Commentary on Erik Duval's CSCL (Computer Supported Collaborative Learning) 2011 Keynote at http://www.slideshare.net/erik.duval/on-the-importance-of-being-open-8528603
2. This is great!
CSCL is expanding
CL: From isolated dyads and small
groups to (embedding in) in communities
and networks
“Networked Learning”
Connecting Levels; Learning Analytics
CS: From old CMC and customized
educational software to Web 2.0{++}*
Give learners the tools to access and
manage the world’s resources
Potential for data driven education
3. This is scary!
Obvious privacy concerns
Now we have to master
Ghostery as well in order
to learn safely
Some learners cannot manage that
Challenges to traditional educational
institutions of all kinds
4. This is hegemony!
Does learning in the open assume
a particular cultural setting?
Is this an individualistic view that
does not match cultures where
standing out is not a virtue, and
failures are to be kept private?
Or is it extreme collectivism: contributing to
the group is more important than information
ownership and privacy?
How adapted to different cultural settings?
5. This is naive!
Learning is not just about access to
information, and requires more than
interaction with others
Does the networked individual know how to
follow a learning agenda?
Yet, danger of educational elitism
Is authentic learning a solution?
Motivated by what one is trying to accomplish,
agenda may be clear ... but also additional work
Are peers the solution (solve with more
openess)?
Are peers good pedagogues? Are crowds wise?
Educator as guide?
Requires skills in technology use
7. Explanation of visual commentary
for those who were not present
Upper left: this guy recommends that we eat
here. If we take his recommendation do we
look like him? Should we know how well
resources worked for others’ learning?
Upper right: Maybe we want to know the
“ingredients” of the learning resources, to
evaluate whether they work as advertised.
Lower left: we may want to stay closed to
protect young learners
Lower right: but CSCL should grapple with this
rapidly growing phenomenon, lest we become
an ancient relic in a new world!