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Connectivism

Friday, February 23rd, 2007

I recently viewed an online presentation on the concept of connectivism, a theory on how knowledge is created, where it is stored, and how people learn.  The presentation was given by George Siemens who is currently working out of the University of Manitoba.  In his presentation he promoted a networked approach to learning where knowledge is flowing, dynamic, complex, [...]

Dealing with Change

Wednesday, February 21st, 2007

Yesterday I attended the Prairie South School Division’s teacher convention.  Maurice O’Callaghan was the keynote speaker that addressed us in the morning.  It was interesting to listen to his presentation as he talked about how to deal with changes in a positive way.  This was a very timely topic as educators in this area are currently being [...]