One of the challenges was to construct an activity that incorporated some aspect of social media. Below is a link to the activity( as well as the description of the activity)
Planet Kibo An OCL
activity
The
creative potential that digital age has provided is tremendous. With the
ability to literally crowd sources any and all questions or ideas the digital
age has provided a level of collaboration that once seemed impossible. The
potential for collaborative models in the additive (or multiplicative)
potential with regards to online collaboration is evidenced in conventional
clichés such as “two heads are better than one”. From the discovery of DNA
through the collaboration between Watson & Crick (of course now we know
also with the unknowing collaboration of Franklin) to the creation of gaming code the potential for collaboration
with regards to the furthering of knowledge has existed for reasons. The advent
of the internet, as well as the streamlining of the availability of various
media tools and connections really accelerated the level of collaboration. This
seemingly exponential rise in interconnectivity has education and pedagogy
scrambling to understand the potential for this particular collaborative model
as a tool. Thus it was argues that
there needed to be a new learning theory that addressed this high level of collaboration
and interconnectivity. The
internet age “emphasized pushing our mental capabilities” Online collaborative
learning emphasizes the that the paradigm shift that has taken place with regard to the creative and
educational potential that the high degree of collaboration has had on those in the net generation as well as
those of who are generation(s) prior
in this digital age. Harasim points out that all have “Rather than being
passive recipients of mass consumer culture, the Net Gen spends time searching,
reading, scrutinizing, authenticating, collaborating and” ( Harasim, p 82)
(2012-03-22).
Thus OCL accentuates the
interconnected construction new learning through discussions via digital
collaboration to foster a greater understanding of content and to construct new
areas of knowledge. OCL theory can provide real world
context, communication and discourse amongst many individuals across the globe
and thus can foster an inquisitiveness and dialogue that may lead to a deeper
understanding of content as well as proposing new lines of thought through
discourse.
The activity I am proposing is related to the ecology
component of highs school or secondary science.
The Objective would be that the students should be able to differentiate/distinguish
amongst ecosystems, biomes, community’s populations and species. This involves the creation of an online flora and fauna activity
that runs that gamut across classrooms in 10-20 different locations (preferably
at least 5 different countries). Each classroom would be responsible for documenting flora and
fauna over 2 seasons (winter and spring). Students would first be provided rudimentary descriptions of flora
and fauna and a layout of the collection of data. Secondly the responsibilities
of each site would be pointed out. The product would be a virtual world “Planet Kibo” that has
“islands” populated by the living, nonliving things as well as any other
component that they would wish to incorporate.
Technology
serves as a key component for the project
We begin with the 1st step being an interconnection between
10-20 separated classrooms/ institutions through an online medium( facebook /
skype….). Additionally the storage and transfer of the “data” whether they be
pictures, documents, videos … would be through an online medium as well as online
storage. The exchange and interaction amongst the community would to uses social networking and other
online community tools to interactively create. These would include ( but are
not limited to) tech tools such as instagramming, tweeting, vining, google driving and dropboxing
. Thus the basis for the
introduction, communication as well as delivery and presentation is all technology based.
Activity
Planet
Kibo: Fauna and Flora
Greetings
. We are here to save the universe from destruction. You and 19 other Alien planets
have been selected to be saved on the new Planet Kibo. Your mission should you
choose it will be to create replica of your habitat on one
part of Planet Kibo. You will accomplish this by sending images, videos,
descriptions of as many things as exist in your particular flora and fauna. We
will replicate these things on the using our advanced technology. You will need
to document his over two of your
seasons. You will be judged on thoroughness of your environment. You may send
the pictures, video and documents using any one of the following. you will have to assess your environment
in comparison to others, and determine whether the habitats are complementary.
Also identify the potential problems that this new planet may face, as well as
how you think this planet would fare in comparison to your current planet.
Twitter: @planetkibo
Email: planetkibo@gmail.com
Instagram: planetkibo
Facebook : planetkibo
Whatsapp: …..
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