tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337997361426932440.comments2023-12-09T03:39:56.616-06:00The Learning LotRob Reynoldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13341843233226771456noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337997361426932440.post-59526369374447300142015-10-30T12:28:06.611-05:002015-10-30T12:28:06.611-05:00Rob: Truly agree on all points. My previous comm...Rob: Truly agree on all points. My previous comment was just to help people understand the other end of the spectrum, not just the tactical focus, but the long-term preservation/archiving that needs to occur later and as a consequence of the tactical use.Carl Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10374818216615329450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337997361426932440.post-27633403797262176592015-10-30T09:46:09.985-05:002015-10-30T09:46:09.985-05:00All good points, Carl. I think one of the things t...All good points, Carl. I think one of the things that interests me is the juncture of curation activity between: 1) individuals (such as what we're address in our Twitter chat today); 2) commercial services curating content for learning environments (Lumen Learning, Soomo, etc.); 3) commercial services curating content for libraries; 4) librarians curating content for patrons. All of these are for learning and education and yet focused on different goals. To your point, of those four, librarians ideally, are the ones thinking strategically as well as tactically in all of this. However, that strategic thinking, at least IMHO, should incorporate the tactical focus of the others in order to build the necessary historical understanding.Rob Reynoldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13341843233226771456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337997361426932440.post-63974564065493861052015-10-30T08:39:19.383-05:002015-10-30T08:39:19.383-05:00It is always fascinating for me, as a librarian, t...It is always fascinating for me, as a librarian, to read things about curation and sharing because there is such a difference in what that means between professions. Librarians have to think beyond the near future into the far future when talking about curation really to the point it becomes preservation and archiving. Capturing digital technologies used in education, involves capturing not only the end result, but knowing if there is a tool that can simulate what was used to create that result. Plus we have to know that we can preserve the files down the the very bits of which they're comprised, across changes in media and technologies well into the future. For instance, 50 years from now, when people want to look back at the pedagogy using technology from the 2010's, will we be able to show them that? As if they were in 2010? Because knowing the answer to that means a lot in knowing if they will really be able to understand what was happening here. So, yes all these tools and methods are fascinating, all serve valid and different interests, but when you invite a librarian into the conversation, remember they'll be looking out across the next centuries, not just the next year and that means a lot of different questions, ideas and methodologies about truly "curating and accessing" this knowledge.Carl Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10374818216615329450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337997361426932440.post-77324813938495247952015-07-23T16:19:02.796-05:002015-07-23T16:19:02.796-05:00When I was Director of the Language Learning Cente...When I was Director of the Language Learning Center I had an orange clam shell with a handle. My favorite design ever. Probably should have included that one because it was cool. I didn't use it has heavily as some others but it was a fun thing.Rob Reynoldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13341843233226771456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337997361426932440.post-72688285993163958302015-07-23T15:47:29.109-05:002015-07-23T15:47:29.109-05:00Rob, didn't you have an orange iBook (actually...Rob, didn't you have an orange iBook (actually now that I think of it, I may have had a blue one.....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423832195870421492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337997361426932440.post-56678835539642432122015-07-10T15:37:41.286-05:002015-07-10T15:37:41.286-05:00You are so right about the "Content is People...You are so right about the "Content is People" theme from Rhizo15. I also agree with you comment about f2f generating dialogue a bit more naturally (at least in the way that folks are accustomed to interacting. That said, while online interaction may seem less natural for some, it can be incredibly more pwerful and expansive. It does, however, reqyuire more self-awareness and initiative as you point out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337997361426932440.post-68694770453778740042015-07-10T15:31:13.309-05:002015-07-10T15:31:13.309-05:00That is a great metaphor, Rob! I've never quit...That is a great metaphor, Rob! I've never quite figured out why there is such a disconnect between people's assumptions re: the importance of interaction in the classroom and their willingness to give up the interaction online, and this "course iceberg" metaphor is a great way to think about what we lose when we focus only on content as the visible part of the course. As you know, what I love about teaching online is that it offers SO MANY possibilities to make the other parts of the class visible: the the learning, the sharing, the self-reflection, etc., but of course people have to PLAN to do that; it's not just going to happen spontaneously. The fact that it does happen more effortlessly in the classroom (since that is what we all expect and are used to) is probably another factor here: f2f naturally elicits dialogue... but that doesn't mean online dialogue is any less real or important; it just requires more self-awareness and initiative, which are both good things IMO.