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Rachel Tan

Networked Student - 1 views

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  • Rachel Tan on 26 Jun 13
     
    Good presentation of how learning occurs in a networked environment, Web 2.0 tools to support learning, and the role of teachers - Edtec467 in a nutshell
  • Melissa Glenn on 27 Jun 13
     
    My favorite part was relating to the role of the teacher as I was starting to wonder based on what the student seemed able to do on his own!
Phil Tietjen

Rethinking "EdTech" » Philly Teacher - 0 views

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  • Phil Tietjen on 02 Jul 13
     
    "To borrow a phrase from Will Richardson, EdTech should not focus only on using tech to teach and learn better than we did before, but rather, it should focus on using tech to teach and learn differently."
Erika Impagliatelli

Digital Media and Learning Competition 5 - 0 views

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  • Empower the web to empower learning and democracy
    • Erika Impagliatelli
      Erika Impagliatelli on 13 Jul 13
       
      LOVE this quote! With all of the Teach For America sessions I've been attending this summer, the term 'empower' sticks out to me. It is so important that we empower our students in order to stimulate learning and to clarify the purpose of being a lifelong learner.
Karen Yarbrough

BlogWalker - Five Tips for Helping Students Become Better Bloggers - 5 views

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    • Erika Impagliatelli
      Erika Impagliatelli on 02 Jun 13
       
      It's so easy to forget that most students are completely unfamiliar with the correct way to blog. Providing them with examples is imperative in order for them to know what is expected.
    • Phil Tietjen
      Phil Tietjen on 04 Jun 13
       
      I like Tip #4 - "Invite students to share their strategies for bringing others into their conversations. Students need to know that far more bloggers will read their posts than will actually respond to them" Set up a rotating conversation where students share their strategies. Alternatively, bloggers from outside the classroom can be invited to share their strategies.
    • cherylanneburris
      cherylanneburris on 09 Jun 13
       
      I had never created a blog or even posted to one before this class.  In addition to these points for students, it is great for me as I learn myself as I strive to be better.
  • e sure to checkout Mark’s strategy of having blog reading as part of his SSR program.
    • Marie Collins
      Marie Collins on 05 Jun 13
       
      I really like this idea of bringing blogs into Reading Workshop time. I already have a rotation set up where kids are either reading books at their desk, meeting with me to practice fluency passages, or reading at the carpet with a special bin of curriculum themed or holiday themed books. How neat would it be to add a separate group that could be on computers reading blogs! With this rotation, kids would not be doing it every day but would still be intrigued on the days it is their turn to be there!
  • nowing how to respectfully disagree is a skill that requires much practice – but can be essential to maintaining a positive digital footprint.
    • Marie Collins
      Marie Collins on 05 Jun 13
       
      I can see this as an important introduction lesson to how to properly provide feedback to posts!
    • Melissa Glenn
      Melissa Glenn on 05 Jun 13
       
      I don't know how many classrooms you have for the grade level, but for my kids they have five classrooms. If each classroom had a blog, it would allow sharing between classrooms of the same grade. That would be exciting socially as well. In 6 years at school, my son has some students that have never been in his class, so he doesn't know them very well. But sharing blogs could create a better grade learning community. Just a thought!
    • Shelby Nelson
      Shelby Nelson on 06 Jun 13
       
      This is a good skill for all students to learn for life! Not just in a post online...but knowing how to respectfully disagree (and to accept disagreement yourself) can be very hard for kids.
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 07 Jun 13
       
      I see a lot of this strategy (point-counterpoint, respectfully disagree, etc.) in our class blog. I'm not so sure all levels of education could employ it as effectively, but it's definitely a good idea to promote.
    • Phil Tietjen
      Phil Tietjen on 07 Jun 13
       
      There are a number of researchers who argue that more of this needs to happen, i.e., instead of running away from the web, students need to learn how to effectively use it to build and maintain their own social presence, collaborate with others, develop solid "netizenship" skills. For example, this is what Jenkins is getting at when he talks about developing social media literacy.
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    • Hannah Inzko
      Hannah Inzko on 06 Jun 13
       
