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CCK11 Daily Newsletter

February 16, 2011

Wednesday Live Session

Maarten de Laat is not available this week so Stephen Downes will step in with a presentation on groups versus networks:
- the elements of networks: nodes and connections
- learning mechanisms: how connections form
- types of network and their properties
- criteria for successful networks: autonomy, diversity, openness, interactivity

Location: Elluminate - Click to Open Elluminate
Time: 8:00 p.m. Moscow; 5:00 p.m. London; 12 noon New York; 9:00 a.m. Los Angeles; midnight Thursday Beijing. Click here for other time zones.

For those listening via mobile phone or who cannot open Elluminate, a live audio stream will be available via ds106 Radio at http://208.82.115.69:8010/stream

Facilitator Posts

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New Discussion Threads

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#CCK11 gRSShopper vs Moodle – Any thoughts?
Stephen Downes, 1074 - eConnections, February 16, 2011.

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As gRSShopper is an ongoing work in progress, far more a research project than any sort of commercial application, I would be interested in feedback. I agree that there is a familiarity people have with Moodle. But I would like those comfortable with Moodle to consider a world in which courses are offered through a variety of platforms - Moodle, Sakai, Blackboard, Desire2Learn, and many others. In such a case, really, people need their own personal platform - right now available only as Blogger or Wordpress or Facebook - which will connect remotely to the LMS. That's what gRSShopper supports that the others don' [Comment]

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Connectivism Already Happened: Practitioners – Let's Explain It... Now – While We Still Have A Job... #CCK11 #ELTchat
Stephen Downes, 1087 - Profesorbaker's Blog, February 16, 2011.

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This: "The members of my PLN, all of my diverse PLN entities, are using technology, for their own autonomous Continuous Professional Development, and for providing technology-enhanced, engaging, fun, learning experiences for students." Is my experience as well. I think it's important to keep in mind that a theory like connectivism isn't a movement. It isn't a political campaign. It's not seeking converts. The point of a theory like connectivism is to describe what is happening. Yes, there is a point where an understanding of what is happening will inform practice. But it's not like we want the world to go out and 'be connectivist' - rather, we offer nothing more than a way of understanding what is happening in the [Comment]

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Comments

These are individual comments posted today to the discussion threads (for new discussion threads, see the list above).

