I’ve been conducting an “experiment” on myself, applying what I’ve been learning about e-learning 2.0 and web 2.0 to my own study of technology, teaching and learning. I’ve learned a lot.
To begin this process I was required to develop a contract with my faculty member of what I planned to study, how I expected to deliver my learning back to him and to decide how I would apply what I was learning. When I started out I had no idea where I would really go. I am, I must state at the outset, grateful to Fielding Graduate University for the type of program it is. It is founded on the principles of Malcolm Knowles and others of distributed, negotiated and mentored learning. This would seem to fall very nicely into the e-learning paradigm presented by Stephen Downes in others. (I’ll pull some quotes in here of what he describes…) But, for the moment, I am walking myself through the e-learning paradigm to see how it works for me. I’ve learned a lot.
When I started I knew I wanted to learn about Web 2.0 and its application to my life as a learner. I wanted, specifically, to explore the concept of a personal learning environment. I thought I could use Moodle to help me. I’ve learned a lot.
Oh, and I was supposed to develop a reading list for this KA. Most of my references were to web sites, but I did list a lot of books and articles. I’ve looked at a couple, but most of my work has been in reading what I’ve found on-line and learning how to interact in the edu-blogosphere. I’ve learned a lot.
Two highlights… John Connell picking one of my comments up on his blog. And participating in Stephen Downes’ keynote on Learning Objects via Skypecast from South Africa. I’ve learned a lot.
