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Jennifer Dalby

Becoming Acquainted with the Digital World & Text-Based Communication - 3 views

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#EDUC251 eLearning eHabits digitalidentity privacy texting SMS

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  • Jennifer Dalby on 11 Jan 11
     
    I just finished reading E-Habits, by Elizabeth Charnock, CEO of the company who puts out this blog. It was fascinating (and scary!).
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  • Colleen Dixon on 11 Jan 11
     
    Thanks for the book reference and the blog - excellent. Last week I had two e-mails from two different high school students that demonstrate points in this blog. One e-mail was one line, two half-sentences, written in 'txt'. The other was two paragraphs, complete sentences, grammatically correct. Both had the same issue but their handling, and my responses, were so very different.
  • Joy LaJeret on 12 Jan 11
     
    I am becoming more and more frustrated with digital text based communication for the reasons the blogger specified. It is increasingly difficult to figure out why my granddaughters use a language I do not understand (text slang) and pictures on Facebook to substitute for a good "old fashioned" conversation. They are all smiles and hugs, leaving me to wonder what is really behind all that texting symbolism. I still prefer body language and the art of conversation and I am wondering where all this is leading.
  • Bruce Wolcott on 13 Jan 11
     
    My experience has been that most students know the difference between online chatspeak / textchat versus writing for formal communication. I may be in a bubble regarding this, but it's an exception, rather than a rule to run into chatspeak like - lol, imho, 4ever, omg, etc. in written assignments.
  • Joy LaJeret on 13 Jan 11
     
    Hmmm Bruce. I think there is a void between chat rooms and classrooms. I think there is something lost and something gained in virtual social spaces. I am from an age where a hug and a kiss is the ultimate sign of intimacy when inter-relating to family members. I want to see a real smile and touch a real body. Virtual reality and cyber space leaves those human face-to-face meetings unavailable. I like body language and reading it. I cannot see, feel, touch and watch other humans in the same way. It frustrates me.
  • Jennifer Dalby on 13 Jan 11
     
    I think there's more of an opportunity for us to recognize that with so many different ways to communicate, the nuances of interpersonal communication are more important than ever. I think the people who will be successful, are the ones who truly learn to connect with their audience and make the digital seem personal. I grew up with a dad who taught English and was an Air Force public affairs officer. My writing style has always been formal, and cold, and I've had to learn to add warmth in digital spaces. I'm still trying to figure it out!
  • Joy LaJeret on 14 Jan 11
     
    My experience with your style is you are very intellectually based in your writing style, while your personal style when dealing with this student was warm and open, encouraging and sharing. Okay, it is one opinion among many, I am certain; but this one is mine. I spent many years with the military as a family member and the mother of soldiers. One has to be careful in the civilian world when it comes to interacting with others, because military directness and crispness can get in the way of showing warmth and interest. Hopefully, I have mastered a more civilian way of speaking over the past several years.
Mary Ann Simpson

Twenty First Century Skills - 6 views

www.metiri.com/...tyfirst%20century%20skills.pdf

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  • Mary Ann Simpson on 20 Jan 11
     
    "The current and future health of America's 21st Century Economy depends directly on how broadly and deeply Americans reach a new level of literacy--'21st Century Literacy'--that includes strong academic skills, thinking, reasoning, teamwork skills, and proficiency in using technology.", says the 21st Century Workforce Commission National Alliance of Business
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  • Joy LaJeret on 20 Jan 11
     
    Another interesting read. I quite understand the need and growing need for the workforce to understand social medias and other forms of Web 2.0 tools and be able to use them well. Reading more about millennials, it is becoming more and more apparent they need to have strong " crap detectors," the ability to think critically and analyze huge volumes of information on the net, just to name a few.
  • Jennifer Dalby on 20 Jan 11
     
    I think this is one of the better collections of 21st century skills. I'm mostly concerned about the ones that don't involve technology. Like many of you, I worry about a future where people don't have basic problem-solving and communication skills. As far as technology skills are concerned, I'd like to see kids learn programming, with a focus on humanity, rather than commerce. I'm surprised how many teachers adopt "free" tools for young students, without having them explore the terms of service, and learn how their data and content will be used, sold, etc..
  • Colleen Dixon on 23 Jan 11
     
    Thanks for this, Mary Ann. As much as I value the technology and what it can offer and do, the interpersonal and social skills seem more and more critical now. Seeing kids standing next to each other texting, or texting rather than calling or meeting makes me wonder if they will develop those skills to the level they are required now.
  • Bruce Wolcott on 23 Jan 11
     
