Personal Learning Philosophy v1
What is learning? First and foremost learning is a life-long process that involves the acquiring and utilization of new skills and knowledge. I believe that we learn best if we can identify with the...
View ArticleThe New Ecology of Learning
With the advancement of technology and todays students being raised with advanced technologies at their fingertips, one has to ask how is the today’s learning ecology changing? What fundamentals...
View ArticleThe Networked Learner
Life, like life-long learning has three distinct phases – the past, the present, and the future. With the incredible advancement of technology and the rapid growth of the industry, the way in which we...
View ArticleBecoming a Networked Learner/Teacher
“Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.”― Leo Tolstoy Change. . .it isn’t coming, it is already here! Teachers are changing the world every day by influencing the...
View ArticleWeek 5 Blog Summary
This week we shifted our focus away from the new learning ecology and new learner roles to study the types of tools instructors and instructional designers have access to within the Web 2.0 platform....
View ArticleWiki’s and Learning
I have always found myself to have a love-hate relationship with Wiki’s. I mean, it’s hard not to love the massive amounts of information that can easily be found on a Wiki page; however, I absolutely...
View ArticlePodcasts
This week I had the opportunity to interview a colleague of mine, Chris, who has utilized Web 2.0 technologies from the learner’s perspective. Working with adult learners, I felt that this podcast...
View ArticleParticipatory Culture and Learning
I thoroughly enjoyed reading the articles and watching the demonstration of Scratch in the reading assignment for the current week. Perhaps the most inspiring aspect of the article was when I was...
View ArticleFuture of Learning
It has been 15 years since I graduated from high school and 10 years since I graduated college. . . if I want back today, to either of these settings, the experiences, technologies, and ways in which I...
View ArticleLearning Philosophy Version 2.0
What is learning? First and foremost learning is a life-long process that involves the acquiring and utilization of new skills and knowledge. I believe that we learn best if we can identify with the...
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