{"id":831,"date":"2011-10-20T11:35:28","date_gmt":"2011-10-20T18:35:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.k12opened.com\/blog\/?p=831"},"modified":"2011-10-20T11:35:28","modified_gmt":"2011-10-20T18:35:28","slug":"part-2-social-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.k12opened.com\/blog\/archives\/831","title":{"rendered":"Part 2-Social learning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.k12opened.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/school_of_ed1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-630 alignnone\" title=\"school_of_ed1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.k12opened.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/school_of_ed1.jpg\" alt=\"school_of_ed1\" width=\"243\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The strongest participation by far in all of the P2PU School of Ed courses is happening in the <strong>discussions<\/strong>. (Fortuitous that we chose this logo graphic, huh? :)<\/p>\n<p>There are lots of posts, comments, questions back and forth, etc. Clearly, this is where engagement is happening in these groups. This is not a surprise if you see learning as a primarily social endeavor.<\/p>\n<p>And so I am reflecting on <strong>whether deep learning can occur primarily, or even solely, as a result of short format conversations<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>My first gut reaction, I must say, is no. I think you need other resources as well&#8230;reading, writing, depth.<\/p>\n<p>But then I think about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/kfasimpaur\">Twitter<\/a>. While I initially thought it was a bit of a waste of time, I know count it as my #1 source for professional learning. The conversations I have there are amazing. Granted, it&#8217;s not all 140 character bits. It&#8217;s also links to readings, videos, and web sites. It&#8217;s blog posts. It&#8217;s photos. And sometimes, it&#8217;s invitations to jump off and have a &#8220;real conversation&#8221; on Skype or even f2f.<\/p>\n<p>Digital Is has a <a href=\"http:\/\/digitalis.nwp.org\/collection\/short-form\">good collection on this phenomenon here<\/a>. (Thanks, <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/dogtrax\">Kevin<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p>So&#8230;perhaps this is a new way for me to think about designing a peer learning experience. Perhaps it could be designed as a series of very active, short discussions that then lead to deeper learning experiences. Readings, writing, activities, etc. that grow out of the discussions.<\/p>\n<p>This requires a lot of rethinking, in terms of format, audience, tools, and most probably course (group) topics. I&#8217;m going to think about an idea or two in this vein to try out in January. 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