Adventures in Online Learning
Sitting alone at your computer, you connect to the Internet. Boom! The world awaits you. Suddenly you have access to vast quantities of information. Knowledge is at your fingertips. But what form will this knowledge take? What and how will you learn from?
Being philosophical, you start to question how does learning occur? How do people learn online? What theories have people come up with?
Contemplating these questions, you slowly type the phrase “Online Learning” into your available search engine. Poof! Thousands of websites appear, each different than the last. As you view the results, you slowly realize there is no singular definition of online learning nor one theory of online learning and no one way to go about it.
You stop and think. This diversity of opinions could give you a headache. How could you possibly continue learning about online learning theories if you don't even know what online learning is. Suddenly a what looks like a video player catches your eye.
It isn't a video player, it's an online, audio, asynchronous discussion. Without any hesitation, you click play.
If the player doesn't work, click here to navigate to the page. You can always navigate back with the back button.
Being philosophical, you start to question how does learning occur? How do people learn online? What theories have people come up with?
Contemplating these questions, you slowly type the phrase “Online Learning” into your available search engine. Poof! Thousands of websites appear, each different than the last. As you view the results, you slowly realize there is no singular definition of online learning nor one theory of online learning and no one way to go about it.
You stop and think. This diversity of opinions could give you a headache. How could you possibly continue learning about online learning theories if you don't even know what online learning is. Suddenly a what looks like a video player catches your eye.
It isn't a video player, it's an online, audio, asynchronous discussion. Without any hesitation, you click play.
If the player doesn't work, click here to navigate to the page. You can always navigate back with the back button.
This discussion uses Voicethread. To learn how to use Voicethread, watch the video.
Now that the definition of online learning has been taken care of, you proceed with your quest to understand theories of online learning. Where to begin?
As you browse through the internet, you come across a site that offers a brief explanation of different learning theories.
Best of all, it is completely non-sequential. You get the chance to choose what your going to learn, when and how you're going to learn it. You also get opportunities to interact with others, share ideas and really think about what you are learning.
- If you want to continue to a brief summary of different theories and continue with your adventure, click here.
As you browse through the internet, you come across a site that offers a brief explanation of different learning theories.
Best of all, it is completely non-sequential. You get the chance to choose what your going to learn, when and how you're going to learn it. You also get opportunities to interact with others, share ideas and really think about what you are learning.
- To continue with your adventure, Click to go to the bubble map. To navigate click on the little globe next to each bubble.
- To just give up, close your window.