I believe that “crowd learning” is
an important part of our educational society today. Crowd learning
is when their is a conflict or a question and a novice looks for
advise for that particular problem or conflict from a group of
experts. This allows the novice to get more information about the
pros and cons about making a decision via phone, internet, or other
electronic devices. (Innovating
Pedagogy Report 2013)
This is a more problem solution
learning style. This would allow the students to be more independent
by learning more information and taking charge of their own life.
They would be more intrinsic learners.
I believe this would be easily
incorporated in the classroom by having a problem and having the
students create different solutions to the problem. As a teacher, I
would give students the resources to look up information this could
be a web, different sites to look at, or just ways to organize their
information.(Innovating
Pedagogy Report 2013)
Gregory Freund created an interactive
program called Versal-interactive-online-courses. This allowed the
students to interact with the program and learn a deeper learning
skill. Students can use widgets which have surveys, quizzes and
reference tools that will allow the students to have help when they
need it. “This
interactivity "enables a learning system where students can
interact with models and lesson plans," Freund explains. "It's
a much more powerful way to learn."”
http://mashable.com/2013/07/09/versal-interactive-online-courses/
Peer wise
is another great site for educators as well as the general public.
It is a great site that has experts that are able to answer
questions. Just post your question, share, and learn. This allows
for you to ask a question and have it answered while having others
read about your question and answer. This allows for the class to
learn from your question. This is good for teachers as well as
students. http://peerwise.cs.auckland.ac.nz/
Pebble pad
is another great tool for incorporating the crowd learning style.
This is a website that is an e-portfolio as well as a learning tool
for students, teachers, colleges, and corporations. This website
offers scaffolding for students who need more assistance. This allows
for a person to write about a situation and post it to a select group
to help offer different solutions. This can be shared with others.
Overall the students will learn by reading what other people might be
going through and what their decision was. This allows for learning
through different environments. http://www.pebblepad.co.uk/about.asp
I
feel that crowd learning is going to be a very great tool in the
education field. It will be useful for others to read different
questions and answers. While it incorporates a different learning
style which is more student centered, there is still a role for the
instructor as a guide. Teachers can still help facilitate and guide
learners to better outcomes.
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