in the Digital Age Dr. Gabriela Avram Definition of learning The - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Education in the Digital Age Dr. Gabriela Avram Definition of learning The act, process, or experience of gaining knowledge or skill, through schooling or study. Process of acquiring modifications in existing knowledge, skills, habits,
The act, process, or experience of gaining knowledge or
Process of acquiring modifications in existing knowledge,
Learning includes associative processes (see association;
Blended Learning is the combination of multiple
A typical example of this would be a combination
You are being taught You are expected to learn You are expected to be able to ask questions,
apply what you learned in projects work on topics you choose
Blogs, e-portfolio Object-centred social network platforms:
Social networks for finding peers and mentors
You should follow your interests and feed them You should have fun You should invite serendipity in
Google Code University CodeAcademy Lynda.com Podcasts
Wikipedia My favourite… Lynda.com
What is wrong with the lecture-based format? The vessel metaphor vs. the ignition metaphor Mark Twain: "College is a place where a
What are the differences between this
How appropriate is the content taught in 3rd
National Learning Infrastructure Initiative US (2003).
Collecting and
Sharing. Reflecting. Collaborating. Annotating. Presenting.
Professional skills Quality and standard of
Experience acquired in
Preferences and
“An electronic portfolio, also known as an e-portfolio
These are demonstrations of the user's abilities and
Accessibility Storage (not only text, but also video, audio,
Easy to create Easy to share Sociability (harnessing the power of Social
Gives a boost of professionalism to one’s online
Allows for more freedom, creativity and breadth
As learning diary For marketing and self-
promotional reasons- while looking for a job
For professional and
creative self-expression
For networking with peers
and establishing a professional identity
For performance appraisal
and promotion in an existing job
Searching for your own digital traces on the web - a must!
Do you blog? Do you tweet? Do you have your own domain/website? Are you on Facebook? Have you a LinkedIn profile? Are you on Plaxo, Xing? Academia.edu anyone? Scribd? Slideshare? YouTube? Soundscape? Flickr, Delicious, Diigo, CiteULike? How are they connected? Are they connected at all?
Creating an online presence – a website, a blog;
buying your own domain name
Creating a Linkedin profile Joining professional communities: LinkedIn groups,
Academia.edu, ORCID
Joining Twitter, Instagram Joining Facebook and becoming a fan of specific
Pages and a member of Groups
A public profile page on Facebook? Joining Diigo, CiteULike, Mendeley, Zotero Joining YouTube, SoundCloud, AudioBoom, SlideShare About.me
Diaspora Loomio Mastodon
Try to use the same name and profile picture
Don’t join unless you’re planning to use it! Decide what’s your favourite channel and
You can’t be everywhere, 24/7 Be good at one thing at the time! Network, network, network!
Information needs to be kept up-to-date Relationships have to be maintained Having a coherent online presence requires
Embarrassing information can be discovered
Any little mistake in an online artefact can
Sites that could host your portfolio, providing both the software and the hosting space for free:
If you want to buy your own domain and host it yourself, WordPress can do this. (the software can be downloaded from www.wordpress.org)
Behance.net Dribble.com Clippings.me
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