Minds on Fire
Group 3
Members
1. Jon Pang
2. Pauline Teo
3. E Von Lum
4. Jordache Chan
5. Neo Kian Heng
4. What is refreshing to us?
Learning 2.0 in Web 2.0
Demand-pull from Supply-Push
Acquiring new knowledge at a constant pace
3. The Long Tail
c) Emergence of Learning 2.0 - it goes beyond providing free access to traditional course materials and educational tools and creates a participatory architecture for supporting communities of learners.
Applications
Knowledge transfer and collaboration in Training Institutes via LEARNet platforms, i.e. blogging, journaling, reflection, feedback.
Examples of New Media
Wikis, blogs, forums, discussion, social network etc
c) Based on the article, give examples of how people learn using Web 2.0/new media. Provide some examples of how these examples can be applied to your context of your work.
Inumerable learning opportunities on the web for distributed cognitive apprenticeship, deep knowledge, passion, peer learning and interest.
Real World Commerce: 20% of Titles = 80% of sales
e-Commerce: We sold more books today that didn't sell at all yesterday than we sold today of all the books that did sell yesterday.
1. What has changed?
Multiple careers
Faster pace of change
A "flatter" World
"Predictor":
Questions unanswered
Assessment of Learning 2.0
Learning and Application is different. Context needs to be taken into considerations when solving problems.
e.g. I learn new media in this course, but I may not be able to apply even one tool in my area of work.
Is Web Learning >> Classroom Learning??
CyberSlacking?
Loss of social and inter-personal skills and EQ?
Profit / Losses for Educational Centres
Need to re-think how to sustain such centres?
Intellectual Property??
Web 2.0 onto mobile platforms?
Language of Web 2.0 is not all English-based?
Accessibility to all?
Others
Light: Group studies = better engaged, better prepared and better learning
Novice and expert participation in various interest/specialised fields
Control measures needsed to ensure quality of such forums, such as Experts as administrators.
Eevryone can learn from everyone through comments, gaps, quality and crtiques.
From "I think I am, therefore I am" to "We participate, therefore we are" and "Learn to be"
Free access for all to multiple e-courses, materials, expert fields and resources.
Evident Social learning through conversations, enquiries, interactions via the many social platform (real and virtual) and technological advances.
2. Open Education:
Social Learning
b) From "I think I am, therefore I am" to "We participate, therefore we are" and "Learn to be"
Mastering a field of knowledge involves not just "learning about" the subject but "learning to be" a full participant in the field.
Applications
Learning to be: COP
Learning about: eSILK
Illustration
When young, you learn about many occupations, e.g. doctor, teacher, policeman.
When you inspire to become a doctor, you will immerse into the field of practices.
b) Based on the article, explain the difference between learning about and learning to be? Give examples to explain the difference based on the context of your work.
a) Evident Social Learning through conversations, enquiries, interactions via the many social platform (real and virtual) and technological advances.
Available use of telescopes, microscopes and scientific tools
Extension to rural areas with no web capabilities
Expanded Learners: Student + Social friends + Virtual Avatars
Wikis, blogs, forums, discussion etc
Small Group networking to Class Sharing tools
a) Based on the article, what do you understand by social learning?
