you13 told13 lsquoemrdquo

Direct13 InstrucAonISD

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bull Chunking13 bull CogniAve13 Loadbull Working13 Memorybull MulAple13 RepresentaAonsbull Split-shy‐afenAon13 effectbull Variability13 Effectbull MulA-shy‐media13 effect13

ndash (Sorden13 2005)

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bull Logically13 coherent13 exisAng13 independent13 of13 perspecAve

bull Largely13 context13 freebull Capable13 of13 being13 transmifedbull Assumes13 closed13 systems13 with13 discoverable13 relaAonships13 between13 inputs13 and13 outputs

bull Readily13 defined13 through13 learning13 objecAves

Technologies13 of13 Ist13 generaon

bull CAI13 Text13 books13 Classic13 Correspondence13 Course13 Packages13 One13 way13 Lectures13 Video13 and13 Audio13 Broadcast

Connuous13 adapvity

Social13 Focus13 of13 Ist13 generaAonIndividual13 Learner

15

13 Instrucvist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

setnet

group

noAonal13 levels13 of13 choice13 once13 a13 typical13 course13 is13 in13 progress

Hardness13 of13 individual13 learningPapa13 Bearrsquos13 bed

Future13 of13 Ist13 generaon

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Most13 of13 us13 like13 Free

Interacve13 MIT13 coursesMITX13 Announced

Shameless13 Plug13 and13 Giveaways

Issues13 in13 DistanceEducaAon13 Serieshfpaupressca

2nd13 GeneraAon13 DESocial13 ConstrucAvist13 Pedagogy

Construcvist13 Learning13 is

bull ldquoLearning is located in contexts and relationships rather than merely in the minds of individualsrdquo Greenhow Robelia amp Hughes

(2009)

Kathy13 Sierra13 hXpwwwspeedofcreavityorg

ldquolearning13 is13 a13 connual13 conversaon13 with13 the13 external13 world13 and13 its13 artefacts13 with13 oneself13 and13 with13 other13 learners13 and13 teachersrdquo13 (Sharples13 Taylor13 amp13 Vavoula13 2007)

Group13 as13 the13 Social13 Unit13 of13 Social13 ConstrucAvist13 Pedagogy

Why13 Groupsbull ldquoStudents13 who13 learn13 in13 small13 groups13 generally13 demonstrate13 greater13 academic13 achievement13 express13 more13 favorable13 altudes13 toward13 learning13 and13 persist13 hellip

bull small-shy‐group13 learning13 may13 have13 parAcularly13 large13 effects13 on13 the13 academic13 achievement13 of13 members13 of13 underrepresented13 groups13 and13 the13 learning-shy‐related13 altudes13 of13 womenhelliprdquo13 bull Springer13 Stanne13 amp13 Donovan13 (1999)13 P4213

Problems13 with13 Groupsbull RestricAons13 in13 Ame13 space13 pace13 amp13

relaAonship13 -shy‐13 NOT13 OPENbull Overly13 confined13 by13 leader13 expectaAon13 and13

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of13 pracAcebull ldquolow13 tolerance13 of13 internal13 difference13

sexist13 and13 ethicized13 regulaAon13 high13 demand13 for13 obedience13 to13 its13 norms13 and13 exclusionary13 pracAcesrdquo13 Cousin13 amp13 Deepwell13 2005

bull ldquoPathological13 politenessrdquo13 and13 fear13 of13 debate

bull Group13 think13 (Baron13 2005)bull Poor13 preparaAon13 for13 Lifelong13 Learning13

beyond13 the13 coursebull Unscalable

$

25

Group13 model

bull Membership13 and13 exclusion13 closed13 bull Hierarchies13 of13 controlbull Focus13 on13 collaboraAon13 and13 shared13 purposebull teachers13 guides

group

26

13 Social13 construcvist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

setnet

group

noAonal13 levels13 of13 choice13 once13 a13 typical13 course13 is13 in13 progress

bull Trust13 both13 opens13 and13 constrainsbull Typically13 a13 structured13 processbull Buthellipbull OpportuniAes13 for13 negoAaAon13 of13 control

bull Shi0ing13 boundariesbull Diversity13 valorizedbull Big13 issue13 gelng13 it13 just13 right13 for13 everyone13 (assessment)

Baby13 Bearrsquos13 bed

3rd13 GeneraAon13 13 13 Connec(vist13 Pedagogy

bull Learning13 is13 building13 capacity13 -shy‐13 networks13 of13 informaAon13 contacts13 and13 resources13 that13 can13 be13 applied13 to13 real13 problems

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bull Emergentbull Distributed13 and13 diversebull ChaoAcbull Fragmentedbull Non13 sequenAalbull Contextualized

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bull Knowledge13 is13 defined13 by13 its13 creaAon13 through13 acAviAesndash Accessing13 informaAonndash EvaluaAng13 filteringndash Conveying13 ideasndash Reformalng13 mashingndash Analyzing13 ndash CollaboraAng13 (Barth13 2004)

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specific13 problem13 interpretaAonsbull different13 ways13 of13 categorizing13 a13 problem13

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generaAng13 soluAons13 to13 problemsbull predicAve13 models13 -shy‐13 different13 ways13 of13

inferring13 causes13 and13 effects13 (Fisher13 L13 (2009)

33

The13 net13 model

bull bofom-shy‐up13 openbull inclusivebull focus13 on13 individual13 and13 connecAonsbull teachers13 role13 models13 and13 co-shy‐travellers

net

34

13 Connecvist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

setnet

group

noAonal13 levels13 of13 choice13 once13 a13 typical13 lsquocoursersquo13 is13 in13 progress

bull Limitless13 assemblybull Limitless13 choicebull Limitless13 dialoguebull But13 too13 so0

Mama13 Bearrsquos13 bed

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bull Network13 ghost13 towns

bull Build13 it13 and13 they13 may13 come13 but13 not13 likely

bull When13 is13 the13 last13 Ame13 you13 checked13 into13 your13 Friendster13 account

Fear13 of13 open13 spaces

bull ldquoThe13 property13 of13 knowledge13 as13 as13 a13 body13 of13 vefed13 works13 comes13 directly13 from13 the13 properAes13 of13 paper13 hellip13 There13 is13 lifle13 to13 none13 of13 the13 permanence13 stability13 and13 community13 fealty13 that13 a13 body13 of13 knowledge13 requires13 and13 implies13 The13 Internet13 is13 what13 you13 get13 when13 everyone13 is13 a13 curator13 and13 everything13 is13 linkedrdquo13 ndash David13 Weinberger13 P13 45

choice13 =13 controlitrsquos13 not13 just13 about13

networks

40

Set13 modelbull cooperaAon13 anonymitybull focus13 on13 filtering13 and13 selecAonbull tags13 and13 categorisaAonbull teachers13 analyzers13 curators13

and13 publishers

bull AnalyAcsbull CollecAves

nlc2012

set

setnet

group

CollaboraAonStructureRolesMembershipIntenAon13 and13 purposeHierarchiesThe13 classical13 lsquoclassrsquo13 model

Sustaining13 AesMaking13 AesAd13 hoc13 networksKnowledge13 diffusionSocial13 capitalSocial13 presenceEmergenceShi0ingContextual

CooperaAonSharingSerendipityInterest13 -shy‐orientaAonSense-shy‐makingCollecAve13 intelligenceIntenAonal13 discovery

classes13 tutorial13 groups13 learning13 management13

systems13 etc

MOOCs13 blogs13 LinkedIn13 social13 networks13 etc

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Pinterest13 etc

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GeneraAons13 of13 distance13 learning13 pedagogies

1Instruc(vist13 ndash13 Self13 Paced13 Individual13 Study13 etc

2Social13 construc(vist13 ndash13 Groups13 classes13 etc

3Connec(vist13 ndash13 Networks13 MOOCs13 etc

4Holist13 -shy‐13 Sets13 and13 Collecves

closed

open

net

group

set

indiv-shy‐idual

HardSo0

44

13 Holist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

net

group

set

noAonal13 levels13 of13 choice13 once13 a13 typical13 lsquocoursersquo13 is13 in13 progress

45

How13 holist

bull plenty

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bull learning13 and13 process13 analyAcs

bull feedback13 loops

bull sociability

bull so013 and13 malleable13 systemsbull openness13 (resources13 people)Infr

astructu

re

Structur

e

bull Hard13 when13 wanted13 so013 when13 not

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bull Emergent13 structurebull Individual13 behaviours13 aggregated

bull The13 crowd13 becomes13 an13 acAve13 agent13 that13 advises13 filters13 suggests13 or13 shapes

setnet

group

collecAve

Collecves

Mismatched13 social13 forms

The13 Mafhew13 EffectPreferenAal13 afachment

So013 is13 hard Lost13 in13 social13 space

Deliberate13 aXack

ValorisaAon13 of13 narcissism

Filter13 bubbles

ConfirmaAon13 bias

Context13 separaAon13

Loss13 of13 narraAve

Control13 of13 privacy

Blind13 leading13 blind

Making13 landscapes13 for13 emergent13 pedagogy

Some13 concerns

Cold13 start13 problemsMob13 stupidity

So0-shy‐to-shy‐hardGeneraAons13 1-shy‐313 (and13 4)Sets13 nets13 and13 groups

In13 pracAcehellip

The13 Landing13 Placorm

50

142413 plugins13 available13 our13 installaAon13 using13 about13 90Fairly13 strong13 development13 team13 plofed13 roadmap13

What13 is13 the13 Landing

bull Walled13 Garden13 with13 Windowsbull A13 Private13 space13 for13 AUbull A13 user13 controlled13 creaAve13 spacebull BouAque13 social13 systembull Networking13 blogging13 photos13 microblogging13 polls13 calendars13 groups13 and13 more

bull DifferenAaAng13 and13 merging13 13 work13 from13 school13 from13 fun

24

A13 sod13 space

53

Mulple13 raonales

67

setnet

group

collecAve

CoursesCommiXeesResearch13 groupsStudy13 groupsCentres13 and13 departments

Sustaining13 esMaking13 esAd13 hoc13 networksKnowledge13 diffusionSocial13 capitalSocial13 presence

CooperaonSharingSerendipityInterest13 -shy‐orientaonSense-shy‐makingCollecve13 intelligenceIntenonal13 discovery

Where13 to13 look13 first

setnetgroup

Popular13 acvies

Blog13 posts13 (4135)

Files13 (4023)

Wire13 posts13 (2335)

bookmarks

Discussion13 topics

wikiphoto

Wiki13 sub-shy‐page

Hard13 spaces

ldquoOpening13 up13 small13 spaces13 within13 what13 existsrdquo13 Tara13 Fenwick

Filling13 gaps13 with13 people

Stretching13 tools

Filling13 gaps13 the13 Landing13 way

New13 Users13 Added13 per13 week

Currently13 325013 users

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62

Sets13 groups13 nets13 (in13 that13 order)

80

0

25

50

75

100

blogs wikis bookmarks photospublic Set Net Group

bull hfpslandingathabascauca

bull terryaathabascaucabull jondathabascauca

Page 4: It's hardly easy to be softly hard: freedom and control in learning spaces

OverviewGeneraons13 of13 distance13 learning13 pedagogies

1Instruc(vist13 ndash13 Self13 Paced13 Individual13 Study13 etc

2Social13 construc(vist13 ndash13 Groups13 classes13 etc

3Connec(vist13 ndash13 Networks13 MOOCs13 etc

4Holist13 -shy‐13 Sets13 and13 Collecves

closed

open

net

group

set

indiv-shy‐idual

HardSo0

ProposiAon13 1The13 Next13 GeneraAon13 Learning13 Evolves13

From13 and13 With13 Past13 GeneraAons

Proposion13 2

bull Different13 StructuresPedagogiesTechnologies13 with13 different13 affordances13 and13 degrees13 of13 hardness13 affect13 our13 use

We13 shape13 our13 dwellings13 and13 a0erwards13 our13 dwellings13 shape13 our13 lives

We shape our tools and thereafter our tools shape us

Learning13 as13 Dance13 (Anderson13 2008)

bull Technology13 sets13 the13 beat13 and13 the13 Aming

bull 13 Pedagogy13 defines13 the13 moves13

Technologies

bull The13 orchestraAon13 of13 phenomena13 to13 some13 use13 (Arthur13 2009)

bull Assemblies13 of13 hard13 and13 so013 componentsbull Pedagogies13 are13 among13 the13 so013 components13 of13 all13 learning13 technologies

OrchestraAon13 of13 phenomena13 embedded

path13 dependencies

Uniformity

Hard13 is13 easy

the13 adjacent13 possible

CreaAvity

flexibility13 and13 freedom freedom13 from13 error

OrchestraAon13 of13 phenomena13 by13 humans

So513 is13 hard

So513 Hard13

technologies

113 BehaviouralCogniAve13 PedagogiesInstrucAvist

bull ldquotell13 lsquoem13 what13 yoursquore13 gonna13 tell13 lsquoem

bull tell13 lsquoem13 bull then13 tell13 lsquoem13 what13 you13 told13 lsquoemrdquo

Direct13 InstrucAonISD

Enhanced13 by13 the13 ldquocogniAve13 revoluAonrdquo

bull Chunking13 bull CogniAve13 Loadbull Working13 Memorybull MulAple13 RepresentaAonsbull Split-shy‐afenAon13 effectbull Variability13 Effectbull MulA-shy‐media13 effect13

ndash (Sorden13 2005)

ldquolearning13 as13 acquiring13 and13 using13 conceptual13 and13 cognive13 structuresrdquo13 Greeno13 Collins13 and13 Resnick13 1996

BehaviouristCogniAvist13 ndash13 Knowledge13 As13 a13 Thing

bull Logically13 coherent13 exisAng13 independent13 of13 perspecAve

bull Largely13 context13 freebull Capable13 of13 being13 transmifedbull Assumes13 closed13 systems13 with13 discoverable13 relaAonships13 between13 inputs13 and13 outputs

bull Readily13 defined13 through13 learning13 objecAves

Technologies13 of13 Ist13 generaon

bull CAI13 Text13 books13 Classic13 Correspondence13 Course13 Packages13 One13 way13 Lectures13 Video13 and13 Audio13 Broadcast

Connuous13 adapvity

Social13 Focus13 of13 Ist13 generaAonIndividual13 Learner

15

13 Instrucvist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

setnet

group

noAonal13 levels13 of13 choice13 once13 a13 typical13 course13 is13 in13 progress

Hardness13 of13 individual13 learningPapa13 Bearrsquos13 bed

Future13 of13 Ist13 generaon

bull OERUbull Limitless13 very13 low13 cost13 contentbull Challenges13 of13 accreditaAonbull The13 (forever)13 just13 around13 the13 corner13 lsquolearner13 adaptaAonrsquo13 technologies

ContentA13 bargain13 even13 at13 8013 off

Most13 of13 us13 like13 Free

Interacve13 MIT13 coursesMITX13 Announced

Shameless13 Plug13 and13 Giveaways

Issues13 in13 DistanceEducaAon13 Serieshfpaupressca

2nd13 GeneraAon13 DESocial13 ConstrucAvist13 Pedagogy

Construcvist13 Learning13 is

bull ldquoLearning is located in contexts and relationships rather than merely in the minds of individualsrdquo Greenhow Robelia amp Hughes

(2009)

Kathy13 Sierra13 hXpwwwspeedofcreavityorg

ldquolearning13 is13 a13 connual13 conversaon13 with13 the13 external13 world13 and13 its13 artefacts13 with13 oneself13 and13 with13 other13 learners13 and13 teachersrdquo13 (Sharples13 Taylor13 amp13 Vavoula13 2007)

Group13 as13 the13 Social13 Unit13 of13 Social13 ConstrucAvist13 Pedagogy

Why13 Groupsbull ldquoStudents13 who13 learn13 in13 small13 groups13 generally13 demonstrate13 greater13 academic13 achievement13 express13 more13 favorable13 altudes13 toward13 learning13 and13 persist13 hellip

bull small-shy‐group13 learning13 may13 have13 parAcularly13 large13 effects13 on13 the13 academic13 achievement13 of13 members13 of13 underrepresented13 groups13 and13 the13 learning-shy‐related13 altudes13 of13 womenhelliprdquo13 bull Springer13 Stanne13 amp13 Donovan13 (1999)13 P4213

Problems13 with13 Groupsbull RestricAons13 in13 Ame13 space13 pace13 amp13

relaAonship13 -shy‐13 NOT13 OPENbull Overly13 confined13 by13 leader13 expectaAon13 and13

insAtuAonal13 13 amp13 13 curriculum13 controlbull Usually13 Isolated13 from13 the13 authenAc13 13 13 world13

of13 pracAcebull ldquolow13 tolerance13 of13 internal13 difference13

sexist13 and13 ethicized13 regulaAon13 high13 demand13 for13 obedience13 to13 its13 norms13 and13 exclusionary13 pracAcesrdquo13 Cousin13 amp13 Deepwell13 2005

bull ldquoPathological13 politenessrdquo13 and13 fear13 of13 debate

bull Group13 think13 (Baron13 2005)bull Poor13 preparaAon13 for13 Lifelong13 Learning13

beyond13 the13 coursebull Unscalable

$

25

Group13 model

bull Membership13 and13 exclusion13 closed13 bull Hierarchies13 of13 controlbull Focus13 on13 collaboraAon13 and13 shared13 purposebull teachers13 guides

group

26

13 Social13 construcvist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

setnet

group

noAonal13 levels13 of13 choice13 once13 a13 typical13 course13 is13 in13 progress

bull Trust13 both13 opens13 and13 constrainsbull Typically13 a13 structured13 processbull Buthellipbull OpportuniAes13 for13 negoAaAon13 of13 control

bull Shi0ing13 boundariesbull Diversity13 valorizedbull Big13 issue13 gelng13 it13 just13 right13 for13 everyone13 (assessment)

Baby13 Bearrsquos13 bed

3rd13 GeneraAon13 13 13 Connec(vist13 Pedagogy

bull Learning13 is13 building13 capacity13 -shy‐13 networks13 of13 informaAon13 contacts13 and13 resources13 that13 can13 be13 applied13 to13 real13 problems

ConnecAvist13 Knowledge13 isA13 Process

bull Emergentbull Distributed13 and13 diversebull ChaoAcbull Fragmentedbull Non13 sequenAalbull Contextualized

What13 is13 Connected13 Knowledge

bull Knowledge13 is13 defined13 by13 its13 creaAon13 through13 acAviAesndash Accessing13 informaAonndash EvaluaAng13 filteringndash Conveying13 ideasndash Reformalng13 mashingndash Analyzing13 ndash CollaboraAng13 (Barth13 2004)

Networks13 add13 diversity13 to13 learning

ldquoPeople13 who13 live13 in13 the13 intersecAon13 of13 social13 worlds13 are13 at13 higher13 risk13 of13 having13 good13 ideasrdquo13 Burt13 200513 p13 90

Networks13 Celebrate13 and13 SAmulate13 CogniAve13 Diversity

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knowledge13 perspecAvesbull different13 ways13 of13 viewing13 the13 world13 or13 a13

specific13 problem13 interpretaAonsbull different13 ways13 of13 categorizing13 a13 problem13

or13 parAAoning13 perspecAves13 bull heurisAcs13 yielding13 different13 ways13 of13

generaAng13 soluAons13 to13 problemsbull predicAve13 models13 -shy‐13 different13 ways13 of13

inferring13 causes13 and13 effects13 (Fisher13 L13 (2009)

33

The13 net13 model

bull bofom-shy‐up13 openbull inclusivebull focus13 on13 individual13 and13 connecAonsbull teachers13 role13 models13 and13 co-shy‐travellers

net

34

13 Connecvist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

setnet

group

noAonal13 levels13 of13 choice13 once13 a13 typical13 lsquocoursersquo13 is13 in13 progress

bull Limitless13 assemblybull Limitless13 choicebull Limitless13 dialoguebull But13 too13 so0

Mama13 Bearrsquos13 bed

But13 do13 learning13 networks13 really13 work

bull Network13 ghost13 towns

bull Build13 it13 and13 they13 may13 come13 but13 not13 likely

bull When13 is13 the13 last13 Ame13 you13 checked13 into13 your13 Friendster13 account

Fear13 of13 open13 spaces

bull ldquoThe13 property13 of13 knowledge13 as13 as13 a13 body13 of13 vefed13 works13 comes13 directly13 from13 the13 properAes13 of13 paper13 hellip13 There13 is13 lifle13 to13 none13 of13 the13 permanence13 stability13 and13 community13 fealty13 that13 a13 body13 of13 knowledge13 requires13 and13 implies13 The13 Internet13 is13 what13 you13 get13 when13 everyone13 is13 a13 curator13 and13 everything13 is13 linkedrdquo13 ndash David13 Weinberger13 P13 45

choice13 =13 controlitrsquos13 not13 just13 about13

networks

40

Set13 modelbull cooperaAon13 anonymitybull focus13 on13 filtering13 and13 selecAonbull tags13 and13 categorisaAonbull teachers13 analyzers13 curators13

and13 publishers

bull AnalyAcsbull CollecAves

nlc2012

set

setnet

group

CollaboraAonStructureRolesMembershipIntenAon13 and13 purposeHierarchiesThe13 classical13 lsquoclassrsquo13 model

Sustaining13 AesMaking13 AesAd13 hoc13 networksKnowledge13 diffusionSocial13 capitalSocial13 presenceEmergenceShi0ingContextual

CooperaAonSharingSerendipityInterest13 -shy‐orientaAonSense-shy‐makingCollecAve13 intelligenceIntenAonal13 discovery

classes13 tutorial13 groups13 learning13 management13

systems13 etc

MOOCs13 blogs13 LinkedIn13 social13 networks13 etc

Social13 interest13 sites13 Wikipedia13 13 Google13 Search13 TwiOer13

Pinterest13 etc

4th13 generaAon13 of13 learning13 pedagogy

bull reducing13 choices13 to13 only13 those13 choices13 that13 learners13 want13 or13 need13 to13 make

GeneraAons13 of13 distance13 learning13 pedagogies

1Instruc(vist13 ndash13 Self13 Paced13 Individual13 Study13 etc

2Social13 construc(vist13 ndash13 Groups13 classes13 etc

3Connec(vist13 ndash13 Networks13 MOOCs13 etc

4Holist13 -shy‐13 Sets13 and13 Collecves

closed

open

net

group

set

indiv-shy‐idual

HardSo0

44

13 Holist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

net

group

set

noAonal13 levels13 of13 choice13 once13 a13 typical13 lsquocoursersquo13 is13 in13 progress

45

How13 holist

bull plenty

bull sAgmergy13 social13 navigaAon

bull collaboraAve13 filteringbull adapAve13 hypermedia

bull learning13 and13 process13 analyAcs

bull feedback13 loops

bull sociability

bull so013 and13 malleable13 systemsbull openness13 (resources13 people)Infr

astructu

re

Structur

e

bull Hard13 when13 wanted13 so013 when13 not

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bull Emergent13 structurebull Individual13 behaviours13 aggregated

bull The13 crowd13 becomes13 an13 acAve13 agent13 that13 advises13 filters13 suggests13 or13 shapes

setnet

group

collecAve

Collecves

Mismatched13 social13 forms

The13 Mafhew13 EffectPreferenAal13 afachment

So013 is13 hard Lost13 in13 social13 space

Deliberate13 aXack

ValorisaAon13 of13 narcissism

Filter13 bubbles

ConfirmaAon13 bias

Context13 separaAon13

Loss13 of13 narraAve

Control13 of13 privacy

Blind13 leading13 blind

Making13 landscapes13 for13 emergent13 pedagogy

Some13 concerns

Cold13 start13 problemsMob13 stupidity

So0-shy‐to-shy‐hardGeneraAons13 1-shy‐313 (and13 4)Sets13 nets13 and13 groups

In13 pracAcehellip

The13 Landing13 Placorm

50

142413 plugins13 available13 our13 installaAon13 using13 about13 90Fairly13 strong13 development13 team13 plofed13 roadmap13

What13 is13 the13 Landing

bull Walled13 Garden13 with13 Windowsbull A13 Private13 space13 for13 AUbull A13 user13 controlled13 creaAve13 spacebull BouAque13 social13 systembull Networking13 blogging13 photos13 microblogging13 polls13 calendars13 groups13 and13 more

bull DifferenAaAng13 and13 merging13 13 work13 from13 school13 from13 fun

24

A13 sod13 space

53

Mulple13 raonales

67

setnet

group

collecAve

CoursesCommiXeesResearch13 groupsStudy13 groupsCentres13 and13 departments

Sustaining13 esMaking13 esAd13 hoc13 networksKnowledge13 diffusionSocial13 capitalSocial13 presence

CooperaonSharingSerendipityInterest13 -shy‐orientaonSense-shy‐makingCollecve13 intelligenceIntenonal13 discovery

Where13 to13 look13 first

setnetgroup

Popular13 acvies

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Files13 (4023)

Wire13 posts13 (2335)

bookmarks

Discussion13 topics

wikiphoto

Wiki13 sub-shy‐page

Hard13 spaces

ldquoOpening13 up13 small13 spaces13 within13 what13 existsrdquo13 Tara13 Fenwick

Filling13 gaps13 with13 people

Stretching13 tools

Filling13 gaps13 the13 Landing13 way

New13 Users13 Added13 per13 week

Currently13 325013 users

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62

Sets13 groups13 nets13 (in13 that13 order)

80

0

25

50

75

100

blogs wikis bookmarks photospublic Set Net Group

bull hfpslandingathabascauca

bull terryaathabascaucabull jondathabascauca

Page 5: It's hardly easy to be softly hard: freedom and control in learning spaces

ProposiAon13 1The13 Next13 GeneraAon13 Learning13 Evolves13

From13 and13 With13 Past13 GeneraAons

Proposion13 2

bull Different13 StructuresPedagogiesTechnologies13 with13 different13 affordances13 and13 degrees13 of13 hardness13 affect13 our13 use

We13 shape13 our13 dwellings13 and13 a0erwards13 our13 dwellings13 shape13 our13 lives

We shape our tools and thereafter our tools shape us

Learning13 as13 Dance13 (Anderson13 2008)

bull Technology13 sets13 the13 beat13 and13 the13 Aming

bull 13 Pedagogy13 defines13 the13 moves13

Technologies

bull The13 orchestraAon13 of13 phenomena13 to13 some13 use13 (Arthur13 2009)

bull Assemblies13 of13 hard13 and13 so013 componentsbull Pedagogies13 are13 among13 the13 so013 components13 of13 all13 learning13 technologies

OrchestraAon13 of13 phenomena13 embedded

path13 dependencies

Uniformity

Hard13 is13 easy

the13 adjacent13 possible

CreaAvity

flexibility13 and13 freedom freedom13 from13 error

OrchestraAon13 of13 phenomena13 by13 humans

So513 is13 hard

So513 Hard13

technologies

113 BehaviouralCogniAve13 PedagogiesInstrucAvist

bull ldquotell13 lsquoem13 what13 yoursquore13 gonna13 tell13 lsquoem

bull tell13 lsquoem13 bull then13 tell13 lsquoem13 what13 you13 told13 lsquoemrdquo

Direct13 InstrucAonISD

Enhanced13 by13 the13 ldquocogniAve13 revoluAonrdquo

bull Chunking13 bull CogniAve13 Loadbull Working13 Memorybull MulAple13 RepresentaAonsbull Split-shy‐afenAon13 effectbull Variability13 Effectbull MulA-shy‐media13 effect13

ndash (Sorden13 2005)

ldquolearning13 as13 acquiring13 and13 using13 conceptual13 and13 cognive13 structuresrdquo13 Greeno13 Collins13 and13 Resnick13 1996

BehaviouristCogniAvist13 ndash13 Knowledge13 As13 a13 Thing

bull Logically13 coherent13 exisAng13 independent13 of13 perspecAve

bull Largely13 context13 freebull Capable13 of13 being13 transmifedbull Assumes13 closed13 systems13 with13 discoverable13 relaAonships13 between13 inputs13 and13 outputs

bull Readily13 defined13 through13 learning13 objecAves

Technologies13 of13 Ist13 generaon

bull CAI13 Text13 books13 Classic13 Correspondence13 Course13 Packages13 One13 way13 Lectures13 Video13 and13 Audio13 Broadcast

Connuous13 adapvity

Social13 Focus13 of13 Ist13 generaAonIndividual13 Learner

15

13 Instrucvist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

setnet

group

noAonal13 levels13 of13 choice13 once13 a13 typical13 course13 is13 in13 progress

Hardness13 of13 individual13 learningPapa13 Bearrsquos13 bed

Future13 of13 Ist13 generaon

bull OERUbull Limitless13 very13 low13 cost13 contentbull Challenges13 of13 accreditaAonbull The13 (forever)13 just13 around13 the13 corner13 lsquolearner13 adaptaAonrsquo13 technologies

ContentA13 bargain13 even13 at13 8013 off

Most13 of13 us13 like13 Free

Interacve13 MIT13 coursesMITX13 Announced

Shameless13 Plug13 and13 Giveaways

Issues13 in13 DistanceEducaAon13 Serieshfpaupressca

2nd13 GeneraAon13 DESocial13 ConstrucAvist13 Pedagogy

Construcvist13 Learning13 is

bull ldquoLearning is located in contexts and relationships rather than merely in the minds of individualsrdquo Greenhow Robelia amp Hughes

(2009)

Kathy13 Sierra13 hXpwwwspeedofcreavityorg

ldquolearning13 is13 a13 connual13 conversaon13 with13 the13 external13 world13 and13 its13 artefacts13 with13 oneself13 and13 with13 other13 learners13 and13 teachersrdquo13 (Sharples13 Taylor13 amp13 Vavoula13 2007)

Group13 as13 the13 Social13 Unit13 of13 Social13 ConstrucAvist13 Pedagogy

Why13 Groupsbull ldquoStudents13 who13 learn13 in13 small13 groups13 generally13 demonstrate13 greater13 academic13 achievement13 express13 more13 favorable13 altudes13 toward13 learning13 and13 persist13 hellip

bull small-shy‐group13 learning13 may13 have13 parAcularly13 large13 effects13 on13 the13 academic13 achievement13 of13 members13 of13 underrepresented13 groups13 and13 the13 learning-shy‐related13 altudes13 of13 womenhelliprdquo13 bull Springer13 Stanne13 amp13 Donovan13 (1999)13 P4213

