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Amy M

Colleges Search for Their Place in the Booming Mobile Web - Technology - The Chronicle ... - 0 views

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  • Most colleges do not have the resources to build their own mobile applications from scratch. The environment is changing quickly, and developing new products for each new major device—iPhones, BlackBerrys, Android phones, iPads—can be prohibitively expensive.
  • One key to these projects is recognizing the mobility of mobile devices, and not treating them as if they were small desktop computers. Among colleges, even the leading mobile applications and Web sites still function like add-ons; students and others can get much the same information on a personal computer, although perhaps not as quickly.
  • Creating a cohesive mobile platform does not mean that colleges should try to move everything from their Web sites to a smaller screen. It can be impossible to know in advance what people want to do on a smartphone, and what they would prefer to leave to a full-size computer.
  • Amy M on 20 Jun 12
     
    Most colleges do not have the resources to build their own mobile applications from scratch. The environment is changing quickly, and developing new products for each new major device-iPhones, BlackBerrys, Android phones, iPads-can be prohibitively expensive.
Lisa Martin

Catherine's Reflections » Blog Archive » Week 8- Building my course and rethi... - 0 views

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  • The first half of my course is more familiar to me as I have taught this material in a face to face setting (albeit differently than I will be teaching it online).  I can anticipate the questions, confusion, and challenges that students will face.  The second half of my course contains material I have never formally taught anyone.  Maybe this is why I am stalled?
    • Lisa Martin
      Lisa Martin on 22 Jul 12
       
      I think one of the reasons I am so apprehensive about my course if because I've never taught it before in any way, and have had to come up with everything from scratch.
  • “Why we are doing this?” piece for each of my discussion and reflection assignments.  I want my students to understand that these activities have a true purpose. 
    • Lisa Martin
      Lisa Martin on 22 Jul 12
       
      Love this!
alexandra m. pickett

The ABCs of observing - Astronomy Magazine - 1 views

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Module 4 Assignment star science astronomy space

shared by alexandra m. pickett on 20 Jul 12 - No Cached
  • Know your equipment
    • Gary Bedenharn
      Gary Bedenharn on 20 Jul 12
       
      This is great advise for doing anything new.  Work out the kinks before delving into it and becoming disappointing because it didn't work when you get to your destination.
  • Question yourself
    • Gary Bedenharn
      Gary Bedenharn on 20 Jul 12
       
      Write down questions, so later you don't have to scratch your head and ask yourself what things I wanted to look at.
  • quality of "seeing,"
    • Gary Bedenharn
      Gary Bedenharn on 20 Jul 12
       
      The quality of the atmosphere could your friend or for when it comes to star browsing.
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  • Additional online observing tools from Astronomy magazine
    • Gary Bedenharn
      Gary Bedenharn on 20 Jul 12
       
      Great resources for other activities
  • Amateur astronomy is about observing:
    • Gary Bedenharn
      Gary Bedenharn on 20 Jul 12
       
      I am going to use this website to assist students in their portfolio project, which they will make a star chart of the sky for 6 weeks of observations, either outside observations or virtual.
    • alexandra m. pickett
      alexandra m. pickett on 22 Jul 12
       
      cool... i look forward to seeing it in your course.
  • safety
    • Gary Bedenharn
      Gary Bedenharn on 20 Jul 12
       
      Safety first!
  • Gary Bedenharn on 20 Jul 12
     
    Tips on how students can get the most out of observations of the stars.
  • alexandra m. pickett on 22 Jul 12
     
    Tips on how students can get the most out of observations of the stars.
alexandra m. pickett

Reflections - 0 views

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shared by alexandra m. pickett on 11 Jun 12 - No Cached
  • “This is not going to be easy and it is going to take a lot of time and energy, but I want to do this and I know I can!”
    • alexandra m. pickett
      alexandra m. pickett on 11 Jun 12
       
      yes, i am so glad, i know you can too!
    • Catherine Strattner
      Catherine Strattner on 16 Jun 12
       
