Hi everyone – Wow – week 12 already! What a rush… I know everyone is deeply immersed in their A3 assignment, so just email me if you have any last minute questions. The protocol for A3 submission is that you should email your completed Elevator Pitch and Venture Pitch directly to me so that I […]
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We’d like to thank everyone for their contributions for “Week 10: BYOD”! Your comments and insights are invaluable and very much appreciated. It is refreshing to be with so many like-minded people! As promised, here is the compilation of Questions submitted by the ETEC 522 Cohort in response to the ‘BYOD Profiler’ activity. It is […]
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We would like to take this opportunity to thank our classmates for your valuable and constructive participation in this week’s Self-Guided Learning experience. We were very pleased with the engaging conversations in the discussion forums. All responses added depth to the ideas presented and were thought-provoking, well-researched, informative and unique! We also appreciate your patience […]
Continue reading Thank You from the Week 11 SGL Team! Posted in: Week 11: Self-Guided Learning
On behalf of the Week 12 Team, Denise, Lisa, Kim, Regen and myself, I would like to welcome you all to Week 12: Emerging Market Analysis of the MET program Graduate programs in learning technologies are an emerging market, our Week 12 endeavor is a form of meta-analysis as part of ETEC 522. Although there […]
Continue reading Week 12 – Emerging Market Analysis of the MET Program Posted in: Week 12: Masters of Educational Technology Everyone, everywhere participates in self-guided learning at some point in their lives. A problem, question or issue may prompt curiosity, motivation or purpose for learning something new. Self-guided learning research focuses primarily on the adult learning marketplace but elements are applicable to all ages and stages of education. Self-guided learning takes place in formal, informal, […]
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Hi Self-Guided Learning Team,
I am having difficulties replying to the discussion threads on the wiki page. I have tried signing in but the system said I was not authorized to do so. I was just wondering if you could give me a hand. Thanks!
Sherman
Hi Sherman,
You need to have a Wikispaces account to reply to the discussions. This is meant to avoid spam issues on the site. You can create a Wikispaces account here: http://www.wikispaces.com/content/teacher
Let us know if you need further help!
See you in the SGL Wiki!
Danielle
Hi Danielle,
Thank you for the speedy reply. I have signed into my account but for some reason it is still not working. Perhaps I will try a bit later. It might be issues with the security setting as I am at work right now. Thanks for your help. I will definitely ask again should I still be blocked when I get home!
Sherm
Thanks for letting us know, Sherman Hopefully others are not facing the same problem! Looking forward to your comments! 🙂
Hello team 11.
Great work on the content. I am really looking forward to the rest of the activities during this week. Jack Mezirow’s teachings on self-directedness and transformative learning are of particular interest to me.
Thanks for bringing up the technical issue related to participating in the discussion Sherman. I encountered the same problem. Thanks for looking into this Danielle.
Leonora
Leonora
Hi Leonora and Sherman,
We’re sorry you are having difficulties. Note that you do not need to be a member of the wikis to participate in the discussions, you just need to be signed into Wikispaces. For the “Your Venture Analysis” page and the “Venture Pitches” page, anyone can add content and no sign in is required. These pages are separate from the main wiki to enable editing by non-members.
If you are still facing problems, please send me your Wikispaces username and email address to norrisedanielle AT gmail DOT com and I will send the issue to Wikispaces support (which is excellent btw! For a free service, they are very good and taking care of technical problems quickly!).
Danielle
Thanks for the invite to the wiki Danielle,
That solved the problem.
Leonora
It’s great to see that you got in! Thank you for your contributions!
You may find that Wikispaces is experiencing difficulties loading the images. We have contacted Wikispaces support and hopefully they will resolve the issue for us shortly. Our apologies for the inconvenience!
SGL Team
Thanks for sharing your wonderful presentation with us, Team 11!