      Organizing students into groups and having them comment on each others blog posts is an effective way to avoid the "cool kids" syndrome. Or having them comment on posts of a certain topic from the start.
  • “me too” or “that’s cool”
    • Hannah Inzko
      Hannah Inzko on 06 Jun 13
       
      I think that a comment expressing the "me too!" or "that's cool" feeling is a good thing, but chould be backed up with a "why" piece as well. A requirement that I sometimes impose is to "always give a reason" when posting an I agree comment.
    • Phil Tietjen
      Phil Tietjen on 06 Jun 13
       
      Yes, it's important for the student to move beyond surface-level thinking and reflect on exactly why s/he agrees or disagrees. Reflection prompts the student to engage with the material on a deeper level and therefore higher order thinking processes.
  • When students don’t know who the “cool” kids are, typically, it is the thoughtfully-composed posts and comments that receive the most response.
    • Shelby Nelson
      Shelby Nelson on 06 Jun 13
       
      This becomes very important once you hit middle school and high school. The name of the author shouldn't impact the comment that a student gives. This reminded me of a personal experience. I went to a very small private school (Juniata) here in PA which meant very small classes. I had one professor who got to know all of us very well and he always had his classes put their student ID number at the top of all papers instead of their names.. This way, he graded the papers first without knowing who wrote it. After, he would match up the ID's to our names. I respected this philosophy and had wished more professors did this.
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 07 Jun 13
       
      That's a great idea, Shelby. Whether we realize it or not, there is an inherent bias in how we interact with and view others, both good and bad. That can come from both students and teachers, so while I think anonymous blogging isn't a good idea, perhaps using a different identifier than name can help alleviate some of these issues.
  • nclude reflection  and self-evaluation as part of the blogging process.
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 07 Jun 13
       
      This is a crucial part. Without personal reflection, how can students grow? Evaluation allows the student to do more than just complete an assignment.
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 07 Jun 13
       
      This is a crucial part. Without personal reflection, how can students grow? Evaluation allows the student to do more than just complete an assignment.
  • Teach students how to hyperlink.
    • Karen Yarbrough
      Karen Yarbrough on 08 Jun 13
       
      This had never occurred to me, but it makes sense.
Phil Tietjen

Ken Robinson says schools kill creativity | Video on TED.com - 1 views

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  • Hannah Inzko on 22 May 13
     
    There are so many points in this talk that resonated with me. His notion of "the importance of failing" is spot on. He says that "When we were young we weren't frightened of failing or scared of being wrong. Unfortunately the school system is educating people out of being creative and teaching that the worst thing that can happen is to be wrong about something. If we aren't prepared to be wrong we will never come up with anything original." It will be a shift for us as educators to encourage trial and error and not look at failing as a weakness in our teachings but instead as engagement, creativity and learning in our students.
  • cherylanneburris on 02 Jun 13
     
    Here are two of my favorites by Sir Ken Robinson 1. "Changing Education Paradigms" http://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_changing_education_paradigms.html It is a fascinating video that not only acknowledges the place for creativity but also multiple intelligences. 2. "Bring on the Learning Revolution!" http://www.ted.com/talks/sir_ken_robinson_bring_on_the_revolution.html Here, he "makes the case for a radical shift from standardized schools to personalized learning -- creating conditions where kids' natural talents can flourish." (video description)
Melissa Glenn

Five Future Trends That Will Impact the Learning Ecosystem | Edutopia - 1 views

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  • In addition to data strategies that match students to instructional modes, personalization strategies will shift to include creating a richer cognitive environment that supports focus, attention, memory and healthy relationship building for all learners.
    • Melissa Glenn
      Melissa Glenn on 24 Jul 13
       
      While I think this is extremely valuable to the learner, I wonder if it is removing their own experience of finding what works for them. This can be a criticial life-long learning experience and very empowering--to become engaged in your own educational experience.
Phil Tietjen

