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Connected Teaching and Learning: The Uses and Implications of Connectivism in an Online Class
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology
  • Rachel Sandieson, Western University
  • John Barnett, Western University
  • Vance McPherson, Western University
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2013
Abstract

An instructor tried using connectivism to teach an online graduate Education course called Teaching in a Virtual World. As a way to embody the many connections inherent in the group, all members of the class created and taught modules of their own choosing to each other. The instructor and two former students reflected together online in depth about their experience and coded their joint understandings. Schwab's commonplaces of curriculum emerged in the data, demonstrating that it is still current. They found that the course, however, was not completely connectivist due to limitations emanating from its operation within a traditional university setting.

Citation Information
Barnett, J., McPherson, V., & Sandieson, R. M. (2013). Connected teaching and learning: The uses and implications of connectivism in an online class. Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 29(5), 685-698.