Problems13 with13 Groupsbull RestricAons13 in13 Ame13 space13 pace13 amp13

relaAonship13 -shy‐13 NOT13 OPENbull Overly13 confined13 by13 leader13 expectaAon13 and13

insAtuAonal13 13 amp13 13 curriculum13 controlbull Usually13 Isolated13 from13 the13 authenAc13 13 13 world13

of13 pracAcebull ldquolow13 tolerance13 of13 internal13 difference13

sexist13 and13 ethicized13 regulaAon13 high13 demand13 for13 obedience13 to13 its13 norms13 and13 exclusionary13 pracAcesrdquo13 Cousin13 amp13 Deepwell13 2005

bull ldquoPathological13 politenessrdquo13 and13 fear13 of13 debate

bull Group13 think13 (Baron13 2005)bull Poor13 preparaAon13 for13 Lifelong13 Learning13

beyond13 the13 coursebull Unscalable

$

25

Group13 model

bull Membership13 and13 exclusion13 closed13 bull Hierarchies13 of13 controlbull Focus13 on13 collaboraAon13 and13 shared13 purposebull teachers13 guides

group

26

13 Social13 construcvist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

setnet

group

noAonal13 levels13 of13 choice13 once13 a13 typical13 course13 is13 in13 progress

bull Trust13 both13 opens13 and13 constrainsbull Typically13 a13 structured13 processbull Buthellipbull OpportuniAes13 for13 negoAaAon13 of13 control

bull Shi0ing13 boundariesbull Diversity13 valorizedbull Big13 issue13 gelng13 it13 just13 right13 for13 everyone13 (assessment)

Baby13 Bearrsquos13 bed

3rd13 GeneraAon13 13 13 Connec(vist13 Pedagogy

bull Learning13 is13 building13 capacity13 -shy‐13 networks13 of13 informaAon13 contacts13 and13 resources13 that13 can13 be13 applied13 to13 real13 problems

ConnecAvist13 Knowledge13 isA13 Process

bull Emergentbull Distributed13 and13 diversebull ChaoAcbull Fragmentedbull Non13 sequenAalbull Contextualized

What13 is13 Connected13 Knowledge

bull Knowledge13 is13 defined13 by13 its13 creaAon13 through13 acAviAesndash Accessing13 informaAonndash EvaluaAng13 filteringndash Conveying13 ideasndash Reformalng13 mashingndash Analyzing13 ndash CollaboraAng13 (Barth13 2004)

Networks13 add13 diversity13 to13 learning

ldquoPeople13 who13 live13 in13 the13 intersecAon13 of13 social13 worlds13 are13 at13 higher13 risk13 of13 having13 good13 ideasrdquo13 Burt13 200513 p13 90

Networks13 Celebrate13 and13 SAmulate13 CogniAve13 Diversity

Arises13 when13 frombull different13 types13 of13 informaAon13 and13

knowledge13 perspecAvesbull different13 ways13 of13 viewing13 the13 world13 or13 a13

specific13 problem13 interpretaAonsbull different13 ways13 of13 categorizing13 a13 problem13

or13 parAAoning13 perspecAves13 bull heurisAcs13 yielding13 different13 ways13 of13

generaAng13 soluAons13 to13 problemsbull predicAve13 models13 -shy‐13 different13 ways13 of13

inferring13 causes13 and13 effects13 (Fisher13 L13 (2009)

33

The13 net13 model

bull bofom-shy‐up13 openbull inclusivebull focus13 on13 individual13 and13 connecAonsbull teachers13 role13 models13 and13 co-shy‐travellers

net

34

13 Connecvist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

setnet

group

noAonal13 levels13 of13 choice13 once13 a13 typical13 lsquocoursersquo13 is13 in13 progress

bull Limitless13 assemblybull Limitless13 choicebull Limitless13 dialoguebull But13 too13 so0

Mama13 Bearrsquos13 bed

But13 do13 learning13 networks13 really13 work

bull Network13 ghost13 towns

bull Build13 it13 and13 they13 may13 come13 but13 not13 likely

bull When13 is13 the13 last13 Ame13 you13 checked13 into13 your13 Friendster13 account

Fear13 of13 open13 spaces

bull ldquoThe13 property13 of13 knowledge13 as13 as13 a13 body13 of13 vefed13 works13 comes13 directly13 from13 the13 properAes13 of13 paper13 hellip13 There13 is13 lifle13 to13 none13 of13 the13 permanence13 stability13 and13 community13 fealty13 that13 a13 body13 of13 knowledge13 requires13 and13 implies13 The13 Internet13 is13 what13 you13 get13 when13 everyone13 is13 a13 curator13 and13 everything13 is13 linkedrdquo13 ndash David13 Weinberger13 P13 45

choice13 =13 controlitrsquos13 not13 just13 about13

networks

40

Set13 modelbull cooperaAon13 anonymitybull focus13 on13 filtering13 and13 selecAonbull tags13 and13 categorisaAonbull teachers13 analyzers13 curators13

and13 publishers

bull AnalyAcsbull CollecAves

nlc2012

set

setnet

group

CollaboraAonStructureRolesMembershipIntenAon13 and13 purposeHierarchiesThe13 classical13 lsquoclassrsquo13 model

Sustaining13 AesMaking13 AesAd13 hoc13 networksKnowledge13 diffusionSocial13 capitalSocial13 presenceEmergenceShi0ingContextual

CooperaAonSharingSerendipityInterest13 -shy‐orientaAonSense-shy‐makingCollecAve13 intelligenceIntenAonal13 discovery

classes13 tutorial13 groups13 learning13 management13

systems13 etc

MOOCs13 blogs13 LinkedIn13 social13 networks13 etc

Social13 interest13 sites13 Wikipedia13 13 Google13 Search13 TwiOer13

Pinterest13 etc

4th13 generaAon13 of13 learning13 pedagogy

bull reducing13 choices13 to13 only13 those13 choices13 that13 learners13 want13 or13 need13 to13 make

GeneraAons13 of13 distance13 learning13 pedagogies

1Instruc(vist13 ndash13 Self13 Paced13 Individual13 Study13 etc

2Social13 construc(vist13 ndash13 Groups13 classes13 etc

3Connec(vist13 ndash13 Networks13 MOOCs13 etc

4Holist13 -shy‐13 Sets13 and13 Collecves

closed

open

net

group

set

indiv-shy‐idual

HardSo0

44

13 Holist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

net

group

set

noAonal13 levels13 of13 choice13 once13 a13 typical13 lsquocoursersquo13 is13 in13 progress

45

How13 holist

bull plenty

bull sAgmergy13 social13 navigaAon

bull collaboraAve13 filteringbull adapAve13 hypermedia

bull learning13 and13 process13 analyAcs

bull feedback13 loops

bull sociability

bull so013 and13 malleable13 systemsbull openness13 (resources13 people)Infr

astructu

re

Structur

e

bull Hard13 when13 wanted13 so013 when13 not

The13 collecve

bull Emergent13 structurebull Individual13 behaviours13 aggregated

bull The13 crowd13 becomes13 an13 acAve13 agent13 that13 advises13 filters13 suggests13 or13 shapes

setnet

group

collecAve

Collecves

Mismatched13 social13 forms

The13 Mafhew13 EffectPreferenAal13 afachment

So013 is13 hard Lost13 in13 social13 space

Deliberate13 aXack

ValorisaAon13 of13 narcissism

Filter13 bubbles

ConfirmaAon13 bias

Context13 separaAon13

Loss13 of13 narraAve

Control13 of13 privacy

Blind13 leading13 blind

Making13 landscapes13 for13 emergent13 pedagogy

Some13 concerns

Cold13 start13 problemsMob13 stupidity

So0-shy‐to-shy‐hardGeneraAons13 1-shy‐313 (and13 4)Sets13 nets13 and13 groups

In13 pracAcehellip

The13 Landing13 Placorm

50

142413 plugins13 available13 our13 installaAon13 using13 about13 90Fairly13 strong13 development13 team13 plofed13 roadmap13

What13 is13 the13 Landing

bull Walled13 Garden13 with13 Windowsbull A13 Private13 space13 for13 AUbull A13 user13 controlled13 creaAve13 spacebull BouAque13 social13 systembull Networking13 blogging13 photos13 microblogging13 polls13 calendars13 groups13 and13 more

bull DifferenAaAng13 and13 merging13 13 work13 from13 school13 from13 fun

24

A13 sod13 space

53

Mulple13 raonales

67

setnet

group

collecAve

CoursesCommiXeesResearch13 groupsStudy13 groupsCentres13 and13 departments

Sustaining13 esMaking13 esAd13 hoc13 networksKnowledge13 diffusionSocial13 capitalSocial13 presence

CooperaonSharingSerendipityInterest13 -shy‐orientaonSense-shy‐makingCollecve13 intelligenceIntenonal13 discovery

Where13 to13 look13 first

setnetgroup

Popular13 acvies

Blog13 posts13 (4135)

Files13 (4023)

Wire13 posts13 (2335)

bookmarks

Discussion13 topics

wikiphoto

Wiki13 sub-shy‐page

Hard13 spaces

ldquoOpening13 up13 small13 spaces13 within13 what13 existsrdquo13 Tara13 Fenwick

Filling13 gaps13 with13 people

Stretching13 tools

Filling13 gaps13 the13 Landing13 way

New13 Users13 Added13 per13 week

Currently13 325013 users

Landing13 Groupsbull 27113 Groupsbull Average13 of13 107913 members13 each

62

Sets13 groups13 nets13 (in13 that13 order)

80

0

25

50

75

100

blogs wikis bookmarks photospublic Set Net Group

bull hfpslandingathabascauca

bull terryaathabascaucabull jondathabascauca

Page 6: It's hardly easy to be softly hard: freedom and control in learning spaces

Proposion13 2

bull Different13 StructuresPedagogiesTechnologies13 with13 different13 affordances13 and13 degrees13 of13 hardness13 affect13 our13 use

We13 shape13 our13 dwellings13 and13 a0erwards13 our13 dwellings13 shape13 our13 lives

We shape our tools and thereafter our tools shape us

Learning13 as13 Dance13 (Anderson13 2008)

bull Technology13 sets13 the13 beat13 and13 the13 Aming

bull 13 Pedagogy13 defines13 the13 moves13

Technologies

bull The13 orchestraAon13 of13 phenomena13 to13 some13 use13 (Arthur13 2009)

bull Assemblies13 of13 hard13 and13 so013 componentsbull Pedagogies13 are13 among13 the13 so013 components13 of13 all13 learning13 technologies

OrchestraAon13 of13 phenomena13 embedded

path13 dependencies

Uniformity

Hard13 is13 easy

the13 adjacent13 possible

CreaAvity

flexibility13 and13 freedom freedom13 from13 error

OrchestraAon13 of13 phenomena13 by13 humans

So513 is13 hard

So513 Hard13

technologies

113 BehaviouralCogniAve13 PedagogiesInstrucAvist

bull ldquotell13 lsquoem13 what13 yoursquore13 gonna13 tell13 lsquoem

bull tell13 lsquoem13 bull then13 tell13 lsquoem13 what13 you13 told13 lsquoemrdquo

Direct13 InstrucAonISD

Enhanced13 by13 the13 ldquocogniAve13 revoluAonrdquo

bull Chunking13 bull CogniAve13 Loadbull Working13 Memorybull MulAple13 RepresentaAonsbull Split-shy‐afenAon13 effectbull Variability13 Effectbull MulA-shy‐media13 effect13

ndash (Sorden13 2005)

ldquolearning13 as13 acquiring13 and13 using13 conceptual13 and13 cognive13 structuresrdquo13 Greeno13 Collins13 and13 Resnick13 1996

BehaviouristCogniAvist13 ndash13 Knowledge13 As13 a13 Thing

bull Logically13 coherent13 exisAng13 independent13 of13 perspecAve

bull Largely13 context13 freebull Capable13 of13 being13 transmifedbull Assumes13 closed13 systems13 with13 discoverable13 relaAonships13 between13 inputs13 and13 outputs

bull Readily13 defined13 through13 learning13 objecAves

Technologies13 of13 Ist13 generaon

bull CAI13 Text13 books13 Classic13 Correspondence13 Course13 Packages13 One13 way13 Lectures13 Video13 and13 Audio13 Broadcast

Connuous13 adapvity

Social13 Focus13 of13 Ist13 generaAonIndividual13 Learner

15

13 Instrucvist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

setnet

group

noAonal13 levels13 of13 choice13 once13 a13 typical13 course13 is13 in13 progress

Hardness13 of13 individual13 learningPapa13 Bearrsquos13 bed

Future13 of13 Ist13 generaon

bull OERUbull Limitless13 very13 low13 cost13 contentbull Challenges13 of13 accreditaAonbull The13 (forever)13 just13 around13 the13 corner13 lsquolearner13 adaptaAonrsquo13 technologies

ContentA13 bargain13 even13 at13 8013 off

Most13 of13 us13 like13 Free

Interacve13 MIT13 coursesMITX13 Announced

Shameless13 Plug13 and13 Giveaways

Issues13 in13 DistanceEducaAon13 Serieshfpaupressca

2nd13 GeneraAon13 DESocial13 ConstrucAvist13 Pedagogy

Construcvist13 Learning13 is

bull ldquoLearning is located in contexts and relationships rather than merely in the minds of individualsrdquo Greenhow Robelia amp Hughes

(2009)

Kathy13 Sierra13 hXpwwwspeedofcreavityorg

ldquolearning13 is13 a13 connual13 conversaon13 with13 the13 external13 world13 and13 its13 artefacts13 with13 oneself13 and13 with13 other13 learners13 and13 teachersrdquo13 (Sharples13 Taylor13 amp13 Vavoula13 2007)

Group13 as13 the13 Social13 Unit13 of13 Social13 ConstrucAvist13 Pedagogy

Why13 Groupsbull ldquoStudents13 who13 learn13 in13 small13 groups13 generally13 demonstrate13 greater13 academic13 achievement13 express13 more13 favorable13 altudes13 toward13 learning13 and13 persist13 hellip

bull small-shy‐group13 learning13 may13 have13 parAcularly13 large13 effects13 on13 the13 academic13 achievement13 of13 members13 of13 underrepresented13 groups13 and13 the13 learning-shy‐related13 altudes13 of13 womenhelliprdquo13 bull Springer13 Stanne13 amp13 Donovan13 (1999)13 P4213

Problems13 with13 Groupsbull RestricAons13 in13 Ame13 space13 pace13 amp13

relaAonship13 -shy‐13 NOT13 OPENbull Overly13 confined13 by13 leader13 expectaAon13 and13

insAtuAonal13 13 amp13 13 curriculum13 controlbull Usually13 Isolated13 from13 the13 authenAc13 13 13 world13

of13 pracAcebull ldquolow13 tolerance13 of13 internal13 difference13

sexist13 and13 ethicized13 regulaAon13 high13 demand13 for13 obedience13 to13 its13 norms13 and13 exclusionary13 pracAcesrdquo13 Cousin13 amp13 Deepwell13 2005

bull ldquoPathological13 politenessrdquo13 and13 fear13 of13 debate

bull Group13 think13 (Baron13 2005)bull Poor13 preparaAon13 for13 Lifelong13 Learning13

beyond13 the13 coursebull Unscalable

$

25

Group13 model

bull Membership13 and13 exclusion13 closed13 bull Hierarchies13 of13 controlbull Focus13 on13 collaboraAon13 and13 shared13 purposebull teachers13 guides

group

26

13 Social13 construcvist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

setnet

group

noAonal13 levels13 of13 choice13 once13 a13 typical13 course13 is13 in13 progress

bull Trust13 both13 opens13 and13 constrainsbull Typically13 a13 structured13 processbull Buthellipbull OpportuniAes13 for13 negoAaAon13 of13 control

bull Shi0ing13 boundariesbull Diversity13 valorizedbull Big13 issue13 gelng13 it13 just13 right13 for13 everyone13 (assessment)

Baby13 Bearrsquos13 bed

3rd13 GeneraAon13 13 13 Connec(vist13 Pedagogy

bull Learning13 is13 building13 capacity13 -shy‐13 networks13 of13 informaAon13 contacts13 and13 resources13 that13 can13 be13 applied13 to13 real13 problems

ConnecAvist13 Knowledge13 isA13 Process

bull Emergentbull Distributed13 and13 diversebull ChaoAcbull Fragmentedbull Non13 sequenAalbull Contextualized

What13 is13 Connected13 Knowledge

bull Knowledge13 is13 defined13 by13 its13 creaAon13 through13 acAviAesndash Accessing13 informaAonndash EvaluaAng13 filteringndash Conveying13 ideasndash Reformalng13 mashingndash Analyzing13 ndash CollaboraAng13 (Barth13 2004)

Networks13 add13 diversity13 to13 learning

ldquoPeople13 who13 live13 in13 the13 intersecAon13 of13 social13 worlds13 are13 at13 higher13 risk13 of13 having13 good13 ideasrdquo13 Burt13 200513 p13 90

Networks13 Celebrate13 and13 SAmulate13 CogniAve13 Diversity

Arises13 when13 frombull different13 types13 of13 informaAon13 and13

knowledge13 perspecAvesbull different13 ways13 of13 viewing13 the13 world13 or13 a13

specific13 problem13 interpretaAonsbull different13 ways13 of13 categorizing13 a13 problem13

or13 parAAoning13 perspecAves13 bull heurisAcs13 yielding13 different13 ways13 of13

generaAng13 soluAons13 to13 problemsbull predicAve13 models13 -shy‐13 different13 ways13 of13

inferring13 causes13 and13 effects13 (Fisher13 L13 (2009)

33

The13 net13 model

bull bofom-shy‐up13 openbull inclusivebull focus13 on13 individual13 and13 connecAonsbull teachers13 role13 models13 and13 co-shy‐travellers

net

34

13 Connecvist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

setnet

group

noAonal13 levels13 of13 choice13 once13 a13 typical13 lsquocoursersquo13 is13 in13 progress

bull Limitless13 assemblybull Limitless13 choicebull Limitless13 dialoguebull But13 too13 so0

Mama13 Bearrsquos13 bed

But13 do13 learning13 networks13 really13 work

bull Network13 ghost13 towns

bull Build13 it13 and13 they13 may13 come13 but13 not13 likely

bull When13 is13 the13 last13 Ame13 you13 checked13 into13 your13 Friendster13 account

Fear13 of13 open13 spaces

bull ldquoThe13 property13 of13 knowledge13 as13 as13 a13 body13 of13 vefed13 works13 comes13 directly13 from13 the13 properAes13 of13 paper13 hellip13 There13 is13 lifle13 to13 none13 of13 the13 permanence13 stability13 and13 community13 fealty13 that13 a13 body13 of13 knowledge13 requires13 and13 implies13 The13 Internet13 is13 what13 you13 get13 when13 everyone13 is13 a13 curator13 and13 everything13 is13 linkedrdquo13 ndash David13 Weinberger13 P13 45

choice13 =13 controlitrsquos13 not13 just13 about13

networks

40

Set13 modelbull cooperaAon13 anonymitybull focus13 on13 filtering13 and13 selecAonbull tags13 and13 categorisaAonbull teachers13 analyzers13 curators13

and13 publishers

bull AnalyAcsbull CollecAves

nlc2012

set

setnet

group

CollaboraAonStructureRolesMembershipIntenAon13 and13 purposeHierarchiesThe13 classical13 lsquoclassrsquo13 model

Sustaining13 AesMaking13 AesAd13 hoc13 networksKnowledge13 diffusionSocial13 capitalSocial13 presenceEmergenceShi0ingContextual

CooperaAonSharingSerendipityInterest13 -shy‐orientaAonSense-shy‐makingCollecAve13 intelligenceIntenAonal13 discovery

classes13 tutorial13 groups13 learning13 management13

systems13 etc

MOOCs13 blogs13 LinkedIn13 social13 networks13 etc

Social13 interest13 sites13 Wikipedia13 13 Google13 Search13 TwiOer13

Pinterest13 etc

4th13 generaAon13 of13 learning13 pedagogy

bull reducing13 choices13 to13 only13 those13 choices13 that13 learners13 want13 or13 need13 to13 make

GeneraAons13 of13 distance13 learning13 pedagogies

1Instruc(vist13 ndash13 Self13 Paced13 Individual13 Study13 etc

2Social13 construc(vist13 ndash13 Groups13 classes13 etc

3Connec(vist13 ndash13 Networks13 MOOCs13 etc

4Holist13 -shy‐13 Sets13 and13 Collecves

closed

open

net

group

set

indiv-shy‐idual

HardSo0

44

13 Holist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

net

group

set

noAonal13 levels13 of13 choice13 once13 a13 typical13 lsquocoursersquo13 is13 in13 progress

45

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bull plenty

bull sAgmergy13 social13 navigaAon

bull collaboraAve13 filteringbull adapAve13 hypermedia

bull learning13 and13 process13 analyAcs

bull feedback13 loops

bull sociability

bull so013 and13 malleable13 systemsbull openness13 (resources13 people)Infr

astructu

re

Structur

e

bull Hard13 when13 wanted13 so013 when13 not

The13 collecve

bull Emergent13 structurebull Individual13 behaviours13 aggregated

bull The13 crowd13 becomes13 an13 acAve13 agent13 that13 advises13 filters13 suggests13 or13 shapes

setnet

group

collecAve

Collecves

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The13 Mafhew13 EffectPreferenAal13 afachment

So013 is13 hard Lost13 in13 social13 space

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ValorisaAon13 of13 narcissism

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ConfirmaAon13 bias

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Loss13 of13 narraAve

Control13 of13 privacy

Blind13 leading13 blind

Making13 landscapes13 for13 emergent13 pedagogy

Some13 concerns

Cold13 start13 problemsMob13 stupidity

So0-shy‐to-shy‐hardGeneraAons13 1-shy‐313 (and13 4)Sets13 nets13 and13 groups

In13 pracAcehellip

The13 Landing13 Placorm

50

142413 plugins13 available13 our13 installaAon13 using13 about13 90Fairly13 strong13 development13 team13 plofed13 roadmap13

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bull DifferenAaAng13 and13 merging13 13 work13 from13 school13 from13 fun

24

A13 sod13 space

53

Mulple13 raonales

67

setnet

group

collecAve

CoursesCommiXeesResearch13 groupsStudy13 groupsCentres13 and13 departments

Sustaining13 esMaking13 esAd13 hoc13 networksKnowledge13 diffusionSocial13 capitalSocial13 presence

CooperaonSharingSerendipityInterest13 -shy‐orientaonSense-shy‐makingCollecve13 intelligenceIntenonal13 discovery

Where13 to13 look13 first

setnetgroup

Popular13 acvies

Blog13 posts13 (4135)

Files13 (4023)

Wire13 posts13 (2335)

bookmarks

Discussion13 topics

wikiphoto

Wiki13 sub-shy‐page

Hard13 spaces

ldquoOpening13 up13 small13 spaces13 within13 what13 existsrdquo13 Tara13 Fenwick

Filling13 gaps13 with13 people

Stretching13 tools

Filling13 gaps13 the13 Landing13 way

New13 Users13 Added13 per13 week

Currently13 325013 users

Landing13 Groupsbull 27113 Groupsbull Average13 of13 107913 members13 each

62

Sets13 groups13 nets13 (in13 that13 order)

80

0

25

50

75

100

blogs wikis bookmarks photospublic Set Net Group

bull hfpslandingathabascauca

bull terryaathabascaucabull jondathabascauca

Page 7: It's hardly easy to be softly hard: freedom and control in learning spaces

Learning13 as13 Dance13 (Anderson13 2008)

bull Technology13 sets13 the13 beat13 and13 the13 Aming

bull 13 Pedagogy13 defines13 the13 moves13

Technologies

bull The13 orchestraAon13 of13 phenomena13 to13 some13 use13 (Arthur13 2009)

bull Assemblies13 of13 hard13 and13 so013 componentsbull Pedagogies13 are13 among13 the13 so013 components13 of13 all13 learning13 technologies

OrchestraAon13 of13 phenomena13 embedded

path13 dependencies

Uniformity

Hard13 is13 easy

the13 adjacent13 possible

CreaAvity

flexibility13 and13 freedom freedom13 from13 error

OrchestraAon13 of13 phenomena13 by13 humans

So513 is13 hard

So513 Hard13

technologies

113 BehaviouralCogniAve13 PedagogiesInstrucAvist

bull ldquotell13 lsquoem13 what13 yoursquore13 gonna13 tell13 lsquoem

bull tell13 lsquoem13 bull then13 tell13 lsquoem13 what13 you13 told13 lsquoemrdquo

Direct13 InstrucAonISD

Enhanced13 by13 the13 ldquocogniAve13 revoluAonrdquo

bull Chunking13 bull CogniAve13 Loadbull Working13 Memorybull MulAple13 RepresentaAonsbull Split-shy‐afenAon13 effectbull Variability13 Effectbull MulA-shy‐media13 effect13

ndash (Sorden13 2005)

ldquolearning13 as13 acquiring13 and13 using13 conceptual13 and13 cognive13 structuresrdquo13 Greeno13 Collins13 and13 Resnick13 1996

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bull Logically13 coherent13 exisAng13 independent13 of13 perspecAve

bull Largely13 context13 freebull Capable13 of13 being13 transmifedbull Assumes13 closed13 systems13 with13 discoverable13 relaAonships13 between13 inputs13 and13 outputs

bull Readily13 defined13 through13 learning13 objecAves

Technologies13 of13 Ist13 generaon

bull CAI13 Text13 books13 Classic13 Correspondence13 Course13 Packages13 One13 way13 Lectures13 Video13 and13 Audio13 Broadcast

Connuous13 adapvity

Social13 Focus13 of13 Ist13 generaAonIndividual13 Learner

15

13 Instrucvist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

setnet

group

noAonal13 levels13 of13 choice13 once13 a13 typical13 course13 is13 in13 progress

Hardness13 of13 individual13 learningPapa13 Bearrsquos13 bed

Future13 of13 Ist13 generaon

bull OERUbull Limitless13 very13 low13 cost13 contentbull Challenges13 of13 accreditaAonbull The13 (forever)13 just13 around13 the13 corner13 lsquolearner13 adaptaAonrsquo13 technologies

ContentA13 bargain13 even13 at13 8013 off

Most13 of13 us13 like13 Free

Interacve13 MIT13 coursesMITX13 Announced

Shameless13 Plug13 and13 Giveaways

Issues13 in13 DistanceEducaAon13 Serieshfpaupressca

2nd13 GeneraAon13 DESocial13 ConstrucAvist13 Pedagogy

Construcvist13 Learning13 is

bull ldquoLearning is located in contexts and relationships rather than merely in the minds of individualsrdquo Greenhow Robelia amp Hughes

(2009)

Kathy13 Sierra13 hXpwwwspeedofcreavityorg

ldquolearning13 is13 a13 connual13 conversaon13 with13 the13 external13 world13 and13 its13 artefacts13 with13 oneself13 and13 with13 other13 learners13 and13 teachersrdquo13 (Sharples13 Taylor13 amp13 Vavoula13 2007)

Group13 as13 the13 Social13 Unit13 of13 Social13 ConstrucAvist13 Pedagogy

Why13 Groupsbull ldquoStudents13 who13 learn13 in13 small13 groups13 generally13 demonstrate13 greater13 academic13 achievement13 express13 more13 favorable13 altudes13 toward13 learning13 and13 persist13 hellip

bull small-shy‐group13 learning13 may13 have13 parAcularly13 large13 effects13 on13 the13 academic13 achievement13 of13 members13 of13 underrepresented13 groups13 and13 the13 learning-shy‐related13 altudes13 of13 womenhelliprdquo13 bull Springer13 Stanne13 amp13 Donovan13 (1999)13 P4213

Problems13 with13 Groupsbull RestricAons13 in13 Ame13 space13 pace13 amp13

relaAonship13 -shy‐13 NOT13 OPENbull Overly13 confined13 by13 leader13 expectaAon13 and13

insAtuAonal13 13 amp13 13 curriculum13 controlbull Usually13 Isolated13 from13 the13 authenAc13 13 13 world13

of13 pracAcebull ldquolow13 tolerance13 of13 internal13 difference13

sexist13 and13 ethicized13 regulaAon13 high13 demand13 for13 obedience13 to13 its13 norms13 and13 exclusionary13 pracAcesrdquo13 Cousin13 amp13 Deepwell13 2005

bull ldquoPathological13 politenessrdquo13 and13 fear13 of13 debate

bull Group13 think13 (Baron13 2005)bull Poor13 preparaAon13 for13 Lifelong13 Learning13

beyond13 the13 coursebull Unscalable

$

25

Group13 model

bull Membership13 and13 exclusion13 closed13 bull Hierarchies13 of13 controlbull Focus13 on13 collaboraAon13 and13 shared13 purposebull teachers13 guides

group

26

13 Social13 construcvist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

setnet

group

noAonal13 levels13 of13 choice13 once13 a13 typical13 course13 is13 in13 progress

bull Trust13 both13 opens13 and13 constrainsbull Typically13 a13 structured13 processbull Buthellipbull OpportuniAes13 for13 negoAaAon13 of13 control

bull Shi0ing13 boundariesbull Diversity13 valorizedbull Big13 issue13 gelng13 it13 just13 right13 for13 everyone13 (assessment)

Baby13 Bearrsquos13 bed

3rd13 GeneraAon13 13 13 Connec(vist13 Pedagogy

bull Learning13 is13 building13 capacity13 -shy‐13 networks13 of13 informaAon13 contacts13 and13 resources13 that13 can13 be13 applied13 to13 real13 problems

ConnecAvist13 Knowledge13 isA13 Process

bull Emergentbull Distributed13 and13 diversebull ChaoAcbull Fragmentedbull Non13 sequenAalbull Contextualized

What13 is13 Connected13 Knowledge

bull Knowledge13 is13 defined13 by13 its13 creaAon13 through13 acAviAesndash Accessing13 informaAonndash EvaluaAng13 filteringndash Conveying13 ideasndash Reformalng13 mashingndash Analyzing13 ndash CollaboraAng13 (Barth13 2004)

Networks13 add13 diversity13 to13 learning

ldquoPeople13 who13 live13 in13 the13 intersecAon13 of13 social13 worlds13 are13 at13 higher13 risk13 of13 having13 good13 ideasrdquo13 Burt13 200513 p13 90

Networks13 Celebrate13 and13 SAmulate13 CogniAve13 Diversity

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knowledge13 perspecAvesbull different13 ways13 of13 viewing13 the13 world13 or13 a13

specific13 problem13 interpretaAonsbull different13 ways13 of13 categorizing13 a13 problem13

or13 parAAoning13 perspecAves13 bull heurisAcs13 yielding13 different13 ways13 of13

generaAng13 soluAons13 to13 problemsbull predicAve13 models13 -shy‐13 different13 ways13 of13

inferring13 causes13 and13 effects13 (Fisher13 L13 (2009)

