COMMUNITY CONNECT

Thursday 14th March 2013
8pm Melbourne time (GMT+11)

WHERE

The Australia e-Series Room in Blackboard Collaborate

OUR PRESENTER

Rob Sbaglia is an innovative teacher working in Victoria, Australia. He’s passionate about pushing his students to think creatively, to be self directed learners and global collaborators. Rob’s initiative, The Global School, “provides the opportunity for schools to connect with each other around the world – authentically”. Come along and listen to Rob as he takes us through his journey of developing The Writers Club, Global Maths and Global Science…The Global School.

What makes a good online community? There are plenty of them to join, but is there something common to the Communities of Practice that people keep returning to for conversation? Is it the topics discussed, the platform format, an obscure “feeling”, the people that drop in, leadership, etiquette…?
Nothing special in terms of e-bling tonight as I’ve been away, but it’s an interesting topic that I’d love to throw out there for debate.

Please join us for the Australia e-Series Community Connect session at 8pm tonight (GMT + 11) and share your ideas.

The link to our Blackboard Collaborate Room:http://tinyurl.com/29tyznz

Here’s a great reference: The Online Community Guide

I’ve never been in this situation before, in a Google Hangout Convergence Session with academics from afar. Participating in #oldsmooc has broadened my experience of Connected Learning and opened my eyes to it’s effectiveness.

I was nervous.

OLDS MOOC Week 2: Inquire

Convergence Session

This week focuses on context. What is learner context? How does learner context affect ways learners interpret and enact learning designs? How can we use context in learning design? How can we personalise designs to individual learner’s needs and contexts?

Session Notes

OLDS MOOC Week 3: Ideate

Convergence Session

This week will focus on design representations and their value in enabling design thinking, discourse and sharing. Understanding the form of design thinking will build upon your previous work in this MOOC, namely the vision for your Learning Design, your project (group or individual) and way in which learner context may impact upon design. Throughout the week you will be introduced to a number of conceptual learning designs that will help you to develop your own design ideas and representations, and enable you to consider Pedagogical Patterns, the focus of week 4 activities.

Thank you to the @oldsmooc team for inviting me into these Convergence Sessions.