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Michael Lucatorto

Unshielded Colliders: Poverty and Education - 0 views

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education poverty

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  • For example, Mel Riddile points out that when one conditions on various measures of poverty, instead of trailing other nations, the U.S. actually comes out on top! He concludes that "when it comes to school improvement, it's poverty not stupid." Poverty causes educational deficiency.
  • or example, Mel Riddile points out that when one conditions on various measures of poverty, instead of trailing other nations, the U.S. actually comes out on top! He concludes that "when it comes to school improvement, it's poverty not stupid." Poverty causes educational deficienc
  • Michael Lucatorto on 27 Jun 11
     
    For example, Mel Riddile points out that when one conditions on various measures of poverty, instead of trailing other nations, the U.S. actually comes out on top! He concludes that "when it comes to school improvement, it's poverty not stupid." Poverty causes educational deficiency. Now, I like to actually have data to play around with, in part because people have been known to lie about politically charged issues and in part because I like to have nice graphs (which are not provided by Riddile). Anyway, it turns out that international poverty data is pretty hard to come by and fraught with interpretational difficulties. On the other hand, the National Assessment of Educational Progress provides test data for most of the states in the U.S., and the U.S. Census Bureau provides data on the percentage of people in poverty by state. I took the NAEP data for 8th grade science achievement and regressed on the percentage of people below the poverty line for the measured states. The two are negatively associated: as poverty increases, science achievement scores decrease according to the relationship in the plot below. (Alaska, Kansas, Nebraska, and Vermont did not meet NAEP reporting guidelines and are not included in the plot above.) The association is highly significant (p=9.98*10-6). I also took pilot NAEP data for 8th grade mathematics achievement and regressed on the percentage of people below the poverty line for the measured states. (Evidently, the NAEP has only just started testing for mathematics achievement, and only eleven states were included in their pilot.) Again, the two are negatively associated. The slope of the relation turns out to be almost exactly the same as for science achievement. The association is not as significant, but it is still significant (p=0.0186). (My guess is the association is less significant in this case because fewer states were measured.) Clearly there is an association between poverty and achievement in science and mathem
Jarrod McEntarfer

East Asia in World History: A Resource for Teachers - 0 views

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  • The climate of East Asia is both similar to and different from that of Europe and the United States
  • Rice, the primary cereal crop grown in East Asia,
  • Chinese civilization (written script, Confucian thought, and Buddhism that had come to China from India) spread northward to the Korean peninsula and then to the islands of Japan, and southward to what is today northern Vietnam
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  • Chinese civilization first developed along the major river systems of the Yellow River (Huang He) and then the Yangzi (Chang Jiang) in eastern China.
  • Over the course of Chinese history, nomadic peoples from China's border regions have often intruded upon the settled, agricultural civilization of "core" China
  • Japan is an island country composed of four main islands and thousands of smaller ones
  • Japan has been able so consciously and deliberately to borrow and adapt innovations from other civilizations and to forge a strong cultural identity.
  • The Japanese islands lack most of the natural resources necessary to support an industrialized economy. These resources must be imported.
    • Jarrod McEntarfer
      Jarrod McEntarfer on 20 Jul 08
       
      In what other ways do you think Japan's geography affected its economy and culture?
  • Introduction • The Geography of East Asia
    • Jarrod McEntarfer
      Jarrod McEntarfer on 20 Jul 08
       
