How we use technology for learning
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Appreciative Enquiry - how we use technology for learning
Personal Development course
- Set time for shared on-line activities (local attraction syndrone)
- Space and time for learning
Combination of right tools and right approach
Had specific topic wanted to learn about
- Looked at different forums and discussion groups
- Asked questions and got answers (near real time)
Voluntary concept of sharing knowledge and learning (predates Web 2.0)
- Finding people - form group with similar problems (work groups which are formed and evolve) (Wolfgang)
(web 2.0 allows people to use expert tools without big technical knowledge plus information passes from one place to another)
Can bring information into own space Personal Professional development
Social software tools for exploration driven by curiosity
Direct discussion with members of community - sharing knowledge
Looking for patterns of problems and issues and use - and contact them
Applied Learning (Chris)
Response to specific task or problem
Helps if is timetabled with a deadline - provides for structure
Search for authoritative sources
Follow up to inputs from workshops and meetings to deepen knowledge (stimulants) - but too many stimulants and directions can be confusing
Motivation and ownership of learning are important
Reflection is important
Activity if important for motivation
distinction between needs based learning and exploratory learning - needs based e-learning leads to application but exploratory learning may be abstract
Blended learning (for discussion)
Highly structured but allows discussion (substantial inputs - not just chat)
On-line geographical location
Profiling based on multiple comments but easy initial access
Findable through portal, blog links plus advertising
Provision of summaries with invited guests (editorial on general themes emergent form discussion)
(Concern that with social software what is here today may not be here tomorrow - can web 2.0 tools work without critical mass - need for community of interest who use applications)
People and activity make profile in normal everyday social discourse - but with many social software applications is left to individual to make own profile
Ability to quickly set up social spaces for communities of interest of find them
Panoramic Photos
Using different media
Use knowledge and test in practice (applied disciplinary knowledge in different domains)
Provision of different routes for learning
Well developed materials
Podcasting
Read journals to get overview
Try in practice and use computer help programme (not good)
Exploratory learning to find what do not know
Use of Google for problem solving
Join list serves as group
Contribute as form of learning (learning from teaching / showing others)
Ad-hoc communication face to face in distributed community (meta language)
Learning from experts (being shown) - and showing others from that
Inter-subject / interdisciplinary
Defined subject of interest
