In reply to Joe's paragogy Fwd: CCK11 Daily Newsletter ~ February 3, 2011
Maria Droujkova
I am forwarding, in its entirety, a daily newsletter from an active MOOC (massively open online course) I am slightly following. The lesson I am taking home: less is more. The course looks to me as a combination of a daily blog carnival, Tweeter chat, and a live meeting a week.
There is the ease of use. And automatic aggregation. I like these two principles.
Cheers,
Maria Droujkova
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From: CCK2011 <ste...@downes.ca>
Date: Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 6:29 AM
Subject: CCK11 Daily Newsletter ~ February 3, 2011
To: drou...@gmail.com
CCK11 Daily Newsletter
February 3, 2011
Facilitator Posts
To view the entire blog post, click on the title of the post, and you'll be taken to the blog post itself.
gRSShopper Blog
Reader
Stephen Downes,
Blip.tv,
February 3, 2011.
I've created a short video recording explaining how to use the blog post reader and comments system in CCK11. The video shows how to open the reader, how to navigate through the list of posts contributed by course participants, and how to comment on the posts. [Comment]
Wednesday
Recordings
Stephen Downes,
CCK11,
February 3, 2011.
Recordings from Wednesday's session with Thomas Vander Wal are
now available. You might also want to view this nice
summary by Porfessor Baker.
Enclosure: files/audio/cck11_02Feb11.mp3
Size: 15755362 bytes, type: audio/mpeg
[Comment]
New Discussion Threads
Consider commenting on participant's blog post to create a new discussion here. To view the entire discussion thread, click on the title of the post, and you'll be taken to the blog post itself. Or view the list of all discussion threads.
Comments
These are individual comments posted today to the discussion threads (for new discussion threads, see the list above).
BrainySmurf, Re: Are we dumbing down? Is multitasking taking away of our ability our ability to absorb?, Fantastic article, zapotepetl! Really ....Theodore A. Hoppe, Re: Networks, @ruthdemitroff The research of Allison Gopnik, ....
ruthdemitroff, Re: Networks, Very interesting study Theodore. The changing ....
Theodore A. Hoppe, Re: Networks, re: - the activation function, that is, a ....
ruthdemitroff, Re: Networks, I'm very curious about the differences in ....
Christina1, Re: Understanding connectivism: some first thoughts, Hej ! Detta är ju en jättesvår fråga och ....
Participants' Blog Posts
This is a list of the blog posts mentioning the CCK11
keyword or tag harvested from the list of blogs submitted
by participants.
[Browse
all Blog Posts]
Information and
Its Connective Tissue Revisited (#CCK11) (#ELTchat)
(#edchat)
profesorbaker, Profesorbaker's Blog
How is
Information held together? What constitutes its connective
tissue? These are questions which Thomas Vander Wal
addressed in his talk yesterday. According to Vander Wal,
just as the bones and muscles of the body are held together
by ligaments … Continue reading → [Link]
2011-02-03T08:49:05
[Comment]
CCK11
Week 3 Notes
kristibroom, Learning About Learning
This week I
find myself with more questions than answers, more
confusion than understanding. I’ll start with a full
admission that I did not make it through the readings this
week, and likely won’t return to them. Instead, I’ve
been reading A New Culture of Learning by Douglas Thomas
and John Seely Brown, who also [...] [Link]
2011-02-02T23:47:28
[Comment]
Connectivism and
Connective Knowledge: Concept Map
damoclarky, Damo's World
This blog post relates
to my study of CCK11 and provides an initial draft of my
evolving concept map of Connectivism and Connective
Knowledge. Sorry about the poor use of colour. I am using
VUE on a Mac and for some reason I can’t access the
format window. As you can see, I have quite [...] [Link]
2011-02-03T01:04:31
[Comment]
Tweets
#cck11 about socially constructed patterns
jaapsoft2, connectiv
Tweet: my point is our
understanding is socially constructed. Connections may
exist that we cannot see #cck11 We have cultural biased
eyesight and our previous experiences make us blind to
certain patterns. The connections we made make a clear view
impossible. we are looking through colored windows. We
frame our perceptions in a wrong and [...] [Link]
2011-02-02T20:28:52
[Comment]
That
Makes Sense To Me: Information and Connective Tissue
(#CCK11)
profesorbaker, Profesorbaker's Blog
Thomas
Vander Wal’s presentation, Information and connective
Tissue, was the first one I listened to in real-time,
beginning 36 minutes into the presentation. Prior to that,
I discovered that my Elluminate would not work. Afterwards,
I discovered that it was … Continue reading →
[Link]
2011-02-02T19:32:54
[Comment]
A Past
and A Future: A Connectivist Interviews Penny Lockwood
Ehrenkranz (#CCK11) (#ELTChat) (#sirken)
profesorbaker, Profesorbaker's Blog
Penny
Lockwood Ehrenkranz, talking about A Past and A Future, a
collection of sixteen short stories. This book is available
in print at
http://www.genremall.com/anthologiesr.htm#pastfuture
Connectivism. A learning theory for a digital age. I store
my knowledge in my friends. Me: … Continue reading
→ [Link]
2011-02-02T14:56:49
[Comment]
Networks
vs Hierarchies
nor...@blogger.com (Guillaume Janssen), knowledge
remix
I have been
reading a lot about connectivism over the last two years
and most articles or posts are generally concerned with
connectivism as a learning theory which is then compared
and contrasted with other –isms. Connectivism is
however radically different when one realises how much it
is rooted in network theory and how much it challenges
existing structures and hierarchies in
organisations.“Viewing learning and knowledge as network
phenomena .... [Link]
2011-02-02T11:18:00
[Comment]
Twitter Posts
If you use the CCK11 tag on Twitter, your Twitter posts will be collected and listed here (note that harvesting only started Friday morning).
