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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.72,0:00:02.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- [Narrator] Humming.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:05.98,0:00:08.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Special thanks to Lee\NLeFever of Common Craft
Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.97,0:00:09.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for granting permission
Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.80,0:00:11.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to use his brilliantly simple design.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:13.43,0:00:15.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This, my friends is a true story.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.94,0:00:17.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A student at 21st Century High School
Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.74,0:00:19.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is studying American Psychology
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.29,0:00:21.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as part of his Contemporary Issues class.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.82,0:00:23.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But, it could be any topic.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.76,0:00:26.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He attends class three days\Na week, two days online.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.56,0:00:28.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He doesn't have a textbook.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.21,0:00:30.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,His teacher almost never lectures.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.48,0:00:32.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She is a student of connectivism,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.33,0:00:34.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a theory that presumes\Nthat learning occurs
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.05,0:00:35.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as part of a social network
Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.30,0:00:38.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of many diverse connections and ties.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.01,0:00:39.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This network is made possible
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.25,0:00:41.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,through various tools of technology.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.46,0:00:42.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The tools themself are not as important
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.91,0:00:45.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as the connections made possible by them.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.87,0:00:48.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This teacher empowers her\Nstudents to take control
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.00,0:00:49.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of their learning and make new connections
Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.89,0:00:53.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with others who will strengthen\Nthe learning process.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.29,0:00:55.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Before our student embarks\Non his learning adventure,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.64,0:00:56.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he must spend some time building
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.83,0:00:59.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,his personal learning network.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.11,0:01:00.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He practices finding valid websites
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.84,0:01:02.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about the American psyche.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.78,0:01:04.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He is taught how to assess\Nand validate information
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.82,0:01:06.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to ensure its credibility.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.06,0:01:10.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He uses Google Scholar and\Nhis school's library database
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.40,0:01:14.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to search for scholarly peer\Nreviewed articles on his topic.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.43,0:01:16.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When he finds a website\Nor article that is worthy,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.61,0:01:18.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he posts it to his\Nsocial bookmarking site,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.92,0:01:20.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a place where people share URLs
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.65,0:01:23.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they have bookmarked on specific topics.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.05,0:01:24.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He finds other people\Nwho have bookmarked sites
Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.77,0:01:26.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about the American psyche
Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.31,0:01:28.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and he shares the sites he has found.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.80,0:01:32.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Next, he searches for blogs\Nthat others have written
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.27,0:01:34.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about the American psyche.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.08,0:01:36.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He understands that blogs\Noften reflect opinions
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.29,0:01:38.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,rather than cold hard facts.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.46,0:01:40.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Based on what he has learned so far
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.06,0:01:41.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about the American psyche,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.45,0:01:43.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he can choose to comment on these blogs
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.23,0:01:46.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and offer his own informed\Npoint of view for discussion.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.92,0:01:49.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In order to manage these blogs,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.11,0:01:51.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he uses a reader to subscribe to them
Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.96,0:01:54.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that way he can tell when\Na blogger posts an update.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.92,0:01:59.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Once our student builds a knowledge base,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.01,0:02:01.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he creates his own blog\Nto post reflections
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.10,0:02:03.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about what he has learned.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.12,0:02:05.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,His classmates and virtually\Nanyone in the world
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.70,0:02:09.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can visit his blog and comment\Non his informed opinions.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.50,0:02:13.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,21st Century student loves his MP3 player,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.18,0:02:15.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but there's more on that\Ndevice than his favorite music.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.97,0:02:18.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He subscribes to a number\Nof audio and video podcasts
Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.64,0:02:21.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that support his learning through iTunes U
Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.51,0:02:23.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he has access to thousands of courses
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.55,0:02:26.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,recorded by actual professors\Nfrom Stanford, Yale,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.98,0:02:30.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Cambridge, Open University\Nand countless others.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.49,0:02:32.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, he finds a lecture from a course