<br />If only we could get people as inclined to blog as they are to email. I think that would solve the whole darn problem right there!<br />One of my favorite threads of Rhizo15 was a "content is people" theme that emerged. It was a spectrum, of course, and I was at the extreme end of the "content is people" end of that spectrum. Fun stuff; there was Soylent Green natch. Here's a post: <b><a href="http://oudigitools.blogspot.com/2015/04/yes-content-is-people-post-for-rhizo15.html" rel="nofollow">Content is People</a></b>.<br />I'll be leaving Tuesday but I'll be around on Monday so I'll at least get to catch some of that first-day energy! :-)Laura Gibbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04994025992373244815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337997361426932440.post-77746929516477158862015-07-06T01:59:21.256-05:002015-07-06T01:59:21.256-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.21cssIndiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10783846365727856945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337997361426932440.post-17790422031209348692015-04-16T18:06:02.887-05:002015-04-16T18:06:02.887-05:00I like the idea of movement. I've never though...I like the idea of movement. I've never thought of it that way, but there is something inexorable about the movement of the rhizome that is very much a part of its nature.dave cormierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08373857608287753814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337997361426932440.post-31013825616750542762015-04-16T12:39:37.709-05:002015-04-16T12:39:37.709-05:00At first, I think the only meaningful direction is...At first, I think the only meaningful direction is simply what you describe -- "outward." Rob Reynoldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13341843233226771456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337997361426932440.post-55199345165791553012015-04-16T12:03:06.127-05:002015-04-16T12:03:06.127-05:00Thanks for articulating these. So far, I'm mor...Thanks for articulating these. So far, I'm more intrigued by the open options in #rhizo15 than any specific direction. This is definitely opening up more outward connections in my personal learning network. lisahubbellhttp://openbooklibrarian.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337997361426932440.post-37972691632380749072015-04-16T11:37:19.327-05:002015-04-16T11:37:19.327-05:00Outward bound trajectory! Gain momentum and travel...Outward bound trajectory! Gain momentum and travel in new directions! You are setting an interesting course for your rhizomatic learning. An image of a 'tilt-a-whirl' comes to mind so hang on, this could be a fast spin! :) HelenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337997361426932440.post-14902314022129295782014-10-17T15:26:53.738-05:002014-10-17T15:26:53.738-05:00Having the long view as we both do now really IS d...Having the long view as we both do now really IS different than back when we were first starting out. Both my optimism and my pessimism (and I have plenty of both) are indeed different back in 1999. One thing I wonder about a lot, in fact, is what it is like for the people just getting started now. When I was getting started and very naive back in 1999, the landscape of THAT time no doubt had a big influence, even a determining one, on how I have turned out now. So... if I were that younger, more naive person just getting started now in 2014, how would the landscape of today shape my beginnings, my growth, etc...? Because it would definitely not be the same - it's not something I would want to label as better or worse or anything like that. But it would surely be different!Laura Gibbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04994025992373244815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337997361426932440.post-77874251022455024972014-10-17T10:07:21.609-05:002014-10-17T10:07:21.609-05:00Laura, I really appreciate the comment. As you kno...Laura, I really appreciate the comment. As you know, I have been on a somewhat Quixotic journey over the past 11 years, trying to find different ways to impact learning through commercial efforts. In spite of my own failure to date, I remain absolutely convinced that, with the right people and experience, it is still a viable option. That said, I find the situation to be a bit Orwellian, as the institutions and companies marketing to them begin to resemble each other more and more. In our efforts to grow solutions that will be funded (through investment or non-profit/government entities), we may have become more focused on the efficacy of business models than learning. Reading the news and blogs can be frustrating, but then I see what teachers like you are doing with regards to real learning and I am reminded why I care and why it matters. I remain ever optimistic that learning will find a way.Rob Reynoldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13341843233226771456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337997361426932440.post-25113843373143197622014-10-17T09:14:35.870-05:002014-10-17T09:14:35.870-05:00Rob, what you have said here captures exactly my s...Rob, what you have said here captures exactly my sense of alienation from the whole process, as well as my fear that we have lost sight of learning even in our campus discussions (such as they are). Sure, I read all the news, keep up with the blogs... and on a DAILY basis I learn something new from teacher blogs that stimulate and even change my teaching, blogs by people (mostly K-12 teachers) like John Spencer, Pernille Ripp, Michelle Pacansky-Brock, etc.<br /><br />But what I read in Inside Higher Ed, etc., the "news" of the business, is something I rarely can connect with personally as a teacher, and at a certain point it makes me angry because it is those discussions that are sucking up all the oxygen and all the money, too, of course, and time, most precious of all - oxygen, money, and time all being in limited supply!