CCK11 Daily Newsletter

March 8, 2011

Facilitator Posts

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Networked Blogs
Vanessa Vaile, Facebook, March 8, 2011.

I saw an interesting post in the CCK11 Facebook group (you have to be logged into Facebook to view it) that said " if you add your blog to the Networked Blogs app, you can then syndicate it to auto-post to the group." You can find information about the Networked Blogs app on this page. It's a good idea - create a list of blogs and feed them into a Facebook group. The Connectivism Facebook group is itself a thing of interest, operating completely outside the scope of the course facilitators and course website. Given that this week's topic is power and control, we can ask how the existence of such a group impacts power relations in the course. [Comment]

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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Power and Authority in network learning #cck11
jaapsoft2, connectiv
What about power and information? I regard these two subjects power an authority as one, i.e. as connected. The Authorities is the government and people in power. In 1968/69 an anarchist movement called ‘Provo’ in the Netherlands provoked the power of the authorities. A person could be called an authority in a certain field of [...] [Link] 2011-03-08T08:59:47 [Comment]

#CCK11 Network patterns, social networks and their impact on institutions
suifaijohnmak, Learner Weblog
Relating to the sort of networks which are more resistant to cascade phenomena and are more sustainable, I would like to refer to this by Alan here on Connectivist Theory: “The particular virtue suggested by Stephen is that a distributed network may … Continue reading → [Link] 2011-03-08T03:43:57 [Comment]

Progress and Learning in cck11
alan, Connectivism-2011 (per alQpr)
According to Stephen, if I achieve the following (conventional) standards of success: - fluency with and use of a certain vocabulary - exposure to and familiarity with a standard body of literature - conduct of enquiry in a generally accepted form of discourse - acceptance of an underlying set of principles then I will have [...] [Link] 2011-03-07T22:04:37 [Comment]

belated
, Mooking About
Indeed, almost a month between posts, of listening and reading more than "speaking" (CCK11 on Facebook excepted). There's a lesson there. There's always a lesson somewhere, everywhere ~ up to us to make connections, analyze the information, draw and apply conclusions, taking note but not worrying overmuch when conclusions don't match those of cohorts or even guides. Information, however, should not ramble too far off the reservation. Presumably, we are all working .... [Link] 2011-03-07T13:16:00 [Comment]

belated
Vanessa, Computers, Language, Writing
Indeed, almost a month between posts, of listening and reading more than "speaking" (CCK11 on Facebook excepted). There's a lesson there. There's always a lesson somewhere, everywhere ~ up to us to make connections, analyze the information, draw and apply conclusions, taking note but not worrying overmuch when conclusions don't match those of cohorts or even guides. Information, however, should not ramble too far off the reservation. Presumably, we are all working with .... [Link] 2011-03-07T21:17:00 [Comment]

Le socle commun, ou lorsque les racines sont plus hautes que l’arbre (cck11/5)
christine-vaufrey, Le blog de Christine Vaufrey
Au programme du MOOC sur le connectivisme la semaine dernière, la théorie de la complexité et l’approche systémique. Je me suis dit qu’il allait falloir s’accrocher, qu’avec des noms comme ça, les lectures allaient être vraiment difficiles. C’était vrai. Et encore plus vraie, la difficulté à mettre de l’ordre dans mes idées après ces nouveaux [...] [Link] 2011-03-07T21:08:20 [Comment]

Week06: Personal Learning Environments & Networks (#CCK11)
swedinbalchik, Swedinbalchik's Blog » CCK11
Week06 Insights: During the CKK11 Elluminate session from February 25, 2011 George Siemens and Stephen Downes underlined some of the aspects of Personal Learning Environments & Networks. •Key elements of PLE: Self-created environment where the learner manage-share-recall-connect resources (including both information and people). PLE is a model for education that addresses learning in a distributive [...] [Link] 2011-03-07T18:43:51 [Comment]

What would you do?
verozentella@gmail.com (Verónica Vázquez Zentella), Con sabor educativo
#CCK11I have a problem: my ten year old son, Jordi, hates his teacher. His grades have dropped, he is misbehaving, I have been called a couple of times, and it’s getting worse.My kid, who had been respectful, nice, and a good student, now has changed. But, how did this happen?Here are the facts. Last year Jordi had a wonderful teacher and somehow he thought that he would have him again this year. Didn’t happen. Instead a new teacher came to the school, a “constructivist”. And this is .... [Link] 2011-03-07T16:31:00 [Comment]

