exploring the promise of student personal learning networks
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This presentation focuses upon exploring/answering three primary questions: What is a student personal learning network? Why is it important? What are practical ways to implement aspects of a personal learning network into your classroom?TRANSCRIPT
Exploring the Promise of Student Personal Learning Networks
Dr. Bernard Bull@bdean1000
www.etale.org
May 5, 2014 - 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM - Grand D
What is a student personal learning network?
Why should I promote student personal learning networks?
How do I promote student personal learning networks?
Why?
#CheatMOOC – 2013
“University as Digital Citizen”
1. Increase attention to academic honesty issues.2. Equip to mitigate against academic cheating.3. Add depth to the current discussion.4. Challenge existing beliefs and myths.5. Promote a design approach to academic honesty.6. Experiment and play with the affordances of open
learning.
Collective Knowledge
cheating stories
cheat, confess & prevent
cheating confessional
Private & Public
limited enrollment of 500 / 1000
private threaded discussions
public weekly content & live events
collective cheating lexicon
Twitter stream #cheatmooc
Live Events
8 scheduled Google on Air time slots
mix of myself, guest scholars,
participants, & vendors
recorded and shared via YouTube
Q & A
Plan for Self-Blending
“co-learner” language
buffet instead of prepared meal
alignment of driving question, content,
activities
multiple paths to answering the
driving question
Pre-established, but Emerging
Schedule
weekly driving question & objectives
weekly suggested readings & resources
weekly challenges, missions & events
revisions and additions based on
participant input
Digital Badges
earned for contributing to the
community
credly.com
100 or more contribution points in
a week
each badge represented a role
for the week
design plans to promote academic
honesty
some collective resources were
public
informal, conversational
incorporated learner contributions
events shaped by participant requests,
comments, & interests
“Surprise” badge for exemplary
contributions
1 65432
Networked Life & Learning
Behaviorism
Cognitivism
Construstivism
Connectivism
http://www.connectivism.ca/
Why?
“Capable People”
“The world is no place for the inflexible, the unprepared, and the ostrich with head in sand, and this applies to organizations as
well as individuals.”
http://www.psy.gla.ac.uk/~steve/pr/Heutagogy.html
Why?
Why?
Why?
Where is the learner?Why?
The Personal Learning Network (and why it matters for your students)
“A personal learning network is an informal learning network that consists of people a learner interacts with and derives knowledge from in a personal
learning environment.” – from the learning network known as Wikipedia
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cpoyatos/5292412247/sizes/o/in/photostream/
What?
The Personal Teaching Network (and why it matters for you and your students)
How to Build a Personal Teaching Network - http://wp.me/p2WRHF-q5Infographic on the Personal Teaching Network - http://wp.me/p2WRHF-se
Self-directed Learning
“...the individual takes the initiative and the responsibility for what occurs.
Individuals select, manage, and assess their own learning activities...”
http://selfdirectedlearning.com/
What?
What?
Your Personal Learning Network
1. The PLN Challenge
http://etale.org/main/2013/10/30/join-the-pln-challenge-earn-a-rare-and-prized-badge/
How?
2. The Personal Learning Plan1. What is the question that will drive my inquiry?2. How will I pursue answers to this question?3. How will I expand or leverage my personal learning
network?4. How will I document my journey?5. What will be the culminating product or performance?6. How will I monitor my progress?7. What is my timeline?8. With whom will I share my work?
How?
3. Move beyond the Walls of the Online Classroom
How?
4. The Collective Essay – Google Docs
The Collective Essay - http://etale.org/main/2013/01/07/the-online-collective-essay-reflections-on-day-2-of-moocmooc/
Get started with this Google Docs Tutorial :http://ansonalex.com/tutorials/google-docs-and-google-drive-video-tutorial-2013/
Cooperative Learning vs Digital Age Collaboration - http://wp.me/p2WRHF-aY
How?
5. Assign Tasks That Can’t Be Accomplished Alone or Only With Classmates
The problem with much group work is that it does not require a group to achieve the goal.
How?
6. Student-Designed Feedback Loops
How?
Self ComputerMentors
Peers Teacher
7. Frequent Show and Tell
How?
Exploring the Promise of Student Personal Learning Networks
Dr. Bernard Bull@bdean1000
www.etale.org