Most recent public comments by Karen LaBonte https://nowcomment.com/users/53669 https://nowcomment.com/documents/132976?scroll_to=1312740 https://nowcomment.com/documents/132976?scroll_to=1312740 Mon, 02 Dec 2019 10:32:34 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/132976?scroll_to=1312738 https://nowcomment.com/documents/132976?scroll_to=1312738 Tue, 02 Apr 2019 02:24:06 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/132976?scroll_to=1311018 https://nowcomment.com/documents/132976?scroll_to=1311018 Sat, 30 Mar 2019 13:48:25 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/132976?scroll_to=1311012 https://nowcomment.com/documents/132976?scroll_to=1311012 She started doing math via a distance learning program and math became the shared learning culture of our family. The digital technologies mediated the learning but were not the center of it. When we found other families who were doing this, the learning culture became a learning community. Eventually, the kids pulled away from the adults and formed their own, adult-less affinity group. This seems to me to combine all the worlds. Sat, 30 Mar 2019 18:02:27 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/132976?scroll_to=1311010 https://nowcomment.com/documents/132976?scroll_to=1311010 Fri, 29 Mar 2019 14:04:03 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/132976?scroll_to=1311008 https://nowcomment.com/documents/132976?scroll_to=1311008 Does it count if interest develops in a class where academic work is mediated by the sense of an online community? I have been mulling over an article about this. McWilliams, J., Hickey, D. T., Hines, M. B., & Conner, J. M. (2011). Voices from the field: Using collaborative writing tools for literary analysis: Twitter, fan fiction, and The Crucible in the secondary English classroom. Retrieved from Journal of Media Literacy Education website: http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1046&context=jmle Am I simply reviving the old (tired) argument about what makes learning "authentic"? As a high school student, I would have found this kind of learning *very* authentic. One of my hesitations about connected learning theories is the emphasis on out-of-school experiences. There has been little work-- at least, that I'm aware of-- on the bridging that can happen between in, out, and virtual worlds. This multi-dimensionality would provide a rich and powerful educational experience. Sun, 31 Mar 2019 06:24:04 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/132976?scroll_to=1311004 https://nowcomment.com/documents/132976?scroll_to=1311004 Encouraging others is valuable. I'd also wager that there's value in engaging kids in the metacognitive work of thinking about and describing things like their thought and learning processes. Sat, 30 Mar 2019 09:10:07 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/132976?scroll_to=1311001 https://nowcomment.com/documents/132976?scroll_to=1311001 Mon, 02 Dec 2019 10:32:34 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/132976?scroll_to=1311000 https://nowcomment.com/documents/132976?scroll_to=1311000 Sat, 30 Mar 2019 09:08:05 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/132976?scroll_to=1310999 https://nowcomment.com/documents/132976?scroll_to=1310999 Can we facilitate or encourage connectedness across localized versions of "youth culture"? And I also need to ask myself, what assumptions am I making here...? For one, that adults aren't always aware of or knowledgable about youth culture. Kevin, maybe Mindcraft simply became too adult-innundated to be of interest to your kids...? Sat, 30 Mar 2019 09:07:16 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/132976?scroll_to=1310997 https://nowcomment.com/documents/132976?scroll_to=1310997 Sun, 31 Mar 2019 05:06:04 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/132976?scroll_to=1310995 https://nowcomment.com/documents/132976?scroll_to=1310995 Mon, 02 Dec 2019 10:17:11 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/132976?scroll_to=1310994 https://nowcomment.com/documents/132976?scroll_to=1310994 Mon, 30 Nov 2020 08:29:34 -0500