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Definition
1.“Alternative Reality Learning”- when real worlds are
approximated or entirely new ones are created, as in
simulations. (Bonk 2009)
2. “Authentic Learning” – advances in technologies for
simulations, gaming, virtual worlds, and real-time experiences.
Connection
Alternative reality learning is when learning takes place using
an approximation of the real world, when students can
experience mock communities, mock trials, mock driving, etc.
in order to give them an approximate reality of the experience.
Also the new virtual world and virtual learning communities
that are being created and developed allow you to use an
avatar and get a simulation of a vast amount of experiences in
order to enhance learning
Authentic translates into the word real. Real learning takes
place when students or the learner is placed in a situation as
close to the true experience. In preschool we focus on the
students having authentic experiences with food, planting
gardens, experiences places in the community, and many more
things. It takes learning to the next level where they are able
to process, make connections and construct meaning from the
experiences.
3.Connectivism is a learning theory for the digital age.
Learning has changed over the last several decades. The
theories of behaviourism, cognitivism, and constructivism
provide an effect view of learning in many environments. They
fall short, however, when learning moves into informal,
networked, technology-enabled arena
http://connectivism.ca/about.html
Connectivism is the idea that students need opportunities to
make multiple connections. Web 2.0 provides numerous
opportunities for students to make connections with the
information they are learning about.
4.“Deschooling” “Deschooling is a self-directed learning mode
in which “educational webs” heighten the opportunity for each
one to transform each moment of his living into one of
learning, sharing, and caring. (Bonk 2009)
“Deschooling” is basically changing the face of school and
education itself. This was one of the most interesting terms
that I came across in reading “The World Is Open”. Adults
especially should not be restricted to meeting in a classroom at
the same time regularly in order to learn. Seeing a teacher
face to face is not the only way anyone can learn. It provides
us with the opportunity to drive our own learning experiences,
share with others and learn anytime we see fit.
5.“Electronic Collaboration”- Virtual teaming among remotely
located workers. (Bonk 2009)
Electronic collaboration can be virtual or approximated team
work among workers, students, organization members, etc. It
takes place anytime two or more people connect through an
electronic device that links to the internet and they merge
ideas, ideals, opinions, and products. I can say my first true
experience in electronic collaboration took place with me
utilizing facebook and emails in order to plan a surprise
retirement for my mom. Without facebook it would have been
difficult to contact many of her former students. This was the
first time I saw a final product from electronic collaboration.
6.“Electronic Learning Community”- is an online space where
groups of professionals, parents, and students can come
together to communicate, collaborate, and support each other.
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I was in college working towards my undergraduate degree
when they began online courses back between the years 2000 2001. We used blackboard, but I never viewed it as a
community or a learning community. It was a website where I
went to complete my coursework and take exams. Now
utilizing edu2.0 I do view it as an electronic learning
community, I am interacting with classmates, exchanging and
sharing information
8. E-learning is simply using any type of media connections in
order to gain knowledge or understanding of a subject. I am
an e-learner everyday when I use Web 2.0 to research
information for learning purposes or teaching purposes.
7.E-learning comprises all forms of electronically supported
learning and teaching. The information and communication
systems, whether networked or not, serve as specific media to
implement the learning process
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-learning
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8.“Fingertip Knowledge” “Fingertip knowledge is information
that can be easily accessed from our devices and networks.”
(Bonk 2009)
This reminds me of the “yellow pages” motto, “let your
fingers do the walking”. Now instead of my fingers doing the
walking, or even better, my body doing the traveling, my
fingertips can take me to any information I am in search for. I
can access a wealth of information on my computer and phone
through the internet.
9.“Flat World” “The world has been flattened by many
technologies” (Bonk 2009).
Everyone can connect and share information with technology.
People around the globe millions of miles away can exchange
thoughts in real time. When I first heard the term as it relates
to technology and education I was unsure of what the idea or
the theme of the statement is. Now that I am reading “The
World Is Open” it is becoming clear what is suggested by the
term. In my mind it means that land, air, nor water separated
people from communicating and sharing information. In
earlier centuries scientists, mathematicians, and authors had a
more difficult time sharing ideas and thoughts with the rest of
the world. Now that technology has “flattened the world”,
schools, businesses, and hospitals can share new practices and
theories with anyone.
10.“Free Software” – the freedom to copy a program and
redistribute it to your neighbors so they can use it as well as
you, the freedom to change a program, so that you can control
it instead of it controlling you. (Bonk 2009)
Free software gives me freedom to copy a program and share
it. Unlike Microsoft products, if a relative purchases a
Microsoft product, you cannot share the software with anyone
else. I can change the program to better suit my uses for it. I
am not stuck with bits and pieces of a program that I can’t use,
but I have purchased and can’t do anything about it
Technology or Web 2.0 has taken globalization to its’ 3 rd
generation. Not only are the economies of other counties
merged and reliant on the stability of others, but we now have
access to connect and interact with the world economy.
Anything that I may have to offer, products to market and sell
can be viewed, reviewed, and purchased by anyone in the
world
11.“Globalization 3.0” “In Globalization 3.0, singular
individuals from all corners of the planet were empowered to
participate in the world economy in ways unimagined. They
could now pool their knowledge, skills, and ideas to create new
products, organizations, and documents that in turn could be
employed by still others located anywhere in the world.” (Bonk
2009)
12. .“Learning Appliance” – devices such as laptops, i-pods,
mobile phones, Chumby and other mobile wireless devices that
place learning and educational opportunities in the users’ hands
and allows him to schedule learning when he wants. (Bonk
2009)
I would have never considered my cellular phone a learning
appliance. Now that I am aware of how I can use many of the
features on my phone in order to gather information I see it
slightly differently. Even when students have these items in
class, we could encourage the appropriate use of these
“learning appliances” to encourage them seeking appropriate
information.