      This link has consise and standards based information on the geography of East Asia that will be valuable in the final project.
  • Chinese characters have no set pronunciation; the sound attached to each can vary depending on the dialect.) Therefore, all literate Chinese could communicate through writing.
  • An Introductory Guide to Pronouncing Chinese.
  • Several of these philosophic schools have had lasting impact on Chinese civilization and political order, among them, Confucianism, Legalism, and Daoism. Leading philosophers in the early history of each school, and the texts associated with them, include: Confucianism - Confucius (c. 551-479 BCE) Analects - Mencius (371-289 BCE) Mencius - Xun Zi (Hsun Tzu) (298-238) Xunzi Legalism - Han Fei Zi (Han Fei Tzu) (d. 233) Han Feizi - Li Si (Li Ssu) (d. 208) who became the Prime Minister of Qin Daoism (Taoism) - Lao Zi (Lao Tzu) "Old Master" (c. 500) Daodejing, also known as Laozi - Zhuang Zi (Chuang Tzu) (c. 369-286) Zhuangzi Other schools of thought mentioned from this period are those of Mozi (5th c. BCE), whose philosophy is often called that of "universal love," and the School of Yin and Yang and the Five Agents.
  • China at the Time of Confucius After the displacement of the Western Zhou (c.1100-771) and the movement of the Zhou capital eastward, China was divided into a number of small states competing for power (771-221 BCE). Many philosophic schools of thought emerged during this period of political and social turmoil, a period known as that of the "100 Schools of Thought." Several of these philosophic schools have had lasting impact on Chinese civilization and political order, among them, Confucianism, Legalism, and Daoism. Leading philosophers in the early history of each school, and the texts associated with them, include: Confucianism - Confucius (c. 551-479 BCE) Analects - Mencius (371-289 BCE) Mencius - Xun Zi (Hsun Tzu) (298-238) Xunzi Legalism - Han Fei Zi (Han Fei Tzu) (d. 233) Han Feizi - Li Si (Li Ssu) (d. 208) who became the Prime Minister of Qin Daoism (Taoism) - Lao Zi (Lao Tzu) "Old Master" (c. 500) Daodejing, also known as Laozi - Zhuang Zi (Chuang Tzu) (c. 369-286) Zhuangzi Other schools of thought mentioned from this period are those of Mozi (5th c. BCE), whose philosophy is often called that of "universal love," and the School of Yin and Yang and the Five Agents.
    • Jarrod McEntarfer
      Jarrod McEntarfer on 20 Jul 08
       
      For their final project students will need to address the category of belief systems by taking an indept look at their civilizations religions and philosophies. Since this is a regents based course this will be important as the exam often addresses this topic, especially in relation to the three major philosophies of China
  • Warring States Period (475-221 BCE). Confucius was alive at the end of the Spring and Autumn Period and argued for a restoration of the social and political order of the earlier Western Zhou period. Essential components of Chinese civilization that are evident in the Zhou period include the Chinese notion of the ruler as the "Son of Heaven" who rules with the Mandate of Heaven.
    • Jarrod McEntarfer
      Jarrod McEntarfer on 20 Jul 08
       
      Important terms to know for the class about ancient China The Warring States Period The Mandate of Heaven
  • The climate of East Asia is both similar to and different from that of Europe and the United States.
  • Since rice produces a much higher yield per acre than does a crop such as wheat, it can support a much greater population per acre than does wheat. Climate, agriculture, and population size are closely related in East Asia where large population densities have existed throughout history.*
    • Jarrod McEntarfer
      Jarrod McEntarfer on 20 Jul 08
       
      Students should be able to identify how food supply is related to population growth.
  • Chinese civilization (written script, Confucian thought, and Buddhism that had come to China from India) spread northward to the Korean peninsula and then to the islands of Japan, and southward to what is today northern Vietnam -- engendering dialogue and exchange among the four countries of the East Asian cultural sphere
  • The west and north of what is China today are dominated by mountains, steppe lands, plateaus, and deserts.
  • China's writing system (referred to as Chinese "characters") first appears in the Shang dynasty on tortoise shells and cattle bones (called "oracle bones") used for divination. Written language is a central determinant of the development of civilization; the Chinese writing system was the first developed in East Asia. Although there are many mutually unintelligible dialects in China, there is only one system of writing — a major unifying factor in Chinese history. (Chinese characters have no set pronunciation; the sound attached to each can vary depending on the dialect.) Therefore, all literate Chinese could communicate through writing.
  • Qin Shi Huangdi (Ch'in Shih Huang-ti), or the First Emperor of Qin, rules for a very short time (221-206 BCE) but lays the foundation for China's imperial structure and begins construction of the Great Wall for defense to the north. At his death, an army of life-sized terra cotta warriors is buried near his tomb. (These terra cotta warriors were first discovered in 1974 and have been the subject of exhibitions, magazine articles, and books since that time.
  • The Qin follows the Legalist proposals for state order and establishes a centralized bureaucracy and a finely detailed law code with specified punishments for each crime.
    • Jarrod McEntarfer
      Jarrod McEntarfer on 20 Jul 08
       