Ken Anderson, Re: Information not in a head #cck11, >But there is nothing distinct from that - the ....
Stephen Downes, Re: Information not in a head #cck11, Yes. When you hear words in your head, you are ....
Scott Johnson, Re: Dialogues (help!), Hi Ken, It could be that for connectivism to ....
Ken Anderson, Re: Dialogues (help!), Hello Scott I was just working on a blog post ....
Scott Johnson, Re: Dialogues (help!), Jaap – On the general failure of ....
Ken Anderson, Re: Information not in a head #cck11, How about the words I hear in my head? Are ....
Stephen Downes, Re: Information not in a head #cck11, > Is spoken language material? Of course it is. ....
Ken Anderson, Re: Information not in a head #cck11, ok. Then you must be saying that language is ....
Stephen Downes, Re: Information not in a head #cck11, > Are you suggesting then that words are non-....
Ken Anderson, Re: Information not in a head #cck11, >...idea of a word 'standing for' ....
Stephen Downes, Re: Information not in a head #cck11, > how does one understand material without ....
Ken Anderson, Re: Information not in a head #cck11, Yes, there can be objections to non-materialist ....
Ken Anderson, Re: Six Tweets on Self, >but I can't spend $50 on it. Too bad NRC ....
jackpark, Re: Six Tweets on Self, The famous "the map is not its territory" comes ....
Stephen Downes, Re: Six Tweets on Self, @ Stuart - well, that's to ask about the ....
Stuart Harris, Re: Six Tweets on Self, This brings up some very big philosophical ....
Stephen Downes, Re: Six Tweets on Self, @ Stuart - yes, exactly, that's what I'm ....
Stuart Harris, Re: Six Tweets on Self, Isn't the "recognition" that their is a word ....
vjansen, Re: Networks and Feedback, Without feedback there is no connection, thus ....
Stephen Downes, Re: Six Tweets on Self, Yeah, that looks pretty interesting. I wish it ....
Stephen Downes, Re: #CCK11 – Week 4: A Dog Can Not Lie #ELTchat, I am not a Derrida scholar either, or anything ....
Stephen Downes, Re: Information not in a head #cck11, Yes. Other people are free to pursue theories ....
Ken Anderson, Re: #CCK11 – Week 4: A Dog Can Not Lie #ELTchat, Just to qualify my understandings: I am not a ....
Stephen Downes, Re: #CCK11 – Week 4: A Dog Can Not Lie #ELTchat, It's entirely possible he read nothing of ....
Ken Anderson, Re: Information not in a head #cck11, You seem to be talking about processes here ....
Ken Anderson, Re: Six Tweets on Self, Thanks for the reading list. Been there, I ....
Ken Anderson, Re: #CCK11 – Week 4: A Dog Can Not Lie #ELTchat, Yes, Derrida is the latter of the two. He ....
Stephen Downes, Re: #CCK11 – Week 4: A Dog Can Not Lie #ELTchat, There is much more to Wittgenstein than this. ....
Stephen Downes, Re: Six Tweets on Self, You can venture down the other paths if you ....
Stephen Downes, Re: Information not in a head #cck11, There is nothing distinct in the mind that is &#....
Ken Anderson, Re: Six Tweets on Self, >The theory that we have words in our head is, ....
Ken Anderson, Re: Information not in a head #cck11, Sure, our brain can't contain an artifact (....
Stephen Downes, Re: Six Tweets on Self, > the word or concept, could it not exist in the ....
Ken Anderson, Re: Six Tweets on Self, Is the internal knowledge an extension of the ....
Ken Anderson, Re: #CCK11 – Week 4: A Dog Can Not Lie #ELTchat, Well, at first viewing he sounds a lot like ....
LeahGrrl, Re: The difference between learning and teaching, I keep getting stuck when you say things like ....
Stephen Downes, Re: The difference between learning and teaching, > what's happening when I have those "a ha!" ....
LeahGrrl, Re: The difference between learning and teaching, This has been a really interesting thread. Thank ....

Participants' Blog Posts

This is a list of the blog posts mentioning the CCK11 keyword or tag harvested from the list of blogs submitted by participants.
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Seven Habits of Highly Connected People #CCK11 #ELTchat #edchat #edreform #edtech #ukedchat #education
profesorbaker, Profesorbaker's Blog
Seven Habits of Highly Connected People. I’m highly connected, in multiple senses of the phrase, “highly connected”. Quantity: On Linkedin alone, I’m told that my first, second and third degree connections link me to 9.9 million people. Compared to that, … Continue reading → [Link] 2011-02-16T04:48:26 [Comment]

Allt börjar med en bra lärare: Options start with a good teacher #CCK11 #ELTchat #edtech #edchat #ukedchat #Teachers #Technology #educate #education #edu #Obama #efl #esl #elt #ell #esol #TESOL #IATEFL #elearning #lrnchat
profesorbaker, Profesorbaker's Blog
Options start with a good teacher. Allt börjar med en bra lärare. Dreams start with a good teacher. Allt börjar med en bra lärare. I was visiting the blog of a #CCK11 course member, five minutes ago. Her name is … Continue reading → [Link] 2011-02-16T02:33:40 [Comment]

#cck11 - Semana 5 - Contrastes II - Redes
T, lúcidaTranslúcida #CCK11
Parecem Pólens! Parecem flores!Algo de abelhas conseqüentemente poderemos encontrar em nós!Eis exemplos de gráficos de redes.AquiNos grupos encontramos a emoção; a paixão arrebatadora ou algo mais protetor como o amor.A identidade no grupo por vezes é um fardo, concordo com o S. Dowens.Nas redes é necessário agir com a razão.A necessidade de aprender  e a sede de conhecimento nos empurra para a rede;Na rede encontramos a diversidade, embora nem todos estejam prontos para .... [Link] 2011-02-16T02:26:00 [Comment]

