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Online Learning Through Community, Connectivity and Collaboration Dr. Bernard Bull www.bernardbull.com @bdean1000

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Keynote at Union Institute and University on 10/7/13

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Page 1: Online Learning Through Community, Connectivity and Collaboration

Online Learning Through Community, Connectivity and Collaboration

Dr. Bernard Bullwww.bernardbull.com

@bdean1000

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The "Calling" of the Online Teacher

10 Steps to Becoming a Rock Start online Instructorhttp://wp.me/p2WRHF-g4

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Can you drive?

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What is this?

http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/hommedia.ashx?id=10837&size=Large

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More than information and technology, the Internet is about…

• relationship, • connectivity, and • community

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Networked Life & Learning

Behaviorism

Cognitivism

Construstivism

Connectivismhttp://www.connectivism.ca/

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The "Calling" of the Online Learner

• The balance of different callings.• Achieving personal goals.• Helping to cultivating a learning community.• Building a learning network.

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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/

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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

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7 Tips and Tools

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1. Google+

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2. Twitter

This is an excellent and simple video tutorial to get started - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdP2IF7g03E

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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/

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4. Social Bookmarking – Diigo

How to Create a Diigo Account - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=At_tWCcGF8s

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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/

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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

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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/

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Online Learning Through Community, Connectivity and Collaboration

Dr. Bernard Bull