Week01 - Orient (16/1-23/1)

Task Discussion

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  Courtney Burken   Jan. 23, 2012, 11:18 a.m.

  Hi everyone-

  My background is as an athletic trainer and program director so I am totally used to curriculum development, mapping, competencies, and structuring a program with a number of classes.  However, I am looking to move more towards adult education- and see the use of social media and other web tools as potentially very exciting and helpful- although, like any technology, things will have to be evaluated for actual usefullness.

  I've used the web and tools I've found there, plus simuation programs (the one I used does not exist anymore), Clicker technology, electronic portolios, and other things.  '

  Am looking more at social learning tools and "just in time" methods as well as differentiation.

  Excited to start this- although I seem to be a little behind- will catch up!

  My learning goals are the same as Liz- so that should work well!

  1. Connect topics with current events, and my personal and professional worlds.

  2.  Reflect on learning in the 21 century and specifically the use of social networking tools.

  3. Gain new knowledge about the real cutting edge topics such as badges

  4. Working collaboratively to write and build documents.

   

  Have a great day!

   

  Courtney Burken

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  Liz Renshaw   Jan. 16, 2012, 9:56 p.m.

  A bit about me..... I work in TAFE in NSW Australia ... this institution is in the Vocational and Education Training sector in Australia. So I learn with a great group of adults, who are developing their literacy/numeracy and language skills. They are often unemployed, and experiencing lots of barriers to learning but their life experiences are so rich and they are very resilient people. . 

  I have always been involved in designing innovative learning programs that provide experiences for learners to develop as citizens equipped to participate and adapt to the changing world. I have always advocated for our students to have access to technologies, software and hardware - some fights have been long! At the moment the organisation is supporting Moodle as the VLE however as it is set up ''inside' the bureaucracy much of the potential for creative and flexible use has been removed. Outside work, I'm exploring and using things like P2PU, Twitter, Wordpress, digital media and scoopit. I'm about to take on the DS106 course as I really need to push some creative boundaries.  Thanks for reading this blurb....

  So that's a bit about me, now I would really like to hear a bit about you too......    

   

   

   

   

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  Liz Renshaw   Jan. 16, 2012, 9:40 p.m.

  Hello Everyone

  I have joined this group because I have been interested in the work Jonas has been posting recently. I think this experience will give me some focused time to share Jonas ideas and publications in more detail.

  At the moment I'm participating in Change 11 a MOOC and I felt this group's activities could add some breadth to my experience. So my specific goals are

  1. Connect topics with current events, and my personal and professional worlds.

  2.  Reflect on learning in the 21 century and specifically the use of social networking tools.

  3. Gain new knowledge about the real cutting edge topics such as badges

  4. Working collaboratively to write and build documents.

  I am a life long learner and am not happy unless I am engaging with new ideas, people and experiences. So this group seemed to fulfil my needs! Happy to see where it leads me......

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  Jonas Backelin   Jan. 17, 2012, 2 a.m.
  In Reply To:   Liz Renshaw   Jan. 16, 2012, 9:40 p.m.

   

  Hi Liz,

  Fantastic to have you onboard!  As you know I’m also in Change11 MOOC and my coaching/training of fellow teachers has been in the area of ‘Networked Learning’ within 'Adult Learning and Global Change' (I will explain more with my background post).  I’m facilitating this P2PU course, but don’t have all the answers.  That is what is lovely with Peer-2-Peer learning.  I also invite any participant or follower to find more people to join our group…  

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  Jonas Backelin   Jan. 16, 2012, 3:22 p.m.

   

  The theme in the third annual ‘The Digital Media and Learning Conference’ – DML2012 is organized around “Beyond Educational Technology: Learning Innovations in a Connected World” 

  In the ‘Call for Proposals’ I found several quotes that resonates with my understanding:

  01. “Compared to older education paradigms, this 21^st Century pedagogical view reframes learning as the creation and acquisition of knowledge through observing, interacting and collaborating with others anywhere, anytime.”

  02. “The “education technology” and “digital media and learning” views on education innovation represent differences in thinking not just about technologies for but also – more importantly – pedagogies and epistemologies of learning.”

  03. “Building a new future for education and learning in a connected world not only allows but actually requires bridging in-school and out-of-school learning practices and philosophies through networks of learning institutions and alliances”

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  Jonas Backelin   Jan. 16, 2012, 3:38 p.m.
  In Reply To:   Jonas Backelin   Jan. 16, 2012, 3:22 p.m.

   

  I found this conference through ‘Badges for Lifelong Learning Competition’.  The competition is initiated to “map out what a teacher mastery and feedback badging system would look like, how it would operate, what benefits and challenges it would present, and the design and implementation process it would incorporate”.

  The proposed badging systems should be based on, and fully interoperable with, Mozilla's Open Badge Infrastructure.  I think this discussion can be incorporated in the EduToolkit course at P2PU - yay or ney?

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  Liz Renshaw   Jan. 16, 2012, 9:42 p.m.
  In Reply To:   Jonas Backelin   Jan. 16, 2012, 3:38 p.m.

  Absolutely included in the Edutoolkit course- I really want some information and discussion about this badge movement...

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  Courtney Burken   Jan. 23, 2012, 11:19 a.m.
  In Reply To:   Jonas Backelin   Jan. 16, 2012, 3:38 p.m.

  Absolutely include in EduToolkit.

   

  Courtney Burken

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  Jonas Backelin   Dec. 8, 2011, 5:28 a.m.

  Testing.. I will soon update my answers!

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  Liz Renshaw   Dec. 10, 2011, 2:07 a.m.
  In Reply To:   Jonas Backelin   Dec. 8, 2011, 5:28 a.m.

  Hi Jonas,

  Do I post my answers in reply or do I use the big post button at the top?

   

  Liz

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  Jonas Backelin   Jan. 1, 2012, 2:55 p.m.
  In Reply To:   Liz Renshaw   Dec. 10, 2011, 2:07 a.m.

  Hi Liz,

   

  There should be a 'Post Comment' available for participants in the course.  Followers can't post in this forum, but anyone with valuble input can send me a message and I will add this to the comments.