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Learn Something

Goal: Go learn something new over the next month and reflect on the learning process using a variety of media.

Over the next four weeks you will choose something to learn,

Objectives:

  • Complete a collaborative case study of an out of school learning space.
  • Deliver an ignite talk describing a passion or something you recently learned
  • Storyboard, record, edit and publish tutorial videos
  • Record audio podcast reflecting on your learning

Key Vocabulary

jump cut, render, layer, filters, connected learning, participatory learning

Week One

Goal of the week: We will read a reflective summary of four qualitative studies. You will work alone or with partners on a concept map (college hack: concept maps great for organizing ideas).

Everyone was given a free website or keep just doing work in Micrsoft Focus and Teams.

You also need to pick your topics, anything in the world to learn, and start looking for stuff...then learn it.

Read (Due 2021-03-24)

Maisha Winn Exploring the Literate Trajectories of Youth Across Time and Space

Create a concept map exploring the organization and conclusions of the piece

Book mark and take notes on three sources about your topic

Write (Due 2021-03-29)

Three times through the week post a reflection about what you did or did not learn and how you did the learning

Participate (Due 2021-03-29)

Walkmyworld Event 5

Create a post of what you are learning and why/

Week Two

Goal of the week: You will be into a group to develop an understanding of connected learning. If you join us Monday October 26th I will define the model live.

As a group you need to create an outline or concept map defining connected learning. Then you will choose a learning community to analyze and start taking notes.

You are gonna keep doing your do and learning your thing. Find three more sources and take notes.

Read (Due 2021-04-05)

What is Connected Learning

Reflection and Learning

Create an outline of Connected Learning. Write a post explaining how reflection would drive learning in a connected space

Bookmark and take notes on three sources about your topic

Write (Due 2021-04-07)

Three times through the week post a reflection about what you did or did not learn and how you did the learning

Participate (Due 2021-04-07)

Walkmyworld Event 6

Complete a graphic organizer analyzing a learning space from a lens of connected learning

Week Three

In week three we mix it up a bit. Now your group is going to convert your graphic organizer into an essay.

First we will look at other case studies as mentor texts, and then using your analysis you will write up your own essay analyzing your learning space from a connected learning lens.

Read (Due 2021-04-12)

Choose one case study on connected learning. Outline the article. Pay attention to the shape of the story.

Write (Due 2021-04-14)

Publish three microcast, an audio recording of 2-7 minutes reflecting on your learning.

Participate (Due 2021-04-14)

Walkmy World Event 7

Write a collaborative essay with your group. Analyze an out of school space of learning from a connected learning lens

Week Four

Write (Due 2021-04-21)

Publish three microcast, an audio recording of 2-7 minutes reflecting on your learning.

Participate (Due 2021-04-21)

Walkmyworld Event 8

Finish Essay

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