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Rethinking the Webquest Taskonomy - 0 views

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  • Peggy George on 25 Apr 08
     
    Rethinking the WebQuest Taskonomy: A New Taxonomy of Authentic Constructivist Tasks A conversation on Tapped In, April 23, 2008 with presentation by Bernie Dodge. This is the chat log and images from the TappedIn session
  • Peggy George on 25 Apr 08
     
    Some new resources and preliminary ideas from Bernie Dodge about a taxonomy of authentic constructivist tasks. From Bernie: "Last night on Tapped In I rolled out some preliminary thoughts about a new taxonomy of constructivist tasks. When it's finished, it will be baked into a set of pages and guides to help novice teachers break out of the read-this-and-make-a-powerpoint-about-it mode of WebQuest design. Comments are very welcome.
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YouTube University gets failing grade from prof, students - 0 views

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    • glen gatin
      glen gatin on 25 Apr 08
       
      Now that is a true test I'd say. The world outside of academia doesn't mark on the curve.
  • diluted her role as an expert, reducing her to just another figure with limited video skills. That also limited her ability to act as an authority figure, one that plays an essential role in keeping the discussion from degenerating into chaos.
    • glen gatin
      glen gatin on 25 Apr 08
       
      back to issues of authority and control. Interesting how many discussions about higher ed center on these two themes.
  • glen gatin on 25 Apr 08
     
    fantastic experiment not sure if the title of the article is justified in the text. Biggest complaint seems to be loss of control and authority. hmmm "Students having their classroom ideas judged not simply by their peers but by a far wider audience" and that is a bad thing because...?
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Concrete examples don't help students learn math, study finds - 0 views

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  • However, the true test came later when the researchers asked these students to apply the same principles in a totally different setting
    • glen gatin
      glen gatin on 25 Apr 08
       
      Another true test might be how well the teacher could apply the same principles in a totally different setting.
  • glen gatin on 25 Apr 08
     
    Could it be that part of the problem be that the teachers who attempt to teach with "real world" concrete examples have never had any real world concrete experience. 12 years of school followed by 4-5 years of undergrad, now you are a teacher, teach about the real world. hmmm
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Comparing Schools in Finland and in the United States - FLOSSE Posse - 0 views

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  • In Finland the educational system, as it is today, was build slowly. It is still strongly relying on the work of Uno Cygnaeus ( 1810-1888 ) who was influenced by the early European “constructivist” Pestalozzi ( 1746–1827 ) and Froebel ( 1782 –1852 ). The idea that children learn the best when they areactive and build things was not really invented by John Dewey or Piaget – they only were able to present the idea in a language of positivist science, when the earlier thinkers thought themselves as “pedagogues” or educational philosophers.
    • paul reid
      paul reid on 12 Aug 08
       
      Funny some of us are still asking why this isn't the standard approach.
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The iiNet 1000 Hour Day Expedition: Chris Bray & Clark Carter - Victoria Is - 0 views

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  • paul reid on 08 Jun 08
     
    There are 37 lessons, falling into the eight key 'Learning Areas' identified in the modern curriculum, complete with background notes, outcomes, supplementary material and activities, all tied into exciting aspects of the expedition to create a memorable and motivating way to learn.
  • paul reid on 08 Jun 08
     
    How come this is going on LIVE now: http://www.1000hourday.com/ with educational materials here http://www.iinet.net.au/1000hourday/ while the OzProjects site it is linked to says the project finished on May 30?? http://www.ozprojects.edu.au/mod/resource/view.php?id=64 Pretty cool being able to track their position: http://www.exfac.com/1000HourDay/position.php - great opportunity for an authentic learning activity.
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Computers for Peace: The $100 Laptop | Edutopia - 0 views

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  • Critics of one-to-one laptop programs in the United States say the computers facilitate more in-class distraction (instant messaging, MySpace, and so on) than learning, that they allow children access to inappropriate content, and that the benefits of constant access are so far unproven. Do you share those concerns? We do not share those concerns, but that is not to say they are not real issues. Our kids in Cambodia learn English using chat and MySpace. Children are distracted if the teaching is not interesting. One education minister just said to us, about the $100 laptop, "Finally, education will include learning."
  • paul reid on 24 May 08
     
    I like Negroponte's response to critics of one-to-one laptop programs in the United States which say the computers facilitate more in-class distraction. Basically, "children are distracted if the teaching is not interesting".
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The Concept of Risk: Likelihood of Loss (R-) or Gain (R+) - 0 views

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  • initially learned about this useful R- and R+ conceptualization from an article by Rick Curtis, called "Building a Risk Management Machine: The SafeCon System".
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aquaculturepda » Al Upton - 0 views

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  • Al Upton on 30 Mar 08
     
    A collation of blog posts, Twitter tweets, podcasts, events concerning the closure of 'Al Upton and the miniLegends' - by Sue Waters
  • Al Upton on 30 Mar 08
     
    Collated posts, podcasts, wiki, upcoming events related to the broader implications of my blog being closed
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Learning Technologies South Australia - 0 views

