Comments on: Linear and non-linear learning http://ken-carroll.com/2007/12/13/linear-and-non-linear-learning/ SELF-DIRECTION AND THE NEW LEADERSHIP SKILLS Thu, 26 Apr 2012 05:44:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kirill Kireyev http://ken-carroll.com/2007/12/13/linear-and-non-linear-learning/#comment-15504 Kirill Kireyev Sun, 08 Apr 2012 23:57:21 +0000 http://ken-carroll.com/2007/12/13/linear-and-non-linear-learning/#comment-15504 Thanks for this post! I mentioned it in my blog: <a href="http://instagrok.com/blog/nonlinear-learning/" rel="nofollow">http://instagrok.com/blog/nonlinear-learning/</a> Thanks for this post! I mentioned it in my blog: http://instagrok.com/blog/nonlinear-learning/

]]> By: instaGrok.com » Blog Archive » Nonlinear Learning http://ken-carroll.com/2007/12/13/linear-and-non-linear-learning/#comment-15503 instaGrok.com » Blog Archive » Nonlinear Learning Sun, 08 Apr 2012 23:48:45 +0000 http://ken-carroll.com/2007/12/13/linear-and-non-linear-learning/#comment-15503 [...] learning, and a few of the top results seemed to speak exactly to this idea. For example, this post: Textbooks, curricula, and our educational system itself are the products of a mechanistic [...] [...] learning, and a few of the top results seemed to speak exactly to this idea. For example, this post: Textbooks, curricula, and our educational system itself are the products of a mechanistic [...]

]]> By: Manifesto for Teaching Online – Aphorism No. 2 – “The possibility of the online version is overstated. The best online courses are born digital.” « Design Futures Archaeology http://ken-carroll.com/2007/12/13/linear-and-non-linear-learning/#comment-15328 Manifesto for Teaching Online – Aphorism No. 2 – “The possibility of the online version is overstated. The best online courses are born digital.” « Design Futures Archaeology Fri, 02 Mar 2012 13:08:28 +0000 http://ken-carroll.com/2007/12/13/linear-and-non-linear-learning/#comment-15328 [...] to consider materials that were available at this time etc. etc. Of course you could turn all this linear sequencing on its head and offer all weeks together, so that the students can access material that would be [...] [...] to consider materials that were available at this time etc. etc. Of course you could turn all this linear sequencing on its head and offer all weeks together, so that the students can access material that would be [...]

]]> By: D East http://ken-carroll.com/2007/12/13/linear-and-non-linear-learning/#comment-13863 D East Thu, 28 Jan 2010 02:54:31 +0000 http://ken-carroll.com/2007/12/13/linear-and-non-linear-learning/#comment-13863 Thank goodness for this site here that I found and for the string of communication here. Why did these posts stop in 2008? This topic, this reality is very important. We have too many kids falling between the cracks that are non linear because of the linear approach. I'm not a big fan of technology but yes indeed think goodness for the internet. Thank God for Elaine Aron, Bill Harris, David Hawkins & you Ken. Thank goodness for this site here that I found and for the string of communication here. Why did these posts stop in 2008? This topic, this reality is very important. We have too many kids falling between the cracks that are non linear because of the linear approach. I’m not a big fan of technology but yes indeed think goodness for the internet. Thank God for Elaine Aron, Bill Harris, David Hawkins & you Ken.

]]> By: Vinicio Fallas-sandí http://ken-carroll.com/2007/12/13/linear-and-non-linear-learning/#comment-1747 Vinicio Fallas-sandí Sun, 27 Jul 2008 17:11:34 +0000 http://ken-carroll.com/2007/12/13/linear-and-non-linear-learning/#comment-1747 Thanks a lot Carroll: I m an English teacher who positively believes in the non linear approach. I ve been a chaos theory researcher and so far I ve been applying non linear techs to facilitate the learning of Enlglish. Guess what ! after a five months English training period my students learn more , faster wihtin a non-squared and non book based learning than those of other teachers.For exmple, I may start a beginners class by helping students to learn the days of the week and maybe ,I may be starting talking about the weather and from that learn the time and from there to another kind of related topic and so on. Thanks a lot Carroll: I m an English teacher who positively believes in the non linear approach. I ve been a chaos theory researcher and so far I ve been applying non linear techs to facilitate the learning of Enlglish. Guess what ! after a five months English training period my students learn more , faster wihtin a non-squared and non book based learning than those of other teachers.For exmple, I may start a beginners class by helping students to learn the days of the week and maybe ,I may be starting talking about the weather and from that learn the time and from there to another kind of related topic and so on.

]]> By: Daniel http://ken-carroll.com/2007/12/13/linear-and-non-linear-learning/#comment-411 Daniel Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:57:41 +0000 http://ken-carroll.com/2007/12/13/linear-and-non-linear-learning/#comment-411 I couldn't understand some parts of this article Linear and non-linear learning, but I guess I just need to check some more resources regarding this, because it sounds interesting. I couldn’t understand some parts of this article Linear and non-linear learning, but I guess I just need to check some more resources regarding this, because it sounds interesting.

