1. Release the need to be right. 2. Welcome one another's thoughts and opinions. 3. Suspend judgment. 4. Listen for understanding, not rebuttal. 5. Make personal statements by using "I" rather than "you". 6. Clarify first what was said before you challenge someone. 7. Take time to reflect. 8. Lean into discomfort. 9. Respond first to what was said before making your point. 10. Have fun.
For many years now, researchers and practitioners have advocated views of
learning as happening within various forms of contexts such as those embodying
problem-based, scenario-based, cognitive, meta-cognitive, social, linguistic,
cultural, artefact, and authentic task elements. The conference theme focuses
on the crafting of such learning experiences enabled or mediated by technology
that enacts authentic contexts for the learning and doing to take place. We
especially welcome papers that study the contextualization and the concretization
of learning.
Liz has started offering an RSS feed
that includes comments to her posts. It's old news but I just wanted to
say I think it's a great idea and I wish I could do that in Radio Userland.
On February 3 at noon Atlantic time (11 AM in Quebec, 5 PM in France) I will be giving a virtual talk in French titled "Le Web à deux sens : carnets Web, wikis et leurs usages pour l'apprentissage" (english abstract). This presentation is organized by TeleEducation NB
via the Interwise system and it is free of charge. Wherever you are,
you're very welcome. (Registration deadline is today, but I think they
may accept late registrations - I've been able to do it in the past.)
Les carnets Web (weblogs) et les wikis sont deux formes de
communication émergentes basées sur la technologie du Web. Leur usage
se répand rapidement dans tous les domaines où la communication joue un
rôle. Si le Web tel qu'on l'a connu dans les années 90 a
considérablement facilité l'accès à l'information, l'apparition des
carnets Web et des wikis a eu l'effet d'ouvrir grand les portes à la
publication de contenu pour le commun des mortels. Aujourd'hui, grâce à
ces outils, des millions de personnes participent indépendamment à
l'écriture du Web.
Dans cette présentation, l'animateur expliquera
en quoi consistent ces technologies et comment elles peuvent servir de
soutien à l'apprentissage collaboratif, tant pour l'étudiant que pour
l'apprenant autonome et l'enseignant.