@rliberni (Berni Wall) tweeted: RT @profesortbaker: Information and Its Connective Tissue Revisited (#CCK11) (#ELTchat) (#edchat) http://nblo.gs/dOPQ2 2011-02-03T09:11:11@pipcleaves (Phillippa Cleaves) tweeted: #cck11 Mooc is out! http://bit.ly/gw7adE 2011-02-03T09:04:23
@web20education (Lucian teach Web 20 ) tweeted: RT @profesortbaker: Information and Its Connective Tissue Revisited (#CCK11) (#ELTchat) (#edchat) http://nblo.gs/dOPQ2 2011-02-03T08:53:37
@profesorbaker (Thomas Baker) tweeted: Information and Its Connective Tissue Revisited (#CCK11) (#ELTchat) (#edchat) http://nblo.gs/dOPQ2 2011-02-03T08:49:19
@profesortbaker (Thomas Baker) tweeted: Information and Its Connective Tissue Revisited (#CCK11) (#ELTchat) (#edchat) http://nblo.gs/dOPQ2 2011-02-03T08:49:10
@Blog4Edu (Greta Shelly) tweeted: via @profesortbaker Information and Its Connective Tissue Revisited (#CCK11) (#ELTchat) (#edchat) http://bit.ly/eNuBXI #edchat 2011-02-03T08:49:07
@ShellTerrell (Shelly S Terrell) tweeted: via @profesortbaker Information and Its Connective Tissue Revisited (#CCK11) (#ELTchat) (#edchat) http://bit.ly/eNuBXI #edchat 2011-02-03T08:49:07
@profesortbaker (Thomas Baker) tweeted: Information and Its Connective Tissue Revisited (#CCK11) (#ELTchat) (#edchat) http://wp.me/pdHW0-ib 2011-02-03T08:49:07
@ampoulin13 (Amanda Poulin) tweeted: Check this video out -- Connectivism & Open Learning http://t.co/0ZUV2xl via @youtube 2011-02-03T03:03:07
@stangea (Alan Stange) tweeted: Creative Collaborations: Connectivism http://post.ly/1ZH4n 2011-02-03T02:42:25
@MayraSotoGuzman (Mayra Enid) tweeted: does information flow in a connectivist network? I said yes...http://bit.ly/fqrueB 2011-02-03T01:47:34
@cck11 (Cory Kloth) tweeted: "Thanksgiving means giving God the glory in everything, making room for him, casting our care on him, letting it be his care."-Karl Barth 2011-02-02T23:47:35
@WisdomOfWe (Colt Briner) tweeted: @ShellTerrell Thanks! I like the video on what a MOOC is, but the About Us page isn't linking. #CCK11 2011-02-02T23:32:16
@barbaram (Barbara McLaughlin) tweeted: @haledogg it was great today. Social tools/folksonomy/cloud connections #cck11 #ltw4c 2011-02-02T23:15:03
@JaapSoft (Jaap Bosman) tweeted: @gminks a blog on lhttp://bit.ly/eU2ZIc your tweet about social constructed view. #cck11 2011-02-02T22:11:35
@stevemac121 (stevemac121) tweeted: @gminks fair to say then that pattern literacy is a key skill - Learning about patterns could be fun, like solving a puzzle. #lak11 #cck11 2011-02-02T22:07:14
@VanessaVaile (VanessaVaile) tweeted: The #CCK11 Daily is out! http://bit.ly/e4FAOy â–¸ Top stories today via @aleredin @cvaufrey @lindsayjordan @saadat_m @moniquepijls 2011-02-02T21:24:10
@pennyehrenkranz (pennyehrenkranz) tweeted: Added a new stop on my blog tour, for A Past and A Future, please stop by http://bit.ly/f2evHV 2011-02-02T20:27:58
@ShellTerrell (Shelly S Terrell) tweeted: @WisdomOfWe Free open course from George Siemens and Stephen Downes http://bit.ly/fNR8KF 2011-02-02T20:24:43
@thbeth (thbeth) tweeted: RT @oldaily Networks, Neighbourhoods and Communities: A Reflection ~ CCK11 http://bit.ly/gIBhrR 2011-02-02T20:08:14
@aleredin (Alejandra Redin) tweeted: RT @CCK11Feeds: 10 Ways to Archive Your Tweets: http://rww.to/25fZU #Twitter #CCK11 2011-02-02T19:56:25
