A10
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Assignment 10: Web 2.0 Learning and Long Tail
Due
- Tuesday, 11/2; 12pm (noon) on the class website
To-Do - Preparation
Read the article: Brown, J. S., & Adler, R. P. (2008) Minds on Fire: Open Education, the Long Tail, and Learning 2.0, available at http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ERM0811.pdfTo-Do
The paper makes this claim: “Web 2.0 is creating a new kind of participatory medium that is ideal for supporting multiple modes of learning.” For purposes of this assignment, pick a mode of learning which you consider the most important and most exciting for YOU! The following questions will be in the form when you "create your response":- Which idea/claim discussed in the article did you find most interesting?
- With which idea/claim do you disagree the most?
- What learning style did you choose for purposes of this assignment?
- What percentage of your overall educational experience is "Learning About"?
- What are the strengths of "learning about" from your experience?
- What are the weaknesses of "learning about" from your experience?
- What percentage of your overall educational experience is "Learning to be"?
- What are the strengts of "learning to be" from your experience?
- What are the weaknesses of "learning to be" from your experience?
- Do you agree or disagree with the following claim: “everyone is interested in something and feels passionate about it.”
- Name something that YOU are personally interested in and feel passionate about.
- Is the following statement true for YOUR passion: “for any topic that a student is passionate about, there is likely to be an online niche community of practice of others who share that passion.”
- If not: could it become a reality in the future?
