Distributed Network Learning FAQ

Presentations on "Network Learning" and "Connectivism," especially those given to educators in a formal education context, seem to always elicit the same sets of questions and reactions. Many people who are interested in "Network Learning" have written insightful (and often long) replies to these concerns. This 'Distributed FAQ' is a way of bringing many of those responses together and allowing the community working on 'Network Learning' to identify those questions which are asked over and over. Please add your question (or links to good responses) below.

=What is Network Learning?=
 * Wikipedia entry for Networked Learning
 * Learning Networks and Connective Learning, Stephen Downes, IT Forum, October 16, 2006
 * Connectivism: A Learning Theory for the Digital Age, George Siemens, International Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Learning, January 2005
 * Networked learning - A course for learning how to network your learning online

=Does the conception of knowledge change in Network Learning?=
 * Types of Knowledge and Connective Knowledge, Stephen Downes, Half an Hour, September 14, 2008

=Is Network Learning or Connectivism actually a new theory of learning? of pedagogy?=
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=How does the role of the teacher change in a Network Learning environment?=
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=Does Network Learning have implications for specifying the learning task (i.e. content design)?=


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=How do I get students to take more responsibility for their own learning?=
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=What is the role of assessment on Network Learning?=
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=Do Network Learners learn 'better' or 'more'?=
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=Will adopting a Network Learning approach lead to increased plagiarism?=
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=Is Network Learning necessarily more complex? What are some ways to simplify teaching and learning with Loosely-Coupled tools?=

=Can Network Learning co-exist with our existing institutional structures?=
 * Insulat-Ed, ed4wb, Bill Farren, Dec 10, 2008
 * New structures and spaces of learning: The systemic impact of connective knowledge, connectivism, and networked learning George Siemens, Presented to Universidade do Minho, October 10, 2008
 * Systematization of Education: Room for PLEs? George Siemens, Learning Technologies Centre Research Blog, Dec 7, 2008
 * If PLEs are incompatible with the system then how do we change the system? Graham Atwell, Pontydysgu, December 10th, 2008

=What professional development opportunities are available for increasing my skills to engage more meaningfully with Network Learning?=


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