Toward A Networked Approach to Improving Education | DMLcentral - 0 views

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  • Phil Tietjen on 05 Jun 13
     
    "aims to improve mathematical outcomes for all students by constructing engaging learning experiences that support the development of quantitative literacies"
cherylanneburris

Is K-12 blended learning disruptive?An introduction of the theory of hybrids | Christen... - 2 views

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  • When this happens, the fundamental role of brick-and-mortar schools will pivot. Schools will focus more, for example, on providing well-kept facilities that students want to attend with great face-to-face support, high-quality meals, and a range of athletic, musical, and artistic programs and will leverage the Internet for instruction.
    • cherylanneburris
      cherylanneburris on 06 Jun 13
       
      This speaks to the collaborative direction many in education and industry are turning towards.  As Henry Jenkins stated in his blog on 1-19-11 that we read earlier, "...the role of educators needs to shift away from being an expert in a particular area of knowledge, to becoming an expert in the ability to create and shape new learning environments."  http://henryjenkins.org/2011/01/a_new_culture_of_learning_an_i.html
Melissa Glenn

What Seth Doesn't Know about Schools | The Tempered Radical - 1 views

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  • Not only do I believe that a foundational understanding of key words will help my students to be more fluent scientists — kind of like having a foundational understanding of basic multiplication facts helps kids to master increasingly difficult math concepts — I know that the tests that our state uses to determine whether or not students have “mastered” the content in my classroom are full of knowledge-based multiple choice questions.
    • Melissa Glenn
      Melissa Glenn on 05 Jun 13
       
      I ran into this while exploring blogs for this week's lesson. It fits in well with what we were discussing a couple of weeks ago for our learning philosophies. I have to teach some memorization because my students need to learn bone and muscle names if they can work in the health sciences. Personally, I don't need to wait while my nurse looks up where the blood vessel is she needs to draw blood. There needs to be some core knowledge, even if some smaller details can be looked up if needed.
Melissa Glenn

Random Thoughts of an OutLaw Educator: Pearls Before Swine - 1 views

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  • Melissa Glenn on 09 Jun 13
     
    This blog was just shared to me from a friend who teaches near Pittsburgh. The story of how these students turned a tragedy into a learning experience and civic engagement is a great model.
  • Phil Tietjen on 11 Jun 13
     
    Powerful story indeed. I've got a friend of mine at PSU who's focusing his diss research on civic engagement, and it looks like there's an org based in Oakland CA dedicated to it http://www.civicsurvey.org/CERG_Projects.html
cherylanneburris

A Tech-Happy Professor Reboots After Hearing His Teaching Advice Isn't Working - Colleg... - 1 views

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  • The things that make a good teacher are difficult—if not impossible—to teach, he thinks.
    • Melissa Glenn
      Melissa Glenn on 14 Jun 13
       
      I have found this to be very true. While all educators should try to learn and improve, there are some personality characteristics that can't be learned if you are going to stand in front of a group and try to get them to care about something!
  • But he's totally in tune with where they are and the struggle it takes to understand physics concepts. He is right there by their side, walking them through the forest of physics."
    • cherylanneburris
      cherylanneburris on 18 Jun 13
       
      One of the amazing things about both of the teachers mentioned in this article is the fact that they both CONNECT with their students.  Regardless of the methods, the use or lack there of when it comes to technology, or the subject, each teacher is there with their student, being available, giving their all, and being open enough to make contact with the faces that are staring back at them.  Regardless of the course, my best professors/teachers are those with whom I connected.
cherylanneburris

Every Every Every Generation Has Been the Me Me Me Generation - Elspeth Reeve - The Atl... - 3 views

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  • Because the media industry is high-status, but, at least early on, very low pay in a very expensive city, it attracts a lot of rich kids.
    • cherylanneburris
      cherylanneburris on 02 Jun 13
       
      I have often wondered how kids can afford no/low paying internships that require a full workload for multiple years in a big city.  Forgive my ignorance, there is not a lot of that in Whispering Pines, NC.
  • Melissa Glenn on 11 May 13
     