#CCK11 a proposito di gruppi e di reti
serenaturri, serenaturri's Blog
Ho viaggiato in compagna di Downes venerdì andando a Roma, non nel senso letterale del termine, ovviamente.  Mentre il treno FrecciaArgento procedeva verso la capitale ho letto quanto Stephen ha sottoposto all’ attenzione dei corsisti That Group Feeling, Groups Vs Networks: The Class Struggle Continues 7 Habits of Highly Connected People Si tratta di descrizioni, [...] [Link] 2011-02-16T00:25:19 [Comment]

LAK11 - some thoughts
AK, Multilitteratus Incognitus
OK, so my first MOOC is almost over...so what did I think?I have to say that as an experience LAK11 was actually quite interesting. The subject matter was interesting (even though we tended to go toward the business/finance side of the house quite often) and there were quite a few interesting personalities that were part of the course.The course started out with a bang! There were a ton of people in both the introduction round and in week 1...but then it fizzled! I am not sure why it did, but .... [Link] 2011-02-15T22:56:00 [Comment]

#CCK11 When is the learner (connectivist) ready?
suifaijohnmak, Suifaijohnmak's Weblog
This is a parody of my previous post: When the course is ready, the learner appears, When the learner is ready, the teacher appears, When the teacher is ready, the theory appears, When the theory is ready, the education appears, When … Continue reading → [Link] 2011-02-16T00:11:12 [Comment]

#cck11 week 4: Applying Actor-Network Theory
lindsayjordan, Life through a Linz
I’m on a high after two days working with a small group of staff and PhD students on the Developing Educational Practice course we run at UAL. It’s like a crash course in the context and purpose of Higher Education and some key pedagogical themes and theories. I feel one of the strengths of the [...] [Link] 2011-02-15T21:55:46 [Comment]

ELT Coursebook Review: For Amateurs Like Me #CCK11 #ELTchat #efl #esl #elt #edchat #edtech #ukedchat #TESOL #IATEFL #Obama #education #elearning #lrnchat #edreform #Teachers #Technology
profesorbaker, Profesorbaker's Blog
I’m reviewing a coursebook. I’m an amateur. I admit it. I haven’t a clue as to what to do. So, I’ve asked you to help me, my friend. I’m reviewing, “We Teach – We Learn”, an innovative coursebook, written by … Continue reading → [Link] 2011-02-15T21:13:06 [Comment]

Brief Guide For Blog Authors #CCK11 #ELTchat #edchat #edtech #ukedchat #esl #efl #elt #ell #esol #TESOL #IATEFL #education #Obama #edreform #edu #educate #Egypt #lrnchat #elearning #Teachers
profesorbaker, Profesorbaker's Blog
A guide on brevity for blog authors. Brief, concise, to the point. How to write better blogsposts, in fewer words, with better usefulness for the reader. That’s what this is about. I received thirteen (13) tips to help improve my … Continue reading → [Link] 2011-02-15T16:00:11 [Comment]

#CCK11 – Week 4: A Dog Can Not Lie #ELTchat
, Stephen's Web ~ OLDaily
Thomas Baker, Profesorbaker's Blog, February 15, 2011. This is a great video. It's not really Wittgenstein, of course, but rather a well-acted version of Wittgenstein. And I doubt that he would touch on all of the major elements of his philosophy in a single lecture. Still. It's just this sort of thing I think that we still have a very hard time grasping, that meanings and uses of words are the same, that they are phenomena in the external world, not located inside the .... [Link] 2011-02-15T06:10:38 [Comment]

Twitter Posts

If you use the CCK11 tag on Twitter, your Twitter posts will be collected and listed here (note that harvesting only started Friday morning).