33

The13 net13 model

bull bofom-shy‐up13 openbull inclusivebull focus13 on13 individual13 and13 connecAonsbull teachers13 role13 models13 and13 co-shy‐travellers

net

34

13 Connecvist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

setnet

group

noAonal13 levels13 of13 choice13 once13 a13 typical13 lsquocoursersquo13 is13 in13 progress

bull Limitless13 assemblybull Limitless13 choicebull Limitless13 dialoguebull But13 too13 so0

Mama13 Bearrsquos13 bed

But13 do13 learning13 networks13 really13 work

bull Network13 ghost13 towns

bull Build13 it13 and13 they13 may13 come13 but13 not13 likely

bull When13 is13 the13 last13 Ame13 you13 checked13 into13 your13 Friendster13 account

Fear13 of13 open13 spaces

bull ldquoThe13 property13 of13 knowledge13 as13 as13 a13 body13 of13 vefed13 works13 comes13 directly13 from13 the13 properAes13 of13 paper13 hellip13 There13 is13 lifle13 to13 none13 of13 the13 permanence13 stability13 and13 community13 fealty13 that13 a13 body13 of13 knowledge13 requires13 and13 implies13 The13 Internet13 is13 what13 you13 get13 when13 everyone13 is13 a13 curator13 and13 everything13 is13 linkedrdquo13 ndash David13 Weinberger13 P13 45

choice13 =13 controlitrsquos13 not13 just13 about13

networks

40

Set13 modelbull cooperaAon13 anonymitybull focus13 on13 filtering13 and13 selecAonbull tags13 and13 categorisaAonbull teachers13 analyzers13 curators13

and13 publishers

bull AnalyAcsbull CollecAves

nlc2012

set

setnet

group

CollaboraAonStructureRolesMembershipIntenAon13 and13 purposeHierarchiesThe13 classical13 lsquoclassrsquo13 model

Sustaining13 AesMaking13 AesAd13 hoc13 networksKnowledge13 diffusionSocial13 capitalSocial13 presenceEmergenceShi0ingContextual

CooperaAonSharingSerendipityInterest13 -shy‐orientaAonSense-shy‐makingCollecAve13 intelligenceIntenAonal13 discovery

classes13 tutorial13 groups13 learning13 management13

systems13 etc

MOOCs13 blogs13 LinkedIn13 social13 networks13 etc

Social13 interest13 sites13 Wikipedia13 13 Google13 Search13 TwiOer13

Pinterest13 etc

4th13 generaAon13 of13 learning13 pedagogy

bull reducing13 choices13 to13 only13 those13 choices13 that13 learners13 want13 or13 need13 to13 make

GeneraAons13 of13 distance13 learning13 pedagogies

1Instruc(vist13 ndash13 Self13 Paced13 Individual13 Study13 etc

2Social13 construc(vist13 ndash13 Groups13 classes13 etc

3Connec(vist13 ndash13 Networks13 MOOCs13 etc

4Holist13 -shy‐13 Sets13 and13 Collecves

closed

open

net

group

set

indiv-shy‐idual

HardSo0

44

13 Holist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

net

group

set

noAonal13 levels13 of13 choice13 once13 a13 typical13 lsquocoursersquo13 is13 in13 progress

45

How13 holist

bull plenty

bull sAgmergy13 social13 navigaAon

bull collaboraAve13 filteringbull adapAve13 hypermedia

bull learning13 and13 process13 analyAcs

bull feedback13 loops

bull sociability

bull so013 and13 malleable13 systemsbull openness13 (resources13 people)Infr

astructu

re

Structur

e

bull Hard13 when13 wanted13 so013 when13 not

The13 collecve

bull Emergent13 structurebull Individual13 behaviours13 aggregated

bull The13 crowd13 becomes13 an13 acAve13 agent13 that13 advises13 filters13 suggests13 or13 shapes

setnet

group

collecAve

Collecves

Mismatched13 social13 forms

The13 Mafhew13 EffectPreferenAal13 afachment

So013 is13 hard Lost13 in13 social13 space

Deliberate13 aXack

ValorisaAon13 of13 narcissism

Filter13 bubbles

ConfirmaAon13 bias

Context13 separaAon13

Loss13 of13 narraAve

Control13 of13 privacy

Blind13 leading13 blind

Making13 landscapes13 for13 emergent13 pedagogy

Some13 concerns

Cold13 start13 problemsMob13 stupidity

So0-shy‐to-shy‐hardGeneraAons13 1-shy‐313 (and13 4)Sets13 nets13 and13 groups

In13 pracAcehellip

The13 Landing13 Placorm

50

142413 plugins13 available13 our13 installaAon13 using13 about13 90Fairly13 strong13 development13 team13 plofed13 roadmap13

What13 is13 the13 Landing

bull Walled13 Garden13 with13 Windowsbull A13 Private13 space13 for13 AUbull A13 user13 controlled13 creaAve13 spacebull BouAque13 social13 systembull Networking13 blogging13 photos13 microblogging13 polls13 calendars13 groups13 and13 more

bull DifferenAaAng13 and13 merging13 13 work13 from13 school13 from13 fun

24

A13 sod13 space

53

Mulple13 raonales

67

setnet

group

collecAve

CoursesCommiXeesResearch13 groupsStudy13 groupsCentres13 and13 departments

Sustaining13 esMaking13 esAd13 hoc13 networksKnowledge13 diffusionSocial13 capitalSocial13 presence

CooperaonSharingSerendipityInterest13 -shy‐orientaonSense-shy‐makingCollecve13 intelligenceIntenonal13 discovery

Where13 to13 look13 first

setnetgroup

Popular13 acvies

Blog13 posts13 (4135)

Files13 (4023)

Wire13 posts13 (2335)

bookmarks

Discussion13 topics

wikiphoto

Wiki13 sub-shy‐page

Hard13 spaces

ldquoOpening13 up13 small13 spaces13 within13 what13 existsrdquo13 Tara13 Fenwick

Filling13 gaps13 with13 people

Stretching13 tools

Filling13 gaps13 the13 Landing13 way

New13 Users13 Added13 per13 week

Currently13 325013 users

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62

Sets13 groups13 nets13 (in13 that13 order)

80

0

25

50

75

100

blogs wikis bookmarks photospublic Set Net Group

bull hfpslandingathabascauca

bull terryaathabascaucabull jondathabascauca

Page 8: It's hardly easy to be softly hard: freedom and control in learning spaces

Technologies

bull The13 orchestraAon13 of13 phenomena13 to13 some13 use13 (Arthur13 2009)

bull Assemblies13 of13 hard13 and13 so013 componentsbull Pedagogies13 are13 among13 the13 so013 components13 of13 all13 learning13 technologies

OrchestraAon13 of13 phenomena13 embedded

path13 dependencies

Uniformity

Hard13 is13 easy

the13 adjacent13 possible

CreaAvity

flexibility13 and13 freedom freedom13 from13 error

OrchestraAon13 of13 phenomena13 by13 humans

So513 is13 hard

So513 Hard13

technologies

113 BehaviouralCogniAve13 PedagogiesInstrucAvist

bull ldquotell13 lsquoem13 what13 yoursquore13 gonna13 tell13 lsquoem

bull tell13 lsquoem13 bull then13 tell13 lsquoem13 what13 you13 told13 lsquoemrdquo

Direct13 InstrucAonISD

Enhanced13 by13 the13 ldquocogniAve13 revoluAonrdquo

bull Chunking13 bull CogniAve13 Loadbull Working13 Memorybull MulAple13 RepresentaAonsbull Split-shy‐afenAon13 effectbull Variability13 Effectbull MulA-shy‐media13 effect13

ndash (Sorden13 2005)

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BehaviouristCogniAvist13 ndash13 Knowledge13 As13 a13 Thing

bull Logically13 coherent13 exisAng13 independent13 of13 perspecAve

bull Largely13 context13 freebull Capable13 of13 being13 transmifedbull Assumes13 closed13 systems13 with13 discoverable13 relaAonships13 between13 inputs13 and13 outputs

bull Readily13 defined13 through13 learning13 objecAves

Technologies13 of13 Ist13 generaon

bull CAI13 Text13 books13 Classic13 Correspondence13 Course13 Packages13 One13 way13 Lectures13 Video13 and13 Audio13 Broadcast

Connuous13 adapvity

Social13 Focus13 of13 Ist13 generaAonIndividual13 Learner

15

13 Instrucvist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

setnet

group

noAonal13 levels13 of13 choice13 once13 a13 typical13 course13 is13 in13 progress

Hardness13 of13 individual13 learningPapa13 Bearrsquos13 bed

Future13 of13 Ist13 generaon

bull OERUbull Limitless13 very13 low13 cost13 contentbull Challenges13 of13 accreditaAonbull The13 (forever)13 just13 around13 the13 corner13 lsquolearner13 adaptaAonrsquo13 technologies

ContentA13 bargain13 even13 at13 8013 off

Most13 of13 us13 like13 Free

Interacve13 MIT13 coursesMITX13 Announced

Shameless13 Plug13 and13 Giveaways

Issues13 in13 DistanceEducaAon13 Serieshfpaupressca

2nd13 GeneraAon13 DESocial13 ConstrucAvist13 Pedagogy

Construcvist13 Learning13 is

bull ldquoLearning is located in contexts and relationships rather than merely in the minds of individualsrdquo Greenhow Robelia amp Hughes

(2009)

Kathy13 Sierra13 hXpwwwspeedofcreavityorg

ldquolearning13 is13 a13 connual13 conversaon13 with13 the13 external13 world13 and13 its13 artefacts13 with13 oneself13 and13 with13 other13 learners13 and13 teachersrdquo13 (Sharples13 Taylor13 amp13 Vavoula13 2007)

Group13 as13 the13 Social13 Unit13 of13 Social13 ConstrucAvist13 Pedagogy

Why13 Groupsbull ldquoStudents13 who13 learn13 in13 small13 groups13 generally13 demonstrate13 greater13 academic13 achievement13 express13 more13 favorable13 altudes13 toward13 learning13 and13 persist13 hellip

bull small-shy‐group13 learning13 may13 have13 parAcularly13 large13 effects13 on13 the13 academic13 achievement13 of13 members13 of13 underrepresented13 groups13 and13 the13 learning-shy‐related13 altudes13 of13 womenhelliprdquo13 bull Springer13 Stanne13 amp13 Donovan13 (1999)13 P4213

Problems13 with13 Groupsbull RestricAons13 in13 Ame13 space13 pace13 amp13

relaAonship13 -shy‐13 NOT13 OPENbull Overly13 confined13 by13 leader13 expectaAon13 and13

insAtuAonal13 13 amp13 13 curriculum13 controlbull Usually13 Isolated13 from13 the13 authenAc13 13 13 world13

of13 pracAcebull ldquolow13 tolerance13 of13 internal13 difference13

sexist13 and13 ethicized13 regulaAon13 high13 demand13 for13 obedience13 to13 its13 norms13 and13 exclusionary13 pracAcesrdquo13 Cousin13 amp13 Deepwell13 2005

bull ldquoPathological13 politenessrdquo13 and13 fear13 of13 debate

bull Group13 think13 (Baron13 2005)bull Poor13 preparaAon13 for13 Lifelong13 Learning13

beyond13 the13 coursebull Unscalable

$

25

Group13 model

bull Membership13 and13 exclusion13 closed13 bull Hierarchies13 of13 controlbull Focus13 on13 collaboraAon13 and13 shared13 purposebull teachers13 guides

group

26

13 Social13 construcvist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

setnet

group

noAonal13 levels13 of13 choice13 once13 a13 typical13 course13 is13 in13 progress

bull Trust13 both13 opens13 and13 constrainsbull Typically13 a13 structured13 processbull Buthellipbull OpportuniAes13 for13 negoAaAon13 of13 control

bull Shi0ing13 boundariesbull Diversity13 valorizedbull Big13 issue13 gelng13 it13 just13 right13 for13 everyone13 (assessment)

Baby13 Bearrsquos13 bed

3rd13 GeneraAon13 13 13 Connec(vist13 Pedagogy

bull Learning13 is13 building13 capacity13 -shy‐13 networks13 of13 informaAon13 contacts13 and13 resources13 that13 can13 be13 applied13 to13 real13 problems

ConnecAvist13 Knowledge13 isA13 Process

bull Emergentbull Distributed13 and13 diversebull ChaoAcbull Fragmentedbull Non13 sequenAalbull Contextualized

What13 is13 Connected13 Knowledge

bull Knowledge13 is13 defined13 by13 its13 creaAon13 through13 acAviAesndash Accessing13 informaAonndash EvaluaAng13 filteringndash Conveying13 ideasndash Reformalng13 mashingndash Analyzing13 ndash CollaboraAng13 (Barth13 2004)

Networks13 add13 diversity13 to13 learning

ldquoPeople13 who13 live13 in13 the13 intersecAon13 of13 social13 worlds13 are13 at13 higher13 risk13 of13 having13 good13 ideasrdquo13 Burt13 200513 p13 90

Networks13 Celebrate13 and13 SAmulate13 CogniAve13 Diversity

Arises13 when13 frombull different13 types13 of13 informaAon13 and13

knowledge13 perspecAvesbull different13 ways13 of13 viewing13 the13 world13 or13 a13

specific13 problem13 interpretaAonsbull different13 ways13 of13 categorizing13 a13 problem13

or13 parAAoning13 perspecAves13 bull heurisAcs13 yielding13 different13 ways13 of13

generaAng13 soluAons13 to13 problemsbull predicAve13 models13 -shy‐13 different13 ways13 of13

inferring13 causes13 and13 effects13 (Fisher13 L13 (2009)

33

The13 net13 model

bull bofom-shy‐up13 openbull inclusivebull focus13 on13 individual13 and13 connecAonsbull teachers13 role13 models13 and13 co-shy‐travellers

net

34

13 Connecvist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

setnet

group

noAonal13 levels13 of13 choice13 once13 a13 typical13 lsquocoursersquo13 is13 in13 progress

bull Limitless13 assemblybull Limitless13 choicebull Limitless13 dialoguebull But13 too13 so0

Mama13 Bearrsquos13 bed

But13 do13 learning13 networks13 really13 work

bull Network13 ghost13 towns

bull Build13 it13 and13 they13 may13 come13 but13 not13 likely

bull When13 is13 the13 last13 Ame13 you13 checked13 into13 your13 Friendster13 account

Fear13 of13 open13 spaces

bull ldquoThe13 property13 of13 knowledge13 as13 as13 a13 body13 of13 vefed13 works13 comes13 directly13 from13 the13 properAes13 of13 paper13 hellip13 There13 is13 lifle13 to13 none13 of13 the13 permanence13 stability13 and13 community13 fealty13 that13 a13 body13 of13 knowledge13 requires13 and13 implies13 The13 Internet13 is13 what13 you13 get13 when13 everyone13 is13 a13 curator13 and13 everything13 is13 linkedrdquo13 ndash David13 Weinberger13 P13 45

choice13 =13 controlitrsquos13 not13 just13 about13

networks

40

Set13 modelbull cooperaAon13 anonymitybull focus13 on13 filtering13 and13 selecAonbull tags13 and13 categorisaAonbull teachers13 analyzers13 curators13

and13 publishers

bull AnalyAcsbull CollecAves

nlc2012

set

setnet

group

CollaboraAonStructureRolesMembershipIntenAon13 and13 purposeHierarchiesThe13 classical13 lsquoclassrsquo13 model

Sustaining13 AesMaking13 AesAd13 hoc13 networksKnowledge13 diffusionSocial13 capitalSocial13 presenceEmergenceShi0ingContextual

CooperaAonSharingSerendipityInterest13 -shy‐orientaAonSense-shy‐makingCollecAve13 intelligenceIntenAonal13 discovery

classes13 tutorial13 groups13 learning13 management13

systems13 etc

MOOCs13 blogs13 LinkedIn13 social13 networks13 etc

Social13 interest13 sites13 Wikipedia13 13 Google13 Search13 TwiOer13

Pinterest13 etc

4th13 generaAon13 of13 learning13 pedagogy

bull reducing13 choices13 to13 only13 those13 choices13 that13 learners13 want13 or13 need13 to13 make

GeneraAons13 of13 distance13 learning13 pedagogies

1Instruc(vist13 ndash13 Self13 Paced13 Individual13 Study13 etc

2Social13 construc(vist13 ndash13 Groups13 classes13 etc

3Connec(vist13 ndash13 Networks13 MOOCs13 etc

4Holist13 -shy‐13 Sets13 and13 Collecves

closed

open

net

group

set

indiv-shy‐idual

HardSo0

44

13 Holist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

net

group

set

noAonal13 levels13 of13 choice13 once13 a13 typical13 lsquocoursersquo13 is13 in13 progress

45

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bull plenty

bull sAgmergy13 social13 navigaAon

bull collaboraAve13 filteringbull adapAve13 hypermedia

bull learning13 and13 process13 analyAcs

bull feedback13 loops

bull sociability

bull so013 and13 malleable13 systemsbull openness13 (resources13 people)Infr

astructu

re

Structur

e

bull Hard13 when13 wanted13 so013 when13 not

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bull Emergent13 structurebull Individual13 behaviours13 aggregated

bull The13 crowd13 becomes13 an13 acAve13 agent13 that13 advises13 filters13 suggests13 or13 shapes

setnet

group

collecAve

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ValorisaAon13 of13 narcissism

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Context13 separaAon13

Loss13 of13 narraAve

Control13 of13 privacy

Blind13 leading13 blind

Making13 landscapes13 for13 emergent13 pedagogy

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Cold13 start13 problemsMob13 stupidity

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bull DifferenAaAng13 and13 merging13 13 work13 from13 school13 from13 fun

24

A13 sod13 space

53

Mulple13 raonales

67

setnet

group

collecAve

CoursesCommiXeesResearch13 groupsStudy13 groupsCentres13 and13 departments

Sustaining13 esMaking13 esAd13 hoc13 networksKnowledge13 diffusionSocial13 capitalSocial13 presence

CooperaonSharingSerendipityInterest13 -shy‐orientaonSense-shy‐makingCollecve13 intelligenceIntenonal13 discovery

Where13 to13 look13 first

setnetgroup

Popular13 acvies

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Files13 (4023)

Wire13 posts13 (2335)

bookmarks

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wikiphoto

Wiki13 sub-shy‐page

Hard13 spaces

ldquoOpening13 up13 small13 spaces13 within13 what13 existsrdquo13 Tara13 Fenwick

Filling13 gaps13 with13 people

Stretching13 tools

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New13 Users13 Added13 per13 week

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62

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80

0

25

50

75

100

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bull terryaathabascaucabull jondathabascauca

Page 9: It's hardly easy to be softly hard: freedom and control in learning spaces

OrchestraAon13 of13 phenomena13 embedded

path13 dependencies

Uniformity

Hard13 is13 easy

the13 adjacent13 possible

CreaAvity

flexibility13 and13 freedom freedom13 from13 error

OrchestraAon13 of13 phenomena13 by13 humans

So513 is13 hard

So513 Hard13

technologies

113 BehaviouralCogniAve13 PedagogiesInstrucAvist

bull ldquotell13 lsquoem13 what13 yoursquore13 gonna13 tell13 lsquoem

bull tell13 lsquoem13 bull then13 tell13 lsquoem13 what13 you13 told13 lsquoemrdquo

Direct13 InstrucAonISD

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bull Chunking13 bull CogniAve13 Loadbull Working13 Memorybull MulAple13 RepresentaAonsbull Split-shy‐afenAon13 effectbull Variability13 Effectbull MulA-shy‐media13 effect13

ndash (Sorden13 2005)

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bull Logically13 coherent13 exisAng13 independent13 of13 perspecAve

bull Largely13 context13 freebull Capable13 of13 being13 transmifedbull Assumes13 closed13 systems13 with13 discoverable13 relaAonships13 between13 inputs13 and13 outputs

bull Readily13 defined13 through13 learning13 objecAves

Technologies13 of13 Ist13 generaon

bull CAI13 Text13 books13 Classic13 Correspondence13 Course13 Packages13 One13 way13 Lectures13 Video13 and13 Audio13 Broadcast

Connuous13 adapvity

Social13 Focus13 of13 Ist13 generaAonIndividual13 Learner

15

13 Instrucvist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

setnet

group

noAonal13 levels13 of13 choice13 once13 a13 typical13 course13 is13 in13 progress

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Most13 of13 us13 like13 Free

Interacve13 MIT13 coursesMITX13 Announced

Shameless13 Plug13 and13 Giveaways

Issues13 in13 DistanceEducaAon13 Serieshfpaupressca

2nd13 GeneraAon13 DESocial13 ConstrucAvist13 Pedagogy

Construcvist13 Learning13 is

bull ldquoLearning is located in contexts and relationships rather than merely in the minds of individualsrdquo Greenhow Robelia amp Hughes

(2009)

Kathy13 Sierra13 hXpwwwspeedofcreavityorg

ldquolearning13 is13 a13 connual13 conversaon13 with13 the13 external13 world13 and13 its13 artefacts13 with13 oneself13 and13 with13 other13 learners13 and13 teachersrdquo13 (Sharples13 Taylor13 amp13 Vavoula13 2007)

Group13 as13 the13 Social13 Unit13 of13 Social13 ConstrucAvist13 Pedagogy

Why13 Groupsbull ldquoStudents13 who13 learn13 in13 small13 groups13 generally13 demonstrate13 greater13 academic13 achievement13 express13 more13 favorable13 altudes13 toward13 learning13 and13 persist13 hellip

bull small-shy‐group13 learning13 may13 have13 parAcularly13 large13 effects13 on13 the13 academic13 achievement13 of13 members13 of13 underrepresented13 groups13 and13 the13 learning-shy‐related13 altudes13 of13 womenhelliprdquo13 bull Springer13 Stanne13 amp13 Donovan13 (1999)13 P4213

Problems13 with13 Groupsbull RestricAons13 in13 Ame13 space13 pace13 amp13

relaAonship13 -shy‐13 NOT13 OPENbull Overly13 confined13 by13 leader13 expectaAon13 and13

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of13 pracAcebull ldquolow13 tolerance13 of13 internal13 difference13

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bull ldquoPathological13 politenessrdquo13 and13 fear13 of13 debate

bull Group13 think13 (Baron13 2005)bull Poor13 preparaAon13 for13 Lifelong13 Learning13

beyond13 the13 coursebull Unscalable

$

25

Group13 model

bull Membership13 and13 exclusion13 closed13 bull Hierarchies13 of13 controlbull Focus13 on13 collaboraAon13 and13 shared13 purposebull teachers13 guides

group

26

13 Social13 construcvist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

setnet

group

noAonal13 levels13 of13 choice13 once13 a13 typical13 course13 is13 in13 progress

bull Trust13 both13 opens13 and13 constrainsbull Typically13 a13 structured13 processbull Buthellipbull OpportuniAes13 for13 negoAaAon13 of13 control

bull Shi0ing13 boundariesbull Diversity13 valorizedbull Big13 issue13 gelng13 it13 just13 right13 for13 everyone13 (assessment)

Baby13 Bearrsquos13 bed

3rd13 GeneraAon13 13 13 Connec(vist13 Pedagogy

bull Learning13 is13 building13 capacity13 -shy‐13 networks13 of13 informaAon13 contacts13 and13 resources13 that13 can13 be13 applied13 to13 real13 problems

ConnecAvist13 Knowledge13 isA13 Process

bull Emergentbull Distributed13 and13 diversebull ChaoAcbull Fragmentedbull Non13 sequenAalbull Contextualized

What13 is13 Connected13 Knowledge

bull Knowledge13 is13 defined13 by13 its13 creaAon13 through13 acAviAesndash Accessing13 informaAonndash EvaluaAng13 filteringndash Conveying13 ideasndash Reformalng13 mashingndash Analyzing13 ndash CollaboraAng13 (Barth13 2004)

Networks13 add13 diversity13 to13 learning

ldquoPeople13 who13 live13 in13 the13 intersecAon13 of13 social13 worlds13 are13 at13 higher13 risk13 of13 having13 good13 ideasrdquo13 Burt13 200513 p13 90

Networks13 Celebrate13 and13 SAmulate13 CogniAve13 Diversity

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knowledge13 perspecAvesbull different13 ways13 of13 viewing13 the13 world13 or13 a13

specific13 problem13 interpretaAonsbull different13 ways13 of13 categorizing13 a13 problem13

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generaAng13 soluAons13 to13 problemsbull predicAve13 models13 -shy‐13 different13 ways13 of13

inferring13 causes13 and13 effects13 (Fisher13 L13 (2009)

33

The13 net13 model

bull bofom-shy‐up13 openbull inclusivebull focus13 on13 individual13 and13 connecAonsbull teachers13 role13 models13 and13 co-shy‐travellers

net

34

13 Connecvist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

setnet

group

noAonal13 levels13 of13 choice13 once13 a13 typical13 lsquocoursersquo13 is13 in13 progress

bull Limitless13 assemblybull Limitless13 choicebull Limitless13 dialoguebull But13 too13 so0

Mama13 Bearrsquos13 bed

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bull Network13 ghost13 towns

bull Build13 it13 and13 they13 may13 come13 but13 not13 likely

bull When13 is13 the13 last13 Ame13 you13 checked13 into13 your13 Friendster13 account

Fear13 of13 open13 spaces

bull ldquoThe13 property13 of13 knowledge13 as13 as13 a13 body13 of13 vefed13 works13 comes13 directly13 from13 the13 properAes13 of13 paper13 hellip13 There13 is13 lifle13 to13 none13 of13 the13 permanence13 stability13 and13 community13 fealty13 that13 a13 body13 of13 knowledge13 requires13 and13 implies13 The13 Internet13 is13 what13 you13 get13 when13 everyone13 is13 a13 curator13 and13 everything13 is13 linkedrdquo13 ndash David13 Weinberger13 P13 45

choice13 =13 controlitrsquos13 not13 just13 about13

networks

40

Set13 modelbull cooperaAon13 anonymitybull focus13 on13 filtering13 and13 selecAonbull tags13 and13 categorisaAonbull teachers13 analyzers13 curators13

and13 publishers

bull AnalyAcsbull CollecAves

nlc2012

set

setnet

group

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CooperaAonSharingSerendipityInterest13 -shy‐orientaAonSense-shy‐makingCollecAve13 intelligenceIntenAonal13 discovery

classes13 tutorial13 groups13 learning13 management13

systems13 etc

MOOCs13 blogs13 LinkedIn13 social13 networks13 etc

Social13 interest13 sites13 Wikipedia13 13 Google13 Search13 TwiOer13

Pinterest13 etc

4th13 generaAon13 of13 learning13 pedagogy

bull reducing13 choices13 to13 only13 those13 choices13 that13 learners13 want13 or13 need13 to13 make

GeneraAons13 of13 distance13 learning13 pedagogies

1Instruc(vist13 ndash13 Self13 Paced13 Individual13 Study13 etc

2Social13 construc(vist13 ndash13 Groups13 classes13 etc

3Connec(vist13 ndash13 Networks13 MOOCs13 etc

4Holist13 -shy‐13 Sets13 and13 Collecves

closed

open

net

group

set

indiv-shy‐idual

HardSo0

44

13 Holist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

net

group

set

noAonal13 levels13 of13 choice13 once13 a13 typical13 lsquocoursersquo13 is13 in13 progress

45

How13 holist

bull plenty

bull sAgmergy13 social13 navigaAon

bull collaboraAve13 filteringbull adapAve13 hypermedia

bull learning13 and13 process13 analyAcs

bull feedback13 loops

bull sociability

bull so013 and13 malleable13 systemsbull openness13 (resources13 people)Infr

astructu

re

Structur

e

bull Hard13 when13 wanted13 so013 when13 not

The13 collecve

bull Emergent13 structurebull Individual13 behaviours13 aggregated

bull The13 crowd13 becomes13 an13 acAve13 agent13 that13 advises13 filters13 suggests13 or13 shapes

setnet

group

collecAve

Collecves

Mismatched13 social13 forms

The13 Mafhew13 EffectPreferenAal13 afachment

So013 is13 hard Lost13 in13 social13 space

Deliberate13 aXack

ValorisaAon13 of13 narcissism

Filter13 bubbles

ConfirmaAon13 bias

Context13 separaAon13

Loss13 of13 narraAve

Control13 of13 privacy

Blind13 leading13 blind

Making13 landscapes13 for13 emergent13 pedagogy

Some13 concerns

Cold13 start13 problemsMob13 stupidity

So0-shy‐to-shy‐hardGeneraAons13 1-shy‐313 (and13 4)Sets13 nets13 and13 groups

In13 pracAcehellip

The13 Landing13 Placorm

50

142413 plugins13 available13 our13 installaAon13 using13 about13 90Fairly13 strong13 development13 team13 plofed13 roadmap13

What13 is13 the13 Landing

bull Walled13 Garden13 with13 Windowsbull A13 Private13 space13 for13 AUbull A13 user13 controlled13 creaAve13 spacebull BouAque13 social13 systembull Networking13 blogging13 photos13 microblogging13 polls13 calendars13 groups13 and13 more

bull DifferenAaAng13 and13 merging13 13 work13 from13 school13 from13 fun

24

A13 sod13 space

53

Mulple13 raonales

67

setnet

group

collecAve

CoursesCommiXeesResearch13 groupsStudy13 groupsCentres13 and13 departments

Sustaining13 esMaking13 esAd13 hoc13 networksKnowledge13 diffusionSocial13 capitalSocial13 presence

CooperaonSharingSerendipityInterest13 -shy‐orientaonSense-shy‐makingCollecve13 intelligenceIntenonal13 discovery

Where13 to13 look13 first

setnetgroup

Popular13 acvies

Blog13 posts13 (4135)

Files13 (4023)

Wire13 posts13 (2335)

bookmarks

Discussion13 topics

wikiphoto

Wiki13 sub-shy‐page

Hard13 spaces

ldquoOpening13 up13 small13 spaces13 within13 what13 existsrdquo13 Tara13 Fenwick

Filling13 gaps13 with13 people

Stretching13 tools

Filling13 gaps13 the13 Landing13 way

New13 Users13 Added13 per13 week

Currently13 325013 users

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62

Sets13 groups13 nets13 (in13 that13 order)

