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Computing Resources - 2014 Curriculum, Computing, New Curriculum

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Computing teaching resources for 2014 National Curriculum Resources. Created for teachers, by teachers! Professional 2014 National Curriculum Resources teaching resources.

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Computational thinking: Educating children for tomorrows future...

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Preparing for the new curriculum | GOV.WALES

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Presentations and videos about the Curriculum and Areas of Learning and Experience.

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Why is computational thinking important?

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How can computers help us solve problems?

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How can computers help us solve problems?

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Concepts and Approaches:

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What is programming and how can it be utilised in the classroom?

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Computers and the real world.

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Appropriateness of computers (When and Why?) Pg18 - 45

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Digital Competency Framework.

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Primary Teachers Guide to computing in the NC

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Primary Teachers Guide to computing in the NC

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Get Minecraft Education for your classroom. Find out how using this game will take your students' learning to the next level.

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How the internet has helped people and given them opportunities to share and learn!

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Summary: Connectivism is a learning theory that explains how Internet technologies have created new opportunities for people to learn and share information across the World Wide Web and among themselves.

Originators & Proponents: George Siemens, Stephen Downes

Keywords: communication, connection, distributed cognition, distributed learning, information, Internet, knowledge sharing, links, massive open online course (MOOC), nodes, online, open educational resources (OER), social networks
Connectivism[1][2]
Connectivism is a learning theory that explains how Internet technologies have created new opportunities for people to learn and share information across the World Wide Web and among themselves. These technologies include Web browsers, email, wikis, online discussion forums, social networks, YouTube, and any other tool which enables the users to learn and share information with other people.

A key feature of connectivism is that much learning can happen across peer networks that take place online. In connectivist learning, a teacher will guide students to information and answer key questions as needed, in order to support students learning and sharing on their own. Students are also encouraged to seek out information on their own online and express what they find. A connected community around this shared information often results.

The massive open online course (MOOC) phenomenon comes from connectivist theory. In a connectivist MOOC (cMOOC), it is open to anyone who wants to enroll, it uses open software and systems across the Web to facilitate learning and sharing, it takes place primarily online, and it happens according to a specified curriculum for a designated period of time. While facilitators guide the cMOOC, its participants are largely responsible for what they learn and what and how they share it; this connected behavior largely helps create the course content.

References

1. Siemens, G. (2005). Connectivism: A learning theory for the digital age. International Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Learning, 2(1), 3-10.

2. Downes, S. (2010). New technology supporting informal learning. Journal of Emerging Technologies in Web Intelligence, 2(1), 27-33.

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Summary: Connectivism is a learning theory that explains how Internet technologies have created new opportunities for people to learn and share information across the World Wide Web and among themselves.

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