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  • Al Upton on 30 Mar 08
     
    the eStrategy mentions embedded practice (as opposed to undeveloped) it includes "Embedded The site has developed innovative approaches to the sharing of effective practice, coaching and mentoring within and beyond the site and makes use of technology to achieve this. Child and student, peer and/or community mentors are an essential component. Organised and planned processes are in place to support and enhance teaching and learning activities and opportunities." and "Resources - Virtual Environments All children and students and staff contribute to virtual learning environments, complementing and extending teaching, learning and the curriculum. There is provision for children and students to create their own personal learning spaces. Virtual learning environments are fully integrated with the site's learner and curriculum management systems." Worth checking out ... also have a look at EdCap (Educational Capabilities) 4 phases including Online learning across all phases.
  • Al Upton on 30 Mar 08
     
    This DECS vision that should guide future policies. Check out what is below 'Digital Education Revolution' .. some good stuff
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Curriculum & Learning - 0 views

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  • Education and care programs play a significant role in child protection.
  • Al Upton on 31 Mar 08
     
    DECS Govt of South Australia - Child Protection
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elearnspace. Connectivism: A Learning Theory for the Digital Age - 0 views

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  • Albert-László Barabási states that “nodes always compete for connections because links represent survival in an interconnected world” (2002, p.106).
    • paul reid
      paul reid on 23 May 08
       
      My prediction is that the schools that initiate and establish contact with other schools for authentic inquiry based learning using connectivist tools will gain greater immunity from irrelavence. Relavence will become increasingly important to parents/students when choosing venues for learning to occur. A colleague once said to me that academic results at the private schools she chose for her kids were not as important as the lifelong connections they made with friends with influence. Optimistically I disagreed, but the power of connectivism whilst not immediately apparent is related at the contextual core to this element of Darwinist process.
  • Some questions to explore in relation to learning theories and the impact of technology and new sciences (chaos and networks) on learning: How are learning theories impacted when knowledge is no longer acquired in the linear manner? What adjustments need to made with learning theories when technology performs many of the cognitive operations previously performed by learners (information storage and retrieval). How can we continue to stay current in a rapidly evolving information ecology? How do learning theories address moments where performance is needed in the absence of complete understanding? What is the impact of networks and complexity theories on learning? What is the impact of chaos as a complex pattern recognition process on learning? With increased recognition of interconnections in differing fields of knowledge, how are systems and ecology theories perceived in light of learning tasks?
  • Constructivism suggests that learners create knowledge as they attempt to understand their experiences (Driscoll, 2000, p. 376).
  • Tony Searl on 12 Jan 09
     
    Connectivism: The original research A Learning Theory for the Digital Age December 12, 2004 George Siemens
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Transitioning to Web 2.0: Using Blogs to Promote Authentic Learning in the Classroom - 0 views

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  • Al Upton on 16 Apr 08
     
    Using Blogs to Promote Authentic Learning in the Classroom
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YouTube - Diigo V3: Highlight & Share the Web! Social Bookmarking 2.0 - 0 views

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  • Al Upton on 30 Mar 08
     
    I'm wanting to pop a couple of tips and trick tutorials in this group as well. Also I'm thinking possibly about 20-30 max tags will make this group more effective .. not sure on this one.
  • Al Upton on 30 Mar 08
     
    I'm hoping to add some basic/advanced tutorials to help make this group function as effectively as possible. I'm also thinking that maybe 20-30 tags will be much more efficient than a multitude
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The Byron Review - Safety Online - 0 views

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  • Al Upton on 30 Mar 08
     
    Safer Children in a Digital World: the report of the Byron Review links, additional comments .. check out the importance of all stakeholders esp ..children's voice
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Special education 2 and child & student wellbeing - 0 views

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  •      Keeping Them Safe (PDF - 304KB)
  • Keeping Them Safe
  • Al Upton on 31 Mar 08
     
    Govt of South Australia - Child and Student Well Being links to child protection reform program 'Keeping Them Safe'
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Department for Families and Communities > DFC Home > News & initiatives > Keeping them ... - 0 views

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  • Parents, families, communities and governments all have an obligation to help children flourish and to connect them to opportunities.
    • Al Upton
      Al Upton on 31 Mar 08
       
      This document 0ct 07 does not seem to mention the internet once
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» Order for Closure Al Upton and the miniLegends 08 - 0 views

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  • During this process I had been verbally reassured by DECS leaders that nothing I was or had been doing could be considered inappropriate. There was no indication or reason given as to why my blog should be investigated. Nothing was found that was inappropriate.
  • Al Upton on 30 Mar 08
     
    Class blog of the 2008 miniLegends, temporarily closed ... the front page explains more and has over 200 comments of support and dialogue of the broader issues.
  • Al Upton on 30 Mar 08
     
    Testing Diigo widget on my page plus have highlighted one section.
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digital digs: NEMLA presentation on networked composition - 0 views

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  • I'm not saying these are necessarily bad things. I'm just saying they no longer exist as they once did b/c they relied on an inaccessibility/scarcity of information and the difficulty of forming and maintaining groups: two things media networks obviously do very well.
    • glen gatin
      glen gatin on 08 Apr 08
       
      Coasean floor. New social tools are lowering the costs of coordinating group action. Shirky p. 31
  • glen gatin on 08 Apr 08
     
    See also Clay Shirky"Here Comes Everybody and the concept of Coasean floor.
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