providing learning in social networks
DESCRIPTION
Overview of the network approach to learbing. New material, new slides. I place network learning in perspective with games and simulations, and describe it as an approach to be taken when we don't know what we want our students to learn (eg., in a complex or changing environment). I then overview the Connectivism course and gRSShopper. I then talk about future work, such as serialized feeds, the personal learning environment, and state based learning design. First 30 seconds of so (the intro) are low volume; the rest is fine. Symposium on Advance Learning Technologies, Gagetown, NB, April 16, 2009. Audio at http://www.downes.ca/presentation/221TRANSCRIPT
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Providing Learning inSocial Networks
Stephen DownesApril 16, 2009
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1. Context
Context
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Games & Simulations
Games and simulations are terrific
Context
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Games & Simulations
Benefits: they create environments andare therefore immersive and stimulating
Context
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Games & Simulations
We need to situate games andsimulations within the wider context
Context
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Games & Simulations
However, they need to be planned anddesigned in advance
Context
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Unknown Unknowns
Jollymore: we educate for the unknowns
Context
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Unknown Unknowns
Haines: we need to understand whatmakes people tick these days
Context
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Learning Networks
Partially, the idea is to distribute, tomake decisions in the field
Context
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Learning Networks
But critically, the idea is to create alearning system that learns
Context
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Learning Networks
Because, often, we don’t know what wewant to teach
Context
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Company Command
Knowledge existsin the minds of themembers orparticipants
Context
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Company Command
The need for content and supportemerges form the conversations
Context
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Drupal
Is an open source content managementsystem
Context Context
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Drupal
Supports individual accounts, pages,conversations, and much more
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E-Learning 2.0
Is the application of social networkingand web-based software to learning
Context
http://www.ukp.tu-darmstadt.de/home/e-nlp/
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E-Learning 2.0
Represents a gradual shift todecentralization and linking betweenmembers
Contexthttp://www.cre-elearning.tu-darmstadt.de/
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Elgg
Combines content management andsocial networking
Contexthttp://www.httpartist.com/beta/resources/66-webmaster-resources/1419-free-tools-to-create-your-own-social-network-facebook-like.htm l
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Elgg
Enables content import / export
Contexthttp://www.elggvoices.com/example/features.php
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2. Current
Current
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The Complex InternetEnvironment
Not just destination websites andcommunities (not the Net.Gain model)
Current http://www.expresswayauthority.com/Corporate/links/
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The Complex InternetEnvironment
Not the web services (choreographed)model either
Current http://www.developer.com/services/article.php/1550461
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The Complex InternetEnvironment
People have multiple ‘home pages’ -blogs, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr…
Current
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Connectivism Course
Model: open, distributed online course
Current
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Connectivism Course
2200 students participated in fall 2008
Current
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Connectivism Course
Participants essentially created anetwork
Current
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gRSShopper
Software support for CCK08, OLDaily
Current
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gRSShopper
PrototypePersonalLearningEnvironmentas a centre forlearning
Current
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gRSShopper
Also useful as a teaching platform
Current
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gRSShopper
Content aggregation and organization
Current
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Notes on Evaluation
Evaluation of competence, contribution,and not memory
Currenthttp://www.mosaic-net-intl.ca/pehaiti15.shtml
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Notes on Evaluation
Distributed Evaluation
Currenthttp://www.cedis.fu-berlin.de/projekte/media_projekte/dc_bild.jpg
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3. Future
Future
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Serialized Feeds
Purpose - to simplify contentsubmission to distributed courses
Future
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Serialized Feeds
Method: predefined and times contentreleases into email and RSS contentstream
Future
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PLE
Upcoming NRC development project
Future
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PLE
Major stages: aggregate, remix,repurpose, feed forward
Future
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PLE
Creates a learning network and notmerely a management system
Future
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A World of Objects
The point where PLEs andEnvrionments meet
Future
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A World of Objects
The original idea from mudlibs - objectorientation, inheritance
Future
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State BasedLearning Design
The old theory - learning objects juststatic content, organized as though itwere a book or manual
Future
http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/viewArticle/609/1166
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State BasedLearning Design
The new theory - learning objects are(a) words in a conversation (b) entitiesin an environment
Futurehttp://www.simskill.com/assets/screenGrabs.jpg
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Openness
The question of security always arises
Future Future
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Openness
My belief: walls do not create security
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Openness
Security systems create a point ofweakness - security is robustness evenwhen secrecy is breached
Future
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Stephen Downeshttp://www.downes.ca
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