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Connectivism & Social Learning Theory in Practice

wlingle — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 01:00:31 +0000

Greetings- Connectivism is a theory that was brought about by George Siemens and Stephen Downes that discusses the need for technology and how technology affects the way we live, the way we communicate and most importantly the way we learn. It is truly a combination of many other learning theories and is a type of [...]

Problem-Based Voicethread Activity…

wlingle — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 00:02:46 +0000

Greetings, Below I am posting a Voicethread that was made in accordance for a Master’s Program Application. http://voicethread.com/share/1055379 Thanks for letting me share, Bill

A Little Humor for Spring Break ’10…

wlingle — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 23:47:00 +0000

Greetings- Spring Break 2010 has officially began in NW Ohio, and I for one need the respite to refill the teaching battery for the rest of the school year. Spring Break usually brings in a day or two of “spring cleaning” when it comes to creating new lessons for the rest of the year, but [...]

Constructivism in Practice

wlingle — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 23:41:03 +0000

Greetings- Constructivism is a theory of knowledge which argues that humans generate knowledge and meaning from their experiences. Going through my undergraduate degree I really enjoyed reading all about Jean Piaget and his thoughts on this particular learning theory that he helped to mold over the years. Something about this particular learning theory always has made [...]

Cognitivism in Practice

wlingle — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 16:22:20 +0000

Greetings - This week’s post will be my thoughts and observations on the cognitive learning theories and the relationship between them and the education world. After reading the course text Using Technology with Classroom Instruction that Works for this week’s assignment I came away with a couple of ideas and plans that can be utilized [...]