After reading Will Richardson's Connectivism and Read/Write Web I was a little baffled about what he was trying to get at. Obviously he addresses the use of wiki and blogs within school districts. However, it is when he starts to question the definition of School 2.0 in the third paragraph where I lose track. He rattles of definitions of what School 2.0 could be...
using tools in order for students to publish what they know to large audiences, or, better student/teacher communication with parents using social technologies. But he follows both of these definitions questioning their validity. He believes that "folks" have to learn how to understand the uses of these tools, but never really defines what IT is that people need to understand about school 2.0. And maybe that's the point he's trying to make; School 2.0 still is not clearly defined, and there is not a definitive way to use it in the classroom....who knows! He does pose some insightful questions that educational bloggers should think about .Especially,
"can they (students) connect with the audience not simply in the ways books connect to readers but in ways that allow them to engage and explore more deeply with an ongoing, growing community of learners?"
And I believe that is a question worth finding an answer to. Maybe its answer will better inform educational bloggers about what the effects of School 2.0 are, and give way to a clear definition of the phrase. However, though Richardson presents important questions worth pondering, I can't say his article was very persuasive. It only left me with a bunch of questions left unanswered......was this his aim?!
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