]]> By: Ken Carroll http://ken-carroll.com/2007/12/13/linear-and-non-linear-learning/#comment-335 Ken Carroll Wed, 27 Feb 2008 08:15:45 +0000 http://ken-carroll.com/2007/12/13/linear-and-non-linear-learning/#comment-335 Bill, I just read your paper and it's excellent.I particularly liked the points about the Emphasis on Individual Learning Processes, and Teachers as Resources and Models. Your observations certainly square with my experience and they could apply in most any learning scenario. I would also be tempted to add some thoughts regarding the use of technology, and particularly the principles behind connectivism. (Since so much of our future learning will migrate to the web, I believe we need a pedagogy that tackles it.) My second instinct here is to ask how you apply this stuff. For me, it's about embedding what we learn into the ecosystem, Community of Practice, or 'learnscapes, whichever term you prefer. Bill,

I just read your paper and it’s excellent.I particularly liked the points about the Emphasis on Individual Learning Processes, and Teachers as Resources and Models. Your observations certainly square with my experience and they could apply in most any learning scenario. I would also be tempted to add some thoughts regarding the use of technology, and particularly the principles behind connectivism. (Since so much of our future learning will migrate to the web, I believe we need a pedagogy that tackles it.) My second instinct here is to ask how you apply this stuff. For me, it’s about embedding what we learn into the ecosystem, Community of Practice, or ‘learnscapes, whichever term you prefer.

]]> By: Bill Harsharger http://ken-carroll.com/2007/12/13/linear-and-non-linear-learning/#comment-334 Bill Harsharger Wed, 27 Feb 2008 01:34:08 +0000 http://ken-carroll.com/2007/12/13/linear-and-non-linear-learning/#comment-334 I have recently proposed a non-linear model of language learning at the Japan Association of Language Teachers Conference. My paper paper is available at http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=df8mx5rb_78g755hr I have recently proposed a non-linear model of language learning at the Japan Association of Language Teachers Conference. My paper paper is available at http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=df8mx5rb_78g755hr

]]> By: Claudia http://ken-carroll.com/2007/12/13/linear-and-non-linear-learning/#comment-186 Claudia Thu, 17 Jan 2008 23:42:23 +0000 http://ken-carroll.com/2007/12/13/linear-and-non-linear-learning/#comment-186 To me, learning and teaching English (to my mainly Mexican ESL 4th graders) was somewhat easier than learning Hangeul (Korean). Many of the phonemes needed breif practice because it was a Roman alphabet, the spelling rules took 10 minutes, and we were able to review the grammar book 3 times before the year was over. I did not take the book approach of teaching all of the verbs first, then nouns, etc. For me personally, I did not see a system that way and it confused me. So I taught lesson one of each chapter (verbs, nouns, adj., etc) within the week in present I. Then we went back and discussed the simple forms and variations that could happen to each. The third time around we did the entire chapter. I got this method off Nihouse and I don't know if to call it linear or circular but it made sense because I could see structure right away. Meaning had to be derived from reading (2 hour block) and practice was in the form of writing (1 hour block). On the other hand, the Asian languages started rough. There was no way I could discern anything but the last word that they spoke and that was hard to commit to memory. Nothing like the Romance languages. I had to start with phonemes and learning how to "read." If I could relate the sounds to a system than felt better situated. I don't watch the lesson in sequential order, but according to the needs of the day. Overall, you have to put some work in so that a language becomes acquired and usuable, To me, learning and teaching English (to my mainly Mexican ESL 4th graders) was somewhat easier than learning Hangeul (Korean). Many of the phonemes needed breif practice because it was a Roman alphabet, the spelling rules took 10 minutes, and we were able to review the grammar book 3 times before the year was over. I did not take the book approach of teaching all of the verbs first, then nouns, etc. For me personally, I did not see a system that way and it confused me. So I taught lesson one of each chapter (verbs, nouns, adj., etc) within the week in present I. Then we went back and discussed the simple forms and variations that could happen to each. The third time around we did the entire chapter. I got this method off Nihouse and I don’t know if to call it linear or circular but it made sense because I could see structure right away. Meaning had to be derived from reading (2 hour block) and practice was in the form of writing (1 hour block).
On the other hand, the Asian languages started rough. There was no way I could discern anything but the last word that they spoke and that was hard to commit to memory. Nothing like the Romance languages. I had to start with phonemes and learning how to “read.” If I could relate the sounds to a system than felt better situated. I don’t watch the lesson in sequential order, but according to the needs of the day. Overall, you have to put some work in so that a language becomes acquired and usuable,

]]> By: Ken Carroll http://ken-carroll.com/2007/12/13/linear-and-non-linear-learning/#comment-170 Ken Carroll Tue, 15 Jan 2008 16:39:28 +0000 http://ken-carroll.com/2007/12/13/linear-and-non-linear-learning/#comment-170 Gustaf, I see where you're coming from but you're kind of putting words into my mouth, as it were. I'm not aksing that we all become bohemians, or anything else. I'm suggesting that we have to become more autonomous, given the future that awaits us. I totally agree that too much choice is overwhelming. That's why w've tried to create learning <em>ecosystems </em>with ChinesePod/SpanishPod. These are designed to give guidance and context but also with as much freedom and choice to explore the language as possible - learning on your terms. The community, the practitioners, and the experience of others all provide guidance and motivation for the learners. I believe this works quite well over there and I beleive we will see more of this type of approach in the future. Ken Carroll Gustaf,

I see where you’re coming from but you’re kind of putting words into my mouth, as it were. I’m not aksing that we all become bohemians, or anything else. I’m suggesting that we have to become more autonomous, given the future that awaits us.

I totally agree that too much choice is overwhelming. That’s why w’ve tried to create learning ecosystems with ChinesePod/SpanishPod. These are designed to give guidance and context but also with as much freedom and choice to explore the language as possible – learning on your terms. The community, the practitioners, and the experience of others all provide guidance and motivation for the learners. I believe this works quite well over there and I beleive we will see more of this type of approach in the future.

Ken Carroll

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