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Thu, 22 May 2008 12:47:23 -0000

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I LOVE this quote: Let us forget the term “technical support” and focus on “innovation support”. posted by datruss

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Let us forget the term “technical support” and focus on “innovation support”.

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Posted by: datruss

Fortnightly Mailing: What to advise a student about using the Web

Mon, 19 May 2008 17:04:39 -0000

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Here are 8 things to do that will make life easier, and your studies more fulfilling. posted by datruss

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Digital immigrants or digital natives? A discussion of digital competence… A spectrum, not a dichotomy! | David Truss :: Pair-a-dimes for Your Thoughts

Thu, 15 May 2008 04:38:38 -0000

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So if I were to make the post title into a statement it would be: Rather than a Digital Native/Digital Immigrant dichotomy, students have a wide spectrum of digital competence positively correlating to their digital exposure. posted by datruss

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Rather than a Digital Native/Digital Immigrant dichotomy,
students have a wide spectrum of digital competence
positively correlating to their digital exposure.

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Posted by: datruss

What I Want to Talk About - Practical Theory

Thu, 01 May 2008 08:26:19 -0000

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Chris Lehmann writes a Brilliant post: "I want to tell them..." about the things he would really like to say for a presentation. Fantastic posted by datruss

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Open Thinking & Digital Pedagogy » Letting Go

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 09:01:42 -0000

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There is a technology war coming. Actually it is already here but most of us haven’t yet notice. It is a war not about technology but because of technology, a war over how we as a culture embrace technology. It is a war that threatens venerable institutions and, to a certain extent, threatens what many people think of as their very way of life. posted by datruss

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we’ve reached the point in our (disparate) cultural adaptation to computing and communication technology that the younger technical generations are so empowered they are impatient and ready to jettison institutions most of the rest of us tend to think of as essential, central, even immortal. They are ready to dump our schools.

It is about honesty. It is about being truthful to our students about the flaws of our educational system. It is essential that we open a dialogue with our children to help them design their educational processes. Together we can do more than simply patch the existing system, and we need to do it soon.

The future is in good hands

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Posted by: datruss

21st Century Learning: 9 Principles for Implementation: The Big Shift

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 04:48:32 -0000

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It is about building capacity! That is where leadership on all levels is needed! It needs to happen across districts, in schools, and even 'one teacher at a time'! posted by datruss

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This little line packs a punch! posted by wmcfischer

Some would argue that the tension and irritation between "why" and "how" is by design. That these shifts are creating a permissive framework in education where there are no clear answers (Turner, 2004). And that in a changing educational environment the needed changes in education should be negotiated from a why approach rather than a how approach.

It is no longer about information management and prescriptive outcomes, but rather about building capacity- in ourselves, our faculty, our staff and in our students and then being able to contextualize the collective wisdom we gain through those relationships to making the world a better place.

It is about building capacity! That is where leadership on all levels is needed! It needs to happen across districts, in schools, and even 'one teacher at a time'! posted by datruss

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Cool Cat Teacher Blog: The Five Phases of Flattening a Classroom

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 03:37:22 -0000

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Possible%20stages%20of%20introducing%20collaborative%20writing%20into%20teacher's%20classroom.%20Nice%20way%20of%20describing%20and%20making%20process%20'safe'%20for%20reticent%20teachers%20and%20students.%20 posted by wiredclassroom
"I've outlined what I believe are the five phases I take my classes through to prepare them for independent, self-directed levels of collaboration. I suspect these ruminations will evolve." posted by datruss

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