edu-blogging: a launch pad for connectivity, metacognition & personal learning networks
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Laura Gogia, MD, PhD @googleguacamole • www.lauragogia.com
Division of Learning Innovation & Student SuccessMarch 16, 2016
EDU-BLOGGING: A launch pad for connectivity, metacognition & personal learning networks
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BLOG“a website containing a writer's own experiences, observations, opinions, etc., and often having images and links to other websites.” (Dictionary.com)
“diary of thoughts, ideas, and innovations…” (Goyal, 2012)
“updated frequently” (Merriam Webster)
“often with opportunities for readers to respond” (Sullivan, 2008).
EDU-BLOG:Blogging for educational purposes.
A launch pad for connectivity, metacognition, & personal learning networks.
Digital Participatory Pedagogies
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Connected • Networked • Open
Open.
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P
Opening the borders between classrooms & the world.
Networked.
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Learning to navigate distributed spaces together.
Connected.
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Education that bridges the formal/informal learning divide to promote interest-driven learning.
Connectivity:Connecting current thoughts & experience with & across people, contexts, & times.
SOCIAL LEARNING THEORIESBandura, 1977; Bruner, 1960; Harel & Papert, 1991; Lave & Wenger, 1991; Mezirow, 1991; Vygotsky, 1980
KNOWLEDGE TRANSFERBransford, Brown, & Cocking, 2010; Anderson,
Krathwohl, & Bloom, 2001
SCHEMA, THRESHOLD & CONCEPT MAPPINGAusubel,1968; Bruner, 1966; Downes, 2006; Meyer &
Land 2003; Novak & Canas, 2008; Piaget, 1983; Vygotsky, 1980
People
Concepts
Space and Time
Connectivity draws from:
CONNECTIVITY is a form of experiential learning.
AGGREGATING: Collecting from the information stream
ORGANIZATING: Filtering information to make it
manageable
ANALYZING: Understanding
implications & critiquing sources
REPURPOSING: Synthesizing & transforming
information pieces
FEEDING FORWARD: Sharing new knowledge to receive feedback &
assist others
(Connectivist) Digital Workflow
Downes, 2008; Kop, 2011
What sort of pedagogical strategies are associated with these educational principles?
Connected.
Networked.
Open.
E-portfolios*
Personal Learning Networks*
*Pedagogical Strategies
Edu-Blogging*
Journaling
Tweeting
Photographing
Video Recording
Storifying
Annotating
Animating
Bookmarking
Surveying
Interviewing
*Pedagogical Tool
My discussion of PLNs emerges from:CONNECTED LEARNING LIT• Groups: DML Research Hub ; Mozilla Labs; HIVE• Geography: U.S. • Sector: K-12 Informal Learning • Example Articles: Gee, 2005; Ito et al., 2013; Ching et al.,
2015
CONNECTIVIST & TEAL LIT• Groups: JISC • Geography: U.K. & Canada • Sector: Higher, Adult & Continuing Education• Example Articles: Downes, 2006; Cormier, 2010;
White, 2011
Personal Learning Network
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Self-directed system meant to support lifelong learning through the development, maintenance & leveraging of digital networks.
Purpose of Personal Learning Networks
Create ParticipateShare
• Information• Feedback• Opportunities*
• Learning Products• Presentation• Dissemination
• Conversations• Co-construction
* “Brokering”
• Connectivist alternative [augmentation] to learning communities found in learning management systems.
Personal Learning Network
Cormier, 2010; Downes, 2007; Gee, 2005
Personal Learning Networks
Control of learning Orientation of learning
Increase in scope
Three ways to think about PLNs.