13. .“Learning Convergence” – A convergence of an enhanced
Web-based learning infrastructure, open content placed within
that infrastructure, and a culture of participation and
knowledge-sharing that personalizes learning within it. (Bonk
2009)
The merging of optimum learning opportunities into one
whole unit is what I think of the phrase learning convergence.
My mind has been opened to the learning opportunities that I
have been utilizing for years, and now interacting by
participating and sharing knowledge on the Web .
14.“Learning 2.0” “A participatory learning that combines the
acquisition of skills and competencies related to a field or topic
with gradually becoming an active member in that world, a life
filled with options, choice, flexibility, and openness.” (Bon k
I would say now that I am an active member of “learning 2.0”.
This semester taking an online course where I am interacting
with members of learning community has made me a part of
that world. I have gained knowledge, insight and information
from my peers. Learning 2.0 has provided me the opportunity
to actively learn about Web 2.0.
2009)
15. .“Networked Society” – networked individuals connected
with each other in a mesh of loosely knit, overlapping, flat
connections.
We now live in a society where we are a part of electronic
communities, virtual networks and learning communities. We
are connected by similar interest, educational background,
work history and people we may have in common. I see
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myself as a part of a networked society because I am a
member of various social networks via the internet and
learning communities. I am even linked by family members,
friends, schools and my career.
16.Open Source Software”- the openness of computing code
created and distributed or peer-to-peer collaborative
development” (Bonk 2009)
Open source software promotes peer-to-peer collaboration.
Computer codes are open access for me and available for me
to share and use for the purpose of collaboration.
17.“Open World” “Anyone can now learn anything from
anyone at anytime” (Bonk 2009).
The doors of the world are open and have been opened by
Web 2.0. The transition from Web 1.0 to Web 2.0 has created
“openers” or doors that give us access to almost anyone,
anywhere in the world. I know now that I have access to
information, people and learning through the “open world”
18. “Openers” – advances in technology that create an open
world, “as in the door opening to untold learning opportunities
for billions of people. (Bonk 2009)
So many opportunities for learning were not available, some
due to socio-economic status, gender, or race. Now Web 2.0
provides anyone with access to the internet a chance to learn.
The world is open through E-books, E-learning, Open
Courseware, Virtual portals, electronic collaboration and a few
others. These are literally pathways to learning. Some I never
knew the name or label of but I was aware they existed and
they are doors or pathways that I enter now knowingly and
purposefully.
19. .“Participatory Learning”- the philosophy learners have a
voice or say in their own learning, and they benefit from their
collaborative experiences with other learners, construct ideas,
build products, collaborate, share products and ideas and
connect with others who have common interests. (Bonk (2009)
I am an active participant in learning through Web 2.0. I can
interact and collaborate with other students in my learning
community or branch out to other people in the nation or
world to share information. I can construct meaning, analyze
and synthesize information and share it with other people who
have common interests.
20. “Portals” – Portals provide access to information, typically
through links. Portals also called referatories, hyperlink
educators and learners directly to content and resources. (Bonk
2009)
Digital portals are connections to people, places, things,
archives, and information, if it can be digitized there is a portal
that will connect us to it. I like to think of it as a virtual
connecting flight, or bus hub, it transitions you from a mere
thought of where you would like to be or what you would like
to know to a virtual place where it is right before your eyes.
21. “Sharing Learning” – the sharing of curricula and
educational ideas. (Bonk 2009)
Sharing learning is almost an obvious meaning. It can be
among professionals in any field or students. Sharing learning
is the process of exchanging ideas, thoughts, and information
that you have learned with someone else. Each time I posted
discussions and my thoughts of “The World Is Open” on
edu2.0 I was sharing learning.
22. Social Networking” – Communication that takes place on
networks designed to connect people based on similar interest.
(Crane 2009).
Social networking was made obvious as to what it is when it
came on the electronic scene. Myspace, Facebook, Twitter,
were obviously serving a purpose of socialization by
connecting people with similar interest, schools or careers. I
just joined Facebook two years ago, so many would say that I
am behind a few years with social networking. I can see
social networking being beneficial in the classroom, but a
network that is geared specifically for students and education.
23.“Social Learning” – A model that views learning as social
where students are contributors. (Crane 2009)
In this course I can understand what social learning is. Before
now I would not have viewed myself the student as a
contributor to the learning process. Now especially after
discussing “The World Is Open” on edu2.0, I can see how the
sharing and exchange of our information and perception of the
book created learning opportunities, therefore us as students
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are contributing to the learning process.
24. “Web of learning” “A place where learners are empowered;
they are entrusted with choice, in their learning paths or
journeys. Perhaps above all other aspects of Web utilization,
the power of choice is what sets the web of learning apart from
other forms of learning. (Bonk 2009)
25. “Web 2.0” “You are not simply using the Web of learning;
instead, you, are now part of it” (Bonk 2009).
The web ob learning is a compilation of resources, networks,
and websites where I have constant access and choice in the
matter of the information I want to learn from and interact
with. I can research anything of my choice. The difference in
the web of learning for me is that there is no course outline or
objectives for me to strictly follow, my mind and thoughts are
the guides of where the web of learning takes me.
At first sight of the word Web 2.0 I had no idea of what could
possibly be a definition or what it means. As much as use the
internet and have used the internet for years, I had no idea
what Web 2.0 was. Now I completely understand that it is the
second generation of the Web 1.0. Now instead of retrieving
information, I can interact, change and create information on
the Web.
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References
Bonk, C.J. (2009). The world is open. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
Crane, B.E. (2009). Using web 2.0 tools in the K-12 classroom. New York: Neil-Schuman
Publishers.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-learning