Learning with Vince =)

Today’s quick terms
breadcrumbs… ( notes showing where u are in hierarchy of sites), cookies and summary of article (homework)
weblog…is a tool for sharing and stuff…
Additionally we looked at web 2.0 the flat world (cyber world)… article
Marc Prensky:
http://www.marcprensky.com/blog/
www.slideshare.-melbbloging
Additionally we explored:
Digital natives and digital immigrants.. (early generation before 1982)
( technology jargon and language)-> workplace culture
net generation….
Alan Levine [...]

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Things ive done for for technology framework:
Reflection-> these are useful tools in understanding e-learning..:)
Next to them are links to understand how to set them up..:) (lol it was fun)
Set up netvibes  Netvibes (www.netvibes.com) [note:useful tool for grouping information and informing/checking updates on sites] 
 Netvibes loading page taken from google
Set up weblog (Guide to weblogs) http://digitaldialogues.pbwiki.com   (www.edublogs.org) [Note: [...]

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E-learning must now question
1. Where is e-learning place in society?
2. Should it be included in teaching?
3. What is its value?
4. How can it be improved?
Short answers to questions include:
1. Bussinesses and schools
2. Yes, however it must involve restrictions and moderations to tasks along with tacit learning and (physical) personal guidance prior to the learning
3. Effective [...]

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Weblogs comes a useful tool in organisation-> cooperate memory…
Q: However we must question the e-learning advantages and disadvantages…
What benefits and errors can we encounter..?
Short activity in the lesson involved a communication task discussing the benefits of e-learning and its disadvantages. The task consisted of a msn like chat discussion through uts without communication… what problems [...]

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Write your own definition – based on your understanding from the above readings – remember to note your reference sources, particularly the URLs.
Once you have your own weblog set-up, you will transfer this definition to it!
Weblogs
Weblogs are documentations of learning and experiences posted online. Unlike Wiki and vignettes the purpose becomes more to inform [...]

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This is a overview of my understanding of social book marking and aggregation:
What is social book marking?
Ranking a Web site by users who like the content rather than by the total number of links to the site. Social bookmarking sites such as del.icio.us (http://del.icio.us) let users tag their favorite sites with key words and post [...]

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Below are Common Resources and how we test there relevance
What is an e-Zine?
A magazine that is published electronically, especially on the Internet.
What is an e-Newsletter?
A newspaper that is published electronically, especially on the Internet.
How do you judge their relevance?
The key issues they identify and comparing them to primary sources of relevance
Where do you start [...]

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In understanding e-learning it is important to define its technologically related components as follows:
Synchronous activities- real-time, instructor-led online learning events in which all participants are logged on at the same time and communicate directly with each other. In this virtual classroom setting, the instructor maintains control of the class, with the ability to “call [...]

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After reading through the articles here are the answers to the Q’s as follows:

Why do you need an e-Learning Glossary?
It is important to maintain an e-learning glossary to define technically terms and jargons enabling us to difficult understand key topics throughout the program of an e-learning experience.
Note: “e-Learning can be a confusing topic in [...]

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This is a update on my understanding of e-learning:
This is a update on e-learning experiences during class what I’ve learnt =)…
E-learning is learning through electronic media that can include email, blogs and vlogs.
 Learning through/ assisted by a electronic medium
 Lifelong leaning-not necessarily classroom-based
 Endless boundaries- age, gender, location, prior education, etc.
 Self paced, can be learner- driver
 E.g. interactive [...]

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