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Confessions of a Digital Hoarder

Confessions of a Digital Hoarder | Learning, Teaching & Leading Today | Scoop.it

"Curation, reflection, and contribution are all equal components within this model. Curation requires learners to evaluate information and organize it. Reflection encourages learners to unpack their learning in public spaces, such as blogs. Contribution demands that learners “give back” to both digital and face-to-face communities either through discussion or production. By engaging in all three parts of this model, educators can ensure that they adequately synthesize and consider important artifacts. This process is a far cry from simply storing and organizing “cool stuff.” 


     After engaging in the User Generated Learning process for almost a year, I [Kristen Swanson] can attest that it results in rich, social learning. I only save that which is aligned to my goals and the goals of others with whom I connect. I have fewer links, videos, and interactive sites, but I have more conversations and perspectives to consider. I’ve joined this course as a way to increase my focus on community, not content."

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Creating Great Things Through Collaboration

"This is my [Ben Wilkoff] introduction for #etmooc in which I use a whole bunch of public domain videos in order to illustrate what I am talking about (sometimes with better results than others). 

I'm excited about this course and the people that I will meet and collaborate with as a result. I also wanted to make sure that I emphasize just how much I believe we owe the past for our understanding of teaching and learning. In our rush to create a connected MOOC community, I am interested in figuring out the human and timeless elements of education. The good, and not merely the new. 

Also, hat tip to Alan Levine for giving me the idea of using public domain footage. Check out the ds106 course video here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIJ-FsZ_K5g "

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#ETMOOC | A MOOC about educational technology & media – Coming January 2013

MOOC = Massive Open Online Course

"This space will act as an information hub for #etmooc, an open, online experience that is designed to facilitate & nurture conversations around the thoughtful integration of educational technology & media in teaching and learning.

Think of #etmooc as an experience situated somewhere between a course and a community. While there will be scheduled webinars and information shared each week, we know that there is a lot more that we will collectively need to do if we want to create a truly collaborative and passionate community.

We’re aiming to carry on those important conversations in many different spaces – through the use of social networks, collaborative tools, shared hashtags, and in personalized spaces. What #etmooc eventually becomes, and what it will mean to you, will depend upon the ways in which you participate and the participation and activities of all of its members. Let’s see if we can create something that is not just another hashtag – and, not just another course.

Some exciting topics will be explored during the #etmooc experience. We’ll be leading conversations around many of the recently popularized technologies, media and literacies including social/participatory media, blended/online learning environments, digital literacies, open education, digital citizenship/identity, copyright/copyleft, and multimedia in education. We hope that this list of topics will grow as we expand our membership and tap into the expertise of our participants. However it is not the topics that we cover, but it is what we discover, create and share together that will be critical to the success of the etmooc experience."

"Topics & Tentative Schedule (Revised as of January 9, 2013)

The 2013 tentative schedule of topics is found below. More detailed information will be provided soon, including exact dates and connection information. Each topic is 2 weeks long so that there is adequate attention and depth.

 

Welcome (Jan 13-19): Welcome Event & Orientation to #etmooc

 

Topic 1 (Jan 20-Feb. 2): Connected Learning – Tools, Processes & Pedagogy

Topic 2 (Feb 3-16): Digital Storytelling – Multimedia, Remixes & Mashups

Topic 3 (Feb 17-Mar 2): Digital Literacy – Information, Memes & Attention

Topic 4 (Mar 3-16): The Open Movement – Open Access, OERs & Future of Ed.

Topic 5 (Mar 17-30): Digital Citizenship – Identity, Footprint, & Social Activism

Jim Lerman's curator insight, December 21, 2012 2:22 AM

Looks like it's going to be a great course.

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Accomplishments, Learning, and Reflecting | staciajo's blog

"It is amazing the accomplishments that I have achieved in the last two weeks, while starting two Educational Technology grad courses.

 

MY TOP 10 ACCOMPLISHMENTS:


1. Took part in three ETMOOC sessions.

 

2. Was able to navigate into Blackboard Collaborate.  This seemed to work easier on my Mac laptop than on my IMAC due to some downloading issues with Java.

 

3. Started using Twitter, unlocked my account and began sending tweets.

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GroupTweet | Pages

GroupTweet | Group Twitter Accounts Made Easy

 

"GroupTweet enables 2 to 100,000+ contributors to tweet from the same account. No longer is the burden of content creation on one person's shoulders. Contributors' names can be hidden or displayed at the beginning or end of each Tweet. Whether you have a small group powering a company account or thousands of people powering a group account, you can leverage the power of the crowd with GroupTweet!"

Dennis Richards's insight:

How do you build community when the number of participants is 1000+ from across the planet?

 

#etmooc will be using this digital tool as one way to facilitate community for the people participating in this 2013 course.

 

To see the site in action, you can go here: http://goo.gl/V3e7l

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