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The Differentiator

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As a student of social media, you undoubtedly know the impact that social media has had on the world. http://www.bestcollegesonline.com/blog/2011/11/28/20-best-ted-talks-for-students-of-social-media/

20 Best TED Talks for Students of Social Media | Best Colleges Online

http://www.elearningguild.com/research/archives/index.cfm?id=152&action=viewonly September 27, 2011 This report reveals widespread enthusiasm and belief that social media for learning has value. Between 20% - 33% of organizations are currently using social media tools for learning, and 76% of organizations report interest in doing more with it in the future.

Social Media for Learning : Research Library

We just wrapped up our third offering of the Connectivism and Connective Knowledge Open course: CCK11 (readings, recordings, and archives of the Daily are available on the site). The course is offered as part of the Certificate in Emerging Technologies for Learning that I developed while at University of Manitoba. Twenty students (the max allowed for the course) enrolled in the for-credit version of CCK11. This means they had assignment requirements including two essays, a concept map, and a final project.

Moving beyond self-directed learning: Network-directed learning

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http://maryannreilly.blogspot.com/2011/06/rhizomatic-learning.html

Rhizomatic Learning

For several years now, I have been considering how the rhizome might function as a metaphor for learning and a model for education. I tend to agree with Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari (2002) who in writing about the tree as the long standing metaphor for knowledge and learning said, “We’re tired of trees. We should stop believing in trees, roots, and radicles. They’ve made us suffer too much" (p. 15). In their stead, Deleuze and Guattari offer the rhizome. Rhizome?