eLearning For Teachers: Di Goodman (Epoff)

In November I will be attending the 2008 Learning Technologies Conference, where George Siemens will be the keynote speaker.

George is a prominent writer and researcher on learning, networks, technology and organizational effectiveness in digital environments. He is the author of Knowing Knowledge, an exploration of how the context and characteristics of knowledge have changed and what it means to organizations today.

Read more about George and his ideas at these web spaces: eLearnspace, Connectivism and Knowing Knowledge.

In his session George will explore the seemingly obvious ‘networks and connections as the foundation of learning’ and present new perspectives on how to foster deep, critical, understanding through effective implementation of learning networks. He will address:

• What are the characteristics of learning networks?
• How do they differ from social networks?
• What types of attributes are evident in conceptual networks versus social networks?
• What about neural networks?
• How can educators utilize attributes of networks for teaching and learning?
• How do we foster networks of a particular type to serve intended learning goals?

Check out his webspace: it has amazing links to events, articles, interviews, sites and blogs

eLearnspace: everything technology

His elearnspace blog includes daily posts on a wide range of eLearning topics