      Thank you!
  • What I do believe is that it will be increasingly important to maintain our own learning. 
  • I am truly surprised to see how many students from other states and countries are part of SLN. 
    • alexandra m. pickett
      alexandra m. pickett on 12 Jun 12
       
      if you look at the numbers it is really only about 2% that come from outside NYS.
    • Catherine Strattner
      Catherine Strattner on 16 Jun 12
       
      I did recognize that the portion of students wasn't that large, but I am still surprised that it is even 2%. I think I could have communicated myself better by noting the number of countries and states outside of New York which were represented.
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  • I would expect that most students would be located in New York
    • alexandra m. pickett
      alexandra m. pickett on 12 Jun 12
       
      yes. 98% come from NYS.
  • Especially with younger students, this feeling of uncertainty can lead them to completely shut down.  If students trust in their guide, the teacher, they are much more likely to persevere through the uncertainty and attain resolution.
  • I realize that online teaching includes continuous reflection, assessment, and development of yourself as an online instructor and of the course itself.
  • K-12 online instruction does exist. 
  • Ultimately, I have learned that being learner-centered involves much more than making students do most of the work.  It involves understanding the needs of each of your individual students, both academically and personally.  It involves striving to meet those needs on an individual basis, while promoting self-directed learning.  It involves being empathetic and addressing the specific limitations each student may have and striving to break through those limitations together.  In my mind, that is what true interaction is all about, and it is one of the best ways to engage students in learning more deeply.
    • diane hamilton
      diane hamilton on 19 Jul 12
       
      Catherine, I love the metaphor! Nothing to add - you said it well. Diane
    • Catherine Strattner
      Catherine Strattner on 22 Jul 12
       
      Thanks!
  • What I am realizing is that there really is a significant difference between creating an online course from scratch and converting a face to face course.
  • I want my students to understand that these activities have a true purpose.  I want to remind them of that purpose each time they engage in these activities. 
  • I kept finding myself asking “How can this contribute to higher levels of cognitive presence?  Isn’t that ultimately the point of developing teaching and social presence?” 
lkryder

Prominent Ed-Tech Players' Data-Privacy Policies Attract Scrutiny - Education Week - 0 views

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players policies scrutiny education data privacy students

shared by lkryder on 12 Jun 14 - No Cached
  • Growing public concern about student-data privacy is prompting fresh scrutiny of the ways technology vendors handle children's educational information—and opening the gates for a flood of new questions and worries from advocates and school officials.
  • "We're just scratching the surface with our understanding of how the education sector is gathering and looking to monetize student information," said Joel R. Reidenberg, a law professor at Fordham University, in New York, and Princeton University. "We as a society need to have a very clear discussion about how we want to protect the privacy of our children in this environment."
  • But many are concerned that the horse is already out of the barn. Last month, for example, Education Week
  • lkryder on 12 Jun 14
     
    student data and who uses it and how
Diane Gusa

Writers on writing - 0 views

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writers writing learning

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  • I write to teach myself what I already know. Duane Alan Hahn
  • When once the itch of literature comes over a man, nothing can cure it but the scratching of a pen.  Samuel Lover
  • We do not write because we want to; we write because we have to. Somerset Maugham
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  • Writing is its own reward. Henry Miller
  • Writing is the best way to talk without being interrupted. Jules Renard
  • The first step to becoming a better writer is believing your own experience is worth writing about. Pet
  • We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospection. Anais Nin
  • The only time I know that something is true is the moment I discover it in the act of writing. Jean Malaquais
  • Writing energy is like anything else. The more you put in, the more you get out
  • The skill of writing is to create a context in which other people can think. Edwin Schlossberg
  • Resist the temptation to try to use dazzling style to conceal weakness of substance. Stanley Schmidt
  • Writing is thinking on paper. William Zinsser
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