80

0

25

50

75

100

blogs wikis bookmarks photospublic Set Net Group

bull hfpslandingathabascauca

bull terryaathabascaucabull jondathabascauca

Page 10: It's hardly easy to be softly hard: freedom and control in learning spaces

113 BehaviouralCogniAve13 PedagogiesInstrucAvist

bull ldquotell13 lsquoem13 what13 yoursquore13 gonna13 tell13 lsquoem

bull tell13 lsquoem13 bull then13 tell13 lsquoem13 what13 you13 told13 lsquoemrdquo

Direct13 InstrucAonISD

Enhanced13 by13 the13 ldquocogniAve13 revoluAonrdquo

bull Chunking13 bull CogniAve13 Loadbull Working13 Memorybull MulAple13 RepresentaAonsbull Split-shy‐afenAon13 effectbull Variability13 Effectbull MulA-shy‐media13 effect13

ndash (Sorden13 2005)

ldquolearning13 as13 acquiring13 and13 using13 conceptual13 and13 cognive13 structuresrdquo13 Greeno13 Collins13 and13 Resnick13 1996

BehaviouristCogniAvist13 ndash13 Knowledge13 As13 a13 Thing

bull Logically13 coherent13 exisAng13 independent13 of13 perspecAve

bull Largely13 context13 freebull Capable13 of13 being13 transmifedbull Assumes13 closed13 systems13 with13 discoverable13 relaAonships13 between13 inputs13 and13 outputs

bull Readily13 defined13 through13 learning13 objecAves

Technologies13 of13 Ist13 generaon

bull CAI13 Text13 books13 Classic13 Correspondence13 Course13 Packages13 One13 way13 Lectures13 Video13 and13 Audio13 Broadcast

Connuous13 adapvity

Social13 Focus13 of13 Ist13 generaAonIndividual13 Learner

15

13 Instrucvist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

setnet

group

noAonal13 levels13 of13 choice13 once13 a13 typical13 course13 is13 in13 progress

Hardness13 of13 individual13 learningPapa13 Bearrsquos13 bed

Future13 of13 Ist13 generaon

bull OERUbull Limitless13 very13 low13 cost13 contentbull Challenges13 of13 accreditaAonbull The13 (forever)13 just13 around13 the13 corner13 lsquolearner13 adaptaAonrsquo13 technologies

ContentA13 bargain13 even13 at13 8013 off

Most13 of13 us13 like13 Free

Interacve13 MIT13 coursesMITX13 Announced

Shameless13 Plug13 and13 Giveaways

Issues13 in13 DistanceEducaAon13 Serieshfpaupressca

2nd13 GeneraAon13 DESocial13 ConstrucAvist13 Pedagogy

Construcvist13 Learning13 is

bull ldquoLearning is located in contexts and relationships rather than merely in the minds of individualsrdquo Greenhow Robelia amp Hughes

(2009)

Kathy13 Sierra13 hXpwwwspeedofcreavityorg

ldquolearning13 is13 a13 connual13 conversaon13 with13 the13 external13 world13 and13 its13 artefacts13 with13 oneself13 and13 with13 other13 learners13 and13 teachersrdquo13 (Sharples13 Taylor13 amp13 Vavoula13 2007)

Group13 as13 the13 Social13 Unit13 of13 Social13 ConstrucAvist13 Pedagogy

Why13 Groupsbull ldquoStudents13 who13 learn13 in13 small13 groups13 generally13 demonstrate13 greater13 academic13 achievement13 express13 more13 favorable13 altudes13 toward13 learning13 and13 persist13 hellip

bull small-shy‐group13 learning13 may13 have13 parAcularly13 large13 effects13 on13 the13 academic13 achievement13 of13 members13 of13 underrepresented13 groups13 and13 the13 learning-shy‐related13 altudes13 of13 womenhelliprdquo13 bull Springer13 Stanne13 amp13 Donovan13 (1999)13 P4213

Problems13 with13 Groupsbull RestricAons13 in13 Ame13 space13 pace13 amp13

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insAtuAonal13 13 amp13 13 curriculum13 controlbull Usually13 Isolated13 from13 the13 authenAc13 13 13 world13

of13 pracAcebull ldquolow13 tolerance13 of13 internal13 difference13

sexist13 and13 ethicized13 regulaAon13 high13 demand13 for13 obedience13 to13 its13 norms13 and13 exclusionary13 pracAcesrdquo13 Cousin13 amp13 Deepwell13 2005

bull ldquoPathological13 politenessrdquo13 and13 fear13 of13 debate

bull Group13 think13 (Baron13 2005)bull Poor13 preparaAon13 for13 Lifelong13 Learning13

beyond13 the13 coursebull Unscalable

$

25

Group13 model

bull Membership13 and13 exclusion13 closed13 bull Hierarchies13 of13 controlbull Focus13 on13 collaboraAon13 and13 shared13 purposebull teachers13 guides

group

26

13 Social13 construcvist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

setnet

group

noAonal13 levels13 of13 choice13 once13 a13 typical13 course13 is13 in13 progress

bull Trust13 both13 opens13 and13 constrainsbull Typically13 a13 structured13 processbull Buthellipbull OpportuniAes13 for13 negoAaAon13 of13 control

bull Shi0ing13 boundariesbull Diversity13 valorizedbull Big13 issue13 gelng13 it13 just13 right13 for13 everyone13 (assessment)

Baby13 Bearrsquos13 bed

3rd13 GeneraAon13 13 13 Connec(vist13 Pedagogy

bull Learning13 is13 building13 capacity13 -shy‐13 networks13 of13 informaAon13 contacts13 and13 resources13 that13 can13 be13 applied13 to13 real13 problems

ConnecAvist13 Knowledge13 isA13 Process

bull Emergentbull Distributed13 and13 diversebull ChaoAcbull Fragmentedbull Non13 sequenAalbull Contextualized

What13 is13 Connected13 Knowledge

bull Knowledge13 is13 defined13 by13 its13 creaAon13 through13 acAviAesndash Accessing13 informaAonndash EvaluaAng13 filteringndash Conveying13 ideasndash Reformalng13 mashingndash Analyzing13 ndash CollaboraAng13 (Barth13 2004)

Networks13 add13 diversity13 to13 learning

ldquoPeople13 who13 live13 in13 the13 intersecAon13 of13 social13 worlds13 are13 at13 higher13 risk13 of13 having13 good13 ideasrdquo13 Burt13 200513 p13 90

Networks13 Celebrate13 and13 SAmulate13 CogniAve13 Diversity

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knowledge13 perspecAvesbull different13 ways13 of13 viewing13 the13 world13 or13 a13

specific13 problem13 interpretaAonsbull different13 ways13 of13 categorizing13 a13 problem13

or13 parAAoning13 perspecAves13 bull heurisAcs13 yielding13 different13 ways13 of13

generaAng13 soluAons13 to13 problemsbull predicAve13 models13 -shy‐13 different13 ways13 of13

inferring13 causes13 and13 effects13 (Fisher13 L13 (2009)

33

The13 net13 model

bull bofom-shy‐up13 openbull inclusivebull focus13 on13 individual13 and13 connecAonsbull teachers13 role13 models13 and13 co-shy‐travellers

net

34

13 Connecvist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

setnet

group

noAonal13 levels13 of13 choice13 once13 a13 typical13 lsquocoursersquo13 is13 in13 progress

bull Limitless13 assemblybull Limitless13 choicebull Limitless13 dialoguebull But13 too13 so0

Mama13 Bearrsquos13 bed

But13 do13 learning13 networks13 really13 work

bull Network13 ghost13 towns

bull Build13 it13 and13 they13 may13 come13 but13 not13 likely

bull When13 is13 the13 last13 Ame13 you13 checked13 into13 your13 Friendster13 account

Fear13 of13 open13 spaces

bull ldquoThe13 property13 of13 knowledge13 as13 as13 a13 body13 of13 vefed13 works13 comes13 directly13 from13 the13 properAes13 of13 paper13 hellip13 There13 is13 lifle13 to13 none13 of13 the13 permanence13 stability13 and13 community13 fealty13 that13 a13 body13 of13 knowledge13 requires13 and13 implies13 The13 Internet13 is13 what13 you13 get13 when13 everyone13 is13 a13 curator13 and13 everything13 is13 linkedrdquo13 ndash David13 Weinberger13 P13 45

choice13 =13 controlitrsquos13 not13 just13 about13

networks

40

Set13 modelbull cooperaAon13 anonymitybull focus13 on13 filtering13 and13 selecAonbull tags13 and13 categorisaAonbull teachers13 analyzers13 curators13

and13 publishers

bull AnalyAcsbull CollecAves

nlc2012

set

setnet

group

CollaboraAonStructureRolesMembershipIntenAon13 and13 purposeHierarchiesThe13 classical13 lsquoclassrsquo13 model

Sustaining13 AesMaking13 AesAd13 hoc13 networksKnowledge13 diffusionSocial13 capitalSocial13 presenceEmergenceShi0ingContextual

CooperaAonSharingSerendipityInterest13 -shy‐orientaAonSense-shy‐makingCollecAve13 intelligenceIntenAonal13 discovery

classes13 tutorial13 groups13 learning13 management13

systems13 etc

MOOCs13 blogs13 LinkedIn13 social13 networks13 etc

Social13 interest13 sites13 Wikipedia13 13 Google13 Search13 TwiOer13

Pinterest13 etc

4th13 generaAon13 of13 learning13 pedagogy

bull reducing13 choices13 to13 only13 those13 choices13 that13 learners13 want13 or13 need13 to13 make

GeneraAons13 of13 distance13 learning13 pedagogies

1Instruc(vist13 ndash13 Self13 Paced13 Individual13 Study13 etc

2Social13 construc(vist13 ndash13 Groups13 classes13 etc

3Connec(vist13 ndash13 Networks13 MOOCs13 etc

4Holist13 -shy‐13 Sets13 and13 Collecves

closed

open

net

group

set

indiv-shy‐idual

HardSo0

44

13 Holist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

net

group

set

noAonal13 levels13 of13 choice13 once13 a13 typical13 lsquocoursersquo13 is13 in13 progress

45

How13 holist

bull plenty

bull sAgmergy13 social13 navigaAon

bull collaboraAve13 filteringbull adapAve13 hypermedia

bull learning13 and13 process13 analyAcs

bull feedback13 loops

bull sociability

bull so013 and13 malleable13 systemsbull openness13 (resources13 people)Infr

astructu

re

Structur

e

bull Hard13 when13 wanted13 so013 when13 not

The13 collecve

bull Emergent13 structurebull Individual13 behaviours13 aggregated

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ConfirmaAon13 bias

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Loss13 of13 narraAve

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Cold13 start13 problemsMob13 stupidity

So0-shy‐to-shy‐hardGeneraAons13 1-shy‐313 (and13 4)Sets13 nets13 and13 groups

In13 pracAcehellip

The13 Landing13 Placorm

50

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bull DifferenAaAng13 and13 merging13 13 work13 from13 school13 from13 fun

24

A13 sod13 space

53

Mulple13 raonales

67

setnet

group

collecAve

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setnetgroup

Popular13 acvies

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Files13 (4023)

Wire13 posts13 (2335)

bookmarks

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wikiphoto

Wiki13 sub-shy‐page

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Filling13 gaps13 the13 Landing13 way

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62

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80

0

25

50

75

100

blogs wikis bookmarks photospublic Set Net Group

bull hfpslandingathabascauca

bull terryaathabascaucabull jondathabascauca

Page 11: It's hardly easy to be softly hard: freedom and control in learning spaces

Enhanced13 by13 the13 ldquocogniAve13 revoluAonrdquo

bull Chunking13 bull CogniAve13 Loadbull Working13 Memorybull MulAple13 RepresentaAonsbull Split-shy‐afenAon13 effectbull Variability13 Effectbull MulA-shy‐media13 effect13

ndash (Sorden13 2005)

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bull CAI13 Text13 books13 Classic13 Correspondence13 Course13 Packages13 One13 way13 Lectures13 Video13 and13 Audio13 Broadcast

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15

13 Instrucvist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

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bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

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Shameless13 Plug13 and13 Giveaways

Issues13 in13 DistanceEducaAon13 Serieshfpaupressca

2nd13 GeneraAon13 DESocial13 ConstrucAvist13 Pedagogy

Construcvist13 Learning13 is

bull ldquoLearning is located in contexts and relationships rather than merely in the minds of individualsrdquo Greenhow Robelia amp Hughes

(2009)

Kathy13 Sierra13 hXpwwwspeedofcreavityorg

ldquolearning13 is13 a13 connual13 conversaon13 with13 the13 external13 world13 and13 its13 artefacts13 with13 oneself13 and13 with13 other13 learners13 and13 teachersrdquo13 (Sharples13 Taylor13 amp13 Vavoula13 2007)

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of13 pracAcebull ldquolow13 tolerance13 of13 internal13 difference13

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bull Group13 think13 (Baron13 2005)bull Poor13 preparaAon13 for13 Lifelong13 Learning13

beyond13 the13 coursebull Unscalable

$

25

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bull Membership13 and13 exclusion13 closed13 bull Hierarchies13 of13 controlbull Focus13 on13 collaboraAon13 and13 shared13 purposebull teachers13 guides

group

26

13 Social13 construcvist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

setnet

group

noAonal13 levels13 of13 choice13 once13 a13 typical13 course13 is13 in13 progress

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bull Shi0ing13 boundariesbull Diversity13 valorizedbull Big13 issue13 gelng13 it13 just13 right13 for13 everyone13 (assessment)

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3rd13 GeneraAon13 13 13 Connec(vist13 Pedagogy

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bull Emergentbull Distributed13 and13 diversebull ChaoAcbull Fragmentedbull Non13 sequenAalbull Contextualized

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bull Knowledge13 is13 defined13 by13 its13 creaAon13 through13 acAviAesndash Accessing13 informaAonndash EvaluaAng13 filteringndash Conveying13 ideasndash Reformalng13 mashingndash Analyzing13 ndash CollaboraAng13 (Barth13 2004)

Networks13 add13 diversity13 to13 learning

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specific13 problem13 interpretaAonsbull different13 ways13 of13 categorizing13 a13 problem13

or13 parAAoning13 perspecAves13 bull heurisAcs13 yielding13 different13 ways13 of13

generaAng13 soluAons13 to13 problemsbull predicAve13 models13 -shy‐13 different13 ways13 of13

inferring13 causes13 and13 effects13 (Fisher13 L13 (2009)

33

The13 net13 model

bull bofom-shy‐up13 openbull inclusivebull focus13 on13 individual13 and13 connecAonsbull teachers13 role13 models13 and13 co-shy‐travellers

net

34

13 Connecvist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

setnet

group

noAonal13 levels13 of13 choice13 once13 a13 typical13 lsquocoursersquo13 is13 in13 progress

bull Limitless13 assemblybull Limitless13 choicebull Limitless13 dialoguebull But13 too13 so0

Mama13 Bearrsquos13 bed

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bull When13 is13 the13 last13 Ame13 you13 checked13 into13 your13 Friendster13 account

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choice13 =13 controlitrsquos13 not13 just13 about13

networks

40

Set13 modelbull cooperaAon13 anonymitybull focus13 on13 filtering13 and13 selecAonbull tags13 and13 categorisaAonbull teachers13 analyzers13 curators13

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classes13 tutorial13 groups13 learning13 management13

systems13 etc

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2Social13 construc(vist13 ndash13 Groups13 classes13 etc

3Connec(vist13 ndash13 Networks13 MOOCs13 etc

4Holist13 -shy‐13 Sets13 and13 Collecves

closed

open

net

group

set

indiv-shy‐idual

HardSo0

44

13 Holist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

net

group

set

noAonal13 levels13 of13 choice13 once13 a13 typical13 lsquocoursersquo13 is13 in13 progress

45

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bull feedback13 loops

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astructu

re

Structur

e

bull Hard13 when13 wanted13 so013 when13 not

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bull Emergent13 structurebull Individual13 behaviours13 aggregated

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setnet

group

collecAve

Collecves

Mismatched13 social13 forms

The13 Mafhew13 EffectPreferenAal13 afachment

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Deliberate13 aXack

ValorisaAon13 of13 narcissism

Filter13 bubbles

ConfirmaAon13 bias

Context13 separaAon13

Loss13 of13 narraAve

Control13 of13 privacy

Blind13 leading13 blind

Making13 landscapes13 for13 emergent13 pedagogy

Some13 concerns

Cold13 start13 problemsMob13 stupidity

So0-shy‐to-shy‐hardGeneraAons13 1-shy‐313 (and13 4)Sets13 nets13 and13 groups

In13 pracAcehellip

The13 Landing13 Placorm

50

142413 plugins13 available13 our13 installaAon13 using13 about13 90Fairly13 strong13 development13 team13 plofed13 roadmap13

What13 is13 the13 Landing

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bull DifferenAaAng13 and13 merging13 13 work13 from13 school13 from13 fun

24

A13 sod13 space

53

Mulple13 raonales

67

setnet

group

collecAve

CoursesCommiXeesResearch13 groupsStudy13 groupsCentres13 and13 departments

Sustaining13 esMaking13 esAd13 hoc13 networksKnowledge13 diffusionSocial13 capitalSocial13 presence

CooperaonSharingSerendipityInterest13 -shy‐orientaonSense-shy‐makingCollecve13 intelligenceIntenonal13 discovery

Where13 to13 look13 first

setnetgroup

Popular13 acvies

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Files13 (4023)

Wire13 posts13 (2335)

bookmarks

Discussion13 topics

wikiphoto

Wiki13 sub-shy‐page

Hard13 spaces

ldquoOpening13 up13 small13 spaces13 within13 what13 existsrdquo13 Tara13 Fenwick

Filling13 gaps13 with13 people

Stretching13 tools

Filling13 gaps13 the13 Landing13 way

New13 Users13 Added13 per13 week

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62

Sets13 groups13 nets13 (in13 that13 order)

80

0

25

50

75

100

blogs wikis bookmarks photospublic Set Net Group

bull hfpslandingathabascauca

bull terryaathabascaucabull jondathabascauca

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BehaviouristCogniAvist13 ndash13 Knowledge13 As13 a13 Thing

bull Logically13 coherent13 exisAng13 independent13 of13 perspecAve

bull Largely13 context13 freebull Capable13 of13 being13 transmifedbull Assumes13 closed13 systems13 with13 discoverable13 relaAonships13 between13 inputs13 and13 outputs

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15

13 Instrucvist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

setnet

group

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Most13 of13 us13 like13 Free

Interacve13 MIT13 coursesMITX13 Announced

Shameless13 Plug13 and13 Giveaways

Issues13 in13 DistanceEducaAon13 Serieshfpaupressca

2nd13 GeneraAon13 DESocial13 ConstrucAvist13 Pedagogy

Construcvist13 Learning13 is

bull ldquoLearning is located in contexts and relationships rather than merely in the minds of individualsrdquo Greenhow Robelia amp Hughes

(2009)

Kathy13 Sierra13 hXpwwwspeedofcreavityorg

ldquolearning13 is13 a13 connual13 conversaon13 with13 the13 external13 world13 and13 its13 artefacts13 with13 oneself13 and13 with13 other13 learners13 and13 teachersrdquo13 (Sharples13 Taylor13 amp13 Vavoula13 2007)

Group13 as13 the13 Social13 Unit13 of13 Social13 ConstrucAvist13 Pedagogy

Why13 Groupsbull ldquoStudents13 who13 learn13 in13 small13 groups13 generally13 demonstrate13 greater13 academic13 achievement13 express13 more13 favorable13 altudes13 toward13 learning13 and13 persist13 hellip

bull small-shy‐group13 learning13 may13 have13 parAcularly13 large13 effects13 on13 the13 academic13 achievement13 of13 members13 of13 underrepresented13 groups13 and13 the13 learning-shy‐related13 altudes13 of13 womenhelliprdquo13 bull Springer13 Stanne13 amp13 Donovan13 (1999)13 P4213

Problems13 with13 Groupsbull RestricAons13 in13 Ame13 space13 pace13 amp13

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insAtuAonal13 13 amp13 13 curriculum13 controlbull Usually13 Isolated13 from13 the13 authenAc13 13 13 world13

of13 pracAcebull ldquolow13 tolerance13 of13 internal13 difference13

sexist13 and13 ethicized13 regulaAon13 high13 demand13 for13 obedience13 to13 its13 norms13 and13 exclusionary13 pracAcesrdquo13 Cousin13 amp13 Deepwell13 2005

bull ldquoPathological13 politenessrdquo13 and13 fear13 of13 debate

bull Group13 think13 (Baron13 2005)bull Poor13 preparaAon13 for13 Lifelong13 Learning13

beyond13 the13 coursebull Unscalable

$

25

Group13 model

bull Membership13 and13 exclusion13 closed13 bull Hierarchies13 of13 controlbull Focus13 on13 collaboraAon13 and13 shared13 purposebull teachers13 guides

group

26

13 Social13 construcvist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

setnet

group

noAonal13 levels13 of13 choice13 once13 a13 typical13 course13 is13 in13 progress

bull Trust13 both13 opens13 and13 constrainsbull Typically13 a13 structured13 processbull Buthellipbull OpportuniAes13 for13 negoAaAon13 of13 control

bull Shi0ing13 boundariesbull Diversity13 valorizedbull Big13 issue13 gelng13 it13 just13 right13 for13 everyone13 (assessment)

Baby13 Bearrsquos13 bed

3rd13 GeneraAon13 13 13 Connec(vist13 Pedagogy

bull Learning13 is13 building13 capacity13 -shy‐13 networks13 of13 informaAon13 contacts13 and13 resources13 that13 can13 be13 applied13 to13 real13 problems

ConnecAvist13 Knowledge13 isA13 Process

bull Emergentbull Distributed13 and13 diversebull ChaoAcbull Fragmentedbull Non13 sequenAalbull Contextualized

What13 is13 Connected13 Knowledge

bull Knowledge13 is13 defined13 by13 its13 creaAon13 through13 acAviAesndash Accessing13 informaAonndash EvaluaAng13 filteringndash Conveying13 ideasndash Reformalng13 mashingndash Analyzing13 ndash CollaboraAng13 (Barth13 2004)

Networks13 add13 diversity13 to13 learning

ldquoPeople13 who13 live13 in13 the13 intersecAon13 of13 social13 worlds13 are13 at13 higher13 risk13 of13 having13 good13 ideasrdquo13 Burt13 200513 p13 90

Networks13 Celebrate13 and13 SAmulate13 CogniAve13 Diversity

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knowledge13 perspecAvesbull different13 ways13 of13 viewing13 the13 world13 or13 a13

specific13 problem13 interpretaAonsbull different13 ways13 of13 categorizing13 a13 problem13

or13 parAAoning13 perspecAves13 bull heurisAcs13 yielding13 different13 ways13 of13

generaAng13 soluAons13 to13 problemsbull predicAve13 models13 -shy‐13 different13 ways13 of13

inferring13 causes13 and13 effects13 (Fisher13 L13 (2009)

33

The13 net13 model

bull bofom-shy‐up13 openbull inclusivebull focus13 on13 individual13 and13 connecAonsbull teachers13 role13 models13 and13 co-shy‐travellers

net

34

13 Connecvist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

setnet

group

noAonal13 levels13 of13 choice13 once13 a13 typical13 lsquocoursersquo13 is13 in13 progress

bull Limitless13 assemblybull Limitless13 choicebull Limitless13 dialoguebull But13 too13 so0

Mama13 Bearrsquos13 bed

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bull Network13 ghost13 towns

bull Build13 it13 and13 they13 may13 come13 but13 not13 likely

bull When13 is13 the13 last13 Ame13 you13 checked13 into13 your13 Friendster13 account

Fear13 of13 open13 spaces

bull ldquoThe13 property13 of13 knowledge13 as13 as13 a13 body13 of13 vefed13 works13 comes13 directly13 from13 the13 properAes13 of13 paper13 hellip13 There13 is13 lifle13 to13 none13 of13 the13 permanence13 stability13 and13 community13 fealty13 that13 a13 body13 of13 knowledge13 requires13 and13 implies13 The13 Internet13 is13 what13 you13 get13 when13 everyone13 is13 a13 curator13 and13 everything13 is13 linkedrdquo13 ndash David13 Weinberger13 P13 45

choice13 =13 controlitrsquos13 not13 just13 about13

networks

40

Set13 modelbull cooperaAon13 anonymitybull focus13 on13 filtering13 and13 selecAonbull tags13 and13 categorisaAonbull teachers13 analyzers13 curators13

and13 publishers

bull AnalyAcsbull CollecAves

nlc2012

set

setnet

group

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Sustaining13 AesMaking13 AesAd13 hoc13 networksKnowledge13 diffusionSocial13 capitalSocial13 presenceEmergenceShi0ingContextual

CooperaAonSharingSerendipityInterest13 -shy‐orientaAonSense-shy‐makingCollecAve13 intelligenceIntenAonal13 discovery

classes13 tutorial13 groups13 learning13 management13

systems13 etc

MOOCs13 blogs13 LinkedIn13 social13 networks13 etc

Social13 interest13 sites13 Wikipedia13 13 Google13 Search13 TwiOer13

Pinterest13 etc

4th13 generaAon13 of13 learning13 pedagogy

bull reducing13 choices13 to13 only13 those13 choices13 that13 learners13 want13 or13 need13 to13 make

GeneraAons13 of13 distance13 learning13 pedagogies

1Instruc(vist13 ndash13 Self13 Paced13 Individual13 Study13 etc

2Social13 construc(vist13 ndash13 Groups13 classes13 etc

3Connec(vist13 ndash13 Networks13 MOOCs13 etc

4Holist13 -shy‐13 Sets13 and13 Collecves

closed

open

net

group

set

indiv-shy‐idual

HardSo0

44

13 Holist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

net

group

set

noAonal13 levels13 of13 choice13 once13 a13 typical13 lsquocoursersquo13 is13 in13 progress

45

How13 holist

bull plenty

bull sAgmergy13 social13 navigaAon

bull collaboraAve13 filteringbull adapAve13 hypermedia

bull learning13 and13 process13 analyAcs

bull feedback13 loops

bull sociability

bull so013 and13 malleable13 systemsbull openness13 (resources13 people)Infr

astructu

re

Structur

e

bull Hard13 when13 wanted13 so013 when13 not

The13 collecve

bull Emergent13 structurebull Individual13 behaviours13 aggregated

bull The13 crowd13 becomes13 an13 acAve13 agent13 that13 advises13 filters13 suggests13 or13 shapes

setnet

group

collecAve

Collecves

Mismatched13 social13 forms

The13 Mafhew13 EffectPreferenAal13 afachment

So013 is13 hard Lost13 in13 social13 space

Deliberate13 aXack

ValorisaAon13 of13 narcissism

Filter13 bubbles

ConfirmaAon13 bias

Context13 separaAon13

Loss13 of13 narraAve

Control13 of13 privacy

Blind13 leading13 blind

Making13 landscapes13 for13 emergent13 pedagogy

Some13 concerns

Cold13 start13 problemsMob13 stupidity

So0-shy‐to-shy‐hardGeneraAons13 1-shy‐313 (and13 4)Sets13 nets13 and13 groups

In13 pracAcehellip

The13 Landing13 Placorm

50

142413 plugins13 available13 our13 installaAon13 using13 about13 90Fairly13 strong13 development13 team13 plofed13 roadmap13

What13 is13 the13 Landing

bull Walled13 Garden13 with13 Windowsbull A13 Private13 space13 for13 AUbull A13 user13 controlled13 creaAve13 spacebull BouAque13 social13 systembull Networking13 blogging13 photos13 microblogging13 polls13 calendars13 groups13 and13 more

bull DifferenAaAng13 and13 merging13 13 work13 from13 school13 from13 fun

24

A13 sod13 space

53

Mulple13 raonales

67

setnet

group

collecAve

CoursesCommiXeesResearch13 groupsStudy13 groupsCentres13 and13 departments

Sustaining13 esMaking13 esAd13 hoc13 networksKnowledge13 diffusionSocial13 capitalSocial13 presence

CooperaonSharingSerendipityInterest13 -shy‐orientaonSense-shy‐makingCollecve13 intelligenceIntenonal13 discovery

Where13 to13 look13 first

setnetgroup

Popular13 acvies

Blog13 posts13 (4135)

Files13 (4023)

Wire13 posts13 (2335)

bookmarks

Discussion13 topics

wikiphoto

Wiki13 sub-shy‐page

Hard13 spaces

ldquoOpening13 up13 small13 spaces13 within13 what13 existsrdquo13 Tara13 Fenwick

Filling13 gaps13 with13 people

Stretching13 tools

Filling13 gaps13 the13 Landing13 way

New13 Users13 Added13 per13 week

Currently13 325013 users

Landing13 Groupsbull 27113 Groupsbull Average13 of13 107913 members13 each

62

Sets13 groups13 nets13 (in13 that13 order)

80

0

25

50

75

100

blogs wikis bookmarks photospublic Set Net Group

bull hfpslandingathabascauca

bull terryaathabascaucabull jondathabascauca

Page 13: It's hardly easy to be softly hard: freedom and control in learning spaces

Technologies13 of13 Ist13 generaon

bull CAI13 Text13 books13 Classic13 Correspondence13 Course13 Packages13 One13 way13 Lectures13 Video13 and13 Audio13 Broadcast

Connuous13 adapvity

Social13 Focus13 of13 Ist13 generaAonIndividual13 Learner

15

13 Instrucvist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

setnet

group

noAonal13 levels13 of13 choice13 once13 a13 typical13 course13 is13 in13 progress

Hardness13 of13 individual13 learningPapa13 Bearrsquos13 bed

Future13 of13 Ist13 generaon

bull OERUbull Limitless13 very13 low13 cost13 contentbull Challenges13 of13 accreditaAonbull The13 (forever)13 just13 around13 the13 corner13 lsquolearner13 adaptaAonrsquo13 technologies

ContentA13 bargain13 even13 at13 8013 off

Most13 of13 us13 like13 Free

Interacve13 MIT13 coursesMITX13 Announced

Shameless13 Plug13 and13 Giveaways

Issues13 in13 DistanceEducaAon13 Serieshfpaupressca

2nd13 GeneraAon13 DESocial13 ConstrucAvist13 Pedagogy

Construcvist13 Learning13 is

bull ldquoLearning is located in contexts and relationships rather than merely in the minds of individualsrdquo Greenhow Robelia amp Hughes

(2009)

