Trends

Question 1

What is connectivism?

Answer 1

a learning theory for the digitally networked world

Question 2

what are the principles of connectivism?

Answer 2

• learning has a end goal (how do we find out how to do something? we go to youtube)
• the capacity to know
• knowing where to find info
• learning happens in many different ways (ex:courses, email, web search etc)

Question 3

what is the half life knowledge? what is it measured in?

Answer 3

• the amount of knowledge in the world has doubled in the past 10 years and is doubling every 18 months
• the life time of knowledge is measured in months not years

Question 4

What is informal learning?

Answer 4

• when learning happens outside of your school and in your community
• you learn from places other than school

Question 5

what do we, as teachers, invest in? and how much?

Answer 5

you don’t need to know everything about technology you just need to know where to find it and how to use it

Question 6

what are social/personal learning networks? what happens outside the classroom?

Answer 6

• SLN is an evolving peer learning process
• the learner becomes the teacher
• SELF DIRECTED LEARNING
• students regularly access blogs, web sites, YouTube channels to keep current about their interests and activities so they can use those same practices in the classroom

Question 7

What are the generations?

Answer 7

• 1965-1979: generation x, GenX, Thirteeners
• 1980-1994- Generation Y, GenY, Millennials
• 1995-2010: Generation z, GenZ, Centennials