Read more on my blog: http://drsmetty.com/2009/12/21/twitter-learners-love-or-hate More papers and presentations by Cindy De Smet can be found on Academia: http://hogent.academia.edu/CindyDeSmet

1. Twitter & learners
Love or Hate?
Cindy De Smet
Smetty.be - Drsmetty.com
@smetty - @drsmetty

2. Balance
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Twitter = trivial

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Twitter could be interesting

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Pay for a web2.0 course

7. What is learning?

8. Behaviourism

9. How Transfer
• Black box • Stimulus response
• Observable • Punishment
behaviour • Rewards

10. Cognitivism

11. How Transfer
• Structured • Mindmapping
• Schema • Reasoning
• Computational • Problem solving

12. Constructivism

13. How Transfer
• Created by each • Coaching
learner • Socialization
• Experiences

14. Theories were developed in a
time when learning was not
impacted through technology
(Siemens 2004)

15. Forty years ago, the life of
knowledge was measured in
decades. Today, in many
fields, it is measured in
months and years
(Siemens, 2004)

16. Since we cannot experience everything,
other people’s experiences,
and hence other people,
become the surrogate for knowledge
I store my knowledge in my friends
(Karen Stephenson)

17. Connectivism
• Knowledge is defined as a particular
pattern of relationships
• Learning is defined as the creation of
new connections and patterns as well
as the ability to maneuver around
existing networks/patterns
• Siemens (2008)

18. Personal Learning Environment:
a system that helps learners take
control of and manage their own
learning
(Wikipedia)

19. ???
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