    This is a very interesting rebuttal of the Time Magazine article that I just read (it just showed up in the mailbox)! However, sometimes it does feel as those students today expect more from faculty and their classes. I have heard comments such as, "I pay you to tell me the correct answer." Every year, I get more demands for aids such as practice tests, videos, tutoring, more review sessions, additional extra credit, etc. This is true for my colleagues as well. But, I can't extrapolate that across all institutions, it may just be a problem in my own area.
  • Hannah Inzko on 23 May 13
     
    I'm not always sure it's that students that are getting more demanding, but maybe survival of the fittest with all of the competition out there. Right now, students are passing classes, not based on what they've learned, but based on the grade they receive on their exams. If we want them to be processing and acting on the information in class, we have to assess them on that, until then they will do what they need to do to get that passing grade.
Rachel Tan

Blogs for Learning | Articles - - 0 views

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      Rachel Tan on 20 May 13
       
      I am really grateful for this edtec 467 class and the opportunity to really hands on with the Diigo tool. 
    • Justin Montgomery
      Justin Montgomery on 23 May 13
       
      The Diigo tool is so powerful and useful for bookmarking, sharing, and commenting with groupmates!
    • cherylanneburris
      cherylanneburris on 31 May 13
       
      I agree with you.  What a powerful tool.  When I turn my Diigo toolbar off, it is like hiding knowledge for I don't see the remarks made by others and makes me wonder what else I have missed.
Karen Yarbrough

ACRL Information Literacy for Higher Ed - 2 views

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  • Karen Yarbrough on 29 May 13
     
    All this talk of information literacy this week made me think that you all might be interested in seeing the ACRL competencies. What do you think? Do we add up, or do we have our own work to do still?
  • Melissa Glenn on 30 May 13
     
    Karen--is this the most recent document? I find it interesting as it is listed from 2000, and I'm sure that the new learning technologies and changes with the internet would impact these competencies or at least lead to a revisiting of these. It is also interesting that it is noted that many states and institutions have created their own competencies instead of following these.
  • Karen Yarbrough on 02 Jun 13
     
    Yes, this is the most recent adopted version of the competencies for now, but here is a link with subject-specific standards and the like that are more recent: http://www.ala.org/acrl/standards
cherylanneburris

Aspiring to Higher Tech | My Teaching Journey in Transformative Times - 3 views

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  • cherylanneburris on 11 Jun 13
     
    Given I too have taken a break from teaching to attend grad school, I wanted to share this blog. Although it may not be exactly the experience everyone is having in this class, there is a lot of here to consider in terms of personal growth, development, and learning.
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  • Rachel Tan on 11 Jun 13
     
    I like the life lessons from her dog.
  • cherylanneburris on 12 Jun 13
     
    Her 30 day challenge to find inspiration in teaching is really interesting. Kinda makes me think back to the basics for why I went into teaching.
  • Phil Tietjen on 12 Jun 13
     
    We had a black lab too for about 12 awesome years (Smoki). Unfortunately, he passed away from liver cancer.
Rachel Tan

What is a badge? | HASTAC - 1 views

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    • Rachel Tan
      Rachel Tan on 14 Jul 13
       
      Prior to the Week 10 assignment on Open Education and Badges, I really had very little knowledge about the research and discussions that was going on with stakeholders on badge systems.  Reading Goligoski's article "Motivating the Learner: Mozilla's Open Badges Program" education technology  reviewer Audrey Watters explained that the badges were created as a response to a sense that "institutions and organizations traditionally responsible for accreditation no longer match the realities of what learning looks like today" - this gap if it continues will become more serious  therefore I can now see the need and push for a digital badge system that is based on a "trusted, secure and portable certification process."  Reference http://ojs.stanford.edu/ojs/index.php/a2k/article/view/381/207
    • Amii_Eunsung Park
      Amii_Eunsung Park on 20 Jul 13
       
      Rachel, I am glad you see the potential of a online badges.
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