Karon
Thank you, Karon! We have been thoroughly enjoying the week! 🙂
Thanks to all our colleagues that contributed to the activity and the discussion that has led to the market research for this educational venture. Below is a summary of all your contributions that we added to our presentation. Thanks again for a wonderful week! Our final version of the presentation can be viewed at […]
Continue reading Roundup for Week 9 Visual-Intensive Learning Posted in: Week 09: Visual-Intensive Learning Bring Your Own Device – There are more and more schools that allow, even encourage, the use of personal devices on the school network. Students, teacher and administrators can bring their personal laptops, tablets, smartphones and even gaming devices like the PSP or NDS to use on the network. Why this new trend? Where does it come […]
Continue reading Bring Your Own Device – There are more a… Posted in: Week 10: BYOD
Visual Intensive learning is a part of my every day lessons in teaching K-12. Mind maps are great tools and I try to use lots of different colours and photos when presenting my mind map for a lesson. It allows for a greater understanding of the diagram with the age learners I deal with. […]
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Hello Group 9. Well done this week. As for me, a great mind map is full of colour and has to be fun. Also, once it starts to look too technical with too much information I lose interest right away. I would rather see more mind maps with less items than one that has too many. […]
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Hello Donna
Thanks for the note. I think one of the important aspects of Mind mapping is that its structure varies according to what and how the user looks at things. It does reflect a personal point of view when it comes to reflecting one’s mind map. Sometimes I feel that that mind mapping is like writing a poem, readers can, in away, understand or try to understand its meaning but the real mean lurks in the heart of the poet. But again this kind of speculation depends upon how clear and informative the the technique used in the mind mapping process.
Hussain
Hi all, Thanks to this weeks group, I’ve been thinking a lot about what makes a good mind map this week. For me, I think the answer to what makes a good mind map, is that I make it myself. Mind maps are a way of learning, problem solving and exploring ideas. For me, when […]
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Thank you to everyone in the Visual Intensive Learning group for a thorough overview of concept mapping! I first encountered mind mapping in my teacher training seminar several years ago and could not really understand the advantage, since the idea seemed a bit unruly for me. Having used them more recently, though, I’m appreciating them […]
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HI there. Sorry about the late post, but I’ve been away all week in Vegas… I’ve been using mind maps in the classroom for as long as I can recall. I find them a very useful activity at a variety of points along the learning process. I’ve used them to activate prior knowledge, to acquire […]
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Hi there! I originally posted this entry as a comment, but it’s been pending approval, and I don’t know how long it’s going to take for it to show up. So, unfortunately, this post will show up twice on this blog. I’ve come to post an answer to one of Week 9’s discussion questions: “What […]
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Hi Danielle,
Thank you for the very interesting sites on map shock and graphic design. I had never heard of the term “map shock” but I have surely experienced it in a number of cases 🙂
While I can see how the ideas flow and sometimes it’s a challenge to stop the process, I agree with your description of a good as being able to interpret with “relative ease” and “clear links between ideas”.
Thanks.
Leonora
I have used mind mapping software (Bubbl and Spicy Nodes in particular) in my classroom with varying levels of success in the past. Mind mapping in general is something that I feel has a great deal of value as it allows students to personalize their learning and how they chose to both organize and express their […]
Continue reading Mind Mapping Technology Posted in: Week 09: Visual-Intensive Learning
Hi Meggan,
Thanks for sharing the software tools! Spicy Nodes creates beatiful maps that are easy to navigate and allow the user to focus on sections. However, it’s difficult to create maps because the editing and visualising parts are separate. Bubbl is much easier to use, although it creates a less interactive product. Given that its purpose is note-taking during brainstorms, I’d say it does its job well. I like that additional subordinate bubbles change colour automatically, and match the original bubble, even if you change the colour.
Anyway, in a time when technology is changing so fast and teachers have little time, it seems that the software programs that will succeed are the ones that are versatile and easy to use. If I can’t get a program to do simple things in five minutes and think of several uses for it, I cross it off my list and move on.
Great job with mind-mapping week 9! Like others, I have not ever really thought of mind-mapping as a teaching tool, but more of an assessment/review tool. Having used VUE many times in the MET program, I have learned that mind-mapping is a very versatile way of giving visual representation to thoughts and processes. And, the […]
Continue reading Adventures in Mind Mapping! Posted in: Uncategorized
Thank you, Kimberlee. I am glad that you experienced collaborative mind mapping as something new 🙂 From a teacher’s point of view, I do share a similar concern towards mind map. Before I started researching into this project, I have always thought that mind mapping was a very personal exercise, because I have always been asked to do this individually in school. I have done a little bit of this exercise with various groups in academic, professional and personal project, but it was something that was more drawn by one person while the rest dictates. One underlying puzzle that I had was that I wonder how ‘messy’ and confusing it would be to have too many hands in a pot; the amount of time to simply get used to the changes people had made is huge, due to different communication style and visualization.
Flipping the conversation on its head, let’s take a look at this from a more business perspective. If the “messiness” in a collaborative mind map is a concern, what could potentially address this pain point to elevate a tool to a functional level in terms of facilitating or even encouraging a group collaboration on a mind map? What might make you, as a grade 6 teacher, buy into this idea?
