http://www.scribd.com/doc/17478309/Reinforcing-Indigenous-Education
As noted in this article the notion of a connective knowledge does provide some similarites to the Indigenous way of thinking and could be an important tool for Aboriginal communities to bring meaning to subjects such as math and science.
I believe more research needs to be explored to see how the non - linear method of teaching will work in the Aboriginal cultures. Will the digital age forever change the way of learning and teaching for Aboriginal people? and is that good or bad thing? Can we incorporate this type of knowledge into communities in a manner that is beneficial to the communities yet being respectful of traditional way of knowing and thinking?
Monday, February 20, 2012
Tips ...moving forward
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I am reposting this as i want a reminder of what i want to do more often moving forward with technology. With the way we communicate changing everyday or brains are being re-hardwired to deal with this new way of learning through technology, whether it is good or not , it is important to keep up or have a greater understanding. In order to expand my portfolio i will need to learn more proactive and meaningful means to communicate with technology.
I just hope we dont turn into AI machines ourselves...
I am reposting this as i want a reminder of what i want to do more often moving forward with technology. With the way we communicate changing everyday or brains are being re-hardwired to deal with this new way of learning through technology, whether it is good or not , it is important to keep up or have a greater understanding. In order to expand my portfolio i will need to learn more proactive and meaningful means to communicate with technology.
I just hope we dont turn into AI machines ourselves...
Friday, February 17, 2012
Diversity of Opinion...
After reading a post by http://cck12-brux.blogspot.com/2012/02/connectivisms-1st-principlediversity-of.html I was led to think more about how we diversify our opinion and can the idea of connectivism truly create more diversity.
In my opinion, diversity of opinion is only diversity if it not related to the constraints of the opinion you are attempting to gather. If one is to get diversity based on a cultural norm or community standard then you have to relate it to the that convention therefore you rely on local interests to drive the diversity but is it truly diverse? So would it be okay to simply gather on the micro level in this case? On a macro level if we were to look at Indigenous rights you could gather true diversity by seeking a more global opinion but would skype, twitter or facebook or these other tools of mass destructive connectivism provide the means to this?
Gathering diversity is tricky and may often be disguised or mused as such by offering the means to do this through such open forums. One may say that diversity translated through an open forum that is widely broad casted may drive the diversity and the opinion as such and therefore it could be diverse. Maybe that is the point, try to get it out to more people and have them join in on the Internet and we can create diversity. Creating diversity however is worrisome. Who are we creating a more connected world for? Are we streamlining diversity of opinion to fit within constructs of the linear world we live in?
Diversity is a word that cannot be summated by simply by utilizing connectivism as a means of driving opinion, diversity is whole other topic for discussion. Attempting to gather information from other sources , which may be the more appropriate way to describe diversity of opinion is more of correct term for connectivism in my opinion. There is value to sharing information world wide and transcending group discussions through the web but i struggle with this being the means to the end.
The concepts of diversity are not easily explained in this theory in fact i would think that the linear nature of the Internet albeit informative may in fact not make the opinion diverse at all. Teaching through webinars , watching broadcasts from classrooms, and chatting through web forums are a good way to share information but diverse? how are we to really know?
In my opinion, diversity of opinion is only diversity if it not related to the constraints of the opinion you are attempting to gather. If one is to get diversity based on a cultural norm or community standard then you have to relate it to the that convention therefore you rely on local interests to drive the diversity but is it truly diverse? So would it be okay to simply gather on the micro level in this case? On a macro level if we were to look at Indigenous rights you could gather true diversity by seeking a more global opinion but would skype, twitter or facebook or these other tools of mass destructive connectivism provide the means to this?
Gathering diversity is tricky and may often be disguised or mused as such by offering the means to do this through such open forums. One may say that diversity translated through an open forum that is widely broad casted may drive the diversity and the opinion as such and therefore it could be diverse. Maybe that is the point, try to get it out to more people and have them join in on the Internet and we can create diversity. Creating diversity however is worrisome. Who are we creating a more connected world for? Are we streamlining diversity of opinion to fit within constructs of the linear world we live in?
Diversity is a word that cannot be summated by simply by utilizing connectivism as a means of driving opinion, diversity is whole other topic for discussion. Attempting to gather information from other sources , which may be the more appropriate way to describe diversity of opinion is more of correct term for connectivism in my opinion. There is value to sharing information world wide and transcending group discussions through the web but i struggle with this being the means to the end.
The concepts of diversity are not easily explained in this theory in fact i would think that the linear nature of the Internet albeit informative may in fact not make the opinion diverse at all. Teaching through webinars , watching broadcasts from classrooms, and chatting through web forums are a good way to share information but diverse? how are we to really know?
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