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Erik and Dan

This is great!

CSCL is expanding CL: From isolated dyads and smallgroups to (embedding in) in communitiesand networks “Networked Learning” Connecting Levels; Learning Analytics

CS: From old CMC and customizededucational software to Web 2.0{++}*

Give learners the tools to access andmanage the world’s resources

Potential for data driven education

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 educationalinstitutions of all kinds

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 tothe group is more important than informationownership and privacy?

How adapted to different cultural settings?

This is naive!Learning is not just about access toinformation, and requires more thaninteraction with others

Does the networked individual know how tofollow 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 moreopeness)? Are peers good pedagogues? Are crowds wise?

Educator as guide? Requires skills in technology use

A Visual Commentary

Explanation of visual commentaryfor those who were not present

Upper left: this guy recommends that we eathere. If we take his recommendation do welook like him? Should we know how wellresources worked for others’ learning?

Upper right: Maybe we want to know the“ingredients” of the learning resources, toevaluate whether they work as advertised.

Lower left: we may want to stay closed toprotect young learners

Lower right: but CSCL should grapple with thisrapidly growing phenomenon, lest we becomean ancient relic in a new world!

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