Arquivo de Fevereiro, 2010
This presentation shows us how we can build our PLN (Personal Learning Network). This concept is only possible through the sharing of all those who are involved in teaching, creating a learning transparent.
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George Siemens, talks about learning transparent, even referring the case, which is very learned, with what he have read on Blogs, Twitter or Facebook.
It also presents a case on a course hosted by itself and by Stephen Downes and the networks that were created by students.
It also emphasizes that when we share our thoughts and ideas on the web, we become teachers. “When we make our learning transparent we become teachers”.
Teaching as transparent learning
George Siemens
April 28th, 2009
http://www.connectivism.ca/?p=122 (Accessed February 21, 2010)
This vídeo “Social Bookmarking”, from Commoncraft introduces the basics of bookmarking services like Delicious.com. The video uses an example of teachers using Social Bookmarking to share links to useful websites.
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This article by José Picardo, reports the potential use of Web2.0 technologies in education.
As stated in the article, although many of her students knowing the web2.0 concept, they are very familiar with some of these resources.
It also highlights the power of social networks at the level of cooperation and sharing they allow, which has contributed to the strong participation by students, since these, if “are in their world.”
He finishes the article with an account of his experience with his students, the use of a microblogging tool, the edmodo.
Microblogging: making the case for social networking in education
José Picardo
February 16th, 2010
http://www.boxoftricks.net/?p=1727 (Accessed February 20, 2010)
This article by Morten Flate Paulsen on their Teory of Cooperative Freedom, gives a brief introduction on various theories in distance education and the influences that led him to develop his theory.
This theory argues two main pillars, the Cooperation between those involved with the use of CMC and Freedom, where the student can choose your route without being subjected to a rigid curriculum.
It also shows the six dimensions of the Hexagon of Cooperative Freedom (time, space, pace, medium, access, and curriculum) that educators should take into account in developing programs.
The Hexagon Of Cooperative Freedom: A Distance Education Theory Attuned to Computer Conferencing
Morten Flate Paulsen – November 17th, 2008
http://www.nettskolen.com/forskning/21/hexagon.html (Accessed February 20, 2010)
In this article, Shannon Ritter, presents the case of Penn State World Campus, where the use of social networks, including Twitter, has contributed to the creation of a community of cooperative work, where students and teachers working on their projects, discuss issues conferences, allowing greater interaction between all elements.
Social Networking in Higher Education September 4th, 2008 http://blog.worldcampus.psu.edu/index.php/2008/09/04/social-networking-in-higher-education/ (Accessed February 20, 2010)