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Khan Academy

Sun, 27 Sep 2009 23:16:19 -0000

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1000+ videos on YouTube covering everything from basic arithmetic and algebra to differential equations, physics, chemistry, biology and finance which have been recorded by Salman Khan. - susan carter morgan

Tags: tutorials, math, science, physics

by: susan carter morgan

Thoughts About Education: Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:22:37 -0000

enjoyment of learning can be a flow state

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enjoyment of learning can be a flow state - Demetri Orlando

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The second way to enhance motivation is to make children aware of how much fun learning can be. This strategy is preferable on many counts.

Tags: flow

by: Demetri Orlando

http://www.morguefile.com

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:32:15 -0000

Tags: stockphotos, photos

by: susan carter morgan

World Digital Library Home

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:38:34 -0000

Tags: geographic, history, reference

by: susan carter morgan

Cushing Academy - A library without the books - The Boston Globe

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:45:57 -0000

I don't think we necessarily need an espresso machine, but I would like to shift in the direction of a more digitally-friendly library workspace.

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I don't think we necessarily need an espresso machine, but I would like to shift in the direction of a more digitally-friendly library workspace. - Demetri Orlando

Tags: ebooks

by: Demetri Orlando

MLA Citation Style | Cornell University Library

Sun, 27 Sep 2009 23:16:52 -0000

Tags: mla

by: susan carter morgan

Information-rich and attention-poor - The Globe and Mail

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:42:02 -0000

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hundreds of thousands of Web-empowered volunteers are able to very efficiently dedicate small slices of their discretionary time, the traditional experts – professors, journalists, authors and filmmakers – need to be compensated for their effort, since expertise is what they have to sell.

With almost all of the world's codified knowledge at your fingertips, why should you spend increasingly scarce attention loading up your own mind just in case you may some day need this particular fact or concept? Far better, one might argue, to access efficiently what you need, when you need it. This depends, of course, on building up a sufficient internalized structure of concepts to be able to link with the online store of knowledge. How to teach this is perhaps the greatest challenge and opportunity facing educators in the 21st century.

Tags: attention, innovation, intellect

by: Demetri Orlando

YouTube - Kaplan University Desks TV

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 17:32:14 -0000

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A Kaplan University commercial that speaks about "Desks TV"; school that fits in your life and adapts to how you learn. - Jason Ramsden

Tags: NCAIS, virtual

by: Jason Ramsden

YouTube - YourTime60

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 17:31:04 -0000

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A Kaplan University commercial that speaks about "YourTime"; the students time and the fact that talent is everywhere, not just in schools. - Jason Ramsden

Tags: NCAIS, virtual

by: Jason Ramsden

Corner Office - John Chambers of Cisco - Treasure Your Setbacks - Question - NYTimes.com

Sun, 02 Aug 2009 11:28:00 -0000

Interesting parallels to be drawn on why leadership needs to be using web2.0 tools

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Interesting parallels to be drawn on why leadership needs to be using web2.0 tools - Demetri Orlando

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Today’s world requires a different leadership style — moving more into a collaboration and teamwork, including learning how to use Web 2.0 technologies.

“John, if you don’t do it our company won’t learn how to do this. It won’t be built into our DNA for the way we interface with customers, our employees. The top has to walk the talk.” I was expecting text blogging and we did video blogging.

By the second one, I realized this was going to transform communications — not just for the C.E.O., but it would change how we do business.

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by: Demetri Orlando

The Window: Thinking in the Disciplines

Sat, 01 Aug 2009 16:16:43 -0000

Nice blog post delving into the topic of higher order thinking skills, and the lack thereof as educational outcomes.

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Nice blog post delving into the topic of higher order thinking skills, and the lack thereof as educational outcomes. - Demetri Orlando

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Though they knew their facts, the students could not form interpretations or reach conclusions when given historical material

Tags: hots

by: Demetri Orlando

The Key to Transforming Education

Sat, 01 Aug 2009 14:12:06 -0000

SNBeach blogs about reforming vs. transforming.

the secret to change lies in developing the social fabric, capacity and connectedness found in communities of practice and learning networks.

