Learning in the Open with Open Online Experience 2013 BY DEBBIE MORRISON ONLINE LEARNING INSIGHTS WEBINAR ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2013
Oct 30, 2014
Learning in the Open with Open Online Experience 2013
BY DEBBIE MORRISONONLINE LEARNING INSIGHTS
WEBINAR ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2013
How does one LEARN in OOE 2013?
• Goal of this Webinar: develop strategy for personal learning
• Agenda : 1) theory - principles of connectivist learning- 5 step strategy to success
2) application
- tools to use
- examples of tools in action
With Open Learning there is…
•No set curriculum
•No established process
•No particular method
What are the Challenges when learning in Connectivist environment?
Connectivist learning might look like this…
Image Credit: ‘January 18 analysis of #etmooc’, Alec Courus, Flickr
And may feel like this….
Image credit: Binkiexxx http://www.flickr.com/photos/8596221@N07/2923434507/
How can one learn in a Connectivist format?
• Image credit: YouTube, ‘Success in a MOOC’, Dave Cormier
5 Steps to Success as per ‘Success in a MOOC’ by Dave Cormier
1.Orient
2.Declare
3.Network
4.Cluster
5.Focus
Steps to Success…
1. OrientLocation, location, location….bookmark ‘go-to’ pages
Check schedule: import to personal & check
world clock
Subscribe to course feeds,
newsletters
Steps to Success…
2. Declare
Establish digital footprint: sign-up for
blog, Twitter etc.Join course learning communities
Determine & share personal
learning goals
Steps to Success…
3. Network
Comment on other participant blogs &
respond to comments on your blogBlog and share consistently
Read newsletter
Participate in discussions on
social media platforms
Steps to Success…
4. Cluster
Reach out to establish personal
connectionIdentify people to include in your
personal network
Make contributions to group
– help others
Steps to Success…
5. Focus
Create learning projects that
support goals
Communicate and share
frequently
Review/modify personal
learning goals
Set aside time each day to focus
More Tips ….•Organize knowledge• Create a system for building your own database of links, articles
(connections)
• Use one, at the most two applications for a personal database
•Summarize content before organizing into personal database• If it’s not worth summarizing, it’s not worth keeping
• Convert content, using your own words, into the context of your own knowledge base – only then does it become relevant and valuable
Reference: http://www.downes.ca/presentation/326
ApplicationTools to use Actions
• Blog
• Share
• Convert
• Summarize
Example of connecting …
Screen shot of Google + community for OOE 2013,
Example of connecting…
Screen shot of Blog post, jeannette marianne @ http://jeannettemarianne.com/
Example of sharing…
Screen shot of twitter feed for #OOE13
Example of organizing…
Screen shot of my notebooks using Evernote:
Suggestions for next steps …
• Establish and Share your personal learning goals
• Review steps for success in a MOOC (i.e. watch Dave Cormier’s video)
• Develop your own strategy for learning (i.e. dedicate time in calendar)
• Blog, share, comment
Questions?
References & Credits• ‘Success in a MOOC’, Dave Cormier: http://youtu.be/
r8avYQ5ZqM0
• ‘What are Cultures of Learning?’, Stephen Downes: http://www.downes.ca/presentation/326
• Open Online Experience 2013: http://www.ooe13.org/
• How to Organize a MOOC, Stephen Downes:http://www.slideshare.net/Downes/how-to-organize-a-mooc
• #etmooc image, Alec Couros:http://www.flickr.com/photos/courosa/8400361742/#
Thank you!Contact Info
• Twitter: @OnlineLearningI
• Blog: Online Learning Insights
• Google +, OOE 2013 Group Community