EDLD+5364+Week+1

This is the first week of EDLD 5364 and already I think this class is going to be great. We have to work in groups for the whole class so I decided to be in a group with different people than last time so I can get to know more of my classmates. We are using Google Docs, which is a Web 2.0 tool, for our communication for the group project since we all live in different cities. I had never heard of Google Docs before now. I can see how useful it will be. It is set up like the Microsoft Office Program, so that makes it easier for me to use. Everyone on our team will be allowed to edit the documents. It makes it much easier to work together and not be in the same city. We learned about Constructivism Theory, Connectivism Theory,and the Cyborg Learning Theory. I had not head of any of these in the past. Constructivism Theory is when we learn from experiences. We begin with a personal knowledge-base, we gain new information from an assortment of sources, and it results in us creating new knowledge. Connectivism Theory is learning for the digital age. It is a theory that shows the effect that technology has had on how we live, how we communicate, and how we learn. Knowing where is just as important as knowing what and how. The Cyborg Learning Therory is like a third view that is among the new generation of technology natives that does not view technology as the other category . This new generation sees technology as an extension of human identity. Rather than technology being applied  to human identity, technology actually becomes part  of the human expression itself and the boundary between man and machine is being blurred by the technological revolution.   This weeks material was very interesting and I cannot wait to see what we are learing about next week. ||