Sherman
Hello folks! Well, it has been a week filled with lots of thought provoking discourse regarding the uses of mapping within both educational and business settings. Some of you have attempted to use the Cacoo software and have developed the strengths and weaknesses of mind mapping; well done! At this point in the week, I […]
Continue reading Using Mapping Software Posted in: Week 09: Visual-Intensive Learning
Prior to visiting the Visual Intensive Learning wiki, I considered mind maps a way for individuals rather than groups to organize information. I appreciate that a mind map can provide a quick indication of how well a concept and its relationship to other concepts have been understood. It can also encourage learning at a deeper […]
Continue reading Reflecting on Mind Maps Posted in: Week 09: Visual-Intensive Learning
Hi Claire,
I agree! Although I have used mind maps quite a bit in class, I had used them in a fairly limited way. I had not even considered many of the uses presented to us this week, nor the variety of styles, interpretations and types of mind maps. This week’s presentation certainly gave me lots to think about.
Janet
What a great tool. I have always thought that mind maps are a great way for students to develop and link key concepts and help them think creatively. I often have my students create mind maps to help them brainstorm; however, I have never thought of or tried collaborative mind maps. I think I will […]
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Hi Greg,
We find Cacoo is a good tool, free, collaborative, but it has problems like editting confliction in some cases. As collaborative mind mapping has become a real trend, there are many tools (free or not) available to support you requirement. You may want to take a look at our “EVA” page to find more information about this. And there are more in:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_concept_mapping_and_mind_mapping_software
Best wishes for your marketing brainstorm!
Ping
As Tim commented in his post, this is the first time that I have seen mind maps used as a teaching tool rather than as a learning tool (although I realize the two things are linked!). Great job, Week 9 Group, for using your topic to present your topic! It was very innovative and interesting. […]
Continue reading The Pros and Cons of Mind Mapping Posted in: Week 09: Visual-Intensive Learning
Hi Janet,
Thank you for sharing this insight of mind mapping with us! Your points of Pros and Cons are very conclusive. For that point of “(mind map) does not assess details nor student ability to implement concepts”, I think we could use layered hierarchical mind mapping, i.e. to allow concepts in a mind map to encapsulate sub-maps, with easy hide & show options. That could give spaces for students to attach details they know to fulfil the assessment. Do you think it’s feasible?
Ping
Hi Ping,
I think it is feasible, but not necessarily the best approach in all situations. For example, if a teacher was using problem-based learning, a mind map might help a student tie the elements of the problem and solution together, and be used for assessment along the way, but the solution to the problem would be the final assessment.
I think mind maps can be extremely valuable tools, and can be used for assessment, but that doesn’t make them the best option for assessment in all situations, nor do they need to be. A screwdriver is an excellent tool for removing a screw, but not the tool of choice for hammering in a nail (although the butt end could probably be used in a pinch).
Having said that, though, I have realized this week how much more there is to mind maps than I had previously considered. So I might be totally missing the boat on the assessment aspect, too 🙂 I guess I am just trying to say that SOME kinds of assessment might be tricky with mind maps, but that doesn’t make them less valuable in general.
Hope that makes sense,
Janet
Thank you for the introduction to this new tool. As I said before I have used concept maps for brainstorming sessions, pre assessment and exit cards. This particular application would be too difficult in my own context however tools such as spiderscribe(online) and kidspiration are student friendly and helpful for grade 3 students. With the […]
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Danielle Dubien 10:59 am on July 24, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Hi Week 12 team,
Is this the correct link for the article by Sheets, Crawford & Soares?
http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2012/03/higher_ed_business_models.html
mariefrancehetu 4:52 pm on July 24, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Hello Danielle,
Yes it appears to be the correct link for the article. I clicked it and got the correct article. Is it not working for you?
Marie-France
Danielle Dubien 7:25 pm on July 24, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Hi Marie-France,
If you look at the third link on this page: http://etec522.weebly.com/met-market-success.html you’ll see it is the same as the first link instead of the correct one. (Sorry that the discussion here is about a mistake. I actually really like the OER! It has already influenced a couple of my course choices.)
Denise 10:37 pm on July 24, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply
HI Danielle,
Thanks for picking this up. Glad you are reading the articles!
here is the corrent link and I have updated it on the site
http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2012/03/higher_ed_business_models.html
Denise