Learner No agents but content creators? #cck11
jaapsoft2, connectiv
In LeahGrrl’s site for CCK11 We discussed the learner as an agent . On this subject Downes and Siemens seem to have different opinions. ”… In connectivism, a phrase like ‘constructing meaning’ makes no sense. Connections form naturally, through a process of association, and are not ‘constructed’ through some sort of intentional action.” says Stephen Downes. [...] [Link] 2011-03-07T14:24:37 [Comment]

"Add this to Google Calender" button for CCK11 events is here, at least
Linn, Jakten på den perfekta lektionen
The world needs more "Add this to Google Calender"-buttons I think. Whenever I see the "Add this to Google Calender" button I get happy.So, I created a button for the next Elluminate Session. If you are using Google Calender you just press the buttton and Save. The event will now add it-self (I hope) to your calender. Automatically it will change the time according to your timezone!! (Please someone, in another timezone, test to see if it works) Is Google open or closed? It is .... [Link] 2011-03-07T13:25:00 [Comment]

PLE/PLN and the commodified education industry
damoclarky, Damo's World
This blog post relates to my study of CCK11. Sui Fai John Mak had this to say in response to a previous blog post of mine on PLE/PLNs. So would the education system affect how and why PLE or PLN would be applied? How about the learners learning under such education system? What are the [...] [Link] 2011-03-07T10:31:22 [Comment]

New Discussion Threads

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What would you do?
Stephen Downes, 1216 - Con sabor educativo, March 8, 2011.

I would be curious to see how participants in the course respond to this. It should be noted that the purpose of one theory isn't to repair faulty implementations of another theory. So connectivism isn't intended to fix a specific problem in the way constructivism is being applied. That said, we can use this example as a way of highlighting the danger of depending on a single source for teaching and learning. A teacher has an overpowering influence in the developmental life of a child, which renders him particularly vulnerable to a bad teacher. I would respond by attempting to diversify his interests. He needs to become an independent learner (the constructivist teacher is actually right in this, despite providing no help whatsoever in attaining it). I would focus on reading and encouraging out-of-class (and even in-class) reading. It's also important to link up with self-help groups online and offline - are there youth associations, computer clubs, sports teams, .... [Comment]

belated
Stephen Downes, 1092 - Mooking About, March 8, 2011.

I agree with this: "As for analytics, numbers / data don't lie but are not always complete (insufficient data), subject to being applied out of context and can be manipulated. Word is that the Gates Foundation has done just that with some of the analytics massaged data used to support Foundation positions on education. Caveat emptor." [Comment]

Comments

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

Scott Johnson, Re: Progress and Learning, I find myself wondering about what something "....
alqpr, Re: Progress and Learning, >"The best learning I've ever done has been ....
Ken Anderson, Your Individual Progress and Learning, >most of the people I could talk to don't ....
LeahGrrl, Re: #CCK11 Moving beyond Connectivism, Hi Ken, As you know, I've commented in my ....

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).

@lescapadou (L'Escapadou) tweeted: RT @ianchia: Connectivism and Connective Knowledge http://cck11.mooc.ca re PLN 2011-03-08T10:52:43

@suifaijohnmak (suifaijohnmak) tweeted: RT @verozentella: What would you do? #CCK11 Con sabor educativo http://t.co/SWlDeFQ 2011-03-08T10:16:03

@JaapSoft (Jaap Bosman) tweeted: http://connectiv.wordpress.com/2011/03/08/power-and-authority-in-network-learning-cck11/ Power and authority in network learning #cck11 2011-03-08T09:54:35

@lernys (Fernando Santamaría) tweeted: #CCK11 Network patterns, social networks and their impact on institutions | Learner Weblog http://j.mp/hb46tZ 2011-03-08T09:48:05

@pipcleaves (Phillippa Cleaves) tweeted: #cck11 Mooc is out! http://bit.ly/gw7adE ▸ Top stories today via @isossalford @alqpr @web20education 2011-03-08T09:04:10

@profesortbaker (Thomas Baker) tweeted: Leer El #CCK11 Diario ▸ Noticias destacadas del dia son aportados por @web20education y @profesortbaker ▸ http://t.co/GosMlKx 2011-03-08T08:29:14

@socioinnovation (Innovation Sociale) tweeted: Juan Domingo: #CCK11 Network patterns, #social networks and their impact on institutions: http://t.co/JJthZIh #j... http://bit.ly/f0hrJR 2011-03-08T08:05:26

@juandoming (juandoming) tweeted: #CCK11 Network patterns, #social networks and their impact on institutions: http://t.co/JJthZIh #juandon #elearning #education #sle #pln 2011-03-08T08:05:20

@niklas_karlsson (Niklas Karlsson) tweeted: RT @suifaijohnmak: #CCK11 My new post on network patterns and social network http://bit.ly/hgmsQ6 2011-03-08T07:12:13

