online learning through community, connectivity and collaboration
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Keynote at Union Institute and University on 10/7/13TRANSCRIPT
Online Learning Through Community, Connectivity and Collaboration
Dr. Bernard Bullwww.bernardbull.com
@bdean1000
The "Calling" of the Online Teacher
10 Steps to Becoming a Rock Start online Instructorhttp://wp.me/p2WRHF-g4
Can you drive?
What is this?
http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/hommedia.ashx?id=10837&size=Large
More than information and technology, the Internet is about…
• relationship, • connectivity, and • community
Networked Life & Learning
Behaviorism
Cognitivism
Construstivism
Connectivismhttp://www.connectivism.ca/
The "Calling" of the Online Learner
• The balance of different callings.• Achieving personal goals.• Helping to cultivating a learning community.• Building a learning network.
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/
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
7 Tips and Tools
1. Google+
2. Twitter
This is an excellent and simple video tutorial to get started - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdP2IF7g03E
3. Google Hangouts (and On Air)
http://www.google.com/+/learnmore/hangouts/
10 Features and 100+ Uses for Google Hangouts - http://etale.org/main/2013/03/14/10-features-links-to-100-uses-for-google-hangouts/
4. Social Bookmarking – Diigo
How to Create a Diigo Account - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=At_tWCcGF8s
5. Blogging
http://edublogs.org/
7 Reasons Why I Blog - http://wp.me/p2WRHF-IO
www.etale.org
7 Uses for Blogs in Higher Education - http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/help/2011/02/22/7-uses-for-blogs-in-higher-education/
6. 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
7. Encourage Students to Think and Be a Digital Learning Community
• Communicate early and often.• Be really curious.• Look for and reach out to specific individuals.• Self-organize student activities (self-blended
learning).• Encourage and affirm.• Challenge and question.• Build upon the ideas of others.
7 Ways for Online Learners to Cultivate a Learning Communityhttp://etale.org/main/2013/09/05/7-ways-for-online-learners-to-cultivate-a-learning-community/
Online Learning Through Community, Connectivity and Collaboration
Dr. Bernard Bull