Kathy13 Sierra13 hXpwwwspeedofcreavityorg

ldquolearning13 is13 a13 connual13 conversaon13 with13 the13 external13 world13 and13 its13 artefacts13 with13 oneself13 and13 with13 other13 learners13 and13 teachersrdquo13 (Sharples13 Taylor13 amp13 Vavoula13 2007)

Group13 as13 the13 Social13 Unit13 of13 Social13 ConstrucAvist13 Pedagogy

Why13 Groupsbull ldquoStudents13 who13 learn13 in13 small13 groups13 generally13 demonstrate13 greater13 academic13 achievement13 express13 more13 favorable13 altudes13 toward13 learning13 and13 persist13 hellip

bull small-shy‐group13 learning13 may13 have13 parAcularly13 large13 effects13 on13 the13 academic13 achievement13 of13 members13 of13 underrepresented13 groups13 and13 the13 learning-shy‐related13 altudes13 of13 womenhelliprdquo13 bull Springer13 Stanne13 amp13 Donovan13 (1999)13 P4213

Problems13 with13 Groupsbull RestricAons13 in13 Ame13 space13 pace13 amp13

relaAonship13 -shy‐13 NOT13 OPENbull Overly13 confined13 by13 leader13 expectaAon13 and13

insAtuAonal13 13 amp13 13 curriculum13 controlbull Usually13 Isolated13 from13 the13 authenAc13 13 13 world13

of13 pracAcebull ldquolow13 tolerance13 of13 internal13 difference13

sexist13 and13 ethicized13 regulaAon13 high13 demand13 for13 obedience13 to13 its13 norms13 and13 exclusionary13 pracAcesrdquo13 Cousin13 amp13 Deepwell13 2005

bull ldquoPathological13 politenessrdquo13 and13 fear13 of13 debate

bull Group13 think13 (Baron13 2005)bull Poor13 preparaAon13 for13 Lifelong13 Learning13

beyond13 the13 coursebull Unscalable

$

25

Group13 model

bull Membership13 and13 exclusion13 closed13 bull Hierarchies13 of13 controlbull Focus13 on13 collaboraAon13 and13 shared13 purposebull teachers13 guides

group

26

13 Social13 construcvist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

setnet

group

noAonal13 levels13 of13 choice13 once13 a13 typical13 course13 is13 in13 progress

bull Trust13 both13 opens13 and13 constrainsbull Typically13 a13 structured13 processbull Buthellipbull OpportuniAes13 for13 negoAaAon13 of13 control

bull Shi0ing13 boundariesbull Diversity13 valorizedbull Big13 issue13 gelng13 it13 just13 right13 for13 everyone13 (assessment)

Baby13 Bearrsquos13 bed

3rd13 GeneraAon13 13 13 Connec(vist13 Pedagogy

bull Learning13 is13 building13 capacity13 -shy‐13 networks13 of13 informaAon13 contacts13 and13 resources13 that13 can13 be13 applied13 to13 real13 problems

ConnecAvist13 Knowledge13 isA13 Process

bull Emergentbull Distributed13 and13 diversebull ChaoAcbull Fragmentedbull Non13 sequenAalbull Contextualized

What13 is13 Connected13 Knowledge

bull Knowledge13 is13 defined13 by13 its13 creaAon13 through13 acAviAesndash Accessing13 informaAonndash EvaluaAng13 filteringndash Conveying13 ideasndash Reformalng13 mashingndash Analyzing13 ndash CollaboraAng13 (Barth13 2004)

Networks13 add13 diversity13 to13 learning

ldquoPeople13 who13 live13 in13 the13 intersecAon13 of13 social13 worlds13 are13 at13 higher13 risk13 of13 having13 good13 ideasrdquo13 Burt13 200513 p13 90

Networks13 Celebrate13 and13 SAmulate13 CogniAve13 Diversity

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knowledge13 perspecAvesbull different13 ways13 of13 viewing13 the13 world13 or13 a13

specific13 problem13 interpretaAonsbull different13 ways13 of13 categorizing13 a13 problem13

or13 parAAoning13 perspecAves13 bull heurisAcs13 yielding13 different13 ways13 of13

generaAng13 soluAons13 to13 problemsbull predicAve13 models13 -shy‐13 different13 ways13 of13

inferring13 causes13 and13 effects13 (Fisher13 L13 (2009)

33

The13 net13 model

bull bofom-shy‐up13 openbull inclusivebull focus13 on13 individual13 and13 connecAonsbull teachers13 role13 models13 and13 co-shy‐travellers

net

34

13 Connecvist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

setnet

group

noAonal13 levels13 of13 choice13 once13 a13 typical13 lsquocoursersquo13 is13 in13 progress

bull Limitless13 assemblybull Limitless13 choicebull Limitless13 dialoguebull But13 too13 so0

Mama13 Bearrsquos13 bed

But13 do13 learning13 networks13 really13 work

bull Network13 ghost13 towns

bull Build13 it13 and13 they13 may13 come13 but13 not13 likely

bull When13 is13 the13 last13 Ame13 you13 checked13 into13 your13 Friendster13 account

Fear13 of13 open13 spaces

bull ldquoThe13 property13 of13 knowledge13 as13 as13 a13 body13 of13 vefed13 works13 comes13 directly13 from13 the13 properAes13 of13 paper13 hellip13 There13 is13 lifle13 to13 none13 of13 the13 permanence13 stability13 and13 community13 fealty13 that13 a13 body13 of13 knowledge13 requires13 and13 implies13 The13 Internet13 is13 what13 you13 get13 when13 everyone13 is13 a13 curator13 and13 everything13 is13 linkedrdquo13 ndash David13 Weinberger13 P13 45

choice13 =13 controlitrsquos13 not13 just13 about13

networks

40

Set13 modelbull cooperaAon13 anonymitybull focus13 on13 filtering13 and13 selecAonbull tags13 and13 categorisaAonbull teachers13 analyzers13 curators13

and13 publishers

bull AnalyAcsbull CollecAves

nlc2012

set

setnet

group

CollaboraAonStructureRolesMembershipIntenAon13 and13 purposeHierarchiesThe13 classical13 lsquoclassrsquo13 model

Sustaining13 AesMaking13 AesAd13 hoc13 networksKnowledge13 diffusionSocial13 capitalSocial13 presenceEmergenceShi0ingContextual

CooperaAonSharingSerendipityInterest13 -shy‐orientaAonSense-shy‐makingCollecAve13 intelligenceIntenAonal13 discovery

classes13 tutorial13 groups13 learning13 management13

systems13 etc

MOOCs13 blogs13 LinkedIn13 social13 networks13 etc

Social13 interest13 sites13 Wikipedia13 13 Google13 Search13 TwiOer13

Pinterest13 etc

4th13 generaAon13 of13 learning13 pedagogy

bull reducing13 choices13 to13 only13 those13 choices13 that13 learners13 want13 or13 need13 to13 make

GeneraAons13 of13 distance13 learning13 pedagogies

1Instruc(vist13 ndash13 Self13 Paced13 Individual13 Study13 etc

2Social13 construc(vist13 ndash13 Groups13 classes13 etc

3Connec(vist13 ndash13 Networks13 MOOCs13 etc

4Holist13 -shy‐13 Sets13 and13 Collecves

closed

open

net

group

set

indiv-shy‐idual

HardSo0

44

13 Holist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

net

group

set

noAonal13 levels13 of13 choice13 once13 a13 typical13 lsquocoursersquo13 is13 in13 progress

45

How13 holist

bull plenty

bull sAgmergy13 social13 navigaAon

bull collaboraAve13 filteringbull adapAve13 hypermedia

bull learning13 and13 process13 analyAcs

bull feedback13 loops

bull sociability

bull so013 and13 malleable13 systemsbull openness13 (resources13 people)Infr

astructu

re

Structur

e

bull Hard13 when13 wanted13 so013 when13 not

The13 collecve

bull Emergent13 structurebull Individual13 behaviours13 aggregated

bull The13 crowd13 becomes13 an13 acAve13 agent13 that13 advises13 filters13 suggests13 or13 shapes

setnet

group

collecAve

Collecves

Mismatched13 social13 forms

The13 Mafhew13 EffectPreferenAal13 afachment

So013 is13 hard Lost13 in13 social13 space

Deliberate13 aXack

ValorisaAon13 of13 narcissism

Filter13 bubbles

ConfirmaAon13 bias

Context13 separaAon13

Loss13 of13 narraAve

Control13 of13 privacy

Blind13 leading13 blind

Making13 landscapes13 for13 emergent13 pedagogy

Some13 concerns

Cold13 start13 problemsMob13 stupidity

So0-shy‐to-shy‐hardGeneraAons13 1-shy‐313 (and13 4)Sets13 nets13 and13 groups

In13 pracAcehellip

The13 Landing13 Placorm

50

142413 plugins13 available13 our13 installaAon13 using13 about13 90Fairly13 strong13 development13 team13 plofed13 roadmap13

What13 is13 the13 Landing

bull Walled13 Garden13 with13 Windowsbull A13 Private13 space13 for13 AUbull A13 user13 controlled13 creaAve13 spacebull BouAque13 social13 systembull Networking13 blogging13 photos13 microblogging13 polls13 calendars13 groups13 and13 more

bull DifferenAaAng13 and13 merging13 13 work13 from13 school13 from13 fun

24

A13 sod13 space

53

Mulple13 raonales

67

setnet

group

collecAve

CoursesCommiXeesResearch13 groupsStudy13 groupsCentres13 and13 departments

Sustaining13 esMaking13 esAd13 hoc13 networksKnowledge13 diffusionSocial13 capitalSocial13 presence

CooperaonSharingSerendipityInterest13 -shy‐orientaonSense-shy‐makingCollecve13 intelligenceIntenonal13 discovery

Where13 to13 look13 first

setnetgroup

Popular13 acvies

Blog13 posts13 (4135)

Files13 (4023)

Wire13 posts13 (2335)

bookmarks

Discussion13 topics

wikiphoto

Wiki13 sub-shy‐page

Hard13 spaces

ldquoOpening13 up13 small13 spaces13 within13 what13 existsrdquo13 Tara13 Fenwick

Filling13 gaps13 with13 people

Stretching13 tools

Filling13 gaps13 the13 Landing13 way

New13 Users13 Added13 per13 week

Currently13 325013 users

Landing13 Groupsbull 27113 Groupsbull Average13 of13 107913 members13 each

62

Sets13 groups13 nets13 (in13 that13 order)

80

0

25

50

75

100

blogs wikis bookmarks photospublic Set Net Group

bull hfpslandingathabascauca

bull terryaathabascaucabull jondathabascauca

Page 14: It's hardly easy to be softly hard: freedom and control in learning spaces

Social13 Focus13 of13 Ist13 generaAonIndividual13 Learner

15

13 Instrucvist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

setnet

group

noAonal13 levels13 of13 choice13 once13 a13 typical13 course13 is13 in13 progress

Hardness13 of13 individual13 learningPapa13 Bearrsquos13 bed

Future13 of13 Ist13 generaon

bull OERUbull Limitless13 very13 low13 cost13 contentbull Challenges13 of13 accreditaAonbull The13 (forever)13 just13 around13 the13 corner13 lsquolearner13 adaptaAonrsquo13 technologies

ContentA13 bargain13 even13 at13 8013 off

Most13 of13 us13 like13 Free

Interacve13 MIT13 coursesMITX13 Announced

Shameless13 Plug13 and13 Giveaways

Issues13 in13 DistanceEducaAon13 Serieshfpaupressca

2nd13 GeneraAon13 DESocial13 ConstrucAvist13 Pedagogy

Construcvist13 Learning13 is

bull ldquoLearning is located in contexts and relationships rather than merely in the minds of individualsrdquo Greenhow Robelia amp Hughes

(2009)

Kathy13 Sierra13 hXpwwwspeedofcreavityorg

ldquolearning13 is13 a13 connual13 conversaon13 with13 the13 external13 world13 and13 its13 artefacts13 with13 oneself13 and13 with13 other13 learners13 and13 teachersrdquo13 (Sharples13 Taylor13 amp13 Vavoula13 2007)

Group13 as13 the13 Social13 Unit13 of13 Social13 ConstrucAvist13 Pedagogy

Why13 Groupsbull ldquoStudents13 who13 learn13 in13 small13 groups13 generally13 demonstrate13 greater13 academic13 achievement13 express13 more13 favorable13 altudes13 toward13 learning13 and13 persist13 hellip

bull small-shy‐group13 learning13 may13 have13 parAcularly13 large13 effects13 on13 the13 academic13 achievement13 of13 members13 of13 underrepresented13 groups13 and13 the13 learning-shy‐related13 altudes13 of13 womenhelliprdquo13 bull Springer13 Stanne13 amp13 Donovan13 (1999)13 P4213

Problems13 with13 Groupsbull RestricAons13 in13 Ame13 space13 pace13 amp13

relaAonship13 -shy‐13 NOT13 OPENbull Overly13 confined13 by13 leader13 expectaAon13 and13

insAtuAonal13 13 amp13 13 curriculum13 controlbull Usually13 Isolated13 from13 the13 authenAc13 13 13 world13

of13 pracAcebull ldquolow13 tolerance13 of13 internal13 difference13

sexist13 and13 ethicized13 regulaAon13 high13 demand13 for13 obedience13 to13 its13 norms13 and13 exclusionary13 pracAcesrdquo13 Cousin13 amp13 Deepwell13 2005

bull ldquoPathological13 politenessrdquo13 and13 fear13 of13 debate

bull Group13 think13 (Baron13 2005)bull Poor13 preparaAon13 for13 Lifelong13 Learning13

beyond13 the13 coursebull Unscalable

$

25

Group13 model

bull Membership13 and13 exclusion13 closed13 bull Hierarchies13 of13 controlbull Focus13 on13 collaboraAon13 and13 shared13 purposebull teachers13 guides

group

26

13 Social13 construcvist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

setnet

group

noAonal13 levels13 of13 choice13 once13 a13 typical13 course13 is13 in13 progress

bull Trust13 both13 opens13 and13 constrainsbull Typically13 a13 structured13 processbull Buthellipbull OpportuniAes13 for13 negoAaAon13 of13 control

bull Shi0ing13 boundariesbull Diversity13 valorizedbull Big13 issue13 gelng13 it13 just13 right13 for13 everyone13 (assessment)

Baby13 Bearrsquos13 bed

3rd13 GeneraAon13 13 13 Connec(vist13 Pedagogy

bull Learning13 is13 building13 capacity13 -shy‐13 networks13 of13 informaAon13 contacts13 and13 resources13 that13 can13 be13 applied13 to13 real13 problems

ConnecAvist13 Knowledge13 isA13 Process

bull Emergentbull Distributed13 and13 diversebull ChaoAcbull Fragmentedbull Non13 sequenAalbull Contextualized

What13 is13 Connected13 Knowledge

bull Knowledge13 is13 defined13 by13 its13 creaAon13 through13 acAviAesndash Accessing13 informaAonndash EvaluaAng13 filteringndash Conveying13 ideasndash Reformalng13 mashingndash Analyzing13 ndash CollaboraAng13 (Barth13 2004)

Networks13 add13 diversity13 to13 learning

ldquoPeople13 who13 live13 in13 the13 intersecAon13 of13 social13 worlds13 are13 at13 higher13 risk13 of13 having13 good13 ideasrdquo13 Burt13 200513 p13 90

Networks13 Celebrate13 and13 SAmulate13 CogniAve13 Diversity

Arises13 when13 frombull different13 types13 of13 informaAon13 and13

knowledge13 perspecAvesbull different13 ways13 of13 viewing13 the13 world13 or13 a13

specific13 problem13 interpretaAonsbull different13 ways13 of13 categorizing13 a13 problem13

or13 parAAoning13 perspecAves13 bull heurisAcs13 yielding13 different13 ways13 of13

generaAng13 soluAons13 to13 problemsbull predicAve13 models13 -shy‐13 different13 ways13 of13

inferring13 causes13 and13 effects13 (Fisher13 L13 (2009)

33

The13 net13 model

bull bofom-shy‐up13 openbull inclusivebull focus13 on13 individual13 and13 connecAonsbull teachers13 role13 models13 and13 co-shy‐travellers

net

34

13 Connecvist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

setnet

group

noAonal13 levels13 of13 choice13 once13 a13 typical13 lsquocoursersquo13 is13 in13 progress

bull Limitless13 assemblybull Limitless13 choicebull Limitless13 dialoguebull But13 too13 so0

Mama13 Bearrsquos13 bed

But13 do13 learning13 networks13 really13 work

bull Network13 ghost13 towns

bull Build13 it13 and13 they13 may13 come13 but13 not13 likely

bull When13 is13 the13 last13 Ame13 you13 checked13 into13 your13 Friendster13 account

Fear13 of13 open13 spaces

bull ldquoThe13 property13 of13 knowledge13 as13 as13 a13 body13 of13 vefed13 works13 comes13 directly13 from13 the13 properAes13 of13 paper13 hellip13 There13 is13 lifle13 to13 none13 of13 the13 permanence13 stability13 and13 community13 fealty13 that13 a13 body13 of13 knowledge13 requires13 and13 implies13 The13 Internet13 is13 what13 you13 get13 when13 everyone13 is13 a13 curator13 and13 everything13 is13 linkedrdquo13 ndash David13 Weinberger13 P13 45

choice13 =13 controlitrsquos13 not13 just13 about13

networks

40

Set13 modelbull cooperaAon13 anonymitybull focus13 on13 filtering13 and13 selecAonbull tags13 and13 categorisaAonbull teachers13 analyzers13 curators13

and13 publishers

bull AnalyAcsbull CollecAves

nlc2012

set

setnet

group

CollaboraAonStructureRolesMembershipIntenAon13 and13 purposeHierarchiesThe13 classical13 lsquoclassrsquo13 model

Sustaining13 AesMaking13 AesAd13 hoc13 networksKnowledge13 diffusionSocial13 capitalSocial13 presenceEmergenceShi0ingContextual

CooperaAonSharingSerendipityInterest13 -shy‐orientaAonSense-shy‐makingCollecAve13 intelligenceIntenAonal13 discovery

classes13 tutorial13 groups13 learning13 management13

systems13 etc

MOOCs13 blogs13 LinkedIn13 social13 networks13 etc

Social13 interest13 sites13 Wikipedia13 13 Google13 Search13 TwiOer13

Pinterest13 etc

4th13 generaAon13 of13 learning13 pedagogy

bull reducing13 choices13 to13 only13 those13 choices13 that13 learners13 want13 or13 need13 to13 make

GeneraAons13 of13 distance13 learning13 pedagogies

1Instruc(vist13 ndash13 Self13 Paced13 Individual13 Study13 etc

2Social13 construc(vist13 ndash13 Groups13 classes13 etc

3Connec(vist13 ndash13 Networks13 MOOCs13 etc

4Holist13 -shy‐13 Sets13 and13 Collecves

closed

open

net

group

set

indiv-shy‐idual

HardSo0

44

13 Holist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

net

group

set

noAonal13 levels13 of13 choice13 once13 a13 typical13 lsquocoursersquo13 is13 in13 progress

45

How13 holist

bull plenty

bull sAgmergy13 social13 navigaAon

bull collaboraAve13 filteringbull adapAve13 hypermedia

bull learning13 and13 process13 analyAcs

bull feedback13 loops

bull sociability

bull so013 and13 malleable13 systemsbull openness13 (resources13 people)Infr

astructu

re

Structur

e

bull Hard13 when13 wanted13 so013 when13 not

The13 collecve

bull Emergent13 structurebull Individual13 behaviours13 aggregated

bull The13 crowd13 becomes13 an13 acAve13 agent13 that13 advises13 filters13 suggests13 or13 shapes

setnet

group

collecAve

Collecves

Mismatched13 social13 forms

The13 Mafhew13 EffectPreferenAal13 afachment

So013 is13 hard Lost13 in13 social13 space

Deliberate13 aXack

ValorisaAon13 of13 narcissism

Filter13 bubbles

ConfirmaAon13 bias

Context13 separaAon13

Loss13 of13 narraAve

Control13 of13 privacy

Blind13 leading13 blind

Making13 landscapes13 for13 emergent13 pedagogy

Some13 concerns

Cold13 start13 problemsMob13 stupidity

So0-shy‐to-shy‐hardGeneraAons13 1-shy‐313 (and13 4)Sets13 nets13 and13 groups

In13 pracAcehellip

The13 Landing13 Placorm

50

142413 plugins13 available13 our13 installaAon13 using13 about13 90Fairly13 strong13 development13 team13 plofed13 roadmap13

What13 is13 the13 Landing

bull Walled13 Garden13 with13 Windowsbull A13 Private13 space13 for13 AUbull A13 user13 controlled13 creaAve13 spacebull BouAque13 social13 systembull Networking13 blogging13 photos13 microblogging13 polls13 calendars13 groups13 and13 more

bull DifferenAaAng13 and13 merging13 13 work13 from13 school13 from13 fun

24

A13 sod13 space

53

Mulple13 raonales

67

setnet

group

collecAve

CoursesCommiXeesResearch13 groupsStudy13 groupsCentres13 and13 departments

Sustaining13 esMaking13 esAd13 hoc13 networksKnowledge13 diffusionSocial13 capitalSocial13 presence

CooperaonSharingSerendipityInterest13 -shy‐orientaonSense-shy‐makingCollecve13 intelligenceIntenonal13 discovery

Where13 to13 look13 first

setnetgroup

Popular13 acvies

Blog13 posts13 (4135)

Files13 (4023)

Wire13 posts13 (2335)

bookmarks

Discussion13 topics

wikiphoto

Wiki13 sub-shy‐page

Hard13 spaces

ldquoOpening13 up13 small13 spaces13 within13 what13 existsrdquo13 Tara13 Fenwick

Filling13 gaps13 with13 people

Stretching13 tools

Filling13 gaps13 the13 Landing13 way

New13 Users13 Added13 per13 week

Currently13 325013 users

Landing13 Groupsbull 27113 Groupsbull Average13 of13 107913 members13 each

62

Sets13 groups13 nets13 (in13 that13 order)

80

0

25

50

75

100

blogs wikis bookmarks photospublic Set Net Group

bull hfpslandingathabascauca

bull terryaathabascaucabull jondathabascauca

Page 15: It's hardly easy to be softly hard: freedom and control in learning spaces

15

13 Instrucvist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

setnet

group

noAonal13 levels13 of13 choice13 once13 a13 typical13 course13 is13 in13 progress

Hardness13 of13 individual13 learningPapa13 Bearrsquos13 bed

Future13 of13 Ist13 generaon

bull OERUbull Limitless13 very13 low13 cost13 contentbull Challenges13 of13 accreditaAonbull The13 (forever)13 just13 around13 the13 corner13 lsquolearner13 adaptaAonrsquo13 technologies

ContentA13 bargain13 even13 at13 8013 off

Most13 of13 us13 like13 Free

Interacve13 MIT13 coursesMITX13 Announced

Shameless13 Plug13 and13 Giveaways

Issues13 in13 DistanceEducaAon13 Serieshfpaupressca

2nd13 GeneraAon13 DESocial13 ConstrucAvist13 Pedagogy

Construcvist13 Learning13 is

bull ldquoLearning is located in contexts and relationships rather than merely in the minds of individualsrdquo Greenhow Robelia amp Hughes

(2009)

Kathy13 Sierra13 hXpwwwspeedofcreavityorg

ldquolearning13 is13 a13 connual13 conversaon13 with13 the13 external13 world13 and13 its13 artefacts13 with13 oneself13 and13 with13 other13 learners13 and13 teachersrdquo13 (Sharples13 Taylor13 amp13 Vavoula13 2007)

Group13 as13 the13 Social13 Unit13 of13 Social13 ConstrucAvist13 Pedagogy

Why13 Groupsbull ldquoStudents13 who13 learn13 in13 small13 groups13 generally13 demonstrate13 greater13 academic13 achievement13 express13 more13 favorable13 altudes13 toward13 learning13 and13 persist13 hellip

bull small-shy‐group13 learning13 may13 have13 parAcularly13 large13 effects13 on13 the13 academic13 achievement13 of13 members13 of13 underrepresented13 groups13 and13 the13 learning-shy‐related13 altudes13 of13 womenhelliprdquo13 bull Springer13 Stanne13 amp13 Donovan13 (1999)13 P4213

Problems13 with13 Groupsbull RestricAons13 in13 Ame13 space13 pace13 amp13

relaAonship13 -shy‐13 NOT13 OPENbull Overly13 confined13 by13 leader13 expectaAon13 and13

insAtuAonal13 13 amp13 13 curriculum13 controlbull Usually13 Isolated13 from13 the13 authenAc13 13 13 world13

of13 pracAcebull ldquolow13 tolerance13 of13 internal13 difference13

sexist13 and13 ethicized13 regulaAon13 high13 demand13 for13 obedience13 to13 its13 norms13 and13 exclusionary13 pracAcesrdquo13 Cousin13 amp13 Deepwell13 2005

bull ldquoPathological13 politenessrdquo13 and13 fear13 of13 debate

bull Group13 think13 (Baron13 2005)bull Poor13 preparaAon13 for13 Lifelong13 Learning13

beyond13 the13 coursebull Unscalable

$

25

Group13 model

bull Membership13 and13 exclusion13 closed13 bull Hierarchies13 of13 controlbull Focus13 on13 collaboraAon13 and13 shared13 purposebull teachers13 guides

group

26

13 Social13 construcvist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

setnet

group

noAonal13 levels13 of13 choice13 once13 a13 typical13 course13 is13 in13 progress

bull Trust13 both13 opens13 and13 constrainsbull Typically13 a13 structured13 processbull Buthellipbull OpportuniAes13 for13 negoAaAon13 of13 control

bull Shi0ing13 boundariesbull Diversity13 valorizedbull Big13 issue13 gelng13 it13 just13 right13 for13 everyone13 (assessment)

Baby13 Bearrsquos13 bed

3rd13 GeneraAon13 13 13 Connec(vist13 Pedagogy

bull Learning13 is13 building13 capacity13 -shy‐13 networks13 of13 informaAon13 contacts13 and13 resources13 that13 can13 be13 applied13 to13 real13 problems

ConnecAvist13 Knowledge13 isA13 Process

bull Emergentbull Distributed13 and13 diversebull ChaoAcbull Fragmentedbull Non13 sequenAalbull Contextualized

What13 is13 Connected13 Knowledge

bull Knowledge13 is13 defined13 by13 its13 creaAon13 through13 acAviAesndash Accessing13 informaAonndash EvaluaAng13 filteringndash Conveying13 ideasndash Reformalng13 mashingndash Analyzing13 ndash CollaboraAng13 (Barth13 2004)

Networks13 add13 diversity13 to13 learning

ldquoPeople13 who13 live13 in13 the13 intersecAon13 of13 social13 worlds13 are13 at13 higher13 risk13 of13 having13 good13 ideasrdquo13 Burt13 200513 p13 90

Networks13 Celebrate13 and13 SAmulate13 CogniAve13 Diversity

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knowledge13 perspecAvesbull different13 ways13 of13 viewing13 the13 world13 or13 a13

specific13 problem13 interpretaAonsbull different13 ways13 of13 categorizing13 a13 problem13

or13 parAAoning13 perspecAves13 bull heurisAcs13 yielding13 different13 ways13 of13

generaAng13 soluAons13 to13 problemsbull predicAve13 models13 -shy‐13 different13 ways13 of13

inferring13 causes13 and13 effects13 (Fisher13 L13 (2009)

33

The13 net13 model

bull bofom-shy‐up13 openbull inclusivebull focus13 on13 individual13 and13 connecAonsbull teachers13 role13 models13 and13 co-shy‐travellers

net

34

13 Connecvist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

setnet

group

noAonal13 levels13 of13 choice13 once13 a13 typical13 lsquocoursersquo13 is13 in13 progress

bull Limitless13 assemblybull Limitless13 choicebull Limitless13 dialoguebull But13 too13 so0

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bull Network13 ghost13 towns

bull Build13 it13 and13 they13 may13 come13 but13 not13 likely

bull When13 is13 the13 last13 Ame13 you13 checked13 into13 your13 Friendster13 account

Fear13 of13 open13 spaces

bull ldquoThe13 property13 of13 knowledge13 as13 as13 a13 body13 of13 vefed13 works13 comes13 directly13 from13 the13 properAes13 of13 paper13 hellip13 There13 is13 lifle13 to13 none13 of13 the13 permanence13 stability13 and13 community13 fealty13 that13 a13 body13 of13 knowledge13 requires13 and13 implies13 The13 Internet13 is13 what13 you13 get13 when13 everyone13 is13 a13 curator13 and13 everything13 is13 linkedrdquo13 ndash David13 Weinberger13 P13 45

choice13 =13 controlitrsquos13 not13 just13 about13

networks

40

Set13 modelbull cooperaAon13 anonymitybull focus13 on13 filtering13 and13 selecAonbull tags13 and13 categorisaAonbull teachers13 analyzers13 curators13

and13 publishers

bull AnalyAcsbull CollecAves

nlc2012

set

setnet

group

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classes13 tutorial13 groups13 learning13 management13

systems13 etc

MOOCs13 blogs13 LinkedIn13 social13 networks13 etc

Social13 interest13 sites13 Wikipedia13 13 Google13 Search13 TwiOer13

Pinterest13 etc

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bull reducing13 choices13 to13 only13 those13 choices13 that13 learners13 want13 or13 need13 to13 make

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1Instruc(vist13 ndash13 Self13 Paced13 Individual13 Study13 etc

2Social13 construc(vist13 ndash13 Groups13 classes13 etc

3Connec(vist13 ndash13 Networks13 MOOCs13 etc

4Holist13 -shy‐13 Sets13 and13 Collecves

closed

open

net

group

set

indiv-shy‐idual

HardSo0

44

13 Holist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

net

group

set

noAonal13 levels13 of13 choice13 once13 a13 typical13 lsquocoursersquo13 is13 in13 progress

