The evolution of teaching and learning is accelerated with technology. After several decades of duplicating classroom functionality with technology, new opportunities now exist to alter the spaces and structures of knowledge to align with both needs of learners today, and affordances of new tools and processes.

Yet our understanding of the impact on teaching and learning trails behind rapidly forming trends. What are critical trends? How does technology influence learning? Is learning fundamentally different today than when most prominent views of learning were first formulated (under the broad umbrellas of cognitivism, behaviourism, and constructivism)? Have the last 15 years of web, technology, and social trends altered the act of learning? How is knowledge itself, in a digital era, related to learning?

Connectivism Online Conference is an open online forum exploring how learning has been impacted by ongoing changes. The conference will run from February 2 – 9, 2007.

Key themes will include: trends in K-12 sector, trends in higher education, research and net pedagogy, technological and societal trends, and connective knowledge and connectivism.

Confirmed presenters include:

Format: Presenters will deliver a 50 minute presentation followed by 10 minutes of questions. After each presenter, conversation will occur online in Moodle, allowing participants to challenge, critique, explore, and extend ideas presented. View the Schedule of Presentations for correct times.

Registration:

Due to the overwhelming response, the Online Connectivisim Conference is now fully booked. We are still accepting registrations from the University of Manitoba. If you are from the U of M, or if you would like to receive information on viewing archived presentations, please enter your email address. We will forward daily emails during the duration of the conference, listing where the recorded presentations can be viewed.

Questions? Please contact George Siemens at george_siemens@umanitoba.ca.

Connectivism Online Conference is supported through:
University of Manitoba’s Learning Technologies Centre and Elluminate.

Elluminate offers synchronous online training and collaboration tools featuring high-quality VoIP, powerful presentation capabilities, and robust interactive functionalities (whiteboard, chat, video, app sharing, etc.) You can sign up for a completely free, unlimited use three-user Elluminate vRoom by clicking this link!