@profesorbaker (Thomas Baker) tweeted: The Folksonomy Triad: That Makes Sense to Me #CCK11 #education #ELTChat #edreform #connectivism #esl #edtech #edchat http://bit.ly/hjnQyW 2011-02-02T19:44:31
@vickyloras (Vicky Loras) tweeted: RT @ShellTerrell via @profesortbaker That Makes Sense To Me: Information and Connective Tissue (#CCK11) http://bit.ly/fFbAtk #edchat 2011-02-02T19:36:23
@WisdomOfWe (Colt Briner) tweeted: @ShellTerrell @profesortbaker What is #CCK11? 2011-02-02T19:34:45
@profesortbaker (Thomas Baker) tweeted: That Makes Sense To Me: Information and Connective Tissue (#CCK11) http://nblo.gs/dNgor 2011-02-02T19:33:09
@profesorbaker (Thomas Baker) tweeted: That Makes Sense To Me: Information and Connective Tissue (#CCK11) http://nblo.gs/dNgor 2011-02-02T19:33:09
@ShellTerrell (Shelly S Terrell) tweeted: via @profesortbaker That Makes Sense To Me: Information and Connective Tissue (#CCK11) http://bit.ly/fFbAtk #edchat 2011-02-02T19:33:04
@Blog4Edu (Greta Shelly) tweeted: via @profesortbaker That Makes Sense To Me: Information and Connective Tissue (#CCK11) http://bit.ly/fFbAtk #edchat 2011-02-02T19:33:03
@swedinbalchik (Jonas Backelin) tweeted: A folksonomy is normally much richer than our official vocabulary or approved taxonomy. #CCK11 2011-02-02T18:32:18
@sifowler (Simon Fowler) tweeted: Well that was annoying, and strangely instructive: lost internet connection to Connectivism session on connected knowledge. #CCK11 2011-02-02T18:28:29
@LeahGrrl (LeahGrrl) tweeted: The Shy Connector's Guide to Getting Ready for Conference Awesomeness http://slidesha.re/hDVPOq #cck11 2011-02-02T18:23:17
@CCK11Feeds (CCK11 Feeds) tweeted: Thomas Vander Wal talking about Personal vs Local InfoClouds, Models of Attraction #cck11: Thomas Vander Wal tal... http://bit.ly/eKxNNE 2011-02-02T18:17:39
@CCK11Feeds (CCK11 Feeds) tweeted: Finally able to join the #cck11 class live in Elluminate thanks to our snow day in Ontario! :): Finally able to ... http://bit.ly/feN3Il 2011-02-02T18:17:39
@CCK11Feeds (CCK11 Feeds) tweeted: Listening to #cck11 elluminate on #ds106radio - someone tell Dj Downes to edit his meta data; it sez "Emmylous H... http://bit.ly/ifDJuh 2011-02-02T18:17:38
@CCK11Feeds (CCK11 Feeds) tweeted: top of the hour ... #cck11 patches into #ds106radio via @downes: top of the hour ... #cck11 patches into #ds106r... http://bit.ly/eCEG8v 2011-02-02T18:17:38
@NinaFCollins (Nina F Collins) tweeted: Hm what are the implications on folksonomy on my knowledge strategy meetup tomorrow? #CCK11 2011-02-02T18:06:03
@tonyratcliffe (Tony Ratcliffe) tweeted: @bhattmaan Box.net was just described in a presentation in #cck11. Sounds good. 2011-02-02T18:00:38
@NinaFCollins (Nina F Collins) tweeted: Vander Wal making interesting points re taxonomy v folksonomy. Relevant to org strategies for info mgmt.#CCK11 2011-02-02T17:59:53
@prsturgeon (Peter Sturgeon) tweeted: RT @saadat_m: Learning networks and connective knowledge @downes http://t.co/zpiVD0T http://t.co/zpiVD0T via @Diigo, #cck11 2011-02-02T17:50:04
@barbaram (Barbara McLaughlin) tweeted: Thomas Vander Wal talking about Personal vs Local InfoClouds, Models of Attraction #cck11 2011-02-02T17:34:15
@theroguewizard (Aneesh Bhat) tweeted: RT @pipcleaves: Contemporary E-Learning: Delivering Knowledge Or Dishing Out Information | Upside Learning ... via @scoopit via @thbeth http://bit.ly/el0RB6 2011-02-02T17:30:23
