Melanie Lau

There continues to be so many barriers to education in developing countries.

marineinsight.com/environment/8-… This site gives us helpful info on how we can work to stop marine pollution in the world today #EM203Research

Surprising to see what we expect versus the results.

Everyone should take a step back and see what is predicted to happen to families, businesses and various stakeholders when an increase in wages occur. economics.td.com/ontario-minimu…

My prayers are with the students, facility members, community members and all twitter.com/CP24/status/96…

Everyone should be aware and do what is best for their family and themselves! #EM203Research twitter.com/CP24/status/96…

Many believe that increasing the minimum wage will only bring positive outcomes, but there are always downs to everything such as increased prices and risky job security. #EM203Research theglobeandmail.com/report-on-busi…

The learning theory, Connectivism is what students are following in many online courses without knowing! It's not just about posting, it's about connecting and adding on to other networks as well. Feel free to retweet or comment on your take on Connectivism! #EM203

The theory of Experiential Learning could be impactful but it has its limitation as one would have to physically apply their learning in the appropriate work environment, difficult to be used if students want to learn from one another or has difficulty performing the task.

Behaviourism, in my opinion, would not fit best in a learning environment as it pertains towards how an individual would react in certain environments, not really applicable in an online setting to share one’s learning.

One can memorize, retain and recite, but if it’s not applicable, then it would be difficult to demonstrate the usefulness and capabilities of what was being learned.

The EM203 course is directing towards Connectivism with weekly Tweeting challengings, using Wiki to post various attachments and the discussion posts for students to reply and share their learning, binding technology and the Connectivism learning theory together.

Compared to a classroom, I can only call back what was said if I wrote it down, took a picture of it or recorded it. Contributors aren’t restrained to posting sentences, they can post videos, images, powerpoints and other mediums where it is accessible to many.

Teachers and professors are able to facilitate the learning, tracking what is being said. Technology better supports my approach to learning as I can always re-read, search up or even ask the contributor about certain aspects that I am unclear, confused and curious about.

I prefer this type of learning style in the EM203 course, using online discussion posts and Tweets. Learners can share their expertise, point of views and wisdom with others, taking their learning from course materials, lectures and readings and apply it in a supportive space.

Contributors become liable and accountable for their learning process as they become proficient throughout the conversations on the posts, using their critical thinking every time.

Contributors have the ability to immerse themselves with knowledge seekers, learn from one another with minimal or no restraints, as they aren't fixed to a location in the learning process and there are continuous conversations as participants are free to reply numerous times.

The knowledge shared is continuous as individuals can add their knowledge/expertise about the subject and share it to allow others to understand the subject in other spectrums and in simpler terms.

Connectivism is an excellent learning theory that can be applied to any course. One creates connections by understanding and mapping out topics from one to another through various networks (web of people) - prominent on online platforms like Twitter and online class forums.

Technology has its pros and cons for many students when trying to learn. Many wonder the usefulness of weekly online discussions and having to reply to teach response but there is a reason behind it.