@wackliche (wacky john) tweeted: [uniknotions.com] Welcome to CCK11 ~ CCK11: Connectivism and Connective Knowledge is an open online course that ... http://bit.ly/g87bKL 2011-02-16T11:02:49

@designprayerer (design prayer) tweeted: [uniknotions.com] Welcome to CCK11 ~ CCK11: Connectivism and Connective Knowledge is an open online course that ... http://bit.ly/eQSEHc 2011-02-16T11:02:49

@plotterx (plotter xman) tweeted: [uniknotions.com] Welcome to CCK11 ~ CCK11: Connectivism and Connective Knowledge is an open online course that ... http://bit.ly/g87bKL 2011-02-16T11:02:49

@hollymollyz (holly molly) tweeted: [uniknotions.com] Welcome to CCK11 ~ CCK11: Connectivism and Connective Knowledge is an open online course that ... http://bit.ly/g87bKL 2011-02-16T11:02:49

@weirddesigninc (amrit swor) tweeted: [uniknotions.com] Welcome to CCK11 ~ CCK11: Connectivism and Connective Knowledge is an open online course that ... http://bit.ly/g87bKL 2011-02-16T11:02:49

@uniknotions (uniknotions) tweeted: [uniknotions.com] Welcome to CCK11 ~ CCK11: Connectivism and Connective Knowledge is an open online course that ... http://bit.ly/gTB2LN 2011-02-16T11:02:49

@thisiskwarc (De Kwarc) tweeted: [uniknotions.com] Welcome to CCK11 ~ CCK11: Connectivism and Connective Knowledge is an open online course that ... http://bit.ly/gTB2LN 2011-02-16T11:01:18

@Simplearning (Simple Learning) tweeted: RT @web20education: http://networkedblogs.com/ejKKi #Teachers #CCK11 #edchat #iste11 vote for favorite #edtools in Learning Tools Directory 2011 made by @C4LPT 2011-02-16T11:00:18

@luc_germain (luc germain) tweeted: RT @marynabadenhors: 7 Habits of Highly Connected Ppl #CCK11 #ELTchat #edchat #edtech http://bit.ly/dE2ZzV @ShellTerrell @profesortbaker 2011-02-16T10:35:58

@marynabadenhors (Maryna Badenhorst) tweeted: Seven Habits of Highly Connected Ppl #CCK11 #ELTchat #edchat #edreform #edtech http://bit.ly/dE2ZzV via @ShellTerrell & @profesortbaker 2011-02-16T10:26:26

@HallyMk1 (Richard Hall) tweeted: RT @lindsayjordan: Just blogged: #cck11 week 4: Applying Actor-Network Theory http://bit.ly/fzTfnX 2011-02-16T09:50:23

@web20education (Lucian teach Web 20 ) tweeted: RT @edubeatz: Seven Habits of Highly Connected People #CCK11 #ELTchat #edchat #edreform #edtech #ukedchat #education | Profes... http://bit.ly/dE2ZzV 2011-02-16T09:28:02

@uniqsuseq (Susan Gilley) tweeted: RT @ShellTerrell: via @profesortbaker Seven Habits of Highly Connected People #CCK11 #ELTchat #edchat #edreform #edtech #... http://bit.ly/dE2ZzV #edchat 2011-02-16T09:18:00

@pipcleaves (Phillippa Cleaves) tweeted: #cck11 Mooc is out! http://bit.ly/g0AhRY ▸ Top stories today via @lindsayjordan @jaapsoft @romieh 2011-02-16T09:04:19

@Annoula64 (Ann Markström) tweeted: RT @stylianosm2: A Manifesto for Media Education http://www.manifestoformediaeducation.co.uk RT @timbuckteeth @zaidlearn #CCK11 2011-02-16T08:52:11

@stylianosm2 (Stylianos Mystakidis) tweeted: A Manifesto for Media Education http://www.manifestoformediaeducation.co.uk RT @timbuckteeth @zaidlearn #CCK11 2011-02-16T08:23:58

@zaidlearn (Zaid Ali Alsagoff) tweeted: A Manifesto for Media Education http://www.manifestoformediaeducation.co.uk/ via @timbuckteeth #CCK11 2011-02-16T08:20:00

