I see future leadership possibilities with the things I have learned in this class. Chih has been a wonderful instructor. I was so overwhelmed in the beginning of the course with the introduction of PLEs, ONLEs, Web 2.0 Tools, UGC, community-community learning, and so much more. It isn't until now as we near the end of the course that all the elements have begun to sink in and I can truly appreciate the dedication that our instructor took when he carefully designed this course. One step builds on another. Our discussion board interactions are now multi-dimensional. The various components that have been incorporated into our learning in this course: instructional strategies, Web 2.o tools, other technologies, widgets, gadgets, whozits, whatzits, a variety of community interactions with peers and even with classmates from other semesters. Wow! Who would have thought! Certainly not me. Here I am, someone quite deficient in technology knowledge at the beginning of this course, so fully immersed, who is now so ever grateful for this new learning. I can see how I can use this immediately and in the future in my learning and in my sharing. Learning how to use these new tools and community connections has broadened my horizons and I can see all kinds of opportunities. Thank you, Chih! Thank you Group 3! Without your help and guidance I would not have had such a heightened and exciting learning opportunity. You are all truly leaders and you all so beautifully lead by example.
In forever gratitude,
Teri
Thanks for sharing your Lesson 6 blog reflection with me!
ReplyDeleteMulti-dimensional discussions with the integrations of Google Reader, Nabble, Delicious, Twitter, and Blog are an emerging ONLE/PLE instructional strategy. We may not fully learn from this post-modern discussion format but it is a combination of designs with ONLE and PLE. Traditional online discussions does not allow learners to organize their learning activity. With multi-dimensional network discussions, we do not need to visit each discussion area but we can monitor the discussion in one central location (Google Reader).
We may feel overwhelmed by multiple tools applied. If we use traditional online discussion mindset, multi-dimensional discussions would be complete disorganized. However, if we shift our mind to PLE mindset, as learners we have more control over the discussion activities. In other words, if we want simple discussion, traditional online discussions would be better. If we are looking for effective and true learner-centered discussions, multi-dimensional discussions would be more inspiring.
Now we finished our ONLE unit and are reviewing our classmates’ ONLE units. I would like to remind us four components of technology integration instructions for ONLE: content; technology; instructional strategies; and assessments. Don’t forget to use these four components to evaluate units in additional Connectivism’s principles, such as UGC, meshup, social networking etc., particularly are there any UGC instructional strategies, other ONLE instructional strategies, and assessment applied?
Your group has done a great work in out class. This is a very challenging course. I hope your group has seen the value of "network" collaboration and learning, not just "online" collaboration and learning. Your group should be proud of yourself.