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Niki Davis
Fellow
An ecological model of learning in communities
Professor Niki Davis introduced the first version of her ecological model for learning in school in London in March 2008. She has now developed this model far further to inform any teacher educator or adviser who hopes to effect change in teaching and learning.
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Niki's model represents the ways in which schools are interconnected with national policy makers and regional advisers as well as local governors on the one hand, and, on the other hand with the parents and their communities. Last time we meet in London. Lawrence Williams, a senior MirandaNet Fellow, suggested a Coliseum-style diagram to illustrate this theory. But now we need space in the Coliseum for the local community and parents - we thought perhaps a concept map might work better or a new environment in Second Life where MirandaNet now has an island. Do any Fellows have ideas about the presentation of this model that you can see above?
Listen to the conversation that Niki and I had in New Zealand about digital issues which she recorded for her students as well. We talk about the ways in which this model feeds into the emergent Braided Learning Model that you can read about by downloading the First Monday article. This is about how communities like ours use online communication to share, develop and disseminate knowledge.
See also:
- Christina Preston's Observations on her visit to Australia and New Zealand
- Michelle Selinger and building communities of practice from a company perspective
- Bronwyn Stuckey and Quest Atlantis
[Niki's profile page at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand]
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