@web20education (Lucian teach Web 20 ) tweeted: #Ohbord Simple Whiteboarding App for #GoogleChrome #edtech20 #edtools http://www.luciandumateachweb20.eu/page7.php #edchat #cck11 #elearning 2011-03-08T05:47:53

@JGChesney (Jennifer G. Chesney) tweeted: Ditto, #Woz is my hero!!! RT @edudemic: Love this: Woz to Educators: "Be brave, use the new technology" http://t.co/eme0GsU #CCK11 2011-03-08T05:45:24

@suifaijohnmak (suifaijohnmak) tweeted: #CCK11 My new post on network patterns and social network http://bit.ly/hgmsQ6 2011-03-08T03:59:16

@CCK11Feeds (CCK11 Feeds) tweeted: @suifaijohnmak It's not easy spanning continents #CCK11: @suifaijohnmak It's not easy spanning continents #CCK11 http://bit.ly/em7wXl 2011-03-08T01:08:04

@CCK11Feeds (CCK11 Feeds) tweeted: @francesbell @ai1sa Power and Authority time http://bit.ly/gFMPII #CCK11 That is 5 am at my end. Sorry that I a... http://bit.ly/hWzfv1 2011-03-08T01:08:04

@CCK11Feeds (CCK11 Feeds) tweeted: @alQpr #CCK11 I will create a post to respond to yours. Under current climate of education, stars/hubs hailed, d... http://bit.ly/fO468K 2011-03-08T01:08:04

@CCK11Feeds (CCK11 Feeds) tweeted: RT @alQpr: More on testable "theories" in #CCK11 http://bit.ly/hx5QKS: RT @alQpr: More on testable "theories" i... http://bit.ly/fz08R4 2011-03-08T01:08:02

@francesbell (Frances Bell) tweeted: @suifaijohnmak It's not easy spanning continents #CCK11 2011-03-07T23:55:08

@suifaijohnmak (suifaijohnmak) tweeted: @francesbell @ai1sa Power and Authority time http://bit.ly/gFMPII #CCK11 That is 5 am at my end. Sorry that I am still zzzz apology 2011-03-07T23:26:19

@suifaijohnmak (suifaijohnmak) tweeted: RT @francesbell: @ai1sa and @francesbell are doing Elluminate session Wed on Power and Authority time http://bit.ly/gFMPII #CCK11 place http://bit.ly/hhnK8z 2011-03-07T23:25:18

@suifaijohnmak (suifaijohnmak) tweeted: @alQpr #CCK11 I will create a post to respond to yours. Under current climate of education, stars/hubs hailed, distributed net? Experts win? 2011-03-07T23:24:33

@suifaijohnmak (suifaijohnmak) tweeted: RT @alQpr: More on testable "theories" in #CCK11 http://bit.ly/hx5QKS 2011-03-07T23:21:32

@ianchia (Ian Chia) tweeted: @ktenkely Can you see where I'm heading ... tie it into http://cck11.mooc.ca/ and Christakis' http://j.mp/fJwrpM 2011-03-07T23:21:11

@verozentella (Verónica V. Zentella) tweeted: What would you do? #CCK11 Con sabor educativo http://t.co/SWlDeFQ 2011-03-07T23:03:45

@ianchia (Ian Chia) tweeted: Wonder how to engineer that into learning experiences for kids & youth - a connectivism based classroom that scaffolds particular subjects. 2011-03-07T22:49:26

@alQpr (Alan Cooper) tweeted: More on testable "theories" in #CCK11 http://bit.ly/hx5QKS 2011-03-07T22:23:15

@jennieteacher (Jennie ScottMcKenzie) tweeted: Add to the discussion in ISTE group on LinkedIn -#edchat #cck11 2011-03-07T22:22:27

@francesbell (Frances Bell) tweeted: @ai1sa and @francesbell are doing Elluminate session Wed on Power and Authority time http://bit.ly/gFMPII #CCK11 place http://bit.ly/hhnK8z 2011-03-07T21:40:19

@ISOSSalford (ISOS Salford) tweeted: @ai1sa and @francesbell are doing Elluminate session Wed on Power and Authority time http://bit.ly/gFMPII #CCK11 place http://bit.ly/hhnK8z 2011-03-07T21:40:17

@web20education (Lucian teach Web 20 ) tweeted: #colaab - web based collaboration and communication #edtech20 #edtools http://www.luciandumateachweb20.eu/page7.php #edchat #cck11 #lak11 2011-03-07T21:30:07

@VanessaVaile (VanessaVaile) tweeted: The #CCK11 Daily is out! http://bit.ly/gFaoPR ▸ Top stories today via @godeck @saadat_m @almacme @linngustavsson 2011-03-07T21:24:19