People & Topics
Digital Platforms
(Cormier, 2010)
Digital Workflow
AGGREGATION: Collecting from the information
stream
ORGANIZATION: Filtering information to make it
manageable
ANALYSIS: Understanding implications & critiquing
sources
REPURPOSING: Synthesizing &
transforming information pieces
FEEDING FORWARD: Sharing new knowledge to receive feedback & assist
others
SLACK
My PLN
YouTube
WORDPRESS
Research (Papers, Articles, Reports) Self-Reflection
Idea Composition
Receiving Feedback
Self-Directed Study
Work-Related Information
Resources for Presentations
Informal Learning Interests
Research & Experiments
Personal Relationships
Research & Writing Collaborations
Research (Organizations & Professional Hashtags)
News & Informal Learning Interests MY PLN
Digital Platform Lens
JISC – University of Oxford Digital Resident & Visitor Projecthttps://www.jisc.ac.uk/guides/evaluating-digital-services/mapping-process
Mapping Process
Try it yourself (or with your class)
People in my PLN
Self-Brokered Opportunities
• Started an internationally attended journal club• Been mentioned in international publications• Peer-reviewed journal article • Conference steering committee • Invited seminars, panel talks, conference
presentations (Local & International)• Countless conversations, research assistance,
mentoring, & support
Digital Workflow: An exampleI participate in the Twitter component of a c-MOOC.
Through my Twitter interactions related to this hashtag, I become recognized as someone researching connected learning.
I share my mock prospectus slides on my blog (via an embed from slideshare.net)
I promote my blog post on Twitter, using the c-MOOC hashtag.
The same people with whom I tweet in the c-MOOC look at my presentation and comment on my blog post.
I notice a trend in the comments (both on my blog and Twitter) towards an interesting research question.
I propose the research question and summarize the comments through a Storify (which I publish on my blog and promote through Twitter).
Several scholars express interest; we communicate through google plus and arrange times for regular google hangouts.
We collaborate via google hangout and google docs towards a conference proposal and publications.
We become friends as well as professional colleagues.
Take Home Points
• PLNs are systemic approaches to student success & are based on the development of sustainable personal relationships.
• Student blogs provide a docking space & “calling card” • Public nature broadens scope of access & audience
Shifting Gears…
E-Portfolios
My discussion of e-portfolios emerges fromDIGITAL HUMANITIES • Centers of Activity: Florida State; JISC• Examples: JISC E-Portfolio Study 2008-2012;
Yancey, 2009
HIGHER EDUCATION • Centers of Activity: AACU • Examples: Kuh, 2008; Eynon, 2009
CONNECTED LEARNING• Centers of Activity: DML Research Hub • Examples: Sefton-Green (2014)
E-Portfolios
E-Portfolios as product. “Filing cabinet in dialogue”
An aggregation of digital items, evidence, reflections, and feedback which presents the audience with evidence of learning and/or ability.
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JISC: E-portfolios 2008-2012
E-Portfolios as process. In the process of creating presentational e-portfolios, learners develop the key skills of capturing evidence, reflecting, sharing, collaborating, annotating, and presenting.”
JISC: E-portfolios, 2008-2012
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E-Portfolios
• Easier to share with a variety of stakeholders
•More likely to be used longitudinally through a student’s learning journey, rather than isolated to one discipline, context, or course.
• More opportunities for presenting evidence • Consistent with UDL principles• Higher levels of student engagement
(Eynon, 2009; Yancey, McElroy, & Powers, 2012)
E-Portfolios support multimodal expression.
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E-portfolios support hyperlinking.
• Connect posts with other web documents to provide source, background, or supportive information.
• Order and reorder learning points and accomplishments….In doing so, unexpected patterns emerge across academic achievements, professional pursuits, and personal interests
Student Engagement E-portfolios
One-size-fits-all approaches to e-portfolios do not work very well. So I’m not suggesting that.
However, in terms of e-portfolios, some component of blogging makes sense.
An E-Portfolio
An E-Portfolio
BLOG• Think pieces• Reflections• Summaries of papers, conference
presentations, &professional experiences
• Working out sections of my dissertation
• Platform for call for action*
The blog becomes the learning sandbox of the e-portfolio.
Bringing it all together
E-PortfoliosPersonal Learning Networks
EduBlog A launch pad for
connectivity, metacognition, & personal learning networks.