    Mary Ann, thanks for posting this article on the 21st Century classroom! Just based on some of observations of current trends and ideas, here are some of my ideas regarding this. To me it seems likely that whatever happens to the classroom in the 21st Century - ideally it will have some of the following features : 1) Instructors who have good live people connections, knowledge of Web resources and tools, and the ability to quickly readjust curriculum on the fly. They will be able to access the very best resources at hand to engage students (live presenters, online resources, web tools, etc.) 2) Teaching and learning will take the form of ad-hoc groups organizing around various kinds of problem solving or common interest explorations. 3) While traditional degrees probably won't go away soon, much of our ongoing lifetime learning will take place in courses like this one - or the MOMA online art series. We will obtain numerous certificates and engage in a variety of online cohorts/communities of shared interests. 3) Communications will become increasingly global and courses will not be necessarily bound to individual institutions. We will draw from a growing/maturing resource base of online lectures, virtual worlds interactions, simulations-based learning experiences, and multimedia databases. 4) The teaching technologies that we'll be using will have the functionality and freeform interactivity as videogames. Consider the Kinect, for example, which allows for full body and voice interaction with other people as well as maturing forms of artificial intelligence, as seen in this extraordinary TED talk with game developer Peter Molyneux. 5) Finally, I don't believe education will be transacted completely online, or that physical locations where actual human beings gather together will go awa
  • Helen Maynard on 23 Jan 11
     
    Another great read and thanks, Ann. Something this article doesn't address is the growing concern about the "digital divide." Not all segments of our society has equal access to the internet. I recently heard a lecture at NSCC addressing this problem. Many outlining districts in urban areas(and rural areas) do not have the infrastructure to receive Wi-Fi. Students is poor neighborhoods (many who don't have computers at home) must go to their local public library to get internet access. Yes, our public school system needs to incorporate more technology "know-how" into their curriculum and instruction, but equally as important, our society needs to take a closer look at what segments of society are presently at a big disadvantage in terms of equal access to technology, both in and out of school. As technology redefines what it means to be "literate," then we also must address equity and accessibility to resources.
  • Joy LaJeret on 24 Jan 11
     
    Helen, I like your astute comments and observations. The poor in this country may have access to computers in the library and at school, but many of them are homeless and living in cars. Anywhere from 2000-5000 people are homeless in King County and 80% of these people are women with children and suffering from DV incidents. If we go further, I have a friend working in Chimbote, Peru. Most of the people living in the barrios do not even have running water, much less the ability to buy or use computers. I suspect worldwide, you would see extremely large percentages of children without food much less computer access or skills.
Jennifer Dalby

Antisocial media - 3 views

www.boston.com/...aging_us_and_our_relationships

#EDUC251 eLearning medialiteracy

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  • Jennifer Dalby on 17 Jan 11
     
    In her important, controversial new book, Sherry Turkle reads our leap into digital technology not as the unfettering of a deep, human urge to connect, but as a dire symptom to be understood within an older framework: psychoanalysis. Whether you find this book's analysis convincing depends on how you read the Rorschach test that is the Internet.
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  • ann stephens on 18 Jan 11
     
    Based on this Boston Globe book review, I think the slant that Turkle misses is that maybe the internet is redefining, rather than limiting, human development. She uses an example of people instant texting things such as funerals, disallowing deep human, emotional discourse to illustrate how the internet is "not better", but limiting. But maybe this is a reflection of a society where families are often split for a variety of reasons - divorce, geography - and the internet is allowing a connection, rather than isolation. The internet doesn't prevent a deeper discussion.
  • Jennifer Dalby on 18 Jan 11
     
    Ann, from a sociological perspective, I believe the way we handle death and grieving is one of the most important trends to observe with this new media. Death is something we will always have to modify our perception to accommodate, and I think we're only at the beginning of a real cultural shift, and even an assimilation of cultures around how we make meaning around these issues. I'm going to add the Stefana Broadbent TED Talk to our shared bookmarks here. I think you'd like it.
  • Joy LaJeret on 20 Jan 11
     
    I think Sherry Turkle has voiced some of my concerns. I am not convinced that with the internet tools of social media the millennials and others are sharing deeper learning environments and relationships online. I think we need to reexamine these hypothesis as time goes by and they continue to develop.
  • Jennifer Dalby on 20 Jan 11
     