@lindsayjordan (Lindsay Jordan) tweeted: RT @CathyLAnderson: The shape of the course of the future? #cck11 « Learning Technology jottings at Goldsmiths http://ht.ly/3WJgQ 2011-02-16T08:19:29

@web20education (Lucian teach Web 20 ) tweeted: http://networkedblogs.com/ejKKi #Teachers #CCK11 #edchat #iste11 vote for favorite #edtools in Learning Tools Directory 2011 made by @C4LPT 2011-02-16T08:04:14

@BorisBerlijn (Boris Berlijn ) tweeted: RT @JaapSoft: http://ow.ly/1s2ZpG #cck11 @Belinda_CH @MaritvdLouw 2011-02-16T08:00:37

@bekka_black (Bekka Black) tweeted: RT @edubeatz: Seven Habits of Highly Connected People #CCK11 #ELTchat #edchat #edreform #edtech #ukedchat #education http://bit.ly/dE2ZzV 2011-02-16T07:45:49

@edubeatz (EABLAIR.edu) tweeted: Seven Habits of Highly Connected People #CCK11 #ELTchat #edchat #edreform #edtech #ukedchat #education | Profes... http://bit.ly/dE2ZzV 2011-02-16T07:22:33

@JaapSoft (Jaap Bosman) tweeted: http://www.onlineclasses.org/2011/01/31/20-fascinating-ted-talks-all-about-the-brain/ #cck11 2011-02-16T07:16:07

@EveWeb (Evelyn Izquierdo) tweeted: RT @profesorbaker: Brief Guide For Blog Authors #CCK11 #ELTchat #edchat #edtech #ukedchat #esl #efl #elt #ell #esol #TESOL #IATEFL #edu... http://nblo.gs/ejx4V 2011-02-16T06:24:20

@CCK11Feeds (CCK11 Feeds) tweeted: RT @profesortbaker: Seven Habits of Highly Connected People #CCK11 #ELTchat #edchat #edreform #edtech #ukedchat... http://bit.ly/fReD59 2011-02-16T05:45:51

@CCK11Feeds (CCK11 Feeds) tweeted: RT @profesortbaker: Seven Habits of Highly Connected People #CCK11 #ELTchat #edchat #edreform #edtech #ukedchat... http://bit.ly/fVnFzd 2011-02-16T05:45:51

@CCK11Feeds (CCK11 Feeds) tweeted: via @profesortbaker Seven Habits of Highly Connected People #CCK11 #ELTchat #edchat #edreform #edtech #... http... http://bit.ly/fg9cUK 2011-02-16T05:45:51

@CCK11Feeds (CCK11 Feeds) tweeted: via @profesortbaker Seven Habits of Highly Connected People #CCK11 #ELTchat #edchat #edreform #edtech #... http... http://bit.ly/gfNJRq 2011-02-16T05:45:51

@CCK11Feeds (CCK11 Feeds) tweeted: Seven Habits of Highly Connected People #CCK11 #ELTchat #edchat #edreform #edtech #ukedchat #education http://w... http://bit.ly/eFa47L 2011-02-16T05:45:51

@larisa1113 (Larisa Pechinskaya) tweeted: RT @profesortbaker: Seven Habits of Highly Connected People #CCK11 #ELTchat #edchat #edreform #edtech #ukedchat #education http://wp.me/pdHW0-nO 2011-02-16T05:29:41

@web20education (Lucian teach Web 20 ) tweeted: RT @profesortbaker: Seven Habits of Highly Connected People #CCK11 #ELTchat #edchat #edreform #edtech #ukedchat #education http://wp.me/pdHW0-nO 2011-02-16T05:10:04

@EveWeb (Evelyn Izquierdo) tweeted: RT @profesortbaker: Seven Habits of Highly Connected People #CCK11 #ELTchat #edchat #edreform #edtech #ukedchat #education http://wp.me/pdHW0-nO 2011-02-16T04:54:27

@ShellTerrell (Shelly S Terrell) tweeted: via @profesortbaker Seven Habits of Highly Connected People #CCK11 #ELTchat #edchat #edreform #edtech #... http://bit.ly/dE2ZzV #edchat 2011-02-16T04:48:42

