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1. Embed a photograph of yourself here

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2. My name: ALFRED TAN POH CHYE

3. My role in the SAF: MARINE SYSTEM ME / TRAINING DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

4. Why I am taking the Specialist Diploma: Personal and work related development

5. What I hope to gain from the New Media Pedagogy course: Enrich personal development and enforce self learning.

6. My notes and questions:

Congnitivism

Referring to knowing and information, thus cognitive psychology is an information processing psychology derived in part from earlier traditions of the investigation of thought and problem solving.

Arising as a reaction to behaviorism, which characterizes behavior as reactions to external stimuli and does not consider internal mental processes, cognitivism focuses on mental processes as a motivator of behavior and source of learning. Cognitivist learning theories define learning as a change in symbolic mental representations, called schemata, and operate on the principle that learning requires active participation.

Constructivism

Is a theory of learning based on the idea that knowledge is constructed by the knower based on mental activity. Learners are considered to be active organisms seeking meaning. Constructions of meaning may initially bear little relationship to reality (as in the naive theories of children), but will become increasing more complex, differentiated and realistic as time goes on.

Is a theory of learning and an approach to education that lays emphasis on the ways that people create meaning of the world through a series of individual constructs. Constructs are the different types of filters we choose to place over our realities to change our reality from chaos to order.

It is a learning process which allows a student to experience an environment first-hand, thereby, giving the student reliable, trust-worthy knowledge. The student is required to act upon the environment to both acquire and test new knowledge.

Connectivism

As a theory of learning based on the premise that knowledge exists in the world rather than in the head of an individual. Connectivism proposes a perspective similar to the Activity theory of Vygotsky as it regards knowledge to exist within systems which are accessed through people participating in activities.

Learning is the process of building connections that enable us to acquire knowledge and learn more. This focus recognizes the fact that learning is based on "rapidly altering foundations . . . currency (accurate, up-to-date knowledge) is the intent of all connectivist learning activities" (Siemens 2005, "Connectivism," ¶2).

link to refer;

50 Ways to Use Wikis for a More Collaborative and Interactive Classroom

7. My individual presentation/assignment:

A sample of the Wiki for the assignment.

https://sites.google.com/site/pblwithnewmedia/

8. My reflection (use comments feature below or embed a blog here)