CEFeb14

=Running deep learning communities within connectivist MOOCs= A Collaborative Exploration (CE) in which participants develop a set of themes and examples to clarify when and how to run communities that support deep learning in connectivist MOOCs. > (part of an ongoing series initiated by the UMass Boston [|Critical & Creative Thinking graduate Program]) >> on hangout for 1 hour each week, Monday, February 3, 10, 17, 24 --in two sub-groups--9-10am or 4-5pm (EST, USA). The URL for the first hangout will be provided only to those who register (via http://bit.ly/CEApply), which entails making a commitment to attend that 1st session and at least 2 of the other 3 hangouts. >> a) tangible: set of themes and examples that clarify when and how to run communities that support deep learning in connectivist MOOCs; and >> b) experiential: being impressed at how much can be learned with a small commitment of time using the CE structure to motivate and connect participants.
 * //**In brief, CEs are an extension of Problem- or Project-Based Learning**// (PBL) and related approaches to education in which participants address a scenario or case in which the problems are not well defined, shaping their own directions of inquiry and developing their skills as investigators and prospective teachers (in the broadest sense of the word). (For more background, read the prospectus.)
 * //**If you want to know what a CE requires of you**//, review the expectations and mechanics.
 * //**If you are wondering how to define a meaningful and useful approach**// to the topic, let us present a scenario for the CE and hope this stimulates you to apply to participate. We will then let CE participants judge for themselves whether their inquiries are relevant.
 * //**Intended outcomes for participants of this CE**// are of two kinds:

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