Learner Engagement is always a hot topic in education. Education has allowed for the use of technology as a means for engagement in our classrooms. We are using these tools as a way to collaborate with others world wide and this collaboration will only continue to grow. Siemens (2007) and Durrington, Berryhill, & Swafford (2006) both agree that collaboration is essential to the growth of online learning.
As we look to the future of education, we can see the use of these technological tools to develop 21st century learners in a world filled with technology. Education and collaboration can only grow with the help of technology bringing us forward in educational opportunities.
References:
Durrington, V. A., Berryhill, A., & Swafford, J. (2006). Strategies For Enhancing Student Interactivity In An Online Environment. College Teaching, 54(1), 190−193.
Siemens, G. (2007). George Siemens - Curatorial teaching.”Retrieved on April 21, 2011, from http://learnonline.wordpress.com/2007/09/20/10-minute-lecture-george-siemens-curatorial-teaching/.
Durrington, V. A., Berryhill, A., & Swafford, J. (2006). Strategies For Enhancing Student Interactivity In An Online Environment. College Teaching, 54(1), 190−193.
Siemens, G. (2007). George Siemens - Curatorial teaching.”Retrieved on April 21, 2011, from http://learnonline.wordpress.com/2007/09/20/10-minute-lecture-george-siemens-curatorial-teaching/.
Sherri,
ReplyDeleteLearning the tools of online learning, while learning the content has been very interesting. I left comment about organizer, but it ended up under a previous post.
The three c's of an online experience. You provide a great example of the many tools and interactions that follow from the larger circles.
Thanks Debi
Sherri-
ReplyDeleteNice Organizer- I noticed you used the "forbidden" wikipedia under your collaboration category, do you think that wikis and wikipedia could fall in the same circle? What was your most difficult part of this assignment-what did you use to post your graphic organizer on here? I agree that the incorporation of technology will bring many possibilities in education.
Sherri,
ReplyDeleteCan I use some of your elements from your graphic organizer? I will cite your blog.
Thank you,
Debi
Hi Sherri,
ReplyDeleteReally great job on your organizer! Looking at it clearly shows the extension of the overlaping elements.
I too agree that collaboration is an essential component of online learning. Also, it is amazing how many tools have been developed and come into use in the past decade to create much more dynamic and immediate opportunities for learners and teachers to communicate and create together.
Cheers,
Margaret