tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46933063342448676362024-03-18T21:55:01.246-07:00meanieMeaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17786286964708788413noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693306334244867636.post-50812928882458860702012-04-15T11:41:00.000-07:002012-04-15T11:41:30.728-07:00Final Thoughts CCK12This course started off with confusion, as to what was expected, leading into an onslaught of information through posts and bookmarks. I settled down through the middle of the course but was still unable to devote ample time to the demanding expectations and thus spiralling into a heap of staleness. I did take immense learning from this course although on the sidelines for most of it. I could make good use of a course on time management. I think my biggest problem was not having confidence in myself or the content to actually participate within the circle of the network. I would choose my spots adding comments only when I was confident in my answer.<br />
I was very impressed with the overall structure and concept of an open on line course and think I may pursue others in the future, using the connected knowledge framework as a field to practise my communication skills. <br />
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Thanks for a great 3 month experience!<br />
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Kaine.Meaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17786286964708788413noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693306334244867636.post-70513012616251042142012-04-03T19:16:00.000-07:002012-04-03T19:16:46.429-07:00Concept Map CCK12Just realized if you don't have VUE you can't see it. So this it converted to .png<br />
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<a href="https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B2LvWU5ET6RZYXdrdUo5T3BSYnljaU92U3I5Y283QQ/edit">https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B2LvWU5ET6RZYXdrdUo5T3BSYnljaU92U3I5Y283QQ/edit</a>Meaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17786286964708788413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693306334244867636.post-6415987400778298032012-03-27T17:34:00.001-07:002012-03-27T17:35:01.122-07:00Open Content cck12Everyone likes free stuff. But in open schooling, publishing and software is it really free? Who pays for the overhead, the programers and the educators?<br />
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Some sites offer freeware with an option for a donation. I believe I read a recent blog where out of 50,000 downloads not one person donated $2. Sounds awfully cheap. Personally, I have downloaded open programs and never donated either. For it's not the small fee, rather it's the hassle and security of sending the donation over the internet. Eventhough I purchase items online, through trusted companies, I feel uneasy about sending money to a small company.<br />
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Open education is the way of the future. Think about the benefits it would bring to those who wanted an education but couldn't afford it. If credit was given to open education courses, the big universities would have to change as well or they would crash and burn. Through open courseware, the content is not static whereas; students can share stories, experiences through social networking.Meaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17786286964708788413noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693306334244867636.post-49807389175753865302012-03-10T13:01:00.000-08:002012-03-10T13:01:58.186-08:00Complex Adaptive Systems CCK12CAS are systems that are constantly changing and adapting to their environments. The elements of these systems interact to form an unpredictable outcome. The relationship and reaction between the individual agents are more important than that of the individual agents themselves. Uncontrollable variables, internal or external factors, can effect the agents of the system to produce various outcomes. Some examples: Stock Markets, Human Emotions, The Brain, Weather. In these examples, the agents act individually but when combined with other agents of the system, their contribution to the concept is essential. CAS's are all around us, we are a part of some complex system.<br />
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I drive all day long and everyone knows who drives a vehicle change in road conditions, road hazards or unpredictable drivers, can change in seconds without warning. The external factors are very unpredictable. Driving, I assume is not a system but elements of the CAS exist within the activity. So, would driving a vehicle be considered in some way a complex adaptive system?Meaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17786286964708788413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693306334244867636.post-14613257144290433692012-03-05T10:48:00.000-08:002012-03-05T10:48:32.229-08:00Personal learning environments cck12Ones own personal learning environment contain their learning resources. The resources may involve people, digital tools and cognitive thinking. Presenting your learning environment in a diagram gives you a visual picture of your own learning centre. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Above is an example of my PLE. It needs updating due to the cck12 course because of the introduction to new learning tools. Regardless updated or not, this diagram shows very clearly the relationship I have within my personal learning environment. These items contained in the diagram are essentially portals that enable me to learn through a vast array of sources.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div>Meaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17786286964708788413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693306334244867636.post-26538266854889646802012-02-29T17:50:00.001-08:002012-02-29T17:50:31.675-08:00Week: 5 Groups and Networks cck12Before I started the weeks' readings on groups and networks, I tried to define each one to compare and find the differences. They were exactly the same to me. Each of the two require entities of a common interest. Each are able to share ideas through connections. Each allow the participants to connect to one another. George states in his articulate presentation that these two terms "at the core are the same" So, are they? If not then what is the difference?<br />
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After the weeks readings I have a better understanding. Seeing Stephens' chart,<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/stephen_downes/252157734/sizes/l/in/photostream/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/stephen_downes/252157734/sizes/l/in/photostream/</a>, describing the properties of groups and networks, helped me quite a bit.<br />
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Groups are closed discussions, the topic is straight and narrow. 'Now let's stay focused or on track", would be a rule, so to speak, of a group. Networks are an open concept where anything can happen. No rules means perspectives and personalities play a big role.<br />