@brendasherry (brendasherry) tweeted: Finally able to join the #cck11 class live in Elluminate thanks to our snow day in Ontario! :) 2011-02-02T17:26:03
@cogdog (Alan Levine) tweeted: Listening to #cck11 elluminate on #ds106radio - someone tell Dj Downes to edit his meta data; it sez "Emmylous Harris - 9. Band Intros" ;-) 2011-02-02T17:08:55
@saadat_m (Mohsen Saadatmand) tweeted: Learning networks and connective knowledge @downes http://t.co/zpiVD0T http://t.co/zpiVD0T via @Diigo, #cck11 2011-02-02T16:15:39
@juandoming (juandoming) tweeted: RT @ShellTerrell: via @profesortbaker A Past and A Future: A Connectivist Interviews Penny Lockwood Ehrenkranz (#CCK11) (#... http://bit.ly/dGmVkY #edchat 2011-02-02T15:04:45
@profesortbaker (Thomas Baker) tweeted: A Past and A Future: A Connectivist Interviews Penny Lockwood Ehrenkranz (#CCK11) (#ELTChat) (#sirken) http://nblo.gs/dMDdC 2011-02-02T14:57:19
@ShellTerrell (Shelly S Terrell) tweeted: via @profesortbaker A Past and A Future: A Connectivist Interviews Penny Lockwood Ehrenkranz (#CCK11) (#... http://bit.ly/dGmVkY #edchat 2011-02-02T14:57:10
@profesorbaker (Thomas Baker) tweeted: A Past and A Future: A Connectivist Interviews Penny Lockwood Ehrenkranz (#CCK11) (#ELTChat) (#sirken) http://nblo.gs/dMDdC 2011-02-02T14:57:10
@Blog4Edu (Greta Shelly) tweeted: via @profesortbaker A Past and A Future: A Connectivist Interviews Penny Lockwood Ehrenkranz (#CCK11) (#... http://bit.ly/dGmVkY #edchat 2011-02-02T14:57:09
@VanessaVaile (VanessaVaile) tweeted: #Egypt restores internet services (VIDEO), but dialup still there for emergencies, http://bit.ly/fAJJbu #socialmedia #evomlit #cck11 2011-02-02T14:52:00
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>
> There is the ease of use. And automatic aggregation. I like these two principles.
Hi Maria:
At least there's a way to state those principles explicitly! I'm
feeling like there must be some major disconnect between the
principles I personally *had in mind* for my courses and the ones that
participants had in mind upon signing up. Maybe I foolishly did not
make my own principles sufficiently explicit... but even so if they
weren't shared by participants the results might have been similar to
what I'm seeing now.
I don't have a word for it yet ;) - but there must be some sort of
online-learning equivalent to "slacktivism". Anyway, just like
textbooks don't really work by osmosis, online courses aren't going to
provide a "magic" formula for learning. Maybe that's not always the
point, but then let's have clear expectations (e.g. a "taster" that
people can look at without the expectation that they will actually do
any work).
OK, I think I found the word -- "slackademics" ;).
Well, I hate to come across as super negative at this point. The
challenge I have set for myself in my work is not that of turning
people who aren't motivated into people who are -- at least I hope it
doesn't come to that. (Or maybe it is getting to be time for me to
re-watch "Stand and Deliver"...) In any case, I think that the
motivational challenges *should* be lessened when we have a more
suitable platform to use. And it's my job to work on this -- not to
critique P2PU for not being perfect yet.
That said, I'm sure there are many useful things to learn from these
"early" experiences in peer learning.
Joe