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Ravensbourne e-learning provider as a number one specialist in online learning of innovative media and digital technology courses

Alison Lawton is a philanthropist inasmuch as she is a businesswoman. She is currently managing Winfield Venture Group alongside her Mindset Social Innovation Foundation. The principle behind her social business is simple: every penny you give for charity takes commitment. Her commitment is best seen in her chosen endeavors. She gave $1 million to the UBC Graduate School of Journalism to send students overseas and enable them to report on issues that are not receiving due attention.

"The Framework presents a holistic view of 21st century teaching and learning that combines a discrete focus on 21st century student outcomes (a blending of specific skills, content knowledge, expertise and literacies) with innovative support systems to help students master the multi-dimensional abilities required of them in the 21st century" (¶1).

In a provocative article in this week's Science Magazine, the University of Maryland's Ben Shneiderman, one of the world's leading researchers and innovators in human-computer interaction, says it's time for the laboratory research that has defined science for the last 400 years to make room for a revolutionary new method of scientific discovery. He calls it Science 2.0., and it combines the hypothesis based inquiry of laboratory science with the methods of social science research to understand and improve the use of new human networks made possible by today's digital connectivity. Through Science 2.0, the societal potential of such networks can be realized for applications ranging from homeland security to medical care to the environment. Recently honored by the International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction for his leadership in bringing scientific methods to the study of human use of computers, Shneiderman points to the effect that the World Wide Web and cell phones have had on building human collaborations and influencing society.

This would be excellent to discuss prior to initiating new initiatives.

Creating a Generation of Mathematicians through Innovative and Interactive Curriculum

"About CK-12 Foundation Traditional textbooks are both expensive and rigid. FlexBooks conform to national and state textbook standards. They are free, easy to update and easy to customize. With FlexBooks, you can customize your textbooks to support your innovative work in the classroom. The CK-12 Foundation provides FlexBooks free to anyone who wants to use them."

lesson plans for 21st Century skills: critical thinking, communication & collaboration, creativity & innovation, and digital citizenship

Highly Automated: Breaking down the physical barriers inherent in isolated systems, and automating the management of the group of systems as a single entity. No longer do IT personnel need to worry about keeping software up-to-date, or worry about constant server updates and other computing issues. Instead organizations will be free to concentrate on innovation. http://www.zsl.com

Faced with an increasingly wired student population, a movement of educators and innovators is testing the boundaries and possibilities of online education.

Fresno Instructional Technology & Innovation

We are at a crossroads in educating our youth. Since public schools became the norm for education, we've identified curriculum based on the social, political, and economic need. We've classified what counts into tight packages of content in subject areas as math, science, social studies, and so on. Echoing Owen, Grant, Sayers, and Facer (2006), our approach to teaching and learning, including the order and how information is presented to students, the stages of assessment and what constitutes appropriate discussion on those subjects have also been tightly defined (p. 31). Advancements in technology, principally Web 2.0, social software, and digital tools, have challenged what it means to be educated and how we proceed to educate our youth in a culture where innovation and creativity, lifelong learning, personalization (my own learning space), and knowledge from and with the collective vie for a rightful place.

NoodleTools provides innovative software that teaches students and supports teachers and librarians throughout the entire research process. *Search intelligently *Assess the quality of results *Record, organize and synthesize information using online notecards *Format your bibliography in MLA or APA style

Great quotes on how we see various technologies from the past and what new technologies are available in classrooms.

Slide show on the how different "innovations" have been viewed and then a few slides on new technologies. I like the quotes at the beginning

Liz Davis Demonstrating the power of technology to transform learning, energize communities and inspire innovative thinking.

GenYES is an innovative program that creates 21st century leaders and learners. GenYES students help teachers use technology in classrooms, supporting effective technology integration school-wide. Eleven years of research proves GenYES empowers students and changes the way teachers integrate technology in their lessons.