      How do you think the establishment of a uniform law code improved Chinese civilization? Remember Hammurabi's Code.
  • The Chinese and Roman empires trade through intermediates on the overland route through Central Asia, the "Silk Road." Chinese silk was an especially prized commodity in Rome, as silk production (sericulture) was known only to the Chinese.
    • Jarrod McEntarfer
      Jarrod McEntarfer on 20 Jul 08
       
      Look up "Monopoly". How did China's silk trade represent this term?
  • It is during this period that Buddhism is introduced into China from India, following trade routes.
  • the civil service examination system,
  • Note the pattern of territorial pressure and incursions from China's north by nomadic groups, who are attracted by the wealth of the settled, agricultural civilization of China. The most illustrative examples are those of the Mongols, who conquer China and establish the Yuan dynasty (1279-1368 CE), and of the Manchus, who again conquer China and establish the last dynasty, the Qing, that rules for 300 years (1644-1911 CE). Each of these invaders rules through the Chinese bureaucracy, leading to the expression that China "sinicizes its conquerors."
    • Jarrod McEntarfer
      Jarrod McEntarfer on 20 Jul 08
       
      From what you gatherered from the reading can you put the expression: "China sinicizes its conquerors" in your own words?
  • "dynastic cycle."
  • Jarrod McEntarfer on 20 Jul 08
     
    This site is designed as a resource site for teachers of world history, world geography, and world cultures. It provides background information and curriculum materials, including primary source documents for students. The material is arranged in 14 topic sections. The topics and the historical periods into which they are divided follow the National Standards in World History and the Content Outline for the Advanced Placement Course in World History. Description by Merlot
abeukema

Oliver RANNER Plato and Aristotle on the Origin of Philosophy - 0 views

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philosophy aporia perplexity etap640

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    "Oliver RANNER Plato and Aristotle on th e Origin of Philosophy"
Maria Guadron

Epistemology (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy) - 0 views

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epistemology knowledge

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  • Maria Guadron on 05 Jun 12
     
    Epistemology defined, according to the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy is "the study of knowledge and justified belief." Read more!
alexandra m. pickett

Critical Thinking - The Very Basics - 0 views

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Module 4 assignment

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  • Critical Thinking - The Very Basics
    • Shoubang Jian
      Shoubang Jian on 18 Jul 10
       
      I can't find too many online resources for philosophy-related courses. This, however, is very nice. It offers a flash presentation of the very basics in understanding argument. This topic is so basic that it almost occurs in the beginning week(s) of every intro level philosophy courses, such as Critical Thinking and Moral Choices. I plan to use this website as the readings for Module 1. I could have prepared this contents in my class, but bring the learners to an internet resource as an alternative medium of learning is part of the learning goals, as well, so I will do it. Question. Do I need to acquire permission from the owner in order to use it in my class? Given that it appears on MERLOT, does MERLOT ask contributors to share the right of fair use?
    • alexandra m. pickett
      alexandra m. pickett on 20 Jul 10
       
      when a resource is contributeda by the auther it generally means that author hopes others will use it. I would however, send the author an email telling him/her about your intention as a courtesy and to check to be sure that the site will be stable and in existance for the time period that you will use it in your class.
Donna Angley

Socrates - 0 views

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philosophy Socratic Method

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  • Donna Angley on 22 Jun 11
     
    Biography of the Philosopher - In his use of critical reasoning, by his unwavering commitment to truth, and through the vivid example of his own life, fifth-century Athenian Socrates set the standard for all subsequent Western philosophy.
Anne Deutsch

Socrates (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy) - 0 views

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socrates

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  • Anne Deutsch on 30 Jun 13
     
    The philosopher Socrates remains, as he was in his lifetime (469-399 B.C.E.), an enigma, an inscrutable individual who, despite having written nothing, is considered one of the handful of philosophers who forever changed how philosophy itself was to be conceived.
Hedy Lowenheim

Bogleheads® investment philosophy - Bogleheads - 0 views

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  • Invest early and often
  • Use index funds when possible
  • Never try to time the market
  • Hedy Lowenheim on 02 Aug 13
     
    This site will be useful for illustrating John Bogle's investment strategies, beliefs, styles, etc. for investing, that I discuss in module 6. Bogle, former chairman of The Vanguard Group, is an extremely interesting person!
James Ranni

