Collaborative E-learning & Generative Conversation

In recent posts Paul observed that "conversation, as a generative process, is the prerequisite for all creativity" and "to create new realities, we must create new contexts, new domains of consensus." These ideas resonate with the work I am doing in the area of collaborative e-learning. I am looking at ways online courses and/or learning activities can be designed and facilitated to promote generative conversation in the virtual domain. I am interested in ways the online class itself can serve as a new context for learning by doing-- learning to converse, communicate, solve problems and generate new ideas and solutions.

If others in the Innovation Commons are interested in this approach, I hope you will join me for a real-time dialogue on the ICT Literacy Community (http://www.ictliteracy.info/ICT-Community.htm)



December 14, at 10-11 AM Pacific Time OR

December 16, at 5-6 PM Pacific Time.



We'll use the Taxonomy for Collaborative E-Learning as a conceptual framework for our discussion.

(http://www.vision2lead.com/Taxonomy.pdf) See http://elearn2lead.blogspot.com/ for more info.