This video is about the concept of connectivism. This is a learning process that occurs online and through various networking sites. The student in this video is learning about American Phycology and uses the networking sites he learned about in class to find reliable learning sources. When he finds information, he can share it with other classmates in other networking sites.
The teacher in the video is not your everyday lecturing teacher. She is present to help guide the students in their online journey by helping them if they get stuck, differentiating between reliable and non-reliable sources, and shows how to communicate properly and respectfully to others over the internet. The teacher is also the one who presents the idea of connectivism and how to properly use this learning technique.
The internet is such a powerful tool for students in this day and age. I think it is vital that teachers incorporate the internet and various networking sites to students so that they can see that there are plenty of other ways to learn and to help strengthen the learning process. The student uses the internet to do everything for his class. He uses google scholar to find reliable resources, he posts those resources on to a bookmarking site to share with others, and he listens to various professors' lectures through iTunes. I think the concept of connectivism is something that every teacher can easily use in their classrooms.
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My Personal Learning Network is nowhere near as in depth as hers is. I hope that one day mine is as organized and useful like the one in the video. These tools are wonderful for not only students, but more importantly the educators teaching the students. Working on my PLN to help make it more useful and engaging for me is something I need to work on.
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ReplyDeleteHi, Samantha I really enjoyed reading your post. It was very insightful and showed that you understood the concept of connectivism. I also thought your PLN was amazing. However, you could make some minor grammatical/spelling changes.
ReplyDelete1. “…if they get stuck, differentiating between reliable and non-reliable sources, and shows how to communicate properly and respectfully to others over the internet.” You should take the coma out and add a semi colon after stuck so it reads “…if they get stuck; differentiating between reliable and non-reliable sources, and shows how to communicate properly and respectfully to others over the internet.”
2. “He uses google scholar...” You should capitalize Google.
3. “…and it helps her become responsible and a self learner.” You should add a hyphen between self learner so it reads… self-learner.
Although you had few errors, you showed that you understood the assignment and therefore, your post was great.
Hi Samantha,
ReplyDeleteGreat job on your post! I think you have some great thoughts about the networked student, and how we as teachers would be more of a guide than a lecturer.
Keep up the great work Samantha!
Stephen Akins
Hi Samantha,
ReplyDeleteYour post was very helpfull in showing how techers have to do more than lecture. There are differnt ways to get ypur lesson across, like though PNL and networking. You talked about some great tools that would be very useful in classrooms. Keep up the good work.