Random Musings On Educational Pragmatism and Networks

Here's the distinction between engineered vs. grown networks: "Krebs showed at least one slide where the hierarchical network created by the org chart was superimposed on the network of actual member interactions. Traditional education sort of walls those two networks off from one another...If connectivism is truly going to change anything, you have to tackle this question of what it means for educational locus of control." Our discussion to date has been looking at learner networks. Educators (obviously) are part of that network. How educators connect to each other is important in forming support structures. This may explain the rapid growth of interest in blogging by educators. The support we often lack in our institutions can be found in online networks with colleagues from around the world. Jason Green, , September 25, 2008. [Link] [Tags: none] [Previous][Next]

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