45

How13 holist

bull plenty

bull sAgmergy13 social13 navigaAon

bull collaboraAve13 filteringbull adapAve13 hypermedia

bull learning13 and13 process13 analyAcs

bull feedback13 loops

bull sociability

bull so013 and13 malleable13 systemsbull openness13 (resources13 people)Infr

astructu

re

Structur

e

bull Hard13 when13 wanted13 so013 when13 not

The13 collecve

bull Emergent13 structurebull Individual13 behaviours13 aggregated

bull The13 crowd13 becomes13 an13 acAve13 agent13 that13 advises13 filters13 suggests13 or13 shapes

setnet

group

collecAve

Collecves

Mismatched13 social13 forms

The13 Mafhew13 EffectPreferenAal13 afachment

So013 is13 hard Lost13 in13 social13 space

Deliberate13 aXack

ValorisaAon13 of13 narcissism

Filter13 bubbles

ConfirmaAon13 bias

Context13 separaAon13

Loss13 of13 narraAve

Control13 of13 privacy

Blind13 leading13 blind

Making13 landscapes13 for13 emergent13 pedagogy

Some13 concerns

Cold13 start13 problemsMob13 stupidity

So0-shy‐to-shy‐hardGeneraAons13 1-shy‐313 (and13 4)Sets13 nets13 and13 groups

In13 pracAcehellip

The13 Landing13 Placorm

50

142413 plugins13 available13 our13 installaAon13 using13 about13 90Fairly13 strong13 development13 team13 plofed13 roadmap13

What13 is13 the13 Landing

bull Walled13 Garden13 with13 Windowsbull A13 Private13 space13 for13 AUbull A13 user13 controlled13 creaAve13 spacebull BouAque13 social13 systembull Networking13 blogging13 photos13 microblogging13 polls13 calendars13 groups13 and13 more

bull DifferenAaAng13 and13 merging13 13 work13 from13 school13 from13 fun

24

A13 sod13 space

53

Mulple13 raonales

67

setnet

group

collecAve

CoursesCommiXeesResearch13 groupsStudy13 groupsCentres13 and13 departments

Sustaining13 esMaking13 esAd13 hoc13 networksKnowledge13 diffusionSocial13 capitalSocial13 presence

CooperaonSharingSerendipityInterest13 -shy‐orientaonSense-shy‐makingCollecve13 intelligenceIntenonal13 discovery

Where13 to13 look13 first

setnetgroup

Popular13 acvies

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Files13 (4023)

Wire13 posts13 (2335)

bookmarks

Discussion13 topics

wikiphoto

Wiki13 sub-shy‐page

Hard13 spaces

ldquoOpening13 up13 small13 spaces13 within13 what13 existsrdquo13 Tara13 Fenwick

Filling13 gaps13 with13 people

Stretching13 tools

Filling13 gaps13 the13 Landing13 way

New13 Users13 Added13 per13 week

Currently13 325013 users

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62

Sets13 groups13 nets13 (in13 that13 order)

80

0

25

50

75

100

blogs wikis bookmarks photospublic Set Net Group

bull hfpslandingathabascauca

bull terryaathabascaucabull jondathabascauca

Page 16: It's hardly easy to be softly hard: freedom and control in learning spaces

Hardness13 of13 individual13 learningPapa13 Bearrsquos13 bed

Future13 of13 Ist13 generaon

bull OERUbull Limitless13 very13 low13 cost13 contentbull Challenges13 of13 accreditaAonbull The13 (forever)13 just13 around13 the13 corner13 lsquolearner13 adaptaAonrsquo13 technologies

ContentA13 bargain13 even13 at13 8013 off

Most13 of13 us13 like13 Free

Interacve13 MIT13 coursesMITX13 Announced

Shameless13 Plug13 and13 Giveaways

Issues13 in13 DistanceEducaAon13 Serieshfpaupressca

2nd13 GeneraAon13 DESocial13 ConstrucAvist13 Pedagogy

Construcvist13 Learning13 is

bull ldquoLearning is located in contexts and relationships rather than merely in the minds of individualsrdquo Greenhow Robelia amp Hughes

(2009)

Kathy13 Sierra13 hXpwwwspeedofcreavityorg

ldquolearning13 is13 a13 connual13 conversaon13 with13 the13 external13 world13 and13 its13 artefacts13 with13 oneself13 and13 with13 other13 learners13 and13 teachersrdquo13 (Sharples13 Taylor13 amp13 Vavoula13 2007)

Group13 as13 the13 Social13 Unit13 of13 Social13 ConstrucAvist13 Pedagogy

Why13 Groupsbull ldquoStudents13 who13 learn13 in13 small13 groups13 generally13 demonstrate13 greater13 academic13 achievement13 express13 more13 favorable13 altudes13 toward13 learning13 and13 persist13 hellip

bull small-shy‐group13 learning13 may13 have13 parAcularly13 large13 effects13 on13 the13 academic13 achievement13 of13 members13 of13 underrepresented13 groups13 and13 the13 learning-shy‐related13 altudes13 of13 womenhelliprdquo13 bull Springer13 Stanne13 amp13 Donovan13 (1999)13 P4213

Problems13 with13 Groupsbull RestricAons13 in13 Ame13 space13 pace13 amp13

relaAonship13 -shy‐13 NOT13 OPENbull Overly13 confined13 by13 leader13 expectaAon13 and13

insAtuAonal13 13 amp13 13 curriculum13 controlbull Usually13 Isolated13 from13 the13 authenAc13 13 13 world13

of13 pracAcebull ldquolow13 tolerance13 of13 internal13 difference13

sexist13 and13 ethicized13 regulaAon13 high13 demand13 for13 obedience13 to13 its13 norms13 and13 exclusionary13 pracAcesrdquo13 Cousin13 amp13 Deepwell13 2005

bull ldquoPathological13 politenessrdquo13 and13 fear13 of13 debate

bull Group13 think13 (Baron13 2005)bull Poor13 preparaAon13 for13 Lifelong13 Learning13

beyond13 the13 coursebull Unscalable

$

25

Group13 model

bull Membership13 and13 exclusion13 closed13 bull Hierarchies13 of13 controlbull Focus13 on13 collaboraAon13 and13 shared13 purposebull teachers13 guides

group

26

13 Social13 construcvist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

setnet

group

noAonal13 levels13 of13 choice13 once13 a13 typical13 course13 is13 in13 progress

bull Trust13 both13 opens13 and13 constrainsbull Typically13 a13 structured13 processbull Buthellipbull OpportuniAes13 for13 negoAaAon13 of13 control

bull Shi0ing13 boundariesbull Diversity13 valorizedbull Big13 issue13 gelng13 it13 just13 right13 for13 everyone13 (assessment)

Baby13 Bearrsquos13 bed

3rd13 GeneraAon13 13 13 Connec(vist13 Pedagogy

bull Learning13 is13 building13 capacity13 -shy‐13 networks13 of13 informaAon13 contacts13 and13 resources13 that13 can13 be13 applied13 to13 real13 problems

ConnecAvist13 Knowledge13 isA13 Process

bull Emergentbull Distributed13 and13 diversebull ChaoAcbull Fragmentedbull Non13 sequenAalbull Contextualized

What13 is13 Connected13 Knowledge

bull Knowledge13 is13 defined13 by13 its13 creaAon13 through13 acAviAesndash Accessing13 informaAonndash EvaluaAng13 filteringndash Conveying13 ideasndash Reformalng13 mashingndash Analyzing13 ndash CollaboraAng13 (Barth13 2004)

Networks13 add13 diversity13 to13 learning

ldquoPeople13 who13 live13 in13 the13 intersecAon13 of13 social13 worlds13 are13 at13 higher13 risk13 of13 having13 good13 ideasrdquo13 Burt13 200513 p13 90

Networks13 Celebrate13 and13 SAmulate13 CogniAve13 Diversity

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knowledge13 perspecAvesbull different13 ways13 of13 viewing13 the13 world13 or13 a13

specific13 problem13 interpretaAonsbull different13 ways13 of13 categorizing13 a13 problem13

or13 parAAoning13 perspecAves13 bull heurisAcs13 yielding13 different13 ways13 of13

generaAng13 soluAons13 to13 problemsbull predicAve13 models13 -shy‐13 different13 ways13 of13

inferring13 causes13 and13 effects13 (Fisher13 L13 (2009)

33

The13 net13 model

bull bofom-shy‐up13 openbull inclusivebull focus13 on13 individual13 and13 connecAonsbull teachers13 role13 models13 and13 co-shy‐travellers

net

34

13 Connecvist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

setnet

group

noAonal13 levels13 of13 choice13 once13 a13 typical13 lsquocoursersquo13 is13 in13 progress

bull Limitless13 assemblybull Limitless13 choicebull Limitless13 dialoguebull But13 too13 so0

Mama13 Bearrsquos13 bed

But13 do13 learning13 networks13 really13 work

bull Network13 ghost13 towns

bull Build13 it13 and13 they13 may13 come13 but13 not13 likely

bull When13 is13 the13 last13 Ame13 you13 checked13 into13 your13 Friendster13 account

Fear13 of13 open13 spaces

bull ldquoThe13 property13 of13 knowledge13 as13 as13 a13 body13 of13 vefed13 works13 comes13 directly13 from13 the13 properAes13 of13 paper13 hellip13 There13 is13 lifle13 to13 none13 of13 the13 permanence13 stability13 and13 community13 fealty13 that13 a13 body13 of13 knowledge13 requires13 and13 implies13 The13 Internet13 is13 what13 you13 get13 when13 everyone13 is13 a13 curator13 and13 everything13 is13 linkedrdquo13 ndash David13 Weinberger13 P13 45

choice13 =13 controlitrsquos13 not13 just13 about13

networks

40

Set13 modelbull cooperaAon13 anonymitybull focus13 on13 filtering13 and13 selecAonbull tags13 and13 categorisaAonbull teachers13 analyzers13 curators13

and13 publishers

bull AnalyAcsbull CollecAves

nlc2012

set

setnet

group

CollaboraAonStructureRolesMembershipIntenAon13 and13 purposeHierarchiesThe13 classical13 lsquoclassrsquo13 model

Sustaining13 AesMaking13 AesAd13 hoc13 networksKnowledge13 diffusionSocial13 capitalSocial13 presenceEmergenceShi0ingContextual

CooperaAonSharingSerendipityInterest13 -shy‐orientaAonSense-shy‐makingCollecAve13 intelligenceIntenAonal13 discovery

classes13 tutorial13 groups13 learning13 management13

systems13 etc

MOOCs13 blogs13 LinkedIn13 social13 networks13 etc

Social13 interest13 sites13 Wikipedia13 13 Google13 Search13 TwiOer13

Pinterest13 etc

4th13 generaAon13 of13 learning13 pedagogy

bull reducing13 choices13 to13 only13 those13 choices13 that13 learners13 want13 or13 need13 to13 make

GeneraAons13 of13 distance13 learning13 pedagogies

1Instruc(vist13 ndash13 Self13 Paced13 Individual13 Study13 etc

2Social13 construc(vist13 ndash13 Groups13 classes13 etc

3Connec(vist13 ndash13 Networks13 MOOCs13 etc

4Holist13 -shy‐13 Sets13 and13 Collecves

closed

open

net

group

set

indiv-shy‐idual

HardSo0

44

13 Holist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

net

group

set

noAonal13 levels13 of13 choice13 once13 a13 typical13 lsquocoursersquo13 is13 in13 progress

45

How13 holist

bull plenty

bull sAgmergy13 social13 navigaAon

bull collaboraAve13 filteringbull adapAve13 hypermedia

bull learning13 and13 process13 analyAcs

bull feedback13 loops

bull sociability

bull so013 and13 malleable13 systemsbull openness13 (resources13 people)Infr

astructu

re

Structur

e

bull Hard13 when13 wanted13 so013 when13 not

The13 collecve

bull Emergent13 structurebull Individual13 behaviours13 aggregated

bull The13 crowd13 becomes13 an13 acAve13 agent13 that13 advises13 filters13 suggests13 or13 shapes

setnet

group

collecAve

Collecves

Mismatched13 social13 forms

The13 Mafhew13 EffectPreferenAal13 afachment

So013 is13 hard Lost13 in13 social13 space

Deliberate13 aXack

ValorisaAon13 of13 narcissism

Filter13 bubbles

ConfirmaAon13 bias

Context13 separaAon13

Loss13 of13 narraAve

Control13 of13 privacy

Blind13 leading13 blind

Making13 landscapes13 for13 emergent13 pedagogy

Some13 concerns

Cold13 start13 problemsMob13 stupidity

So0-shy‐to-shy‐hardGeneraAons13 1-shy‐313 (and13 4)Sets13 nets13 and13 groups

In13 pracAcehellip

The13 Landing13 Placorm

50

142413 plugins13 available13 our13 installaAon13 using13 about13 90Fairly13 strong13 development13 team13 plofed13 roadmap13

What13 is13 the13 Landing

bull Walled13 Garden13 with13 Windowsbull A13 Private13 space13 for13 AUbull A13 user13 controlled13 creaAve13 spacebull BouAque13 social13 systembull Networking13 blogging13 photos13 microblogging13 polls13 calendars13 groups13 and13 more

bull DifferenAaAng13 and13 merging13 13 work13 from13 school13 from13 fun

24

A13 sod13 space

53

Mulple13 raonales

67

setnet

group

collecAve

CoursesCommiXeesResearch13 groupsStudy13 groupsCentres13 and13 departments

Sustaining13 esMaking13 esAd13 hoc13 networksKnowledge13 diffusionSocial13 capitalSocial13 presence

CooperaonSharingSerendipityInterest13 -shy‐orientaonSense-shy‐makingCollecve13 intelligenceIntenonal13 discovery

Where13 to13 look13 first

setnetgroup

Popular13 acvies

Blog13 posts13 (4135)

Files13 (4023)

Wire13 posts13 (2335)

bookmarks

Discussion13 topics

wikiphoto

Wiki13 sub-shy‐page

Hard13 spaces

ldquoOpening13 up13 small13 spaces13 within13 what13 existsrdquo13 Tara13 Fenwick

Filling13 gaps13 with13 people

Stretching13 tools

Filling13 gaps13 the13 Landing13 way

New13 Users13 Added13 per13 week

Currently13 325013 users

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62

Sets13 groups13 nets13 (in13 that13 order)

80

0

25

50

75

100

blogs wikis bookmarks photospublic Set Net Group

bull hfpslandingathabascauca

bull terryaathabascaucabull jondathabascauca

Page 17: It's hardly easy to be softly hard: freedom and control in learning spaces

Future13 of13 Ist13 generaon

bull OERUbull Limitless13 very13 low13 cost13 contentbull Challenges13 of13 accreditaAonbull The13 (forever)13 just13 around13 the13 corner13 lsquolearner13 adaptaAonrsquo13 technologies

ContentA13 bargain13 even13 at13 8013 off

Most13 of13 us13 like13 Free

Interacve13 MIT13 coursesMITX13 Announced

Shameless13 Plug13 and13 Giveaways

Issues13 in13 DistanceEducaAon13 Serieshfpaupressca

2nd13 GeneraAon13 DESocial13 ConstrucAvist13 Pedagogy

Construcvist13 Learning13 is

bull ldquoLearning is located in contexts and relationships rather than merely in the minds of individualsrdquo Greenhow Robelia amp Hughes

(2009)

Kathy13 Sierra13 hXpwwwspeedofcreavityorg

ldquolearning13 is13 a13 connual13 conversaon13 with13 the13 external13 world13 and13 its13 artefacts13 with13 oneself13 and13 with13 other13 learners13 and13 teachersrdquo13 (Sharples13 Taylor13 amp13 Vavoula13 2007)

Group13 as13 the13 Social13 Unit13 of13 Social13 ConstrucAvist13 Pedagogy

Why13 Groupsbull ldquoStudents13 who13 learn13 in13 small13 groups13 generally13 demonstrate13 greater13 academic13 achievement13 express13 more13 favorable13 altudes13 toward13 learning13 and13 persist13 hellip

bull small-shy‐group13 learning13 may13 have13 parAcularly13 large13 effects13 on13 the13 academic13 achievement13 of13 members13 of13 underrepresented13 groups13 and13 the13 learning-shy‐related13 altudes13 of13 womenhelliprdquo13 bull Springer13 Stanne13 amp13 Donovan13 (1999)13 P4213

Problems13 with13 Groupsbull RestricAons13 in13 Ame13 space13 pace13 amp13

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insAtuAonal13 13 amp13 13 curriculum13 controlbull Usually13 Isolated13 from13 the13 authenAc13 13 13 world13

of13 pracAcebull ldquolow13 tolerance13 of13 internal13 difference13

sexist13 and13 ethicized13 regulaAon13 high13 demand13 for13 obedience13 to13 its13 norms13 and13 exclusionary13 pracAcesrdquo13 Cousin13 amp13 Deepwell13 2005

bull ldquoPathological13 politenessrdquo13 and13 fear13 of13 debate

bull Group13 think13 (Baron13 2005)bull Poor13 preparaAon13 for13 Lifelong13 Learning13

beyond13 the13 coursebull Unscalable

$

25

Group13 model

bull Membership13 and13 exclusion13 closed13 bull Hierarchies13 of13 controlbull Focus13 on13 collaboraAon13 and13 shared13 purposebull teachers13 guides

group

26

13 Social13 construcvist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

setnet

group

noAonal13 levels13 of13 choice13 once13 a13 typical13 course13 is13 in13 progress

bull Trust13 both13 opens13 and13 constrainsbull Typically13 a13 structured13 processbull Buthellipbull OpportuniAes13 for13 negoAaAon13 of13 control

bull Shi0ing13 boundariesbull Diversity13 valorizedbull Big13 issue13 gelng13 it13 just13 right13 for13 everyone13 (assessment)

Baby13 Bearrsquos13 bed

3rd13 GeneraAon13 13 13 Connec(vist13 Pedagogy

bull Learning13 is13 building13 capacity13 -shy‐13 networks13 of13 informaAon13 contacts13 and13 resources13 that13 can13 be13 applied13 to13 real13 problems

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bull Emergentbull Distributed13 and13 diversebull ChaoAcbull Fragmentedbull Non13 sequenAalbull Contextualized

What13 is13 Connected13 Knowledge

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Networks13 add13 diversity13 to13 learning

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Networks13 Celebrate13 and13 SAmulate13 CogniAve13 Diversity

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knowledge13 perspecAvesbull different13 ways13 of13 viewing13 the13 world13 or13 a13

specific13 problem13 interpretaAonsbull different13 ways13 of13 categorizing13 a13 problem13

or13 parAAoning13 perspecAves13 bull heurisAcs13 yielding13 different13 ways13 of13

generaAng13 soluAons13 to13 problemsbull predicAve13 models13 -shy‐13 different13 ways13 of13

inferring13 causes13 and13 effects13 (Fisher13 L13 (2009)

33

The13 net13 model

bull bofom-shy‐up13 openbull inclusivebull focus13 on13 individual13 and13 connecAonsbull teachers13 role13 models13 and13 co-shy‐travellers

net

34

13 Connecvist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

setnet

group

noAonal13 levels13 of13 choice13 once13 a13 typical13 lsquocoursersquo13 is13 in13 progress

bull Limitless13 assemblybull Limitless13 choicebull Limitless13 dialoguebull But13 too13 so0

Mama13 Bearrsquos13 bed

But13 do13 learning13 networks13 really13 work

bull Network13 ghost13 towns

bull Build13 it13 and13 they13 may13 come13 but13 not13 likely

bull When13 is13 the13 last13 Ame13 you13 checked13 into13 your13 Friendster13 account

Fear13 of13 open13 spaces

bull ldquoThe13 property13 of13 knowledge13 as13 as13 a13 body13 of13 vefed13 works13 comes13 directly13 from13 the13 properAes13 of13 paper13 hellip13 There13 is13 lifle13 to13 none13 of13 the13 permanence13 stability13 and13 community13 fealty13 that13 a13 body13 of13 knowledge13 requires13 and13 implies13 The13 Internet13 is13 what13 you13 get13 when13 everyone13 is13 a13 curator13 and13 everything13 is13 linkedrdquo13 ndash David13 Weinberger13 P13 45

choice13 =13 controlitrsquos13 not13 just13 about13

networks

40

Set13 modelbull cooperaAon13 anonymitybull focus13 on13 filtering13 and13 selecAonbull tags13 and13 categorisaAonbull teachers13 analyzers13 curators13

and13 publishers

bull AnalyAcsbull CollecAves

nlc2012

set

setnet

group

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Sustaining13 AesMaking13 AesAd13 hoc13 networksKnowledge13 diffusionSocial13 capitalSocial13 presenceEmergenceShi0ingContextual

CooperaAonSharingSerendipityInterest13 -shy‐orientaAonSense-shy‐makingCollecAve13 intelligenceIntenAonal13 discovery

classes13 tutorial13 groups13 learning13 management13

systems13 etc

MOOCs13 blogs13 LinkedIn13 social13 networks13 etc

Social13 interest13 sites13 Wikipedia13 13 Google13 Search13 TwiOer13

Pinterest13 etc

4th13 generaAon13 of13 learning13 pedagogy

bull reducing13 choices13 to13 only13 those13 choices13 that13 learners13 want13 or13 need13 to13 make

GeneraAons13 of13 distance13 learning13 pedagogies

1Instruc(vist13 ndash13 Self13 Paced13 Individual13 Study13 etc

2Social13 construc(vist13 ndash13 Groups13 classes13 etc

3Connec(vist13 ndash13 Networks13 MOOCs13 etc

4Holist13 -shy‐13 Sets13 and13 Collecves

closed

open

net

group

set

indiv-shy‐idual

HardSo0

44

13 Holist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

net

group

set

noAonal13 levels13 of13 choice13 once13 a13 typical13 lsquocoursersquo13 is13 in13 progress

45

How13 holist

bull plenty

bull sAgmergy13 social13 navigaAon

bull collaboraAve13 filteringbull adapAve13 hypermedia

bull learning13 and13 process13 analyAcs

bull feedback13 loops

bull sociability

bull so013 and13 malleable13 systemsbull openness13 (resources13 people)Infr

astructu

re

Structur

e

bull Hard13 when13 wanted13 so013 when13 not

The13 collecve

bull Emergent13 structurebull Individual13 behaviours13 aggregated

bull The13 crowd13 becomes13 an13 acAve13 agent13 that13 advises13 filters13 suggests13 or13 shapes

setnet

group

collecAve

Collecves

Mismatched13 social13 forms

The13 Mafhew13 EffectPreferenAal13 afachment

So013 is13 hard Lost13 in13 social13 space

Deliberate13 aXack

ValorisaAon13 of13 narcissism

Filter13 bubbles

ConfirmaAon13 bias

Context13 separaAon13

Loss13 of13 narraAve

Control13 of13 privacy

Blind13 leading13 blind

Making13 landscapes13 for13 emergent13 pedagogy

Some13 concerns

Cold13 start13 problemsMob13 stupidity

So0-shy‐to-shy‐hardGeneraAons13 1-shy‐313 (and13 4)Sets13 nets13 and13 groups

In13 pracAcehellip

The13 Landing13 Placorm

50

142413 plugins13 available13 our13 installaAon13 using13 about13 90Fairly13 strong13 development13 team13 plofed13 roadmap13

What13 is13 the13 Landing

bull Walled13 Garden13 with13 Windowsbull A13 Private13 space13 for13 AUbull A13 user13 controlled13 creaAve13 spacebull BouAque13 social13 systembull Networking13 blogging13 photos13 microblogging13 polls13 calendars13 groups13 and13 more

bull DifferenAaAng13 and13 merging13 13 work13 from13 school13 from13 fun

24

A13 sod13 space

53

Mulple13 raonales

67

setnet

group

collecAve

CoursesCommiXeesResearch13 groupsStudy13 groupsCentres13 and13 departments

Sustaining13 esMaking13 esAd13 hoc13 networksKnowledge13 diffusionSocial13 capitalSocial13 presence

CooperaonSharingSerendipityInterest13 -shy‐orientaonSense-shy‐makingCollecve13 intelligenceIntenonal13 discovery

Where13 to13 look13 first

setnetgroup

Popular13 acvies

Blog13 posts13 (4135)

Files13 (4023)

Wire13 posts13 (2335)

bookmarks

Discussion13 topics

wikiphoto

Wiki13 sub-shy‐page

Hard13 spaces

ldquoOpening13 up13 small13 spaces13 within13 what13 existsrdquo13 Tara13 Fenwick

Filling13 gaps13 with13 people

Stretching13 tools

Filling13 gaps13 the13 Landing13 way

New13 Users13 Added13 per13 week

Currently13 325013 users

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62

Sets13 groups13 nets13 (in13 that13 order)

80

0

25

50

75

100

blogs wikis bookmarks photospublic Set Net Group

bull hfpslandingathabascauca

bull terryaathabascaucabull jondathabascauca

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ContentA13 bargain13 even13 at13 8013 off

Most13 of13 us13 like13 Free

Interacve13 MIT13 coursesMITX13 Announced

Shameless13 Plug13 and13 Giveaways

Issues13 in13 DistanceEducaAon13 Serieshfpaupressca

2nd13 GeneraAon13 DESocial13 ConstrucAvist13 Pedagogy

Construcvist13 Learning13 is

bull ldquoLearning is located in contexts and relationships rather than merely in the minds of individualsrdquo Greenhow Robelia amp Hughes

(2009)

Kathy13 Sierra13 hXpwwwspeedofcreavityorg

ldquolearning13 is13 a13 connual13 conversaon13 with13 the13 external13 world13 and13 its13 artefacts13 with13 oneself13 and13 with13 other13 learners13 and13 teachersrdquo13 (Sharples13 Taylor13 amp13 Vavoula13 2007)

Group13 as13 the13 Social13 Unit13 of13 Social13 ConstrucAvist13 Pedagogy

Why13 Groupsbull ldquoStudents13 who13 learn13 in13 small13 groups13 generally13 demonstrate13 greater13 academic13 achievement13 express13 more13 favorable13 altudes13 toward13 learning13 and13 persist13 hellip

bull small-shy‐group13 learning13 may13 have13 parAcularly13 large13 effects13 on13 the13 academic13 achievement13 of13 members13 of13 underrepresented13 groups13 and13 the13 learning-shy‐related13 altudes13 of13 womenhelliprdquo13 bull Springer13 Stanne13 amp13 Donovan13 (1999)13 P4213

Problems13 with13 Groupsbull RestricAons13 in13 Ame13 space13 pace13 amp13

relaAonship13 -shy‐13 NOT13 OPENbull Overly13 confined13 by13 leader13 expectaAon13 and13

insAtuAonal13 13 amp13 13 curriculum13 controlbull Usually13 Isolated13 from13 the13 authenAc13 13 13 world13

of13 pracAcebull ldquolow13 tolerance13 of13 internal13 difference13

sexist13 and13 ethicized13 regulaAon13 high13 demand13 for13 obedience13 to13 its13 norms13 and13 exclusionary13 pracAcesrdquo13 Cousin13 amp13 Deepwell13 2005

bull ldquoPathological13 politenessrdquo13 and13 fear13 of13 debate

bull Group13 think13 (Baron13 2005)bull Poor13 preparaAon13 for13 Lifelong13 Learning13

beyond13 the13 coursebull Unscalable

$

25

Group13 model

bull Membership13 and13 exclusion13 closed13 bull Hierarchies13 of13 controlbull Focus13 on13 collaboraAon13 and13 shared13 purposebull teachers13 guides

group

26

13 Social13 construcvist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

setnet

group

noAonal13 levels13 of13 choice13 once13 a13 typical13 course13 is13 in13 progress

bull Trust13 both13 opens13 and13 constrainsbull Typically13 a13 structured13 processbull Buthellipbull OpportuniAes13 for13 negoAaAon13 of13 control

bull Shi0ing13 boundariesbull Diversity13 valorizedbull Big13 issue13 gelng13 it13 just13 right13 for13 everyone13 (assessment)

Baby13 Bearrsquos13 bed

3rd13 GeneraAon13 13 13 Connec(vist13 Pedagogy

bull Learning13 is13 building13 capacity13 -shy‐13 networks13 of13 informaAon13 contacts13 and13 resources13 that13 can13 be13 applied13 to13 real13 problems

ConnecAvist13 Knowledge13 isA13 Process

bull Emergentbull Distributed13 and13 diversebull ChaoAcbull Fragmentedbull Non13 sequenAalbull Contextualized

What13 is13 Connected13 Knowledge

bull Knowledge13 is13 defined13 by13 its13 creaAon13 through13 acAviAesndash Accessing13 informaAonndash EvaluaAng13 filteringndash Conveying13 ideasndash Reformalng13 mashingndash Analyzing13 ndash CollaboraAng13 (Barth13 2004)

Networks13 add13 diversity13 to13 learning

ldquoPeople13 who13 live13 in13 the13 intersecAon13 of13 social13 worlds13 are13 at13 higher13 risk13 of13 having13 good13 ideasrdquo13 Burt13 200513 p13 90

Networks13 Celebrate13 and13 SAmulate13 CogniAve13 Diversity

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knowledge13 perspecAvesbull different13 ways13 of13 viewing13 the13 world13 or13 a13

specific13 problem13 interpretaAonsbull different13 ways13 of13 categorizing13 a13 problem13

or13 parAAoning13 perspecAves13 bull heurisAcs13 yielding13 different13 ways13 of13

generaAng13 soluAons13 to13 problemsbull predicAve13 models13 -shy‐13 different13 ways13 of13

inferring13 causes13 and13 effects13 (Fisher13 L13 (2009)

33

The13 net13 model

bull bofom-shy‐up13 openbull inclusivebull focus13 on13 individual13 and13 connecAonsbull teachers13 role13 models13 and13 co-shy‐travellers

net

34

13 Connecvist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

setnet

group

noAonal13 levels13 of13 choice13 once13 a13 typical13 lsquocoursersquo13 is13 in13 progress

bull Limitless13 assemblybull Limitless13 choicebull Limitless13 dialoguebull But13 too13 so0

Mama13 Bearrsquos13 bed

But13 do13 learning13 networks13 really13 work

bull Network13 ghost13 towns

bull Build13 it13 and13 they13 may13 come13 but13 not13 likely

bull When13 is13 the13 last13 Ame13 you13 checked13 into13 your13 Friendster13 account

Fear13 of13 open13 spaces

bull ldquoThe13 property13 of13 knowledge13 as13 as13 a13 body13 of13 vefed13 works13 comes13 directly13 from13 the13 properAes13 of13 paper13 hellip13 There13 is13 lifle13 to13 none13 of13 the13 permanence13 stability13 and13 community13 fealty13 that13 a13 body13 of13 knowledge13 requires13 and13 implies13 The13 Internet13 is13 what13 you13 get13 when13 everyone13 is13 a13 curator13 and13 everything13 is13 linkedrdquo13 ndash David13 Weinberger13 P13 45

choice13 =13 controlitrsquos13 not13 just13 about13

networks

40

Set13 modelbull cooperaAon13 anonymitybull focus13 on13 filtering13 and13 selecAonbull tags13 and13 categorisaAonbull teachers13 analyzers13 curators13

and13 publishers

bull AnalyAcsbull CollecAves

nlc2012

set

setnet

group

CollaboraAonStructureRolesMembershipIntenAon13 and13 purposeHierarchiesThe13 classical13 lsquoclassrsquo13 model

