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I’m sitting in bed as I type this, currently unable to sleep.  As is increasingly the norm these days I’ve been pondering what appears to be a growing disconnect between my passionate beliefs in learning – and how best to nurture it – and the current state of education – and where it is headed.  I’m frustrated with the standoff.
I believe quite strongly in the personalisation of learning, and the significance of each person finding their own way through the educational landscape.  Education and formal educational …

This video is just brilliant. It uses the format made famous by the Common Craft Show (think “Wikis in Plain English“) to discuss networked learning and Connectivism. It’s 5 minutes long but really easy viewing.
URL: http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=e7oFzmr9_M4
Description: “The Networked Student was inspired by CCK08, a Connectivism course offered by George Siemens and Stephen Downes during fall 2008. It depicts an actual project completed by Wendy Drexler’s high school students. The Networked Student concept map was inspired by Alec Couros’ Networked Teacher. I hope that teachers will use it to …

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