@gsiemens (George Siemens) tweeted: @francesbell btw - we have you listed for Wed for CCK11 - hope all works on your end :) 2011-03-07T21:04:06

@larisa1113 (Larisa Pechinskaya) tweeted: RT @web20education: RT @HPTeachExchange: Share this resource. Great web 2.0 tool for your class http://budurl.com/e3z9 #edtech #edchat #elearning #lak11 #cck11 2011-03-07T21:02:54

@saadat_m (Mohsen Saadatmand) tweeted: ICDE » Open Educational Practices support innovation in learning http://t.co/he8oXom via @AddThis, #PLEK12, #OER, #CCK11 2011-03-07T18:31:40

@web20education (Lucian teach Web 20 ) tweeted: RT @Almacme: #L4D-ch:Interesting text about Ivan Illich quoted in the #CCK11 course: http://bit.ly/bnYcwT on informal education & learning 2011-03-07T18:20:01

@CCK11Feeds (CCK11 Feeds) tweeted: Learner No agents but content creators? #cck11: In LeahGrrl’s site for CCK11 We discussed the learner as an agen... http://bit.ly/gpQgWU 2011-03-07T17:44:27

@CCK11Feeds (CCK11 Feeds) tweeted: "Add this to Google Calender" button for CCK11 events is here, at least: The world needs more "Add this to Googl... http://bit.ly/h5FzBZ 2011-03-07T17:44:27

@CCK11Feeds (CCK11 Feeds) tweeted: PLE/PLN and the commodified education industry: This blog post relates to my study of CCK11. Sui Fai John Mak ha... http://bit.ly/i6N7Eb 2011-03-07T17:44:26

@CCK11Feeds (CCK11 Feeds) tweeted: #CCK11 and Jazz – It just smells funny!: What a week… Physically, I was on the verge of a breakdown. At school, ... http://bit.ly/e6igDx 2011-03-07T17:44:25

@CCK11Feeds (CCK11 Feeds) tweeted: Transform Your Classroom: Education Technology & You #CCK11 #edtech #ukedtech: The eBeam – transform your classr... http://bit.ly/hMYAo0 2011-03-07T17:44:25

@Almacme (Almacme) tweeted: #L4D-ch: Interesting text about Ivan Illich quoted in the #CCK11 course: http://bit.ly/bnYcwT on informal education & lifelong learning 2011-03-07T17:00:04

@CCK11Feeds (CCK11 Feeds) tweeted: Learner No agents but content creators? #cck11: In LeahGrrl’s site for CCK11 We discussed the learner as an agen... http://bit.ly/glrufL 2011-03-07T16:46:37

@verozentella (Verónica V. Zentella) tweeted: ¿Tú qué harías? Con sabor educativo http://t.co/SWlDeFQ #CCK11 2011-03-07T16:37:18

@elocatelli (Ederson Locatelli) tweeted: RT @etutoria: Instructivism, constructivism or connectivism?: http://t.co/7owYMZm 2011-03-07T16:20:18

@etutoria (Maria João) tweeted: Instructivism, constructivism or connectivism?: http://t.co/7owYMZm 2011-03-07T16:05:43

@web20education (Lucian teach Web 20 ) tweeted: RT @HPTeachExchange: Share this resource. Great web 2.0 tool for your class http://budurl.com/e3z9 #edtech #edchat #elearning #lak11 #cck11 2011-03-07T15:41:10

@RSSirteubal (Ignacio) tweeted: 10 tips for #unicef to tap in #socialweb #edtech20 #socialmedia #web20 #edchat #cck11 #lak11 #iste11 http://slidesha... http://ow.ly/1bEvr3 2011-03-07T15:33:20

@godeck (Hanny Godeck) tweeted: 10 tips for #unicef to tap in #socialweb #edtech20 #socialmedia #web20 #edchat #cck11 #lak11 #iste11 http://ping.fm/0SFv8 http://ow.ly/1bEws 2011-03-07T15:31:24

@ctscho (Carmen Tschofen) tweeted: Interesting network distinctions, implications in book and review: "Networks and States." Via @mbauwens http://bit.ly/gYp08O #cck11 2011-03-07T14:53:20

@JaapSoft (Jaap Bosman) tweeted: #cck11 Learner No agents but content creators? #cck11 http://bit.ly/gKZT1L @leahgrrl 2011-03-07T14:27:30

@web20education (Lucian teach Web 20 ) tweeted: #VIDDIX -Mix video with theweb #edtech20 #edtools http://www.luciandumateachweb20.eu/page7.php #edchat #cck11 #lak11 #liveclass20 #elearning 2011-03-07T14:24:12

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