<br /><br />So, as always, THANK YOU for this post.Laura Gibbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04994025992373244815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337997361426932440.post-58640930147972626122014-10-02T11:39:38.506-05:002014-10-02T11:39:38.506-05:00The problem we are trying [ should be trying ] to ...The problem we are trying [ should be trying ] to solve in higher education is making education relevant in a rapidly changing world.<br /><br />Similarly, the problem in learning is the increasing lag time between the evolution of the learner and the evolution of the educational process.<br /><br />The best way to learn is to start...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337997361426932440.post-32759782071380557632014-09-26T09:01:30.908-05:002014-09-26T09:01:30.908-05:00This attempt at documentation is something new... ...This attempt at documentation is something new... since I made so many changes with this summer (because of Ning going away, and the whole domino effect of that), I wanted to try to sort out the new and the old because in a couple of years even I won't remember the sequence of events ha ha. You know how that goes! I need some external memory here.Laura Gibbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04994025992373244815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337997361426932440.post-51251944790964670752014-09-26T08:59:25.223-05:002014-09-26T08:59:25.223-05:00Thanks for providing the links, Laura. I should ha...Thanks for providing the links, Laura. I should have put these in. I hope everyone will take the time to look at these.Rob Reynoldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13341843233226771456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337997361426932440.post-62387044010082620552014-09-26T08:46:35.041-05:002014-09-26T08:46:35.041-05:00Thanks so much, Rob! Let the heterogeneity run wil...Thanks so much, Rob! Let the heterogeneity run wild, ha ha! I love that description of the traditional read/view-discuss... read/view-discuss... rinse and repeat model of online interaction. I definitely would advocate for heterogeneity as being more fun.<br />I keep an archive of past student projects here:<br /><a href="http://estorybook.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"><b>eStorybook Central Archive</b></a><br />And the projects for this semester are really starting to take off now too!<br /><a href="http://onlinecourselady.pbworks.com/w/page/29572862/mfstorybooks" rel="nofollow"><b>Myth-Folklore Storybooks</b></a><br /><a href="http://onlinecourselady.pbworks.com/w/page/29572862/mfstorybooks" rel="nofollow"><b>Indian Epics Storybooks</b></a><br />And I'm trying ... slowly but surely! ... to document all my course strategies here:<br /><a href="http://anatomy.lauragibbs.net/" rel="nofollow"><b>Anatomy of an Online Course</b></a><br />Now I think I need to write something for that blog on why there is NOT a discussion board in my class, ha ha. :-)<br />Laura Gibbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04994025992373244815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337997361426932440.post-42957682675092219572014-01-14T23:02:36.235-06:002014-01-14T23:02:36.235-06:00I will put up a complete post with explanations la...I will put up a complete post with explanations later in the week, but wanted to share this today. <a href="http://edtechnologyideas.com" rel="nofollow">technology in education articles</a><br />Elizabeth J. Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01824134730760179008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337997361426932440.post-71672926389233144122013-11-30T23:58:15.937-06:002013-11-30T23:58:15.937-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Elizabeth J. Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01824134730760179008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337997361426932440.post-77022058474532252072013-02-05T01:43:39.408-06:002013-02-05T01:43:39.408-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Eventhandlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12193352809929533573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337997361426932440.post-59255504549855097862012-11-13T02:47:47.108-06:002012-11-13T02:47:47.108-06:00Insightful post Rob, thank you. Collusion and coer...Insightful post Rob, thank you. Collusion and coercive monopolies are as old as we are and the education industry no doubt will discourage free market economics as long as they can. Why wouldn't they, it's good business. Last term my economics textbook cost me $ 220.00. Where I was studying at the time, this was the same costs as my months rent. You tell me. <br /><br />Ron Lee<br />Author<br />How To Write an eBook<br />http://www.eBookHowTo.org <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337997361426932440.post-77431142345432299272012-07-11T01:04:35.030-05:002012-07-11T01:04:35.030-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Swarmiq.comhttp://goarticles.com/article/Read-Them-in-One-Place-With-Content-Discovery-Platform/6664956/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337997361426932440.post-63038868960028948022012-05-24T10:32:12.048-05:002012-05-24T10:32:12.048-05:00Rob I totally agree with what you just said in thi...Rob I totally agree with what you just said in this post every thing should be used for what it's meant for. Whether its khan academy or MIT open courseware they can only supplement the learning process. Learning has to be facilitated by a teacher in a pedagogical environement. E-learning platforms like WizIQ, ADobe Connect, Udemy offer sophisticated tools for online teaching, creating equal opportunties for people everywhere to attend instructor-driven courses, many of which can draw in these profoundly useful open resources.Richa Singhhttp://www.wiziq.comnoreply@blogger.com