Frances Bell’s Blog

I first came across Stephen Downes characterisation of Groups and Networks in 2006
And my reaction to it then was quite similar to my current view, that the very open word group was being associated with a set of attributes in order to make it different from the desired form of association - networks.
‘When _I_ use [...]

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(my blog posts are like buses - none for ages then 2 come along at once)

Teacher in your network
Year 2~Day 207 +178/366: Learning about Geometry
Originally uploaded by Old Shoe Woman
George Siemens asked this question at at the Networked Learning Conference hot seat that I missed last week.
Can learning networks (partly) replace the teacher?
The slightly ambiguous [...]

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moar funny pictures

I have been a sporadic participant in CCK09 (which seems pretty quiet anyway) but I was up late working on a bid on Thursday and came across the Elluminate session via Twitter. I was paying partial attention while I finished off my bid and I found the last 10 minutes quite [...]

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Canoe in Devil’s Kitchen
Originally uploaded by daveelmore
CCK09 is getting going now and I feel that it won’t be long before my boat ride with the  strong flow of the river showing up interesting events and resources turns into me clinging to the side of the barrel as I negotiate the rapids too overwhelmed to do [...]

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I am pondering if and how I can connect to CCK09, this year’s run of the Connectivism and Connective Knowledge online course.  My reflections are based on my participation in CCK08, reading George Siemens’ post, and listening to the recording of a session with Downes and Siemens here.
I am still asking myself the question I [...]

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