Philosophy - MoodleDocs - 0 views

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moodle constructivism

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    Moodle's philosophical educational framework
Donna Angley

Constructionist Learning Environment - 1 views

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constructionist constructionist learning environment on-line e

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  • Donna Angley on 12 Jun 11
     
    Moving from constructivist philosophy, psychology and epistemology to the characterization of constructivist learning environments presents the challenge of synthesizing a large spectrum of somewhat disparate concepts. An appropriate analogy for the way in which constructivist concepts have evolved is that of a prism with many facets. While the facets reflect the same light and form one part of a whole, they nonetheless each present distinct and finely delineated boundaries.
Maree Michaud-Sacks

Constructivism | Funderstanding - 0 views

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constructivism

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  • The purpose of learning is for an individual to construct his or her own meaning, not just memorize the “right” answers and regurgitate someone else’s meaning.
    • Maree Michaud-Sacks
      Maree Michaud-Sacks on 30 May 13
       
      We can shift the learning from "teacher centered" to "student centered". I see too many students who memorize the facts to regurgitate on an exam, rather than working towards understanding the information.
  • Constructivism is a philosophy of learning founded on the premise that, by reflecting on our experiences, we construct our own understanding of the world we live in
    • Maree Michaud-Sacks
      Maree Michaud-Sacks on 30 May 13
       
      Rationale for adding discussion to an online course? Through discussion a learner can construct personal meaning from new concepts.
  • Teachers also rely heavily on open-ended questions and promote extensive dialogue among students.
    • Maree Michaud-Sacks
      Maree Michaud-Sacks on 30 May 13
       
      Open ended questions allows for learners to connect their experience to the concepts and explore what it means to each individual. Dialog between students encourages furthering of the conversation and adds new ideas and information to the discussion.
William Meredith

What Your Ph.D. Didn't Cover | Inside Higher Ed - 0 views

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  • Now, recognizing that what these instructors need is markedly different training from their counterparts in high schools and at four-year universities, some graduate programs are offering credentials specifically for those students who plan to or already teach at community colleges as a supplement to their subject matter graduate training.
  • Those seeking the certificate do not have to be enrolled in a Temple graduate program, and there is a specific track for current community college instructors who, though they are already experts in their discipline, want a professional development opportunity to learn new teaching techniques.
  • The certificate for current community college instructors consists of a three-credit seminar on “teaching in higher education” — with broad-based lessons on various teaching philosophies and course designs — and three one-credit modules on specific topics. Current topics are “assessment,” “diversity and inclusive teaching” and “teaching with technology.
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  • “Having a Ph.D. doesn’t necessarily prepare one for teaching, so some are having 'a-ha' moments by the minute in the program,” Barnett said.
  • Offering teaching certificates to community college instructors or those who wish to become them is not an entirely new idea. In contrast to Temple’s more general teaching certificate, a few other graduate programs around the country have certificate programs for specific disciplines at community colleges
  • “There’s a lot of research on programs that prepare new teaching assistants and those of the like, but there is very little research on preparing community college teachers,”
  • William Meredith on 08 Jul 12
     
    Preparing PhDs to teach at community colleges
Amy M

E-Learning Environments team blog » Blog Archive » Making Moodle Beautiful - ... - 0 views

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environments Module 4 assignment

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  • We’re not shocked to hear that UCL Moodle isn’t the prettiest of websites. Our philosophy may be more about function than form but it would be too expectant for us to presume everyone thinks this way.
  • Amy M on 16 Aug 12
     
    moodle is ugly
Amy M

Self-Directed Learning for Middle School Students - 0 views

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  • I am inspired to construct a customized curriculum unit combining years of teaching experience with research studies based in theories of philosophy of learning, educational psychology, and cognitive psychology that is intended to help students become self-regulated learners. Educational research lends relevant information useful to understanding why our middle school students show such a decline in performance and motivation, and how we can fix it.
  • This allows us to examine changes in difficulty and identify current strengths and weakness. Most students are pleased to see how well they can perform on both tests, even if their results on the grade-level test were below passing.
  • Amy M on 15 Aug 12
     
    a unit on self directed learning
Amy M

The Open Universe(ity): Motivating the Twenty-First Century Teacher in a Digital Badge ... - 0 views