Dialogue: 0,0:02:32.67,0:02:36.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,called Social Psychology\Noffered at UC Berkeley.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.82,0:02:40.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He literally has access to the\Nbest professors in the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.52,0:02:42.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,While researching his topics,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:42.91,0:02:46.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he stumbles upon a documentary\Nabout the American psyche.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:46.03,0:02:47.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A Dutch born Canadian immigrant filmmaker
Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.99,0:02:51.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,crosses America to interview\NAmericans about their homeland.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.64,0:02:53.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our student emails the filmmaker
Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.23,0:02:55.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who agrees to video\Nconference with the class
Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.28,0:02:57.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to discuss the documentary.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.34,0:02:58.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,By the way,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.23,0:03:00.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our student knows a few\Ntricks for finding experts.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.96,0:03:03.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He also knows that it never hurts to ask.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:03.83,0:03:06.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People usually love to share\Ntheir knowledge and expertise,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.70,0:03:08.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,especially with students.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.42,0:03:10.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As a few weeks pass,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.55,0:03:12.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our student is busy reading\Nthe up to the minute
Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.55,0:03:14.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,virtual textbook he has created
Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.32,0:03:17.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in his social bookmarking\Naccount and RSS reader.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.70,0:03:19.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,His learning project culminates
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.02,0:03:20.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the creation of his choice.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:20.73,0:03:23.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Perhaps a video he posts\Nto a video sharing site
Dialogue: 0,0:03:23.74,0:03:25.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at American Psyche Wiki
Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.24,0:03:26.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from which others can learn
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.76,0:03:29.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or a voice thread to\Nwhich others can comment.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.26,0:03:30.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Regardless of the medium,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.49,0:03:32.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he is sharing his\Norganization of this knowledge
Dialogue: 0,0:03:32.84,0:03:34.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with the rest of the world
Dialogue: 0,0:03:34.18,0:03:35.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so the next student of the American psyche
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.81,0:03:37.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can learn from his hard work.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:39.19,0:03:41.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The 21st Century student network
Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.10,0:03:43.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,includes a wide range of connections.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.29,0:03:45.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Each one a new learning opportunity.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:46.49,0:03:47.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's more to connected learning
Dialogue: 0,0:03:47.81,0:03:49.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,than what you see in this project.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.69,0:03:51.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Think that it's just the beginning.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:51.44,0:03:53.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Information management\Nwill be a major challenge
Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.63,0:03:55.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the 21st century.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.26,0:03:57.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,RSS makes it possible\Nfor anyone to subscribe
Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.70,0:04:00.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to just about any changing\Ncontent on the internet.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:00.69,0:04:02.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,New synchronous communication tools
Dialogue: 0,0:04:02.60,0:04:04.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are emerging nearly every day.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.97,0:04:07.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All of these tools make it\Neasier for our student to connect
Dialogue: 0,0:04:07.56,0:04:09.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with new contacts and learn effectively
Dialogue: 0,0:04:09.74,0:04:11.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from those he already knows.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.81,0:04:15.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, why does he even\Nneed a teacher you ask?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.81,0:04:17.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Good question.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:17.68,0:04:19.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She is the one who teaches\Nhim how to build this network
Dialogue: 0,0:04:19.99,0:04:22.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and take advantage of\Nlearning opportunities.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:22.63,0:04:25.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She offers guidance when he gets stuck,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.22,0:04:27.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,she shows him how to communicate properly
Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.28,0:04:30.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and ask respectfully\Nfor help from experts.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:30.74,0:04:32.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She shows him how to differentiate
Dialogue: 0,0:04:32.38,0:04:34.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,between good information and propaganda,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.67,0:04:36.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how to vet a resource,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:36.38,0:04:39.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how to turn a web search\Ninto a scavenger hunt
Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.31,0:04:42.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and get excited when he\Nfinds that Pearl of content.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:42.48,0:04:45.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She helps him organize those\Nmountains of information.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:45.48,0:04:48.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In her heart, she hopes that\Nwhen he leaves her class,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:48.66,0:04:50.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he'll maintain his learning network
Dialogue: 0,0:04:50.48,0:04:52.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and use it to navigate his future
Dialogue: 0,0:04:52.41,0:04:55.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and creatively solve the world's problems.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:55.21,0:04:57.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These are the skills he will\Nneed in the 21st century.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:59.50,0:05:01.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This has been a Connectivism Production.