Monday, May 12, 2008

Communication and Learning System Continuums

Continuum of Communication Goals






Learning...Personal Exploration...Knowledge
Known and Discovery of Creation/Personal
Answers of Established Transformation
Knowledge




Corollary Continuum for message and lesson design structure





Fixed Path...Guided Exploration...Open Ended
Access &
Experience






Corollary Continuum of User/designer Control





Designer User Driven
Control----Bounded Exploration-----Self-directed




Closed and Open Models of Learning and Knowing




Closed Systems..................Open System
Models of Learning Models of Knowing




Traditional Education, Training and CNL Models





Traditional Education and Training Models CNL Models
Topics are stable Topics are unstable or being created
Problems or questions has a known answer A problem or question has no clearn answer yet
Someone (teacher, expert, course developer) has the answerNo one person has the answer--it emerges from within a group or organization
The answer is "transmitted" through a familiar learning technology
The "answers" are obtained by groups in cooperation,who may not be co-located
Learner receives and knower gives Knowledge needs to be captured, synthesized, generated, filtered and summarized
A structured (linear)approach is usually taken An associative structured or networked approach is taken
Interaction with other learners or knowers is minimal (e.g. classroom lecture,DVD, or Courseware)Interaction may be asynchronous or synchronous between co-learners
Packaging Information Networking co-learning

Open and Closed Systems of Learning and Knowing





Closed Systems ModelsOpen Systems Models
Topics are stable Topics are unstable or being created
Problems or questions has a known answer A problem or question has no clearn answer yet
Someone (teacher, expert, course developer) has the answerNo one person has the answer--it emerges from within a group or organization
The answer is "transmitted" through a familiar learning technology
The "answers" are obtained by groups in cooperation,who may not be co-located
Learner receives and knower gives Knowledge needs to be captured, synthesized, generated, filtered and summarized
A structured (linear)approach is usually taken An associative structured or networked approach is taken
Interaction with other learners or knowers is minimal (e.g. classroom lecture,DVD, or Courseware)Interaction may be asynchronous or synchronous between co-learners
Packaging Human Networking