@Blog4Edu (Greta Shelly) tweeted: via @profesortbaker Seven Habits of Highly Connected People #CCK11 #ELTchat #edchat #edreform #edtech #... http://bit.ly/dE2ZzV #edchat 2011-02-16T04:48:42

@profesortbaker (Thomas Baker) tweeted: Seven Habits of Highly Connected People #CCK11 #ELTchat #edchat #edreform #edtech #ukedchat #education http://wp.me/pdHW0-nO 2011-02-16T04:48:30

@thbeth (thbeth) tweeted: #cck11 http://migre.me/3T0sv 2011-02-16T02:29:07

@thbeth (thbeth) tweeted: #cck11 Graficos de redes http://www.aharef.info/static/htmlgraph/ 2011-02-16T02:02:51

@distedres (DE Hub Database) tweeted: RT @romieh: T Anderson's slides #dehub keynote http://slidesha.re/fEtRPy via @gconole ---> 3 generations of DL ped.... very useful, thanks #cck11 #yam 2011-02-16T00:28:31

@suifaijohnmak (suifaijohnmak) tweeted: #CCK11 When is the learner (connectivist) ready? http://wp.me/pkZnI-29Y 2011-02-16T00:11:21

@chiti (chiti) tweeted: RT @deangroom: Yep, connectivism doesn't suit exams. Dang. 2011-02-16T00:10:15

@SymbalooEDU (SymbalooEDU) tweeted: RT @web20education: Teachers should vote for best #edtools in Learning Tools @C4LPT I recommand @GlogsterEdu and @SymbalooEdu http://goo.gl/fb/xCDMs #edchat 2011-02-15T23:44:07

@NewFacMajority (New Faculty Majority) tweeted: #SocialNetwork Theory, http://icio.us/vWQMWr | what constitutes the network of a movement? #action #cck11 #evomlit #lak11 2011-02-15T23:14:39

@MsDeanDoesTech (Erica M Dean, M.Ed) tweeted: RT @UrbanEducation: Teaching and The Black Male Teacher: A Dis-Connection? #CCK11 #ELTchat #edchat #ukedchat #edreform #education #esl: http://t.co/y2VQCvm 2011-02-15T23:07:01

@gkpdnewyork (Grace Kelly) tweeted: RT @Blog4Edu: via @profesortbaker Allt börjar med en bra lärare: Options start with a good teacher #CCK11 #ELTchat #e... http://bit.ly/eEdIAx #edchat 2011-02-16T03:25:21

@vahis (Kaisa Vähähyyppä) tweeted: Allt börjar med en bra lärare: Options start with a good teacher http://t.co/NPYtTFf 2011-02-16T02:53:55

@profesortbaker (Thomas Baker) tweeted: Allt börjar med en bra lärare: Options start with a good teacher #CCK11 #ELTchat #edtech #edchat #ukedchat #Teachers: http://t.co/gImiLiX 2011-02-16T02:45:14

@CathyLAnderson (Cathy Anderson) tweeted: The shape of the course of the future? #cck11 « Learning Technology jottings at Goldsmiths http://ht.ly/3WJgQ 2011-02-16T02:40:02

@Blog4Edu (Greta Shelly) tweeted: via @profesortbaker Allt börjar med en bra lärare: Options start with a good teacher #CCK11 #ELTchat #e... http://bit.ly/eEdIAx #edchat 2011-02-16T02:33:46

@ShellTerrell (Shelly S Terrell) tweeted: via @profesortbaker Allt börjar med en bra lärare: Options start with a good teacher #CCK11 #ELTchat #e... http://bit.ly/eEdIAx #edchat 2011-02-16T02:33:46

@profesortbaker (Thomas Baker) tweeted: Allt börjar med en bra lärare: Options start with a good teacher #CCK11 #ELTchat #edtech #edchat #ukedchat #Teachers… http://wp.me/pdHW0-nG 2011-02-16T02:33:43