EFFECTIVE USE OF TECHNOLOGY FOR ONLINE LEARNINGLEARNING TECHNOLOGY

CONNECTED TEACHINGCONNECTIVIST AND SOCIAL CONSTRUCTIVIST PEDAGOGY

PEDAGOGY Connectivism is a theory of learning which emphasizes the role of the social and cultural context opposed to a more essentialist notion which foregrounds the individual.

Social constructivism is a sociological theory of knowledge that applies the general philosophical constructivism into social settings, wherein groups construct knowledge for one another, collaboratively creating a small culture of shared artifacts with shared meanings

“ We all decided to walk through the same door on the internet so we could think together.”

-Alec Couros#etmooc

SOCIAL MEDIA TOOLSCONNECTED LEARNING

SOCIAL MEDIA • Blogs: Blogger &

Wordpress• Wikis: Wikispaces• Image posting/pinning:

Instagram & Pinterest• Social Network:

Facebook• Social Resume:

Linkedin• MicroBlogging: Twitter• Social Bookmarking:

Delicious

FOR EXAMPLE DIRECT STUDENTS TO A MAVEN MICROBLOGGERIN YOUR INDUSTRY

GROUP WORKTOOLS TO ENGAGE LEARNERS BEYOND LMS

COLLABORATIVE TOOLS• Google Documents &

Etherpad• Skype & WebEx• iChat• Mural.ly