Personal Learning Networks: Using the Power of Connections to Transform Education - Wil... - 1 views
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Personal Learning Networks: Using the Power of Connections to Transform Education Will Richardson, Rob Mancabelli
Resource: Against All Odds: Inside Statistics - 41 views
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phasis on “doing” statistics, this series goes on location to help uncover statistical solutions
The Creativity Killer: Group Discussions - David Sherwin - Life - The Atlantic - 76 views
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Yes, group activity can provide the impetus for better framing of problems, which can lead to original solutions. But creativity is the "end result of many forms of intelligence coming together, and intelligence born out of collaboration and out of networks," to quote one of my co-workers, Robert Fabricant. When we collaborate with different kinds of thinkers, sometimes from different cultures and backgrounds, we individually struggle with ingrained behaviors that reduce our likelihood of manifesting creativity.
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Instead of holding an hour-long meeting with a facilitator at the whiteboard, pen poised to capture ideas called out, what would happen if every person in the room were provided five minutes to generate ideas individually?
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When we lose track of time in group discussion, we are often crafting an enjoyable group experience at the cost of surfacing everyone's unique perspectives and voices. We risk filling the time with consensus, rather than exploring divergent, multi-disciplinary viewpoints. It is in the friction between these views that we explore new patterns of thought.
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Creating a Sense of Time in Online Courses | Faculty Focus - 62 views
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While we all agree that the five-year-old unnarrated PowerPoint is a dangerous and ineffective piece of content in an online course, we would also all agree that we can’t redo each narrated piece of content each semester. How do we strike a balance between creating content that is fresh (more on that in a moment) and being able to reuse content that is valuable?
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For teachers it makes them participate in the content, revisit the content they created in the past, and make it delivered in a “present” time for the students. For students it tells them that the teacher “was just here,” and that this stuff is happening now. It makes the content seem more relevant, and helps build a sense of community in the course.
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By creating content that has elements of real time associated with it, instructors can generate a sense of presence and freshness that are often missing in online courses.
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Pocket - 76 views
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Pocket helps you remember stuff. It's a free cross-platformtool that lets you take notes anytime, anywhere.
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Create notes by sending text messages to Pocket. When you log in, they appear on your dashboard.
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Pocket is a note-taking tool rooted in simplicity and elegance, born out of frustration with existing solutions.
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A great, easy to use virtual wall site where you can attached text, files, photos and other media to post-it notes. A great way to share and remember things online. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/ICT+&+Web+Tools
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another note taking tool
The Liberal Arts Are Work-Force Development - Do Your Job Better - The Chronicle of Hig... - 35 views
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Now consider that, according to the American Association of Community Colleges, about half of all freshmen and sophomores are enrolled at the nation's 1,300 two-year colleges, and many of those students transfer to four-year institutions. For a large percentage of people who earn bachelor's degrees, then, the liberal-arts portion of their education was acquired at a two-year college. Next, factor in all of the community-college students who enter the work force after earning two-year degrees or certificates, and whose only exposure to the liberal arts occurred in whatever core courses their programs required. The conclusion becomes obvious: Two-year colleges are among the country's leading providers of liberal-arts education, although they seldom get credit for that role.
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Employers rank communication and analytical skills among the most important attributes they seek in new hires, according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers. Perhaps those of us who teach those very skills at community colleges should embrace the integral role we play in preparing the nation's workers rather than rejecting the idea of work-force development as somehow beneath us.
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More important, this new perspective could have a positive effect on student success. If we come to see ourselves as preparing students not just for transfer but ultimately for the work force, students may be more likely to understand the relevance of the skills that we teach them and better able to use those skills for some purpose other than just getting a passing grade.
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Web Conferencing | Free Video Conferencing | Online Web Meeting | Multipoint video conf... - 54 views
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A great video conferencing site for making a live webinar or conducting an online lesson. It operates in a similar way to a chat room. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/ICT+&+Web+Tools
Seven Top Authoring Tools by Joe Ganci : Learning Solutions Magazine - 93 views
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Adobe Captivate Articulate Presenter Articulate Engage
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Adobe Connect
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Adobe Presenter
Online Reproducibles - 26 views
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Online Only
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TakingITGlobal - For Educators / TIGed - 70 views
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"Welcome to TakingITGlobal for Educators! Watch our video above to explore the programs we offer to help your students understand and act on the world's greatest challenges. We'll help you connect your classroom to the world!"
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This looks like a great site for connecting students globally in a safe environment. The focus is on seeking solutions to issues in the world. TakingITGlobal has a strong history of success.
Reporting & Analysis of Mobile Learning: Is It Worth It? by Skip Marshall : Learning So... - 1 views
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“Mobile learning is here to stay. There doesn’t appear to be an end in sight as smartphones and tablet devices become more and more pervasive. Through continual evaluation and analysis, mobile learning strategies will become an effective component of any learning strategy.”
Banned Unless Required - 59 views
I think the most salient point is to create learning experiences that captivate students and are compelling so that they use the devices as a way to learn what they want to learn. It's about the i...
Design Thinking in Schools: An Emerging Movement Building Creative Confidence in our Yo... - 46 views
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design thinking is a set of tools, methods, and processes by which we develop new answers for challenges, big and small.
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Through applying design thinking to challenges, we learn to define problems, understand needs and constraints, brainstorm innovative solutions, and seek and incorporate feedback about our ideas in order to continually make them better. The more we apply design thinking to the challenges we see, the deeper we strengthen the belief in our ability to generate creative ideas and make positive change happen in the world.
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If you are interested in finding a program or resources to help integrate design thinking in your school, the directory offers a great set of organizations already listed for inspiration and new connections.
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Using Reading Prompts to Encourage Critical Thinking | Faculty Focus - 118 views
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“Students can critically read in a variety of ways: When they raise vital questions and problems from the text, When they gather and assess relevant information and then offer plausible interpretations of that information, When they test their interpretations against previous knowledge or experience …, When they examine their assumptions and the implications of those assumptions, and When they use what they have read to communicate effectively with others or to develop potential solutions to complex problems.
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Interpretation of evidence
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Making connections
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http://www.iste.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Advocacy/Top_Ten_in_10.htm - 87 views
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Establish technology in education as the backbone of school improvement
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Leverage education technology as a gateway for college and career readiness
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Ensure technology expertise is infused throughout our schools and classrooms.
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