Sustaining13 AesMaking13 AesAd13 hoc13 networksKnowledge13 diffusionSocial13 capitalSocial13 presenceEmergenceShi0ingContextual

CooperaAonSharingSerendipityInterest13 -shy‐orientaAonSense-shy‐makingCollecAve13 intelligenceIntenAonal13 discovery

classes13 tutorial13 groups13 learning13 management13

systems13 etc

MOOCs13 blogs13 LinkedIn13 social13 networks13 etc

Social13 interest13 sites13 Wikipedia13 13 Google13 Search13 TwiOer13

Pinterest13 etc

4th13 generaAon13 of13 learning13 pedagogy

bull reducing13 choices13 to13 only13 those13 choices13 that13 learners13 want13 or13 need13 to13 make

GeneraAons13 of13 distance13 learning13 pedagogies

1Instruc(vist13 ndash13 Self13 Paced13 Individual13 Study13 etc

2Social13 construc(vist13 ndash13 Groups13 classes13 etc

3Connec(vist13 ndash13 Networks13 MOOCs13 etc

4Holist13 -shy‐13 Sets13 and13 Collecves

closed

open

net

group

set

indiv-shy‐idual

HardSo0

44

13 Holist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

net

group

set

noAonal13 levels13 of13 choice13 once13 a13 typical13 lsquocoursersquo13 is13 in13 progress

45

How13 holist

bull plenty

bull sAgmergy13 social13 navigaAon

bull collaboraAve13 filteringbull adapAve13 hypermedia

bull learning13 and13 process13 analyAcs

bull feedback13 loops

bull sociability

bull so013 and13 malleable13 systemsbull openness13 (resources13 people)Infr

astructu

re

Structur

e

bull Hard13 when13 wanted13 so013 when13 not

The13 collecve

bull Emergent13 structurebull Individual13 behaviours13 aggregated

bull The13 crowd13 becomes13 an13 acAve13 agent13 that13 advises13 filters13 suggests13 or13 shapes

setnet

group

collecAve

Collecves

Mismatched13 social13 forms

The13 Mafhew13 EffectPreferenAal13 afachment

So013 is13 hard Lost13 in13 social13 space

Deliberate13 aXack

ValorisaAon13 of13 narcissism

Filter13 bubbles

ConfirmaAon13 bias

Context13 separaAon13

Loss13 of13 narraAve

Control13 of13 privacy

Blind13 leading13 blind

Making13 landscapes13 for13 emergent13 pedagogy

Some13 concerns

Cold13 start13 problemsMob13 stupidity

So0-shy‐to-shy‐hardGeneraAons13 1-shy‐313 (and13 4)Sets13 nets13 and13 groups

In13 pracAcehellip

The13 Landing13 Placorm

50

142413 plugins13 available13 our13 installaAon13 using13 about13 90Fairly13 strong13 development13 team13 plofed13 roadmap13

What13 is13 the13 Landing

bull Walled13 Garden13 with13 Windowsbull A13 Private13 space13 for13 AUbull A13 user13 controlled13 creaAve13 spacebull BouAque13 social13 systembull Networking13 blogging13 photos13 microblogging13 polls13 calendars13 groups13 and13 more

bull DifferenAaAng13 and13 merging13 13 work13 from13 school13 from13 fun

24

A13 sod13 space

53

Mulple13 raonales

67

setnet

group

collecAve

CoursesCommiXeesResearch13 groupsStudy13 groupsCentres13 and13 departments

Sustaining13 esMaking13 esAd13 hoc13 networksKnowledge13 diffusionSocial13 capitalSocial13 presence

CooperaonSharingSerendipityInterest13 -shy‐orientaonSense-shy‐makingCollecve13 intelligenceIntenonal13 discovery

Where13 to13 look13 first

setnetgroup

Popular13 acvies

Blog13 posts13 (4135)

Files13 (4023)

Wire13 posts13 (2335)

bookmarks

Discussion13 topics

wikiphoto

Wiki13 sub-shy‐page

Hard13 spaces

ldquoOpening13 up13 small13 spaces13 within13 what13 existsrdquo13 Tara13 Fenwick

Filling13 gaps13 with13 people

Stretching13 tools

Filling13 gaps13 the13 Landing13 way

New13 Users13 Added13 per13 week

Currently13 325013 users

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62

Sets13 groups13 nets13 (in13 that13 order)

80

0

25

50

75

100

blogs wikis bookmarks photospublic Set Net Group

bull hfpslandingathabascauca

bull terryaathabascaucabull jondathabascauca

Page 19: It's hardly easy to be softly hard: freedom and control in learning spaces

Shameless13 Plug13 and13 Giveaways

Issues13 in13 DistanceEducaAon13 Serieshfpaupressca

2nd13 GeneraAon13 DESocial13 ConstrucAvist13 Pedagogy

Construcvist13 Learning13 is

bull ldquoLearning is located in contexts and relationships rather than merely in the minds of individualsrdquo Greenhow Robelia amp Hughes

(2009)

Kathy13 Sierra13 hXpwwwspeedofcreavityorg

ldquolearning13 is13 a13 connual13 conversaon13 with13 the13 external13 world13 and13 its13 artefacts13 with13 oneself13 and13 with13 other13 learners13 and13 teachersrdquo13 (Sharples13 Taylor13 amp13 Vavoula13 2007)

Group13 as13 the13 Social13 Unit13 of13 Social13 ConstrucAvist13 Pedagogy

Why13 Groupsbull ldquoStudents13 who13 learn13 in13 small13 groups13 generally13 demonstrate13 greater13 academic13 achievement13 express13 more13 favorable13 altudes13 toward13 learning13 and13 persist13 hellip

bull small-shy‐group13 learning13 may13 have13 parAcularly13 large13 effects13 on13 the13 academic13 achievement13 of13 members13 of13 underrepresented13 groups13 and13 the13 learning-shy‐related13 altudes13 of13 womenhelliprdquo13 bull Springer13 Stanne13 amp13 Donovan13 (1999)13 P4213

Problems13 with13 Groupsbull RestricAons13 in13 Ame13 space13 pace13 amp13

relaAonship13 -shy‐13 NOT13 OPENbull Overly13 confined13 by13 leader13 expectaAon13 and13

insAtuAonal13 13 amp13 13 curriculum13 controlbull Usually13 Isolated13 from13 the13 authenAc13 13 13 world13

of13 pracAcebull ldquolow13 tolerance13 of13 internal13 difference13

sexist13 and13 ethicized13 regulaAon13 high13 demand13 for13 obedience13 to13 its13 norms13 and13 exclusionary13 pracAcesrdquo13 Cousin13 amp13 Deepwell13 2005

bull ldquoPathological13 politenessrdquo13 and13 fear13 of13 debate

bull Group13 think13 (Baron13 2005)bull Poor13 preparaAon13 for13 Lifelong13 Learning13

beyond13 the13 coursebull Unscalable

$

25

Group13 model

bull Membership13 and13 exclusion13 closed13 bull Hierarchies13 of13 controlbull Focus13 on13 collaboraAon13 and13 shared13 purposebull teachers13 guides

group

26

13 Social13 construcvist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

setnet

group

noAonal13 levels13 of13 choice13 once13 a13 typical13 course13 is13 in13 progress

bull Trust13 both13 opens13 and13 constrainsbull Typically13 a13 structured13 processbull Buthellipbull OpportuniAes13 for13 negoAaAon13 of13 control

bull Shi0ing13 boundariesbull Diversity13 valorizedbull Big13 issue13 gelng13 it13 just13 right13 for13 everyone13 (assessment)

Baby13 Bearrsquos13 bed

3rd13 GeneraAon13 13 13 Connec(vist13 Pedagogy

bull Learning13 is13 building13 capacity13 -shy‐13 networks13 of13 informaAon13 contacts13 and13 resources13 that13 can13 be13 applied13 to13 real13 problems

ConnecAvist13 Knowledge13 isA13 Process

bull Emergentbull Distributed13 and13 diversebull ChaoAcbull Fragmentedbull Non13 sequenAalbull Contextualized

What13 is13 Connected13 Knowledge

bull Knowledge13 is13 defined13 by13 its13 creaAon13 through13 acAviAesndash Accessing13 informaAonndash EvaluaAng13 filteringndash Conveying13 ideasndash Reformalng13 mashingndash Analyzing13 ndash CollaboraAng13 (Barth13 2004)

Networks13 add13 diversity13 to13 learning

ldquoPeople13 who13 live13 in13 the13 intersecAon13 of13 social13 worlds13 are13 at13 higher13 risk13 of13 having13 good13 ideasrdquo13 Burt13 200513 p13 90

Networks13 Celebrate13 and13 SAmulate13 CogniAve13 Diversity

Arises13 when13 frombull different13 types13 of13 informaAon13 and13

knowledge13 perspecAvesbull different13 ways13 of13 viewing13 the13 world13 or13 a13

specific13 problem13 interpretaAonsbull different13 ways13 of13 categorizing13 a13 problem13

or13 parAAoning13 perspecAves13 bull heurisAcs13 yielding13 different13 ways13 of13

generaAng13 soluAons13 to13 problemsbull predicAve13 models13 -shy‐13 different13 ways13 of13

inferring13 causes13 and13 effects13 (Fisher13 L13 (2009)

33

The13 net13 model

bull bofom-shy‐up13 openbull inclusivebull focus13 on13 individual13 and13 connecAonsbull teachers13 role13 models13 and13 co-shy‐travellers

net

34

13 Connecvist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

setnet

group

noAonal13 levels13 of13 choice13 once13 a13 typical13 lsquocoursersquo13 is13 in13 progress

bull Limitless13 assemblybull Limitless13 choicebull Limitless13 dialoguebull But13 too13 so0

Mama13 Bearrsquos13 bed

But13 do13 learning13 networks13 really13 work

bull Network13 ghost13 towns

bull Build13 it13 and13 they13 may13 come13 but13 not13 likely

bull When13 is13 the13 last13 Ame13 you13 checked13 into13 your13 Friendster13 account

Fear13 of13 open13 spaces

bull ldquoThe13 property13 of13 knowledge13 as13 as13 a13 body13 of13 vefed13 works13 comes13 directly13 from13 the13 properAes13 of13 paper13 hellip13 There13 is13 lifle13 to13 none13 of13 the13 permanence13 stability13 and13 community13 fealty13 that13 a13 body13 of13 knowledge13 requires13 and13 implies13 The13 Internet13 is13 what13 you13 get13 when13 everyone13 is13 a13 curator13 and13 everything13 is13 linkedrdquo13 ndash David13 Weinberger13 P13 45

choice13 =13 controlitrsquos13 not13 just13 about13

networks

40

Set13 modelbull cooperaAon13 anonymitybull focus13 on13 filtering13 and13 selecAonbull tags13 and13 categorisaAonbull teachers13 analyzers13 curators13

and13 publishers

bull AnalyAcsbull CollecAves

nlc2012

set

setnet

group

CollaboraAonStructureRolesMembershipIntenAon13 and13 purposeHierarchiesThe13 classical13 lsquoclassrsquo13 model

Sustaining13 AesMaking13 AesAd13 hoc13 networksKnowledge13 diffusionSocial13 capitalSocial13 presenceEmergenceShi0ingContextual

CooperaAonSharingSerendipityInterest13 -shy‐orientaAonSense-shy‐makingCollecAve13 intelligenceIntenAonal13 discovery

classes13 tutorial13 groups13 learning13 management13

systems13 etc

MOOCs13 blogs13 LinkedIn13 social13 networks13 etc

Social13 interest13 sites13 Wikipedia13 13 Google13 Search13 TwiOer13

Pinterest13 etc

4th13 generaAon13 of13 learning13 pedagogy

bull reducing13 choices13 to13 only13 those13 choices13 that13 learners13 want13 or13 need13 to13 make

GeneraAons13 of13 distance13 learning13 pedagogies

1Instruc(vist13 ndash13 Self13 Paced13 Individual13 Study13 etc

2Social13 construc(vist13 ndash13 Groups13 classes13 etc

3Connec(vist13 ndash13 Networks13 MOOCs13 etc

4Holist13 -shy‐13 Sets13 and13 Collecves

closed

open

net

group

set

indiv-shy‐idual

HardSo0

44

13 Holist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

net

group

set

noAonal13 levels13 of13 choice13 once13 a13 typical13 lsquocoursersquo13 is13 in13 progress

45

How13 holist

bull plenty

bull sAgmergy13 social13 navigaAon

bull collaboraAve13 filteringbull adapAve13 hypermedia

bull learning13 and13 process13 analyAcs

bull feedback13 loops

bull sociability

bull so013 and13 malleable13 systemsbull openness13 (resources13 people)Infr

astructu

re

Structur

e

bull Hard13 when13 wanted13 so013 when13 not

The13 collecve

bull Emergent13 structurebull Individual13 behaviours13 aggregated

bull The13 crowd13 becomes13 an13 acAve13 agent13 that13 advises13 filters13 suggests13 or13 shapes

setnet

group

collecAve

Collecves

Mismatched13 social13 forms

The13 Mafhew13 EffectPreferenAal13 afachment

So013 is13 hard Lost13 in13 social13 space

Deliberate13 aXack

ValorisaAon13 of13 narcissism

Filter13 bubbles

ConfirmaAon13 bias

Context13 separaAon13

Loss13 of13 narraAve

Control13 of13 privacy

Blind13 leading13 blind

Making13 landscapes13 for13 emergent13 pedagogy

Some13 concerns

Cold13 start13 problemsMob13 stupidity

So0-shy‐to-shy‐hardGeneraAons13 1-shy‐313 (and13 4)Sets13 nets13 and13 groups

In13 pracAcehellip

The13 Landing13 Placorm

50

142413 plugins13 available13 our13 installaAon13 using13 about13 90Fairly13 strong13 development13 team13 plofed13 roadmap13

What13 is13 the13 Landing

bull Walled13 Garden13 with13 Windowsbull A13 Private13 space13 for13 AUbull A13 user13 controlled13 creaAve13 spacebull BouAque13 social13 systembull Networking13 blogging13 photos13 microblogging13 polls13 calendars13 groups13 and13 more

bull DifferenAaAng13 and13 merging13 13 work13 from13 school13 from13 fun

24

A13 sod13 space

53

Mulple13 raonales

67

setnet

group

collecAve

CoursesCommiXeesResearch13 groupsStudy13 groupsCentres13 and13 departments

Sustaining13 esMaking13 esAd13 hoc13 networksKnowledge13 diffusionSocial13 capitalSocial13 presence

CooperaonSharingSerendipityInterest13 -shy‐orientaonSense-shy‐makingCollecve13 intelligenceIntenonal13 discovery

Where13 to13 look13 first

setnetgroup

Popular13 acvies

Blog13 posts13 (4135)

Files13 (4023)

Wire13 posts13 (2335)

bookmarks

Discussion13 topics

wikiphoto

Wiki13 sub-shy‐page

Hard13 spaces

ldquoOpening13 up13 small13 spaces13 within13 what13 existsrdquo13 Tara13 Fenwick

Filling13 gaps13 with13 people

Stretching13 tools

Filling13 gaps13 the13 Landing13 way

New13 Users13 Added13 per13 week

Currently13 325013 users

Landing13 Groupsbull 27113 Groupsbull Average13 of13 107913 members13 each

62

Sets13 groups13 nets13 (in13 that13 order)

80

0

25

50

75

100

blogs wikis bookmarks photospublic Set Net Group

bull hfpslandingathabascauca

bull terryaathabascaucabull jondathabascauca

Page 20: It's hardly easy to be softly hard: freedom and control in learning spaces

2nd13 GeneraAon13 DESocial13 ConstrucAvist13 Pedagogy

Construcvist13 Learning13 is

bull ldquoLearning is located in contexts and relationships rather than merely in the minds of individualsrdquo Greenhow Robelia amp Hughes

(2009)

Kathy13 Sierra13 hXpwwwspeedofcreavityorg

ldquolearning13 is13 a13 connual13 conversaon13 with13 the13 external13 world13 and13 its13 artefacts13 with13 oneself13 and13 with13 other13 learners13 and13 teachersrdquo13 (Sharples13 Taylor13 amp13 Vavoula13 2007)

Group13 as13 the13 Social13 Unit13 of13 Social13 ConstrucAvist13 Pedagogy

Why13 Groupsbull ldquoStudents13 who13 learn13 in13 small13 groups13 generally13 demonstrate13 greater13 academic13 achievement13 express13 more13 favorable13 altudes13 toward13 learning13 and13 persist13 hellip

bull small-shy‐group13 learning13 may13 have13 parAcularly13 large13 effects13 on13 the13 academic13 achievement13 of13 members13 of13 underrepresented13 groups13 and13 the13 learning-shy‐related13 altudes13 of13 womenhelliprdquo13 bull Springer13 Stanne13 amp13 Donovan13 (1999)13 P4213

Problems13 with13 Groupsbull RestricAons13 in13 Ame13 space13 pace13 amp13

relaAonship13 -shy‐13 NOT13 OPENbull Overly13 confined13 by13 leader13 expectaAon13 and13

insAtuAonal13 13 amp13 13 curriculum13 controlbull Usually13 Isolated13 from13 the13 authenAc13 13 13 world13

of13 pracAcebull ldquolow13 tolerance13 of13 internal13 difference13

sexist13 and13 ethicized13 regulaAon13 high13 demand13 for13 obedience13 to13 its13 norms13 and13 exclusionary13 pracAcesrdquo13 Cousin13 amp13 Deepwell13 2005

bull ldquoPathological13 politenessrdquo13 and13 fear13 of13 debate

bull Group13 think13 (Baron13 2005)bull Poor13 preparaAon13 for13 Lifelong13 Learning13

beyond13 the13 coursebull Unscalable

$

25

Group13 model

bull Membership13 and13 exclusion13 closed13 bull Hierarchies13 of13 controlbull Focus13 on13 collaboraAon13 and13 shared13 purposebull teachers13 guides

group

26

13 Social13 construcvist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

setnet

group

noAonal13 levels13 of13 choice13 once13 a13 typical13 course13 is13 in13 progress

bull Trust13 both13 opens13 and13 constrainsbull Typically13 a13 structured13 processbull Buthellipbull OpportuniAes13 for13 negoAaAon13 of13 control

bull Shi0ing13 boundariesbull Diversity13 valorizedbull Big13 issue13 gelng13 it13 just13 right13 for13 everyone13 (assessment)

Baby13 Bearrsquos13 bed

3rd13 GeneraAon13 13 13 Connec(vist13 Pedagogy

bull Learning13 is13 building13 capacity13 -shy‐13 networks13 of13 informaAon13 contacts13 and13 resources13 that13 can13 be13 applied13 to13 real13 problems

ConnecAvist13 Knowledge13 isA13 Process

bull Emergentbull Distributed13 and13 diversebull ChaoAcbull Fragmentedbull Non13 sequenAalbull Contextualized

What13 is13 Connected13 Knowledge

bull Knowledge13 is13 defined13 by13 its13 creaAon13 through13 acAviAesndash Accessing13 informaAonndash EvaluaAng13 filteringndash Conveying13 ideasndash Reformalng13 mashingndash Analyzing13 ndash CollaboraAng13 (Barth13 2004)

Networks13 add13 diversity13 to13 learning

ldquoPeople13 who13 live13 in13 the13 intersecAon13 of13 social13 worlds13 are13 at13 higher13 risk13 of13 having13 good13 ideasrdquo13 Burt13 200513 p13 90

Networks13 Celebrate13 and13 SAmulate13 CogniAve13 Diversity

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knowledge13 perspecAvesbull different13 ways13 of13 viewing13 the13 world13 or13 a13

specific13 problem13 interpretaAonsbull different13 ways13 of13 categorizing13 a13 problem13

or13 parAAoning13 perspecAves13 bull heurisAcs13 yielding13 different13 ways13 of13

generaAng13 soluAons13 to13 problemsbull predicAve13 models13 -shy‐13 different13 ways13 of13

inferring13 causes13 and13 effects13 (Fisher13 L13 (2009)

33

The13 net13 model

bull bofom-shy‐up13 openbull inclusivebull focus13 on13 individual13 and13 connecAonsbull teachers13 role13 models13 and13 co-shy‐travellers

net

34

13 Connecvist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

setnet

group

noAonal13 levels13 of13 choice13 once13 a13 typical13 lsquocoursersquo13 is13 in13 progress

bull Limitless13 assemblybull Limitless13 choicebull Limitless13 dialoguebull But13 too13 so0

Mama13 Bearrsquos13 bed

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bull Network13 ghost13 towns

bull Build13 it13 and13 they13 may13 come13 but13 not13 likely

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choice13 =13 controlitrsquos13 not13 just13 about13

networks

40

Set13 modelbull cooperaAon13 anonymitybull focus13 on13 filtering13 and13 selecAonbull tags13 and13 categorisaAonbull teachers13 analyzers13 curators13

and13 publishers

bull AnalyAcsbull CollecAves

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set

setnet

group

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classes13 tutorial13 groups13 learning13 management13

systems13 etc

MOOCs13 blogs13 LinkedIn13 social13 networks13 etc

Social13 interest13 sites13 Wikipedia13 13 Google13 Search13 TwiOer13

Pinterest13 etc

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bull reducing13 choices13 to13 only13 those13 choices13 that13 learners13 want13 or13 need13 to13 make

GeneraAons13 of13 distance13 learning13 pedagogies

1Instruc(vist13 ndash13 Self13 Paced13 Individual13 Study13 etc

2Social13 construc(vist13 ndash13 Groups13 classes13 etc

3Connec(vist13 ndash13 Networks13 MOOCs13 etc

4Holist13 -shy‐13 Sets13 and13 Collecves

closed

open

net

group

set

indiv-shy‐idual

HardSo0

44

13 Holist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

net

group

set

noAonal13 levels13 of13 choice13 once13 a13 typical13 lsquocoursersquo13 is13 in13 progress

45

How13 holist

bull plenty

bull sAgmergy13 social13 navigaAon

bull collaboraAve13 filteringbull adapAve13 hypermedia

bull learning13 and13 process13 analyAcs

bull feedback13 loops

bull sociability

bull so013 and13 malleable13 systemsbull openness13 (resources13 people)Infr

astructu

re

Structur

e

bull Hard13 when13 wanted13 so013 when13 not

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bull Emergent13 structurebull Individual13 behaviours13 aggregated

bull The13 crowd13 becomes13 an13 acAve13 agent13 that13 advises13 filters13 suggests13 or13 shapes

setnet

group

collecAve

Collecves

Mismatched13 social13 forms

The13 Mafhew13 EffectPreferenAal13 afachment

So013 is13 hard Lost13 in13 social13 space

Deliberate13 aXack

ValorisaAon13 of13 narcissism

Filter13 bubbles

ConfirmaAon13 bias

Context13 separaAon13

Loss13 of13 narraAve

Control13 of13 privacy

Blind13 leading13 blind

Making13 landscapes13 for13 emergent13 pedagogy

Some13 concerns

Cold13 start13 problemsMob13 stupidity

So0-shy‐to-shy‐hardGeneraAons13 1-shy‐313 (and13 4)Sets13 nets13 and13 groups

In13 pracAcehellip

The13 Landing13 Placorm

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142413 plugins13 available13 our13 installaAon13 using13 about13 90Fairly13 strong13 development13 team13 plofed13 roadmap13

What13 is13 the13 Landing

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24

A13 sod13 space

53

Mulple13 raonales

67

setnet

group

collecAve

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Where13 to13 look13 first

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Wire13 posts13 (2335)

bookmarks

Discussion13 topics

wikiphoto

Wiki13 sub-shy‐page

Hard13 spaces

ldquoOpening13 up13 small13 spaces13 within13 what13 existsrdquo13 Tara13 Fenwick

Filling13 gaps13 with13 people

Stretching13 tools

Filling13 gaps13 the13 Landing13 way

New13 Users13 Added13 per13 week

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Sets13 groups13 nets13 (in13 that13 order)

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0

25

50

75

100

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bull hfpslandingathabascauca

bull terryaathabascaucabull jondathabascauca

Page 21: It's hardly easy to be softly hard: freedom and control in learning spaces

Construcvist13 Learning13 is

bull ldquoLearning is located in contexts and relationships rather than merely in the minds of individualsrdquo Greenhow Robelia amp Hughes

(2009)

Kathy13 Sierra13 hXpwwwspeedofcreavityorg

ldquolearning13 is13 a13 connual13 conversaon13 with13 the13 external13 world13 and13 its13 artefacts13 with13 oneself13 and13 with13 other13 learners13 and13 teachersrdquo13 (Sharples13 Taylor13 amp13 Vavoula13 2007)

Group13 as13 the13 Social13 Unit13 of13 Social13 ConstrucAvist13 Pedagogy

Why13 Groupsbull ldquoStudents13 who13 learn13 in13 small13 groups13 generally13 demonstrate13 greater13 academic13 achievement13 express13 more13 favorable13 altudes13 toward13 learning13 and13 persist13 hellip

bull small-shy‐group13 learning13 may13 have13 parAcularly13 large13 effects13 on13 the13 academic13 achievement13 of13 members13 of13 underrepresented13 groups13 and13 the13 learning-shy‐related13 altudes13 of13 womenhelliprdquo13 bull Springer13 Stanne13 amp13 Donovan13 (1999)13 P4213

Problems13 with13 Groupsbull RestricAons13 in13 Ame13 space13 pace13 amp13

relaAonship13 -shy‐13 NOT13 OPENbull Overly13 confined13 by13 leader13 expectaAon13 and13

insAtuAonal13 13 amp13 13 curriculum13 controlbull Usually13 Isolated13 from13 the13 authenAc13 13 13 world13

of13 pracAcebull ldquolow13 tolerance13 of13 internal13 difference13

sexist13 and13 ethicized13 regulaAon13 high13 demand13 for13 obedience13 to13 its13 norms13 and13 exclusionary13 pracAcesrdquo13 Cousin13 amp13 Deepwell13 2005

bull ldquoPathological13 politenessrdquo13 and13 fear13 of13 debate

bull Group13 think13 (Baron13 2005)bull Poor13 preparaAon13 for13 Lifelong13 Learning13

beyond13 the13 coursebull Unscalable

$

25

Group13 model

bull Membership13 and13 exclusion13 closed13 bull Hierarchies13 of13 controlbull Focus13 on13 collaboraAon13 and13 shared13 purposebull teachers13 guides

group

26

13 Social13 construcvist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

setnet

group

noAonal13 levels13 of13 choice13 once13 a13 typical13 course13 is13 in13 progress

bull Trust13 both13 opens13 and13 constrainsbull Typically13 a13 structured13 processbull Buthellipbull OpportuniAes13 for13 negoAaAon13 of13 control

bull Shi0ing13 boundariesbull Diversity13 valorizedbull Big13 issue13 gelng13 it13 just13 right13 for13 everyone13 (assessment)

Baby13 Bearrsquos13 bed

3rd13 GeneraAon13 13 13 Connec(vist13 Pedagogy

bull Learning13 is13 building13 capacity13 -shy‐13 networks13 of13 informaAon13 contacts13 and13 resources13 that13 can13 be13 applied13 to13 real13 problems

ConnecAvist13 Knowledge13 isA13 Process

bull Emergentbull Distributed13 and13 diversebull ChaoAcbull Fragmentedbull Non13 sequenAalbull Contextualized

What13 is13 Connected13 Knowledge

bull Knowledge13 is13 defined13 by13 its13 creaAon13 through13 acAviAesndash Accessing13 informaAonndash EvaluaAng13 filteringndash Conveying13 ideasndash Reformalng13 mashingndash Analyzing13 ndash CollaboraAng13 (Barth13 2004)

Networks13 add13 diversity13 to13 learning

ldquoPeople13 who13 live13 in13 the13 intersecAon13 of13 social13 worlds13 are13 at13 higher13 risk13 of13 having13 good13 ideasrdquo13 Burt13 200513 p13 90

Networks13 Celebrate13 and13 SAmulate13 CogniAve13 Diversity

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knowledge13 perspecAvesbull different13 ways13 of13 viewing13 the13 world13 or13 a13

specific13 problem13 interpretaAonsbull different13 ways13 of13 categorizing13 a13 problem13

or13 parAAoning13 perspecAves13 bull heurisAcs13 yielding13 different13 ways13 of13

generaAng13 soluAons13 to13 problemsbull predicAve13 models13 -shy‐13 different13 ways13 of13

inferring13 causes13 and13 effects13 (Fisher13 L13 (2009)

33

The13 net13 model

bull bofom-shy‐up13 openbull inclusivebull focus13 on13 individual13 and13 connecAonsbull teachers13 role13 models13 and13 co-shy‐travellers

net

34

13 Connecvist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

setnet

group

noAonal13 levels13 of13 choice13 once13 a13 typical13 lsquocoursersquo13 is13 in13 progress

bull Limitless13 assemblybull Limitless13 choicebull Limitless13 dialoguebull But13 too13 so0

Mama13 Bearrsquos13 bed

But13 do13 learning13 networks13 really13 work

bull Network13 ghost13 towns

bull Build13 it13 and13 they13 may13 come13 but13 not13 likely

bull When13 is13 the13 last13 Ame13 you13 checked13 into13 your13 Friendster13 account

Fear13 of13 open13 spaces

bull ldquoThe13 property13 of13 knowledge13 as13 as13 a13 body13 of13 vefed13 works13 comes13 directly13 from13 the13 properAes13 of13 paper13 hellip13 There13 is13 lifle13 to13 none13 of13 the13 permanence13 stability13 and13 community13 fealty13 that13 a13 body13 of13 knowledge13 requires13 and13 implies13 The13 Internet13 is13 what13 you13 get13 when13 everyone13 is13 a13 curator13 and13 everything13 is13 linkedrdquo13 ndash David13 Weinberger13 P13 45

choice13 =13 controlitrsquos13 not13 just13 about13

networks

40

Set13 modelbull cooperaAon13 anonymitybull focus13 on13 filtering13 and13 selecAonbull tags13 and13 categorisaAonbull teachers13 analyzers13 curators13

and13 publishers

bull AnalyAcsbull CollecAves

nlc2012

set

setnet

group

CollaboraAonStructureRolesMembershipIntenAon13 and13 purposeHierarchiesThe13 classical13 lsquoclassrsquo13 model

