How do you ensure that learners engage with the technology?
This is the second question from my list and my immediate response is similar to my initial thoughts about the last question. My primary concern, as a teacher, is to engage learners with learning. Technology is only a tool – a means to an end.
Most of my career [...]
Posts Tagged ‘children’s learning’
Engaging learners with technology
Posted in eLearning, tagged children's learning, coursestructure, downes, education, eLearning, learning, negotiation, pedagogy, teaching, technology on May 26, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Concept/Mental Mapping
Posted in CCK08, tagged assessment, CCK08, children's learning, concept mapping, Connectivism, learning on September 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’m interested that this has been chosen as an assessment tool for this course. If my understanding is correct then people that have signed up to be assessed have to produce a mental/concept map on a fairly regular basis.
I’m interested in this because I first began to explore concept maps at least 15 years ago. At [...]
Discussion via Ustream (120908)
Posted in CCK08, tagged CCK08, children's learning, Connectivism, CoPs, techology, theory on September 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This was more enjoyable and productive than the Elluminate meeting earlier in the week. I attended both simply out of curiosity about how the technology works, particularly the Ustream session – since I haven’t attended one of these before.
I nearly abandoned the Elluminate meeting in the middle. I’m afraid I got bored. There was a lot of [...]

