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In LRNT523 \u2013 Foundations of Learning and Technologies, we have been asked to share a resource that will deepen our understanding of the material presented in the course. I have chosen to share the website for the School in the Cloud<\/a> as an example of pedagogy that assumes an abundance of resources and applies complexity theory to instructional design.<\/p>\n In a Pedagogy of Abundance<\/em>, Weller (2011) suggests that the most significant question facing educators is how to equip learners to make use of abundant information. For the founder of the School in the Clouds, Sugata Mitra, this is the central focus. He suggests<\/a> that knowing has become obsolete and that fostering curiosity and the ability to find answers should be the goal of education (Mitra, 2013). One of the theories summarized by Weller is Problem-Based Learning (PBL) in which \u201cstudents are given an ill-structured, or open-ended problem. They work often in small collaborative groups to a solution, but often there is no definite answer.\u201d The School in the Cloud uses this approach in Self-Organised Learning Environments (SOLEs). Students are asked Big Question by a friendly facilitator and allowed to explore answers. What distinguishes a SOLE is the freedom the learners have and the minimal role of the facilitator.<\/p>\n Complexity Theory teaches educators and researchers to look for emergent behaviours that arise while autonomous yet interdependent organisms interact.\u201d McElroy (2000) noted that \u201cthe point at which emergent behaviours inexplicably arise, lies somewhere between order and chaos\u201d (as cited by Anderson, 2016). Mitra suggests<\/a> that the school in the clouds is \u201cwhat learning at the Edge of chaos looks like\u201d (n.d.). The SOLE gives students the freedom to create, leave, and recreate groups, and is open to discovery and spontaneity (n.d.). Complexity theory \u201chighlights the social structures created to manage learning\u201d (Anderson, 2016). Along with access to abundant resources via broadband, the foundation of a SOLE is a structure based on an encouraging adult and peer collaboration (Mitra, 2013).<\/p>\n The School in the Cloud<\/a> illustrates some core principles of PBL and Complexity Theory for instructional designers looking for an example of more recent learning theories in action.<\/p>\n References<\/strong><\/p>\n Anderson, T., (2016). Chapter 3: Theories for Learning with Emerging Technologies. In Veletsianos, G. (Ed). Emergence and innovation in digital learning: foundations and applications<\/em>. Edmonton, AB: Athabasca University Press.<\/p>\n McElroy, M., (2000). Integrating complexity theory, knowledge <\/em>management and organizational learning<\/em>. Journal of Knowledge Management, 4(3),195\u2013203. Retrieved from 10.1108\/13673270010377652<\/p>\n Mitra, S., (2013) Sugata Mitra: Build a school in the cloud<\/em> TED2013, Long Beach, CA February 25\u2013March 1, 2013. Retrieved from: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=y3jYVe1RGaU<\/p>\n School in the cloud, About<\/em> (n.d.) retrieved from https:\/\/www.theschoolinthecloud.org\/about\/<\/p>\n Weller, M., (2011). A pedagogy of abundance<\/em>. Spanish Journal of Pedagogy, 249 pp. 223\u2013236.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In LRNT523 \u2013 Foundations of Learning and Technologies, we have been asked to share a resource that will deepen our understanding of the material presented in the course. 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