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Groups are usually defined in a distributed fashion by an authority eg: radio broadcast or a school classroom. Networks define their logic and understanding through connections within the network.<br />
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Here's a thought, what about a family. Two parents and siblings. Are they not a network in which learning occurs through a connective process? The parents are the authority and often the learning is not open. In the confines of a family, standards exist and distributed by the authority. So is a family a group? I suppose in some situations, democracy and negotiations can exist. How would you define the family?Meaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17786286964708788413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693306334244867636.post-71645669710449370202012-02-22T18:19:00.000-08:002012-02-22T18:19:27.356-08:00Week 4:cck12I work at Winnipeg Transit as a Bus Operator. Becoming an operator, one must go through 6 weeks of training. Initially, trainees are set up with a mentor (an employee with more then three years experience) prior to the start of training. This forms an initial social connection amongst 1200 or so employees. From this one connection, others will form quite rapadily. The mentor is there to help the new employee to adjust both sociallly and within the criteria of procedures. I believe this is an example of the contructivist approach to learning. The new employee learns and takes meaning through the experiences and ideas of the mentor. Would this also be an example of connected knowledge? Where, making that one initial connection, you are acccually connecting to everyone else who knows the mentor. Creating a special node or click, if you will, amognst a larger more vast node.Meaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17786286964708788413noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693306334244867636.post-42079369983497073282012-02-12T18:44:00.000-08:002012-02-12T18:44:19.997-08:00<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsDI6hDx5uI&feature=player_detailpage" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsDI6hDx5uI&feature=player_detailpage</a><br />
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I watched the suggested video then I watched this video. The first was very hard to wrap my brain around. This video expains active learning theory in plain english.Meaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17786286964708788413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693306334244867636.post-46467835530516429392012-02-12T15:51:00.000-08:002012-02-12T15:51:51.921-08:00Week 3: Connected Knowledge cck12Connected knowledge is combining personal knowledge from,let's say a network of participants(as in a MOOC), to gain greater knowledge as a sum. The sum can be referred to the connected learning experience. In many cases large complex tasks are too difficult for just a single person; manufacturing, organisations etc.. So, a network of reliable entities work towards a common goal, each performing a part of the finished product. Connecting the knowledge from each of these parts to form a collaborated mutually established end result.<br />
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I work as a bus driver for Winnipeg Transit. We have many departments throughout the organisation; scheduling, trainings, controllers, operators etc. Without the connected knowledge from each department the organisation would fail to deliver their end product. Actually, now that I think about it, each network depends on each other on a daily basis. For example if the timekeepers don't fulfil their commitment to the network of knowledge, a fault in the service occurs.Meaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17786286964708788413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693306334244867636.post-45129682584498683422012-02-10T18:08:00.000-08:002012-02-10T18:27:35.981-08:00Week 2: Networked Learning cck12I, like most, find it very difficult to participate to my full potential in a program such as this. There is so much material to read and understand. I am a little behind but bear with me. I am going to attempt to describe networks and how it pertains to learning.<br />
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A network is a collection of entities all sharing information amongst each other. These entities connect to, share and rearrange data to develop learning patterns. The brains' neural network connects by way of signals to control the human functions. <br />
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A social learning network is nothing new, we've all experienced it throughout our lives. As our social network grows, so does the information within the network. All the values, beliefs and moral en sowed in each and everyone of us, is in direct correlation to our friends and family networks we developed at a young age.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.coloradocrimevictims.org/images/social_networking.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://www.coloradocrimevictims.org/images/social_networking.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>In an open on line course, there is no authoritative figure telling you what to learn. Instead, each learner is apart of an network of information. The learners choose their own path to follow, so to speak, deciding what, how and how much to participate. The learning network is only as strong as the participants within the network.<br />
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Just a quick stab at it. <br />
KaineMeaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17786286964708788413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693306334244867636.post-55680504881177653332012-02-04T17:46:00.000-08:002012-02-04T17:53:27.821-08:00The Ugly Truth cck12<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIDQm4GqxbnU-GcYeED3WdN8rawakZPvUmFog2GY2VZWlpC4hbgqVZvO8i32yWGqVmbFplIhBDI0SSINKEKtO8YJfNhc5aleHHdgx-q-6KuI2p8PGRjLDoMh_FIXKM55dbY52_TuL4eew/s1600/facebook.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIDQm4GqxbnU-GcYeED3WdN8rawakZPvUmFog2GY2VZWlpC4hbgqVZvO8i32yWGqVmbFplIhBDI0SSINKEKtO8YJfNhc5aleHHdgx-q-6KuI2p8PGRjLDoMh_FIXKM55dbY52_TuL4eew/s1600/facebook.jpg" /></a></div>Meaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17786286964708788413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693306334244867636.post-74208172970716588982012-02-02T08:42:00.000-08:002012-02-02T08:42:10.444-08:00Huh? Connectivism? cck12To me connetivism is what happens within a network agmost each node of that network. We all belong to a social network whether it be friends, family, work colleuges etc., inwhich we learn from. Connectivism is the content we stream our learning from. Each node within our network holds valueable content obtained from other nodes in an uncontrolable frenzy of information. Individuals can then choose what information valueable to retain and then pass on their understandings and opinions on to others. The process is cyndical by which information is constantly being fed to its' members. Connectivism depends on the participation of its' information sources.<br />
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