Comments on: More on Groups versus Networks and Collectives

By: ¿Cómo medir un GryC? Aproximación desde el análisis de contenido « Estelaripa's Blog

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[...] del curso de Siemens y Downes del 2008 sobre conectivismo y que está también pensando el tema. (Post donde contesta a Downes sobre su idea de grupos y redes, y presentación de Comunidades de [...]

By: Social contexts for learning « Grockit Blog

Social contexts for learning « Grockit Blog — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:42:55 +0000

[...] environments: the group, the network, and the collective. Based on a set of papers and blog posts by Jon Dron and Terry Anderson over the past few years, the model describes the characteristics of [...]

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Sat, 15 Nov 2008 09:44:01 +0000

[...] Terry Anderson clarifica su posición respecto a mi distinción en 4 partes entre grupos y redes. Es un buen tema para debatir.[L][C] [...]

By: NOTES FROM DAY 1 OF THE VIRTUAL WORLDS IN EDUCATION CONFERENCE, 10 NOV 08 « Arieliondotcom the LORD-loving Learning Lion

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:02:39 +0000

[...] Good Place” for learning which reminded me of Terry Anderson’s post in the “Virtual Canuck” on the importance of a safe place for learning and my own paper “Welcome to the [...]

By: Paper 2: Welcome to the Exploratorium! « Arieliondotcom the LORD-loving Learning Lion

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 19:47:52 +0000

[...] Exploratorium is a safe place, as Terry Anderson “Virtual Canuck” article discusses about the safety of groups: “The sense of common [...]

By: A shift in learning and teaching paradigm - Connectivism as a New teaching and learning theory? « Suifaijohnmak’s Weblog

Sat, 25 Oct 2008 02:53:35 +0000

[...] Terry Anderson http://terrya.edublogs.org/2008/10/20/more-on-groups-versus-networks-and-collectives/ [...]

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By: Stian Håklev

Stian Håklev — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:02:03 +0000

Terry,
thank you for this post. I am currently doing a course in Knowledge Building theory at Uni of Toronto, where the unit of reference is always the “class” – partly, no doubt, because much of the research has been done in primary and secondary school settings. I myself mostly function in “network mode”, in the open edu and edutech blogosphere, etc, however for example David Wiley’s class in ’07 was a powerful learning experience as a “cohort” moving together a set amount of material together. So currently I am struggling to reconcile connectivism (which I don’t know much about, just what I’ve gleaned from Stephen’s, Siemens’ and others blog posts – I keep meaning to sit down and “read through” a lot of CK08 material), with Knowledge Building.

This is doubly relevant since I am currently involved in launching http://peer2peeruniversity.org, which is based on a course/learning group structure (although all material would be open to all), and this has been criticized by for example George Siemens, who I assume want more of a network approach.

Anyway I appreciated your thoughts, they were helpful.
Stian

By: When the Teacher Doesn’t Show Up « Arieliondotcom the LORD-loving Learning Lion

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 16:52:20 +0000

[...] much freedom would make them afraid and feel insecure. Then, in today’s Daily, I read about Terry Anderson “Virtual Canuck” article discussing the safety of groups: “The sense of common [...]

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By: Terry Anderson

Terry Anderson — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:24:41 +0000

Responding to Dan’s question (comment #3 above), I tend to think of the 3 has having distinct qualities, but there are hybrid associations of the many, and associated tools that can operate at more than one or morph between group and network functioning. Jon Dron and I tried to develop the qualities and characteristics in a 2007 paper. Collectives, Networks and Groups in Social Software for E-Learning at http://www.editlib.org/index.cfm/files/paper_26726.pdf?fuseaction=Reader
That might help disambiguate the three.
Thanks for your interest.
Terry

By: Charles

Charles — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 11:54:56 +0000

I should have been clearer. I was responding to Stephen’s points more than to yours. He makes too sharp a distinction between networks and groups.

If you look at any complex system (i.e., group), it has a network infrastructure, and so rather than contrast networks and groups, it might be more productive to analyze networks along a continuum that includes factors such as intensity of connections, direction of connections, and so on, with the result being that some groups are special types of networks, or perhaps some networks are special types of groups.