This course is increasing my ability to keep up with my students and meet them on their own turf. In an age where new information and innovative ideas are constantly being fed to our learners, our learners are becoming more spontaneous and accepting of diversity.
In the past, our Elders and parents were our first educators and our knowledge was very limited but also valid and practical for our communities and quality of life. Through technology, we can extend our learning due to having more sources of learning and add to this source of knowledge. Technology will allow us to contribute wisdom as well as knowledge and skills to the rest of the world.
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Yes these are exciting times, but as educators and individuals in this digital world, we face tremendous challenges. The connectivism perspective should make us all sit up and be aware of the work we have as educators to help our learners and colleagues understand the changing structure of information on the Internet, how to effectively access that information and the networks that will help share the information, how to validate the various sources of multiple forms of digital information available and think critically at all times about where I go and what I read and how I interpret information as I navigate my way through the digital cybrary. Talk about Quick Sand!
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Hi Marnie,
ReplyDeleteI can validate what you are saying. Just last night, for example, we were all sitting around my parents’ kitchen table and my cousin was explaining to us how her boyfriend held a stereotype of the Métis. He thought that all Métis people know how to play the fiddle. It just so happened that my brother, who is an avid and highly skilled fiddle player, picked up the fiddle and started playing the Red River Jig. Even though my brother happens to fit the stereotype this is not the norm for Métis people as a whole. Digital storytelling will help us to correct such misperceptions and give a true picture of what Métis people are truly like. Is this a prime example of connectedness?
This reminds me of the idea from last week of the half life on information. I was looking at one of the slides of the web 2.0 presentations and once again I was really struct by how so much changes so fast. It was a really cool connection to Dewey's quote this week, becuase it made me think that information always changes and we always need to adapt in everything that we do. The types of new things new are different from the 1900's and Dewey, but his basic ideas are still on the money. It's interesting how things constantly change, but what's really nwe in the process?// darcy
ReplyDeleteI like your idea of extending our knowledge. As elders would pass down knowledge, technology can be used to pass knowledge in all directions. Hopefully the world becomes more connected through technology and stereotypes become diminished.
ReplyDeleteArlene your words of wisdom include everyone in the sharing of knowledge. I agree technology has a way of freeing use, so we can connect ourselves in more effective ways. I never imagined I would find so many tools to help me teach a community based Life skills program using a multi-sensory differentiated learning approach throughout the entire day. I feel like I am a more effective teacher. Now my students, family, coworkers, and I still learn and share what we know with the world. The difference is we seem to have more time to live, love and laugh more often:-) Pam
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