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• a philosophy of learning

connected learning is

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shift

Did you hear about/see/watch…?

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http://flickr.com/photos/22882274@N04/14848289439

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Knowledge also exists outside our heads in physical & digital connections.

connected knowledge

whyknow

whathow

wherewho

What you know is far less important than what you can do with what you know.

Tony Wagner

What’s our foundation?

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Complexity begets uncertainty.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOheTsPx220

For passion to survive, it needs structure.

Simon Sinek Start with Why

connected learning is

• knowing is about being known

• it is about belonging

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relationships

• “…tightly organized and managed activities leave little room for problem-finding and creativity”

(Getzels & Csikszentmihalyi, 1976).https://flic.kr/p/5anoq

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learning

school home

popular culture

peers

CL experiences

production-centered

CL experiences

a shared purpose

• authentic projects with collective goals

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openly networked

• multi-disciplinary

• different start-end

• open access

CL experiences

Design Principles for Connected Learning

• everyone can participate

• learning happens by doing

• challenge is constant

• everything is interconnectedIdeal Knot final rendering

demandsupply

connectedin-school out-of-schoollearning

“If education is supposed to cater to kids, it is the responsibility of educators to adapt to the new generation, whether it be culturally or technologically.”Parth N

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connected educator is willing to

• be digitally literate

• seek out and connect w/ other educators

• explore & share ideas

• develop & maintain PLN

• peruse, engage, & share pertinent ed. blogs

• be a lifelong learner in pursuit of relevance

http://tomwhitby.wordpress.com/2013/10/03/the-connected-educator-culture/

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What are the possibilities for us?

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Notes

• For more on connected learning see http://connectedlearning.tv/what-is-connected-learning