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Learning Communities
Labs for Innovation in Teaching and Learning
Brent G. WilsonUniversity of Colorado at DenverJanuary 2003Tel Aviv Israel
What Is Knowledge?
Three Contrasting Views...
AcquiringContent
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ConstructingMeaning
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Developing & Sharing Cool Stuff
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Knowledge as...
Content acquisition
Meaning construction
Participation in inquiry and
sharing
All of the above!
Teaching Architectures
Three basic models...
Teacher-CenteredEnvironment
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Learner-CenteredEnvironment
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LearningCommunity
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Self-Organizing Systems
Autonomous agents Diversity of perspectives Innovative actions and
solutions High levels of connectivity Self-organization Emergent intelligence
ClassroomCommunities
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Cohort Groups
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Alumni and FieldCommunities
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Starting Over: Designing a Learning Environment From Scratch
If we wanted to design a
learning environment, without
ever having seen one, what
would we come up with?
From Tom Carroll, PT3 Grants
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Put Problems in the Middle
Teacher on the side
Local resources all around
Leaky boundaries to outside world allowing access to
– people
– info & resources
– places
Projects forCommunities
Design studio
Inquiry (e.g., action research)
Cases for study & exploration
Group support for exams
Discussions of readings
Writer’s workshop
Inquiry Cycle
Star.Legacy
The Legacy Principle
Build on what you find.
Leave something for the next group.
Texts define communities, but interpretation of texts is always evolving.
More Strategies
Case-based reasoning
Problem-based learning
Service-learning
WebQuests
Epistemic games
Slashdot forums
Field experiences
Varieties of e-Learning
Self-paced self-instruction
Support resources on the Web
Group-paced courses online
Informal interests & support
Blended learning experiences
Do what best fits your situation.
Adoption Strategy
Start small w/Web resources
Move to blended learning
Choose a target for online delivery
Convert to online delivery
Target programs and repeat process
Evaluate at every stage.
Good Targets for Online Delivery
Deliverable content
Online adds value
Access a concern
Available resources and
expertise (e.g., willing
instructor)
Learn More About Inquiry Learning...
http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/policy/incel
/section_4.html
http://scied.gsu.edu/Hassard/mos/7.4.html
http://www.thirteen.org/edonline
/concept2class/month6/index_sub5.html
http://www.ncsu.edu
/meridian/win2002/514/index.html
http://www.miamisci.org/ph/lpintro5e.html
http://emints.more.net/info/area1/iblearning.html
Further Reading and Resources
Dynamic Learning Communities http://carbon.cudenver.edu/~mryder/dlc.html
7 Principles for Undergrad Teaching http://www.tltgroup
.org/programs/seven.html also http://www.hcc.hawaii.edu/intranet/committees/FacDevCom/guidebk/teachtip/7princip.htm
Cognitive Load Theory http://www.arts.unsw.edu
.au/education/CLT_NET_Aug_97.HTML
Problem-Based Learning http://www.mcli
.dist.maricopa.edu/pbl
Case-Based Teaching http://www.edtech.vt.edu/edtech/id/models/casebased.html
Tom Carroll on Networked Learning Communities http://www.citejournal.org/vol1/iss1/currentissues/general/article1.htm