Connectivism in Practice for Instructional Design

April 24, 2008iDesign: University of Alaska Fairbanks

George SiemensUniversity of Manitoba

1. What do we mean when we say networks?2. What do students “leave with”3. What is it that we are designing?4. And now, for the contrarian in me...5. A design model?

Knowledge is in the connections

1. What do we mean when we say networks?2. What do students “leave with”3. What is it that we are designing?4. And now, for the contrarian in me...5. A design model?

What do we want students to “leave the course with”?

A few questions to consider:

What is the context in which learning/teaching will occur?

http://ltc.umanitoba.ca/wiki/Evaluating_Context

What is the role of the educator in this course?

http://it.coe.uga.edu/itforum/Paper105/Siemens.pdf

How will learners stay current after the course has finished?

What type of network will learners form to:a)Information sourcesb)Interaction: People/communities

1. What do we mean when we say networks?2. What do students “leave with”3. What is it that we are designing?4. And now, for the contrarian in me...5. A design model?

The sequence of content?

The interaction?

The space in which interaction occurs?

The “bigger skills” (Harvard new initiative, ALA info skills, literacy, critical thinking,

metacognition)?

Chris Lott, 2007

1. What do we mean when we say networks?2. What do students “leave with”3. What is it that we are designing?4. And now, for the contrarian in me...5. A design model?

1. What do we mean when we say networks?2. What do students “leave with”3. What is it that we are designing?4. And now, for the contrarian in me...5. A design model?

www.elearnspace.orgwww.connectivism.ca

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gsiemens AT elearnspace DOT org