Sustaining13 AesMaking13 AesAd13 hoc13 networksKnowledge13 diffusionSocial13 capitalSocial13 presenceEmergenceShi0ingContextual

CooperaAonSharingSerendipityInterest13 -shy‐orientaAonSense-shy‐makingCollecAve13 intelligenceIntenAonal13 discovery

classes13 tutorial13 groups13 learning13 management13

systems13 etc

MOOCs13 blogs13 LinkedIn13 social13 networks13 etc

Social13 interest13 sites13 Wikipedia13 13 Google13 Search13 TwiOer13

Pinterest13 etc

4th13 generaAon13 of13 learning13 pedagogy

bull reducing13 choices13 to13 only13 those13 choices13 that13 learners13 want13 or13 need13 to13 make

GeneraAons13 of13 distance13 learning13 pedagogies

1Instruc(vist13 ndash13 Self13 Paced13 Individual13 Study13 etc

2Social13 construc(vist13 ndash13 Groups13 classes13 etc

3Connec(vist13 ndash13 Networks13 MOOCs13 etc

4Holist13 -shy‐13 Sets13 and13 Collecves

closed

open

net

group

set

indiv-shy‐idual

HardSo0

44

13 Holist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

net

group

set

noAonal13 levels13 of13 choice13 once13 a13 typical13 lsquocoursersquo13 is13 in13 progress

45

How13 holist

bull plenty

bull sAgmergy13 social13 navigaAon

bull collaboraAve13 filteringbull adapAve13 hypermedia

bull learning13 and13 process13 analyAcs

bull feedback13 loops

bull sociability

bull so013 and13 malleable13 systemsbull openness13 (resources13 people)Infr

astructu

re

Structur

e

bull Hard13 when13 wanted13 so013 when13 not

The13 collecve

bull Emergent13 structurebull Individual13 behaviours13 aggregated

bull The13 crowd13 becomes13 an13 acAve13 agent13 that13 advises13 filters13 suggests13 or13 shapes

setnet

group

collecAve

Collecves

Mismatched13 social13 forms

The13 Mafhew13 EffectPreferenAal13 afachment

So013 is13 hard Lost13 in13 social13 space

Deliberate13 aXack

ValorisaAon13 of13 narcissism

Filter13 bubbles

ConfirmaAon13 bias

Context13 separaAon13

Loss13 of13 narraAve

Control13 of13 privacy

Blind13 leading13 blind

Making13 landscapes13 for13 emergent13 pedagogy

Some13 concerns

Cold13 start13 problemsMob13 stupidity

So0-shy‐to-shy‐hardGeneraAons13 1-shy‐313 (and13 4)Sets13 nets13 and13 groups

In13 pracAcehellip

The13 Landing13 Placorm

50

142413 plugins13 available13 our13 installaAon13 using13 about13 90Fairly13 strong13 development13 team13 plofed13 roadmap13

What13 is13 the13 Landing

bull Walled13 Garden13 with13 Windowsbull A13 Private13 space13 for13 AUbull A13 user13 controlled13 creaAve13 spacebull BouAque13 social13 systembull Networking13 blogging13 photos13 microblogging13 polls13 calendars13 groups13 and13 more

bull DifferenAaAng13 and13 merging13 13 work13 from13 school13 from13 fun

24

A13 sod13 space

53

Mulple13 raonales

67

setnet

group

collecAve

CoursesCommiXeesResearch13 groupsStudy13 groupsCentres13 and13 departments

Sustaining13 esMaking13 esAd13 hoc13 networksKnowledge13 diffusionSocial13 capitalSocial13 presence

CooperaonSharingSerendipityInterest13 -shy‐orientaonSense-shy‐makingCollecve13 intelligenceIntenonal13 discovery

Where13 to13 look13 first

setnetgroup

Popular13 acvies

Blog13 posts13 (4135)

Files13 (4023)

Wire13 posts13 (2335)

bookmarks

Discussion13 topics

wikiphoto

Wiki13 sub-shy‐page

Hard13 spaces

ldquoOpening13 up13 small13 spaces13 within13 what13 existsrdquo13 Tara13 Fenwick

Filling13 gaps13 with13 people

Stretching13 tools

Filling13 gaps13 the13 Landing13 way

New13 Users13 Added13 per13 week

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62

Sets13 groups13 nets13 (in13 that13 order)

80

0

25

50

75

100

blogs wikis bookmarks photospublic Set Net Group

bull hfpslandingathabascauca

bull terryaathabascaucabull jondathabascauca

Page 22: It's hardly easy to be softly hard: freedom and control in learning spaces

Group13 as13 the13 Social13 Unit13 of13 Social13 ConstrucAvist13 Pedagogy

Why13 Groupsbull ldquoStudents13 who13 learn13 in13 small13 groups13 generally13 demonstrate13 greater13 academic13 achievement13 express13 more13 favorable13 altudes13 toward13 learning13 and13 persist13 hellip

bull small-shy‐group13 learning13 may13 have13 parAcularly13 large13 effects13 on13 the13 academic13 achievement13 of13 members13 of13 underrepresented13 groups13 and13 the13 learning-shy‐related13 altudes13 of13 womenhelliprdquo13 bull Springer13 Stanne13 amp13 Donovan13 (1999)13 P4213

Problems13 with13 Groupsbull RestricAons13 in13 Ame13 space13 pace13 amp13

relaAonship13 -shy‐13 NOT13 OPENbull Overly13 confined13 by13 leader13 expectaAon13 and13

insAtuAonal13 13 amp13 13 curriculum13 controlbull Usually13 Isolated13 from13 the13 authenAc13 13 13 world13

of13 pracAcebull ldquolow13 tolerance13 of13 internal13 difference13

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bull ldquoPathological13 politenessrdquo13 and13 fear13 of13 debate

bull Group13 think13 (Baron13 2005)bull Poor13 preparaAon13 for13 Lifelong13 Learning13

beyond13 the13 coursebull Unscalable

$

25

Group13 model

bull Membership13 and13 exclusion13 closed13 bull Hierarchies13 of13 controlbull Focus13 on13 collaboraAon13 and13 shared13 purposebull teachers13 guides

group

26

13 Social13 construcvist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

setnet

group

noAonal13 levels13 of13 choice13 once13 a13 typical13 course13 is13 in13 progress

bull Trust13 both13 opens13 and13 constrainsbull Typically13 a13 structured13 processbull Buthellipbull OpportuniAes13 for13 negoAaAon13 of13 control

bull Shi0ing13 boundariesbull Diversity13 valorizedbull Big13 issue13 gelng13 it13 just13 right13 for13 everyone13 (assessment)

Baby13 Bearrsquos13 bed

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ConnecAvist13 Knowledge13 isA13 Process

bull Emergentbull Distributed13 and13 diversebull ChaoAcbull Fragmentedbull Non13 sequenAalbull Contextualized

What13 is13 Connected13 Knowledge

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Networks13 add13 diversity13 to13 learning

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specific13 problem13 interpretaAonsbull different13 ways13 of13 categorizing13 a13 problem13

or13 parAAoning13 perspecAves13 bull heurisAcs13 yielding13 different13 ways13 of13

generaAng13 soluAons13 to13 problemsbull predicAve13 models13 -shy‐13 different13 ways13 of13

inferring13 causes13 and13 effects13 (Fisher13 L13 (2009)

33

The13 net13 model

bull bofom-shy‐up13 openbull inclusivebull focus13 on13 individual13 and13 connecAonsbull teachers13 role13 models13 and13 co-shy‐travellers

net

34

13 Connecvist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

setnet

group

noAonal13 levels13 of13 choice13 once13 a13 typical13 lsquocoursersquo13 is13 in13 progress

bull Limitless13 assemblybull Limitless13 choicebull Limitless13 dialoguebull But13 too13 so0

Mama13 Bearrsquos13 bed

But13 do13 learning13 networks13 really13 work

bull Network13 ghost13 towns

bull Build13 it13 and13 they13 may13 come13 but13 not13 likely

bull When13 is13 the13 last13 Ame13 you13 checked13 into13 your13 Friendster13 account

Fear13 of13 open13 spaces

bull ldquoThe13 property13 of13 knowledge13 as13 as13 a13 body13 of13 vefed13 works13 comes13 directly13 from13 the13 properAes13 of13 paper13 hellip13 There13 is13 lifle13 to13 none13 of13 the13 permanence13 stability13 and13 community13 fealty13 that13 a13 body13 of13 knowledge13 requires13 and13 implies13 The13 Internet13 is13 what13 you13 get13 when13 everyone13 is13 a13 curator13 and13 everything13 is13 linkedrdquo13 ndash David13 Weinberger13 P13 45

choice13 =13 controlitrsquos13 not13 just13 about13

networks

40

Set13 modelbull cooperaAon13 anonymitybull focus13 on13 filtering13 and13 selecAonbull tags13 and13 categorisaAonbull teachers13 analyzers13 curators13

and13 publishers

bull AnalyAcsbull CollecAves

nlc2012

set

setnet

group

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Sustaining13 AesMaking13 AesAd13 hoc13 networksKnowledge13 diffusionSocial13 capitalSocial13 presenceEmergenceShi0ingContextual

CooperaAonSharingSerendipityInterest13 -shy‐orientaAonSense-shy‐makingCollecAve13 intelligenceIntenAonal13 discovery

classes13 tutorial13 groups13 learning13 management13

systems13 etc

MOOCs13 blogs13 LinkedIn13 social13 networks13 etc

Social13 interest13 sites13 Wikipedia13 13 Google13 Search13 TwiOer13

Pinterest13 etc

4th13 generaAon13 of13 learning13 pedagogy

bull reducing13 choices13 to13 only13 those13 choices13 that13 learners13 want13 or13 need13 to13 make

GeneraAons13 of13 distance13 learning13 pedagogies

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2Social13 construc(vist13 ndash13 Groups13 classes13 etc

3Connec(vist13 ndash13 Networks13 MOOCs13 etc

4Holist13 -shy‐13 Sets13 and13 Collecves

closed

open

net

group

set

indiv-shy‐idual

HardSo0

44

13 Holist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

net

group

set

noAonal13 levels13 of13 choice13 once13 a13 typical13 lsquocoursersquo13 is13 in13 progress

45

How13 holist

bull plenty

bull sAgmergy13 social13 navigaAon

bull collaboraAve13 filteringbull adapAve13 hypermedia

bull learning13 and13 process13 analyAcs

bull feedback13 loops

bull sociability

bull so013 and13 malleable13 systemsbull openness13 (resources13 people)Infr

astructu

re

Structur

e

bull Hard13 when13 wanted13 so013 when13 not

The13 collecve

bull Emergent13 structurebull Individual13 behaviours13 aggregated

bull The13 crowd13 becomes13 an13 acAve13 agent13 that13 advises13 filters13 suggests13 or13 shapes

setnet

group

collecAve

Collecves

Mismatched13 social13 forms

The13 Mafhew13 EffectPreferenAal13 afachment

So013 is13 hard Lost13 in13 social13 space

Deliberate13 aXack

ValorisaAon13 of13 narcissism

Filter13 bubbles

ConfirmaAon13 bias

Context13 separaAon13

Loss13 of13 narraAve

Control13 of13 privacy

Blind13 leading13 blind

Making13 landscapes13 for13 emergent13 pedagogy

Some13 concerns

Cold13 start13 problemsMob13 stupidity

So0-shy‐to-shy‐hardGeneraAons13 1-shy‐313 (and13 4)Sets13 nets13 and13 groups

In13 pracAcehellip

The13 Landing13 Placorm

50

142413 plugins13 available13 our13 installaAon13 using13 about13 90Fairly13 strong13 development13 team13 plofed13 roadmap13

What13 is13 the13 Landing

bull Walled13 Garden13 with13 Windowsbull A13 Private13 space13 for13 AUbull A13 user13 controlled13 creaAve13 spacebull BouAque13 social13 systembull Networking13 blogging13 photos13 microblogging13 polls13 calendars13 groups13 and13 more

bull DifferenAaAng13 and13 merging13 13 work13 from13 school13 from13 fun

24

A13 sod13 space

53

Mulple13 raonales

67

setnet

group

collecAve

CoursesCommiXeesResearch13 groupsStudy13 groupsCentres13 and13 departments

Sustaining13 esMaking13 esAd13 hoc13 networksKnowledge13 diffusionSocial13 capitalSocial13 presence

CooperaonSharingSerendipityInterest13 -shy‐orientaonSense-shy‐makingCollecve13 intelligenceIntenonal13 discovery

Where13 to13 look13 first

setnetgroup

Popular13 acvies

Blog13 posts13 (4135)

Files13 (4023)

Wire13 posts13 (2335)

bookmarks

Discussion13 topics

wikiphoto

Wiki13 sub-shy‐page

Hard13 spaces

ldquoOpening13 up13 small13 spaces13 within13 what13 existsrdquo13 Tara13 Fenwick

Filling13 gaps13 with13 people

Stretching13 tools

Filling13 gaps13 the13 Landing13 way

New13 Users13 Added13 per13 week

Currently13 325013 users

Landing13 Groupsbull 27113 Groupsbull Average13 of13 107913 members13 each

62

Sets13 groups13 nets13 (in13 that13 order)

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Why13 Groupsbull ldquoStudents13 who13 learn13 in13 small13 groups13 generally13 demonstrate13 greater13 academic13 achievement13 express13 more13 favorable13 altudes13 toward13 learning13 and13 persist13 hellip

bull small-shy‐group13 learning13 may13 have13 parAcularly13 large13 effects13 on13 the13 academic13 achievement13 of13 members13 of13 underrepresented13 groups13 and13 the13 learning-shy‐related13 altudes13 of13 womenhelliprdquo13 bull Springer13 Stanne13 amp13 Donovan13 (1999)13 P4213

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13 Social13 construcvist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

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bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

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34

13 Connecvist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

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bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

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choice13 =13 controlitrsquos13 not13 just13 about13

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3Connec(vist13 ndash13 Networks13 MOOCs13 etc

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25

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26

13 Social13 construcvist13 freedoms

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bull Time13 13 when

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bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

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33

The13 net13 model

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net

34

13 Connecvist13 freedoms

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choice13 =13 controlitrsquos13 not13 just13 about13

networks

40

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bull AnalyAcsbull CollecAves

nlc2012

set

setnet

group

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systems13 etc

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Pinterest13 etc

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2Social13 construc(vist13 ndash13 Groups13 classes13 etc

3Connec(vist13 ndash13 Networks13 MOOCs13 etc

4Holist13 -shy‐13 Sets13 and13 Collecves

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open

net

group

set

indiv-shy‐idual

HardSo0

44

13 Holist13 freedoms

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bull Time13 13 when

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bull Pace13 how13 fast

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Structur

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The13 Mafhew13 EffectPreferenAal13 afachment

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Loss13 of13 narraAve

Control13 of13 privacy

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In13 pracAcehellip

The13 Landing13 Placorm

50

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A13 sod13 space

53

Mulple13 raonales

67

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collecAve

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Discussion13 topics

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Wiki13 sub-shy‐page

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0

25

50

75

100

blogs wikis bookmarks photospublic Set Net Group

bull hfpslandingathabascauca

bull terryaathabascaucabull jondathabascauca

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25

Group13 model

bull Membership13 and13 exclusion13 closed13 bull Hierarchies13 of13 controlbull Focus13 on13 collaboraAon13 and13 shared13 purposebull teachers13 guides

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13 Social13 construcvist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

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bull Time13 13 when

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bull Pace13 how13 fast

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bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

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group

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34

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bull Loca(onwhere

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bull Time13 13 when

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bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

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40

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2Social13 construc(vist13 ndash13 Groups13 classes13 etc

3Connec(vist13 ndash13 Networks13 MOOCs13 etc

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open

net

group

set

indiv-shy‐idual

HardSo0

44

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Structur

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group

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The13 Mafhew13 EffectPreferenAal13 afachment

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Deliberate13 aXack

ValorisaAon13 of13 narcissism

Filter13 bubbles

ConfirmaAon13 bias

Context13 separaAon13

Loss13 of13 narraAve

Control13 of13 privacy

Blind13 leading13 blind

Making13 landscapes13 for13 emergent13 pedagogy

Some13 concerns

Cold13 start13 problemsMob13 stupidity

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In13 pracAcehellip

The13 Landing13 Placorm

50

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A13 sod13 space

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Mulple13 raonales

67

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0

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bull terryaathabascaucabull jondathabascauca

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26

13 Social13 construcvist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

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setnet

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bookmarks

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Wiki13 sub-shy‐page

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0

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bull terryaathabascaucabull jondathabascauca

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The13 net13 model

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net

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13 Connecvist13 freedoms

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setnet

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3Connec(vist13 ndash13 Networks13 MOOCs13 etc

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open

net

group

set

indiv-shy‐idual

HardSo0

44

13 Holist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

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bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

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set

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45

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Structur

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bull Hard13 when13 wanted13 so013 when13 not

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setnet

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collecAve

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The13 Mafhew13 EffectPreferenAal13 afachment

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ValorisaAon13 of13 narcissism

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ConfirmaAon13 bias

Context13 separaAon13

Loss13 of13 narraAve

Control13 of13 privacy

Blind13 leading13 blind

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Cold13 start13 problemsMob13 stupidity

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In13 pracAcehellip

The13 Landing13 Placorm

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A13 sod13 space

53

Mulple13 raonales

67

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group

collecAve

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Where13 to13 look13 first

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Wire13 posts13 (2335)

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wikiphoto

Wiki13 sub-shy‐page

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80

0

25

50

75

100

blogs wikis bookmarks photospublic Set Net Group

bull hfpslandingathabascauca

bull terryaathabascaucabull jondathabascauca

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3rd13 GeneraAon13 13 13 Connec(vist13 Pedagogy

bull Learning13 is13 building13 capacity13 -shy‐13 networks13 of13 informaAon13 contacts13 and13 resources13 that13 can13 be13 applied13 to13 real13 problems

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generaAng13 soluAons13 to13 problemsbull predicAve13 models13 -shy‐13 different13 ways13 of13

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33

The13 net13 model

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net

34

13 Connecvist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

setnet

group

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Pinterest13 etc

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2Social13 construc(vist13 ndash13 Groups13 classes13 etc

3Connec(vist13 ndash13 Networks13 MOOCs13 etc

4Holist13 -shy‐13 Sets13 and13 Collecves

closed

open

net

group

set

indiv-shy‐idual

HardSo0

44

13 Holist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

net

group

set

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45

How13 holist

bull plenty

bull sAgmergy13 social13 navigaAon

bull collaboraAve13 filteringbull adapAve13 hypermedia

bull learning13 and13 process13 analyAcs

bull feedback13 loops

bull sociability

bull so013 and13 malleable13 systemsbull openness13 (resources13 people)Infr

astructu

re

Structur

e

bull Hard13 when13 wanted13 so013 when13 not

The13 collecve

bull Emergent13 structurebull Individual13 behaviours13 aggregated

bull The13 crowd13 becomes13 an13 acAve13 agent13 that13 advises13 filters13 suggests13 or13 shapes

setnet

group

collecAve

Collecves

Mismatched13 social13 forms

The13 Mafhew13 EffectPreferenAal13 afachment

So013 is13 hard Lost13 in13 social13 space

Deliberate13 aXack

ValorisaAon13 of13 narcissism

Filter13 bubbles

ConfirmaAon13 bias

Context13 separaAon13

Loss13 of13 narraAve

Control13 of13 privacy

Blind13 leading13 blind

Making13 landscapes13 for13 emergent13 pedagogy

Some13 concerns

Cold13 start13 problemsMob13 stupidity

So0-shy‐to-shy‐hardGeneraAons13 1-shy‐313 (and13 4)Sets13 nets13 and13 groups

In13 pracAcehellip

The13 Landing13 Placorm

50

142413 plugins13 available13 our13 installaAon13 using13 about13 90Fairly13 strong13 development13 team13 plofed13 roadmap13

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24

A13 sod13 space

53

Mulple13 raonales

67

setnet

group

collecAve

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Sustaining13 esMaking13 esAd13 hoc13 networksKnowledge13 diffusionSocial13 capitalSocial13 presence

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Where13 to13 look13 first

setnetgroup

Popular13 acvies

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Files13 (4023)

Wire13 posts13 (2335)

bookmarks

Discussion13 topics

wikiphoto

Wiki13 sub-shy‐page

Hard13 spaces

ldquoOpening13 up13 small13 spaces13 within13 what13 existsrdquo13 Tara13 Fenwick

Filling13 gaps13 with13 people

Stretching13 tools

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80

0

25

50

75

100

blogs wikis bookmarks photospublic Set Net Group

bull hfpslandingathabascauca

bull terryaathabascaucabull jondathabascauca

Page 29: It's hardly easy to be softly hard: freedom and control in learning spaces

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33

The13 net13 model

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34

13 Connecvist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

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group

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choice13 =13 controlitrsquos13 not13 just13 about13

networks

40

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set

indiv-shy‐idual

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The13 Landing13 Placorm

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wikiphoto

Wiki13 sub-shy‐page

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100

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bull terryaathabascaucabull jondathabascauca

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What13 is13 Connected13 Knowledge

bull Knowledge13 is13 defined13 by13 its13 creaAon13 through13 acAviAesndash Accessing13 informaAonndash EvaluaAng13 filteringndash Conveying13 ideasndash Reformalng13 mashingndash Analyzing13 ndash CollaboraAng13 (Barth13 2004)

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The13 net13 model

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net

34

13 Connecvist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

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bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

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bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

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setnet

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choice13 =13 controlitrsquos13 not13 just13 about13

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systems13 etc

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2Social13 construc(vist13 ndash13 Groups13 classes13 etc

3Connec(vist13 ndash13 Networks13 MOOCs13 etc

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open

net

group

set

indiv-shy‐idual

HardSo0

44

13 Holist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

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group

set

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bull learning13 and13 process13 analyAcs

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re

Structur

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bull Hard13 when13 wanted13 so013 when13 not

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setnet

group

collecAve

Collecves

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The13 Mafhew13 EffectPreferenAal13 afachment

So013 is13 hard Lost13 in13 social13 space

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ConfirmaAon13 bias

Context13 separaAon13

Loss13 of13 narraAve

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Cold13 start13 problemsMob13 stupidity

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In13 pracAcehellip

The13 Landing13 Placorm

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A13 sod13 space

53

Mulple13 raonales

67

setnet

group

collecAve

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Wire13 posts13 (2335)

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Discussion13 topics

wikiphoto

Wiki13 sub-shy‐page

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ldquoOpening13 up13 small13 spaces13 within13 what13 existsrdquo13 Tara13 Fenwick

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0

25

50

75

100

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bull hfpslandingathabascauca

bull terryaathabascaucabull jondathabascauca

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Networks13 add13 diversity13 to13 learning

ldquoPeople13 who13 live13 in13 the13 intersecAon13 of13 social13 worlds13 are13 at13 higher13 risk13 of13 having13 good13 ideasrdquo13 Burt13 200513 p13 90

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33

The13 net13 model

bull bofom-shy‐up13 openbull inclusivebull focus13 on13 individual13 and13 connecAonsbull teachers13 role13 models13 and13 co-shy‐travellers

net

34

13 Connecvist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

setnet

group

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2Social13 construc(vist13 ndash13 Groups13 classes13 etc

3Connec(vist13 ndash13 Networks13 MOOCs13 etc

4Holist13 -shy‐13 Sets13 and13 Collecves

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open

net

group

set

indiv-shy‐idual

HardSo0

44

13 Holist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

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set

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45

How13 holist

bull plenty

bull sAgmergy13 social13 navigaAon

bull collaboraAve13 filteringbull adapAve13 hypermedia

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bull feedback13 loops

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bull so013 and13 malleable13 systemsbull openness13 (resources13 people)Infr

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Structur

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bull Hard13 when13 wanted13 so013 when13 not

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bull The13 crowd13 becomes13 an13 acAve13 agent13 that13 advises13 filters13 suggests13 or13 shapes

setnet

group

collecAve

Collecves

Mismatched13 social13 forms

The13 Mafhew13 EffectPreferenAal13 afachment

So013 is13 hard Lost13 in13 social13 space

Deliberate13 aXack

ValorisaAon13 of13 narcissism

Filter13 bubbles

ConfirmaAon13 bias

Context13 separaAon13

Loss13 of13 narraAve

Control13 of13 privacy

Blind13 leading13 blind

Making13 landscapes13 for13 emergent13 pedagogy

Some13 concerns

Cold13 start13 problemsMob13 stupidity

So0-shy‐to-shy‐hardGeneraAons13 1-shy‐313 (and13 4)Sets13 nets13 and13 groups

In13 pracAcehellip

The13 Landing13 Placorm

50

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What13 is13 the13 Landing

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24

A13 sod13 space

53

Mulple13 raonales

67

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group

collecAve

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Wire13 posts13 (2335)

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Discussion13 topics

wikiphoto

Wiki13 sub-shy‐page

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0

25

50

75

100

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bull hfpslandingathabascauca

bull terryaathabascaucabull jondathabascauca

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Networks13 Celebrate13 and13 SAmulate13 CogniAve13 Diversity

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33

The13 net13 model

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net

34

13 Connecvist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

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group

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Mama13 Bearrsquos13 bed

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2Social13 construc(vist13 ndash13 Groups13 classes13 etc

3Connec(vist13 ndash13 Networks13 MOOCs13 etc

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group

set

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44

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The13 Mafhew13 EffectPreferenAal13 afachment

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Deliberate13 aXack

ValorisaAon13 of13 narcissism

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ConfirmaAon13 bias

Context13 separaAon13

Loss13 of13 narraAve

Control13 of13 privacy

Blind13 leading13 blind

Making13 landscapes13 for13 emergent13 pedagogy

Some13 concerns

Cold13 start13 problemsMob13 stupidity

So0-shy‐to-shy‐hardGeneraAons13 1-shy‐313 (and13 4)Sets13 nets13 and13 groups

In13 pracAcehellip

The13 Landing13 Placorm

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A13 sod13 space

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Mulple13 raonales

67

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Files13 (4023)

Wire13 posts13 (2335)

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Discussion13 topics

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Wiki13 sub-shy‐page

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0

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33

The13 net13 model

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net

34

13 Connecvist13 freedoms

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bull Time13 13 when

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34

13 Connecvist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

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group

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choice13 =13 controlitrsquos13 not13 just13 about13

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2Social13 construc(vist13 ndash13 Groups13 classes13 etc

3Connec(vist13 ndash13 Networks13 MOOCs13 etc

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group

set

indiv-shy‐idual

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bull Time13 13 when

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bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

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set

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45

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ConfirmaAon13 bias

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Loss13 of13 narraAve

Control13 of13 privacy

Blind13 leading13 blind

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Cold13 start13 problemsMob13 stupidity

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24

A13 sod13 space

53

Mulple13 raonales

67

setnet

group

collecAve

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bull terryaathabascaucabull jondathabascauca

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bull Limitless13 assemblybull Limitless13 choicebull Limitless13 dialoguebull But13 too13 so0

Mama13 Bearrsquos13 bed

But13 do13 learning13 networks13 really13 work

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3Connec(vist13 ndash13 Networks13 MOOCs13 etc

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open

net

group

set

indiv-shy‐idual

HardSo0

44

13 Holist13 freedoms

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bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

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bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

bull Delegability13 choosing13 to13 choose

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Cold13 start13 problemsMob13 stupidity

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Mulple13 raonales

67

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Wiki13 sub-shy‐page

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bull terryaathabascaucabull jondathabascauca

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But13 do13 learning13 networks13 really13 work

bull Network13 ghost13 towns

bull Build13 it13 and13 they13 may13 come13 but13 not13 likely

bull When13 is13 the13 last13 Ame13 you13 checked13 into13 your13 Friendster13 account

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2Social13 construc(vist13 ndash13 Groups13 classes13 etc

3Connec(vist13 ndash13 Networks13 MOOCs13 etc

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open

net

group

set

indiv-shy‐idual

HardSo0

44

13 Holist13 freedoms

bull Loca(onwhere

bull Subject13 13 what

bull Time13 13 when

bull Approachhow13 (pedagogy13 process)

bull Pace13 how13 fast

bull Sociabilitywith13 whom13 (if13 anyone)

bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

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45

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Structur

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bull Hard13 when13 wanted13 so013 when13 not

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group

collecAve

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The13 Mafhew13 EffectPreferenAal13 afachment

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ValorisaAon13 of13 narcissism

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ConfirmaAon13 bias

Context13 separaAon13

Loss13 of13 narraAve

Control13 of13 privacy

Blind13 leading13 blind

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Cold13 start13 problemsMob13 stupidity

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The13 Landing13 Placorm

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24

A13 sod13 space

53

Mulple13 raonales

67

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group

collecAve

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Where13 to13 look13 first

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25

50

75

100

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bull hfpslandingathabascauca

bull terryaathabascaucabull jondathabascauca

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Fear13 of13 open13 spaces

bull ldquoThe13 property13 of13 knowledge13 as13 as13 a13 body13 of13 vefed13 works13 comes13 directly13 from13 the13 properAes13 of13 paper13 hellip13 There13 is13 lifle13 to13 none13 of13 the13 permanence13 stability13 and13 community13 fealty13 that13 a13 body13 of13 knowledge13 requires13 and13 implies13 The13 Internet13 is13 what13 you13 get13 when13 everyone13 is13 a13 curator13 and13 everything13 is13 linkedrdquo13 ndash David13 Weinberger13 P13 45

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3Connec(vist13 ndash13 Networks13 MOOCs13 etc

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open

net

group

set

indiv-shy‐idual

HardSo0

44

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bull Time13 13 when

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bull Technology13 using13 what13 (mediumtools)

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bull learning13 and13 process13 analyAcs

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In13 pracAcehellip

The13 Landing13 Placorm

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ConfirmaAon13 bias

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Cold13 start13 problemsMob13 stupidity

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In13 pracAcehellip

The13 Landing13 Placorm

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The13 Mafhew13 EffectPreferenAal13 afachment

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ConfirmaAon13 bias

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Loss13 of13 narraAve

Control13 of13 privacy

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Some13 concerns

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In13 pracAcehellip

The13 Landing13 Placorm

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In13 pracAcehellip

The13 Landing13 Placorm

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Where13 to13 look13 first

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Where13 to13 look13 first

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Filling13 gaps13 with13 people

Stretching13 tools

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Popular13 acvies

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Hard13 spaces

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Filling13 gaps13 with13 people

Stretching13 tools

Filling13 gaps13 the13 Landing13 way

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Filling13 gaps13 with13 people

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