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  • is Badging in the Virtual Teacher Incubator? Badges in the Virtual Teacher Incubator (VTI) are a type of open assessment that strive to capture life-long learning, educational experiences, and skill development.  Badges are designed to keep the philosophies of open education and assessment in mind: educational practices, assets, and resources that are accessible, student-centered, shared, remixable, and innovative (Butcher, 2011, pp. 6-7).   Thus, badges in the Virtual Teacher Incubator are focused on the individual needs of novice, mentee teachers and experienced, veteran teachers.  
  • are Badges Issued and Displayed? Since badges do not have to be associated with a college or university, and therefore, can represent achievements outside of the classroom, badge earners in the VTI can earn and display their badges in a variety of ways beyond a degree or transcript.
  • Amy M on 05 Jun 12
     
    An article about a potential badge system.
Heather Kurto

Making Sense of MOOCs: Musings in a Maze of Myth, Paradox and Possibility | Daniel | Jo... - 0 views

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MOOCs education open education

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  • The first course carrying the name MOOC was offered in 2008, so this is new phenomenon. Second, the pedagogical style of the early courses, which we shall call cMOOCs, was based on a philosophy of connectivism and networking. This is quite distinct from the xMOOCs now being developed by elite US institutions that follow a more behaviourist approach. Third, the few academic studies of MOOCs are about the earlier offerings because there has been no time for systematic research on the crop of 2012 xMOOCs. Analysis of the latter has to be based on a large volume of press articles and blogs. Fourth, commentary on MOOCs includes thinly disguised promotional material by commercial interests (e.g. Koller, 2012) and articles by practitioners whose perspective is their own MOOC courses.
  • The term MOOC originated in Canada. Dave Cormier and Bryan Alexander coined the acronym to describe an open online course at the University of Manitoba designed by George Siemens and Stephen Downes. The course, Connectivism and Connective Knowledge, was presented to 25 fee-paying students on campus and 2,300 other students from the general public who took the online class free of charge (Wikipedia, 2012a).
  • Can xMOOCs make money?
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  • In 1841 the 'inventor of the blackboard was ranked among the best contributors to learning and science, if not among the greatest benefactors to mankind'. A century later, in 1940, the motion picture was hailed the most revolutionary instrument introduced into education since the printing press. Television was the educational revolution in 1957. In 1962 it was programmed learning and in 1967 computers. Each was labelled the most important development since Gutenberg's printing press.
  • technology has been about to transform education for a long time
  • But first, we agree with Bates (2012) that what MOOCs will not do is address the challenge of expanding higher education in the developing world. It may encourage universities there, both public and private, to develop online learning more deliberately, and OER from MOOC courses may find their way, alongside OER from other sources, into the teaching of local institutions.
  • With such support MOOCs provide a great opportunity to develop new pedagogy. In a world of abundant content, courses can draw from a pool of open educational resources (OER) and provide their students with better and more varied teaching than individual instructors could develop by themselves. The University of Michigan (2012) (which made history by using OER from Africa in its medical school) uses OER extensively in its Coursera course Internet History, Technology and Security. UC Berkeley (2012) draws extensively on OER in its course on Quantum Computing.
  • teaching methods 'are based on very old and out-dated behaviourist pedagogy, relying primarily on information transmission, computer-marked assignments and peer assessment'.
  • Another myth is that computers personalise learning. Bates (2012) again: 'No, they don't. They allow students alternative routes through material and they allow automated feedback but they do not provide a sense of being treated as an individual.
  • He notes (Siemens, 2012) that 'MOOCs are really a platform' and that the platforms for the two types of MOOC that we described at the beginning of the paper are substantially different because they serve different purposes. In Siemens' words 'our cMOOC model emphasises creation, creativity, autonomy and social networking learning.
  • pedagogy is not a familiar word on the xMOOC campuses. It is a myth that professors distinguished by their research output are competent to create online courses without help.
  • This, in turn, will put a focus on teaching and pedagogy to which these institutions are unaccustomed, which will be healthy. At the same time academics all around the world will make judgements about the intellectual quality and rigour of the institutions that have exposed themselves in this way.
  • With such support MOOCs provide a great opportunity to develop new pedagogy. In a world of abundant content, courses can draw from a pool of open educational resources (OER) and provide their students with better and more varied teaching than individual instructors could develop by themselves.
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