1) Article : "Learning Ecology, Communities, and Networks, Extending the classroom"

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What is learning?
- Stages of learning
  - Preparatory activities
    - Exploration, decision making, selecting, and deselecting
  - During and following the learning exp
    - evaluations
      - informal discussion, reflection and self-expression
    - assessments
- Types of learning
  - Shapes our thinking
  - Complete a simple task
  - Understanding to innovate
  - Improve performance
  - Recreational/professional
Different stages and types of learning serve as our goal and give us a direction. When we are creating a tool, we ought about think of its purpose at aiding a specific(or more) stage(s)/type(s).

Course limitations
- Presented in isolation: Knowledge is intertwined. Learning in one area causes ripples in other areas. Courses present content in isolation.
- Teacher is the primary source of knowledge when the internet provides more up-to-date knowledge
- Learning factual information
- Working as an individual
What is needed?
- Extension beyond classrooms and integration with "real life"
Role of technology
- Connecting knowledge segments and people

Learning community
- A space for Gurus and Beginners to connect (master/apprentice)
- A space for self-expression (blog, journal)
- A space for debate and dialogue (listserv, discussion forum, open meetings)
- A space to search archived knowledge (portal, website)
- A space to learn in a structured manner (courses, tutorials)
Drawbacks
- Lack of structure due to flexibility
- Feedback
- Misinformation
- Motivation
- Evaluation
  - Are instructors able to evaluate the progress and activities of participants?