This lesson has opened up our eyes quite a bit regarding Network Learning Environments since we have been creating our units. I think one of the really positive things for us is that in designing these networks we have been able to build off of or learn from the interactions that we have had as a group to incorporate ideas and strategies into our own environments.
One of the interesting things I have discovered with this particular group in this particular semester was how most of our communication took place via Google Docs. We did have our communication through Elluminate, but not in the same manner of other classes where that method is the dominant form of communication. Here we actually did more communication and collaboration via GoogleDocs and email and yet I felt a closer tie to this group than some of the other ones. It really changed my perspective on how network learning can function in an online class and how I might be able to implement those concepts and experiences into my offline classroom. Again, I can't speak for the other group members, but this past three weeks has definitely been a positive learning experience for me.
I also felt we had a very positive expereince preparing our presentation for this class. I had a really good time preparing the presentation on Google Docs and then actually going through the presentation as well. It was pretty cool presenting a new topic like that to my peers rather than my students that are much younger than me. Our peers had great questions and were very active which made the presentation that much more enjoyable. I also throoughly enjoyed the presentation I sat in on and participated in and wish that I had had the time to participate in more of the presentations. Overall, its been a very educational semester!
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You are correct about ETC647 which is very different other ETC courses. This course really take us from traditional technology integrations to post-modern ones.
ReplyDeleteYou stated: "One of the interesting things I have discovered with this particular group in this particular semester was how most of our communication took place via Google Docs. We did have our communication through Elluminate, but not in the same manner of other classes where that method is the dominant form of communication. Here we actually did more communication and collaboration via GoogleDocs and email and yet I felt a closer tie to this group than some of the other ones."
It is an excellent observation. Google Docs is just one of collaborative tools. There are many more available for us to conduct authentic collaborative learning. Perhaps, in the past we "cooperate" not "collaborate."
Now we finished our NLE unit and are reviewing our classmates’ NLE units. I would like to remind us four components of technology integration instructions for NLE: content; technology; instructional strategies; and assessments. Don’t forget to use these four components to evaluate units in additional Connectivism’s principles, such as UGC, meshup, social networking etc., particularly are there any UGC technology, instructional strategies, and assessment applied?