Desmos | Beautiful, Free Math - 0 views
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Explore math with desmos.com, a free online graphing calculator
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Desmos is a free online graphing calculator that allows students to graph functions, plot data, evaluate equations, and explore transformations. It is a powerful and reliable tool that can be accessed online or through the app for free.
Evolution of Wenger's concept of community of practice | Implementation Science | Full ... - 0 views
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Summary: The authors in this article analyze the evolution of communities of practice, or as they refer to them, CoPs. They define communities of practice as opportunities for sharing knowledge, learning through modeling, and observing. These CoPs have transformed from individuals wanting to learning and grow to a management system in which CoPs have changed slightly with terminology. This particular article highlights the need for a facilitator.
Community of Practice - 8 views
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By Etienne Wenger, this site offers her defintion and categorization of communities of practice.
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This article provides a simple definition of the term - "Communities of practice are groups of people who share a concern or a passion for something they do and who interact regularly to learn how to do it better." Businesses, organizational design, government, educational, professional associations, civic life and development projects use the concept of community of practice to focus on people and the social structures that enable people to learn from each other.
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This article focuses on defining communities of practice and includes several examples. I like that they break up the words and meaning to simplify and better understand the meaning and benefits of communities of practice. For example, we might live in a community neighborhood, but that doesn't necessarily mean that we live in a "community of practice."
Preservice Teachers' Participation and Perceptions of Twitter Live Chats as Personal Le... - 6 views
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This study observed and surveyed undergraduate students in a teacher certification program use Twitter to form personal learning networks. Researchers were interested in how students perceived Twitter before and after group discussion. Additionally, researchers wanted to know if Twitter was an effective medium for group discussion. Although some students had frustrations with Twitter's structure, most had a positive experience in using it for networking.
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I like this article because it shows how social media is rapidly transforming all aspects of our professional lives. At first when I started reading it, I wondered what are the benefits of Twitter over the chat function in many Learning Management Systems. But then I realized students are more likely connected to Twitter with several devices. The chat session would stay around longer than the course page in the LMS. Additionally, the PLN created by the synchronous chat session exists outside of the classroom walls and can continue long after the class is over. The article was correct to cite that one of the drawbacks is the lack of critical thought that goes into Twitter feeds. The low number of characters allowed limits the ability to express thoughts clearly. However, if it is used to organize PLNs it becomes an effective tool as the participants in the study all attested.
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The study supported the belief that Twitter chats provide a place where learners can be exposed to widely differing perspectives, not limited by geographical or socioeconomic constraints: "Twitter chats . . . to communicate to other professionals you may not even know but you will absolutely learn from them and what they have to say." I enjoyed the anecdote of the student who found himself in the same chat room as his school principal father!
Towards a Theory of Mobile Learning - 4 views
This was a very interesting read! I was always enjoy reading articles about the reconceptualizing of formal education and I appreciate the concrete context this provided by examining some initial f...
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