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SNBeach blogs about reforming vs. transforming.

the secret to change lies in developing the social fabric, capacity and connectedness found in communities of practice and learning networks. - Demetri Orlando

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I believe that the secret to change lies in developing the social fabric, capacity and connectedness found in communities of practice and learning networks.

building a new future- one that focuses on the gifts each teacher, student, parent and leader

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by: Demetri Orlando

edbuzz.org » Blended Learning Boosts Achievement

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 11:12:13 -0000

blog post summarizing the recent DOE findings on blended learning improving student outcomes

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blog post summarizing the recent DOE findings on blended learning improving student outcomes - Demetri Orlando

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“Online learning can be enhanced by giving learners control of their interactions with media and prompting learner reflection.” The study seems to indicate that online learning environments improve student learning when students are able to manipulate instruction based on their particular learning needs or when the online curriculum provides learning mechanisms that trigger student reflection or self monitoring of learning.
Online learning is more effective when the curriculum includes blended learning elements (e.g., face-to-face interaction, online collaboration, independent practice, etc.).
Effective online learning environments include a variety of learning activities. The simple inclusion of online learning activities such as video or online quizzes do not necessarily improve student learning. Although these sorts of instructional activities are often recommended by educators, the study was not able to find a significant connection between the activities and improved student achievement.

Tags: elearning, blended

by: Demetri Orlando

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Fri, 28 Mar 2008 09:40:04 -0000

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These floating sticky notes are interesting when you're sharing them with a group. Does anyone else have trouble seeing embedded content on this page at school? I think it is my school firewall that is blocking some of the embedded items. At home, I see it all fine. I added the "weekly feature" item on 4-27-08, because I was so struck by that stack of slides from David Truss. - Demetri Orlando
I have just noticed this little note! Yes, I do not see this while at school. Makes me wonder what else I am missing! - Christi Teasley
I see it fine as I use Diigo toolbar tool. That is the basic requirement to participate in the Diigo world. - Karl Schaefer

This network is a forum for discussing education and is a laboratory for experimenting with social-educational networking, blogging, wikis, social bookmarking, and multimedia. Educators and students are encouraged to participate and contribute to this virtual community.

Tags: favorites, links, sites

by: Demetri Orlando

Education - Change.org: Technology: The Wrong Questions and the Right Questions

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 11:51:34 -0000

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Maybe worse than irrelevant. Maybe dangerous. The belief that "your" experience is relevant leads to a nightmare loop. Students who behave, and learn, most like their teachers do the best in classrooms. Teachers see this reflection as proof of their own competence - "The best students are just like me." And thus all who are "different" in any way - race, class, ability, temperament, preferences - are left out of the success story.

Mobile phones, computers everywhere, hypertext, social networking, collaborative cognition (from Wikipedia on up), Google, text-messaging, Twitter, audiobooks, digital texts, text-to-speech, speech recognition, flexible formatting - these are not "add ons" to the world of education, they are the world of education. This is how humans in this century talk, read, communicate, learn. And learning to use these technologies effectively, efficiently, and intelligently must be at the heart of our educational strategies.

Tags: 21stcenturyskills

by: Demetri Orlando

gettingtrickywithwikis - Wikispace customization

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:56:45 -0000

variety of hacks to customize a wikispace

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variety of hacks to customize a wikispace - Demetri Orlando

Tags: wikispaces

by: Demetri Orlando

Welcome | Wordnik

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 23:30:13 -0000

Tags: dictionary, wordnik, words, vocabulary, Tools

by: susan carter morgan

open thinking » Five Recommended Readings?

Sun, 07 Jun 2009 17:10:11 -0000

he Associate Dean of Faculty Development & Human Resources at my workplace has asked me to recommend five readings (e.g., books, articles, blogpost, etc.) that would help inform his understanding of current changes regarding social networks, knowledge, and technology in education. Rather than develop the list alone, I thought it appropriate to (at least attempt to) crowdsource responses from individuals in my network.

So, what readings would you recommend to an educational leader in charge of faculty development in a teacher education program? Any responses are greatly appreciated.

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he Associate Dean of Faculty Development & Human Resources at my workplace has asked me to recommend five readings (e.g., books, articles, blogpost, etc.) that would help inform his understanding of current changes regarding social networks, knowledge, and technology in education. Rather than develop the list alone, I thought it appropriate to (at least attempt to) crowdsource responses from individuals in my network.

So, what readings would you recommend to an educational leader in charge of faculty development in a teacher education program? Any responses are greatly appreciated.
- susan carter morgan

Tags: reading, shirky, institutions

by: susan carter morgan

/social-networking-guidelines-for-school-employees/

Sun, 07 Jun 2009 17:08:39 -0000

Tags: socialnetworks, guidelines

by: susan carter morgan

HackingEducationReading

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 10:20:59 -0000

Tags: hackingeducationreading

by: susan carter morgan