tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717220359532645973.post6005099916243059411..comments2023-04-09T05:54:18.997-04:00Comments on Learning Complexity: Complex Open Classes: Light and Wordkeith.hamonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08404376705918243534noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717220359532645973.post-22257462363326763832017-03-12T08:17:36.933-04:002017-03-12T08:17:36.933-04:00Example swarm class http://tachesdesens.blogspot.f...Example swarm class http://tachesdesens.blogspot.fr/2016/10/an-indian-summer.htmlsensor63https://www.blogger.com/profile/11879294013686784713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717220359532645973.post-32985757271528494492017-03-12T08:13:20.955-04:002017-03-12T08:13:20.955-04:00For them to be a swarm it requires self-Organizati...For them to be a swarm it requires self-Organization. I have experienced swarm classes. I try to work on the principles of "party-planning" to enable emergence (cf Dave Snowden) but more often than not the teacher is the "party-pooper" :-) sensor63https://www.blogger.com/profile/11879294013686784713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717220359532645973.post-23813160816071460672017-03-11T14:54:59.400-05:002017-03-11T14:54:59.400-05:00Thanks, Ron.Thanks, Ron.keith.hamonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08404376705918243534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717220359532645973.post-9495177848347741962017-03-11T14:54:35.253-05:002017-03-11T14:54:35.253-05:00I think you are correct, Simon, at least for most ...I think you are correct, Simon, at least for most classrooms. However, we did have a swarm in #rhizo14/15, and that is the model that is inspiring all of this. So what if our classes were swarms? Actually, they probably would be a swarm if it wasn't for the power, no?<br /><br />Thanks for visiting.keith.hamonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08404376705918243534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717220359532645973.post-63307990849123893822017-03-10T13:36:14.719-05:002017-03-10T13:36:14.719-05:00Hi Keith. Hmm. Not sure students in a classroom ar...Hi Keith. Hmm. Not sure students in a classroom are necessarily a swarm. Rare there is enough buzz. <br /><br />There is a word which keeps coming back to me reading this:<br /><br />Power. sensor63https://www.blogger.com/profile/11879294013686784713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717220359532645973.post-39483192494132185872017-03-10T11:10:06.512-05:002017-03-10T11:10:06.512-05:00Great piece.Great piece.RSamulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07333347339603247518noreply@blogger.com