3.+Two_Way_Street

Two Way Street
Personal : Network  Owner : Sharer  Teacher : Learner  Consumer : Producer  Locate : Create

 Two-Way Street: We are all Teachers & Learners  discussing roles and relationships (coach, facilitator, guru / trust, respect)  incorporating outlyers' views (in otherwise social networks)  issues if any about the me-quality  FROM CONSUMER TO CREATOR  PLE actors : INDIVIDUALS  PLE actors: GROUPS: PLE, PLN, Communities of Practice  Jane  General organizational style: Each bucket might have intro sentence like In this section bucket chapter we will do...  A terms list  A diagram <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> A sidebar

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Two Way Street <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">In this chapter we will address the changing roles and relationships of teachers, learners, researchers and content producers. If you are reading this you have had the experience of being a learner and a teacher. In the past these roles have at times converged. In the notional world of PLEs PLNs they are very much intertwined.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Agents <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Roles lurkers

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Teacher <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> In PLEPLNs the role of the teacher moves farther out on the continuum of: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Sage -- Mentor Guide -Facilitator -- CoLearner

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Within a PLN there may be people who play one or more of these roles with regard to your learning goals. The typical teacher will rarely be the sage in this model.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> High Senior or College Freshman sets up a PLE and builds a PLN in order to conduct research on a chosen topic. The teacher may facilitate the building of the PLN by suggesting experts to follow or special interest groups to join. She might mentor her class by modeling being an effective member of a pln and being an effective researcher. She might facilitate the students progress by scaffolding the assignment, setting incremental deadlines, providing feedback. She may be a co-learner sharing what she knows and learning from the student's efforts.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> The sage <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> The teacher is no longer the authority. Once we permeate the walls of the classroom authoritative knowledge abounds. We have access to a variety of experts who know much more than the teacher. Unauthoritative knowledge and misconceptions abounds as well. The teacher now plays an important role in helping students think critically about the resources in their PLEs and PLNs. To know becomes an evolving process. The learner becomes a knower of degree.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> The learner <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> We are all learners. For some time to come we will be learners of the process of learning in these new ways. As adults we will need to develop better self direction and find ways to help our learners develop self directed learning skills.