A note here on the learning process and the online learning experience
Sunday, 6 Jan 2013, 08:09
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Edited by Jonathan Vernon, Saturday, 12 Jan 2013, 13:33
I'm still thinking this through so share it here - actually I'm finding support from fellow MAODErs who did H810 in 2010 and 2011 as our tutor group is so exceptionally quiet .
I've also been following other tutor groups and can't wonder why some of these groups weren't merged some time ago for the benefit of all - putting us in silos isn't working, which shows the lack of flexibility in this 'system'. One caveat, I know from past experience that there will always be some who care to be more active online than others - I recall being part of one tutor group where some six of the 12 were highly engaged online on other platforms anyway so that anything any of us posted was immediately picked up by the others.
Just a note here on the learning process and the online learning experience
Having the opportunity to share thoughts, get it wrong, be corrected, think through the complexities and come to your own conclusions is surely a vital part of learning online? Indeed, using tools such as this, the blog ... and the wiki are what differentiates online learning in 2012/2013 compared to distance learning of a decade ago or more when you got a box of books and DVDs through the post with some instructions on what to read and when to hand in an essay. (Decades ago I've had a file insert sent in the post each month, or an audio cassette - self-directed learning requiring a huge amount of will power).
So, for anyone who wishes to consider why some issue are more important than others, and to clarify the difference between an issue, a model or a concept, here are my thoughts on what to take from Chapters 11,12 and 13.
Having cut out the duplications and overlaps and categorised the 'issues' I can only find ten. I would have thought one way or another THREE can be selected for the EMA from these. The next step is to rank them. I've loaded these into a table and cross-referenced each. I could write 500 words on each - the problems is to write 1800 or so on each of three.
From Chapter 11
1 Game-like play between institutions 2 Investment 3 The role of rules (legalese and guidelines) - informal and formal
From Chapter 12
4 Role of tools 5 Significance or role of the subject (student/lecturer) 6 The importance of and scoping of the objective as means to an outcome. X Rules (see above) X Community (see below) 7 Contradictions , conflicts of problems with the actions requires between components of a recognised activity system 8 The role of the novice to learn, participate and develop expertise. 9 What the history of such efforts says about what should be done next and what can be achieved in the future.
From Chapter 13
10 The community as a ‘community of practices’ or a constellation of connections that engage and participate.
A note here on the learning process and the online learning experience
I'm still thinking this through so share it here - actually I'm finding support from fellow MAODErs who did H810 in 2010 and 2011 as our tutor group is so exceptionally quiet
.
I've also been following other tutor groups and can't wonder why some of these groups weren't merged some time ago for the benefit of all - putting us in silos isn't working, which shows the lack of flexibility in this 'system'. One caveat, I know from past experience that there will always be some who care to be more active online than others - I recall being part of one tutor group where some six of the 12 were highly engaged online on other platforms anyway so that anything any of us posted was immediately picked up by the others.
Just a note here on the learning process and the online learning experience
Having the opportunity to share thoughts, get it wrong, be corrected, think through the complexities and come to your own conclusions is surely a vital part of learning online? Indeed, using tools such as this, the blog ... and the wiki are what differentiates online learning in 2012/2013 compared to distance learning of a decade ago or more when you got a box of books and DVDs through the post with some instructions on what to read and when to hand in an essay. (Decades ago I've had a file insert sent in the post each month, or an audio cassette - self-directed learning requiring a huge amount of will power).
So, for anyone who wishes to consider why some issue are more important than others, and to clarify the difference between an issue, a model or a concept, here are my thoughts on what to take from Chapters 11,12 and 13.
Having cut out the duplications and overlaps and categorised the 'issues' I can only find ten. I would have thought one way or another THREE can be selected for the EMA from these. The next step is to rank them. I've loaded these into a table and cross-referenced each. I could write 500 words on each - the problems is to write 1800 or so on each of three.
From Chapter 11
1 Game-like play between institutions
2 Investment
3 The role of rules (legalese and guidelines) - informal and formal
From Chapter 12
4 Role of tools
5 Significance or role of the subject (student/lecturer)
6 The importance of and scoping of the objective as means to an outcome.
X Rules (see above)
X Community (see below)
7 Contradictions , conflicts of problems with the actions requires between components of a recognised activity system
8 The role of the novice to learn, participate and develop expertise.
9 What the history of such efforts says about what should be done next and what can be achieved in the future.
From Chapter 13
10 The community as a ‘community of practices’ or a constellation of connections that engage and participate.