Visitor/resident – some further thoughts

I can’t make up my mind whether I’m a visitor or resident. As Dave White says in his presentation its not a dichotomy – but rather a duality (which is very much Wenger’s approach to communities of practice). In his presentation Dave makes some comments that I have been thinking about:
Visitors leave no trace – my [...]

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Are you a visitor or a resident in the online environment?

I am posting this invitation on behalf of Roy Williams, Dave White, Sui Fai John Mak and Gus Goncalves.
Please join us
You are invited to join us in the Elluminate conference on Wednesday 4th November at 20:00 GMT to discuss the title question with Dave White from Oxford University.
The Link for the conference is: Elluminate Conference [...]

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Some great questions out there at the moment

I keep coming across great questions which really make me stop and think.
George Siemens  asked four really thought provoking questions in the Networked Learning Conference 2010 Hot Seat

What skills/attributes do learners need in order to learn effectively with networked technologies?
What role will educators need to fulfill in networked learning environments?
Can learning networks (partly) replace the [...]

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CCK08 Research Papers

We – Sui Fai John Mak, Roy Williams and I - have finally completed work on 2 research papers following our participation in CCK08.

Blogs and Forums as Communication and Learning Tools in a MOOC
The ideals and Reality of Participating in a MOOC

On November 13th we will submit these papers to the Networked Learning Conference Steering Committee [...]

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Life cycle of ‘connectedness’

Last year I wrote about my mother’s connectedness – http://jennymackness.wordpress.com/2008/10/12/177/
When you are 83, connectedness takes on a new meaning year by year. This year my mother’s connectedness is ’shrinking’. Those who she can readily connect to (albeit never online) are dying. And she is becoming forgetful. Her neural connections do not work as well as [...]

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CCK09

Well, I have signed up again and have noted that quite a few people that engaged with CCK08 have done the same, or are still interested.
Viplav Baxi http://learnoscck08.wordpress.com/ has just made an interesting post about collaboration and the notion of ‘courageous silence’ – something to think about in relation to connectivism.
Mike Bogle is getting all geared [...]

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Connected Resonance – what does it mean?

I have just watched a TV programme which has moved me to make this post after quite a long absence from blogging. The programme (on BBC 2 – UK – with the title Classic Goldie) was the story of  a DJ who cannot read music, who composes an orchestral piece for the BBC proms, accompanied by [...]

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CCK08 revisited

George Siemens is reflecting on the CCK08 experience with a very interesting blog post. There is lots in this post to think about – not least because a CCK09 will be offered. I responded to George’s post and am copying my response here for my own records.
George asks – What concerns do we have with the model [...]

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Connectivism and introverts

I’m struggling with this. Is being connected via the internet more difficult for introverts? Does being connected via the internet mean being uncomfortably over-exposed? Can only extraverts take full advantage of the affordances of technology for being internationally connected?
Still thinking……

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Openness and Research

In an interesting recent post Stephen Downes  has pointed once again to the four elements that  ’distinguish a knowledge-generating network from a mere set of connected elements.’  – Diversity, Openness, Autonomy and Interactivity and Connectedness.
I have been thinking about the question of  ‘Openness’ quite a lot in relation to research networks. Currently I am involved in [...]

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