Thankfully i had no trouble uploading my profile to the wiki compared to many others. I did this fairly early on and then buddied up with David Jones who was sitting right in front of me when i yelled out his name in our ICT tute to see if he was in the room! David an I agreed to complete a PMI on constructivism since this would help us most with our first assessment. I had mine uploaded Tuesday afternoon and Dave put his up Wednesday.
I think the value in this activity to me as a learner is that it is god to work with someone whom you didn't know before starting, and by doing so you can gain some valuable knowledge and different perspective on a given topic. This sort of activity could be used on my "future" students by setting them up with paired or group activities where their groups/pairs will be assigned and deliberately different to who they would usually work with. Hopefully my students will see the benefit in learning with someone who they don't know very well.
This activity has some small elements of constructivism in that i knew how to fill out a table on my own life and so i had to construct the knowledge as to how to upload and implement that table into a wiki. This activity didn't have many elements of behaviorism and cognitivism but it did have elements of connectivism through searching for other students who would be compatible with my own learning style. This activity supports a diverse range of students as its available to flex as well as internal students, however not all students especially digital immigrants may find it appealing. The design of this activity as an elearning strategy can support learning by allowing students the freedom to choose a partner of their own choice, and it was also a good introduction to how to use a wiki.
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