November+10

Topic=Connectivism Course An In-Progress Conversation. Time Keeper = Durff Chatroom = Jose/Maria Intro/Outtro= Maria/ Durff Skypeconferencecall = Alice Interviewer =?**
 * Streamer = Jose


 * Intro:** **[Maria/ Durff]** Welcome to It's Elementary Show #26 . We are streaming live on the EdTechTalk Channel of the Worldbridges network with Lisa Durff, a K12 teacher in Maryland, AND Jose Rodriguez, third grade teacher in Los Angeles CA AND Maria Knee, a kindergarten teacher in Deerfield, NH AND Alice Mercer, an Elementary computer lab teacher in Sacramento, CA. Today is Monday, November 10, 2008. We are talking about the Connectivism Course being led by Stephen Downes and George Siemens

Bradley Shoebottom, [ http://bradleyshoebottom.wordpress.com/ ]The   Royal     Military     College   of   Canada,   506-455-9023  [does not have Skype, only this phone]
 * Guests:**
 * “the only constant in life is change – the changing roles of educators”

Rodd Lucier, Komoka, Ontario, Canada, r.lucier on Skype,
 * "...Accelerating change..."

Wendy Drexler [ http://teachweb2.blogspot.com/ ] [ wendydrexler on Skype ]
 * "...I see personal learning environments as the key to a connectivist approach...."


 * Outtro**: **[Maria**] This has been It's Elementary Show #26 with Maria Knee, Jose Rodriguez, Alice Mercer, and Lisa Durff webcasting live on the edtechtalk channel of the worldbridges network.Thanks to worldbridges and edtechtalk for their support of It's Elementary. Special thanks to Jeff Lebow and Dave Cormier. Our next show will be Monday December 8th.

Course Syllabus**
 * Notes:
 * [|8] [|Week 1: What is Connectivism? (September 8-14)]
 * [|9] [|Week 2: Rethinking epistemology: Connective knowledge (September 15-21)]
 * [|10] [|Week 3: Properties of Networks (September 22-28)]
 * [|11] [|Week 4: History of networked learning (September 29-October 5)]
 * [|12] [|Week 5: Connectives and Collectives: Distinctions between networks and groups (October 6-12)]
 * [|13] [|Week 6: Complexity, Chaos and Randomness (October 13-19)]
 * [|14] [|Week 7: Instructional design and connectivism (October 20-26)]
 * [|15] [|Week 8: Power, control, validity, and authority in distributed environments (October 27-November 2)]
 * [|16] [|Week 9: What becomes of the teacher? New roles for educators (November 3-9)]
 * [|17] [|Week 10: Openness: social change and future directions (November 10-16)]
 * [|18] [|Week 11: Systemic change: How do institutions respond? (November 17-23)]
 * [|19] [|Week 12: The Future of Connectivism and Directions in Research (November 24-30)]