    Joy, you might like You Are Not a Gadget, by Jaron Lanier http://www.amazon.com/You-Are-Not-Gadget-Manifesto/dp/0307269647 It's his personal observation of where things might be headed. Much of it resonated with me, though I do understand it's only one point of view.
  • ann stephens on 21 Jan 11
     
    The observation how death and grieving is handled evolves and is reflective of society is an interesting observation. One internet tool I have noticed is that an on-line capability is often provided for death announcements. For several people close to me and a couple of celebrities that resonated with me, I would read or contribute to some of these postings and had a broader and more connected sense of the person. I didn't feel so isolated in my grief.
  • Joy LaJeret on 21 Jan 11
     
    I read an excerpt of the book and will try to find it in the library or buy it used! I really like what he is writing, Jen.
  • Bruce Wolcott on 21 Jan 11
     
    Since the Web is still less than 20 years old, I think the jury is still out regarding the darker isolating potential of online social behavior. Ann mentions online tools that announce death notices that allow people to publicly tell their stories and express grief over someone who recently died. I had a recent experience with an online service called CaringBridge that is used as a public communications forum for people who are experiencing life threatening illnesses or accidents. It gives well wishers an opportunity to express their support and lets family members communicate the ongoing status of the person who is sick. It provides a kind of forum for sympathetic and loving communications that has never existed before. My recent experience involves a friend I knew in high school who is battling brain cancer, and the debilitating chemo and radiation treatments. CaringBridge lets me join with a large group of other people to send messages of support to him. Recently, with difficulty, he has been able to begin writing posts to CaringBridge describing his day-to-day experiences and progress. Rather than being an alienating or "alone together" experience, I think it has a genuine positive effect on everyone involved, and is a powerful reminder of our own humanity and vulnerability.
  • Jennifer Dalby on 21 Jan 11
     
    Bruce, CaringBridge has been a great support for so many people. I originally discovered the site while I was following the story of Baby Allie http://www.scotthousehold.com/allie.htm whose mom documented her short life battling with AML. A huge community grew around her little life, and I discovered many CaringBridge sites. Jenny went on to start the Heroes for Children foundation, raising more than $3 million for families in TX with children undergoing treatment. My own early blogging experiences were around my own grief and loss http://momrealityblog.blogspot.com/2006/01/it-began-with-tragic-ending.html I had previously been involved in several online parenting communities. They were a huge support to me during that time. We have the potential to do a lot of good online and off. I think we just need to be cognizant of how our messages are amplified, and how we amplify the messages of others.
  • Jennifer Dalby on 21 Jan 11
     
    Joy, I am so sorry for your loss. I think grief is different for everyone, and the internet is a place we can find other people who share similar methods of grieving, so we don't feel so alone. In our own families, it's hard to support each other through periods of loss. I've discovered a lot of online communities, some healthy, and some not, where people feel comfortable expressing their feelings about loss. I think the most important thing I learned online during that time, was "be gentle with yourself."
ann stephens

Howard Reingold: Crap Detection 101 - 3 views

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  • ann stephens on 17 Jan 11
     
    The emphasis of this article, is that we can get in information overload, which impacts the verasity of the data we get. He discusses deliberate biases in websites and the need for us to use filters in the information we receive. To me, it is not just the information we receive, but how we ask the question. Using a different search engine or how a question is phrased can often provide a different answer. When I am trying to research something, I often will not only read the first couple of references, but randomly go to a later page and some of the references there.
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  • Joy LaJeret on 17 Jan 11
     
    I tend to agree with this. Without a crap detector, what you write in research or a blog may lose it's importance because of your primary and secondary resource validity.
  • Bruce Wolcott on 18 Jan 11
     
    Ann, This great article by Howard Rheingold (with lots of useful bs detector tips) hits close to home for me. One of the biggest challenges for me and other instructors I've talked to, is how to filter and sort out fact from fiction on the Web. There's a ongoing debate regarding Wikipedia, for example. Students have a tendency to use it like a one stop information shopping mall. This bad for a couple reasons. It promotes academic laziness, and always raises the question of credibility/validity. Consequently, I don't let students use Wikipedia as a cited source for their written work. Rheingold makes the point that printed materials sitting on library shelves has been vetted by professionals, and can be considered valid sources of information. In my experience, only a portion of my students actually rely on printed materials from the library - just about everything seems to come from the Web. I know Bellevue College librarians have been working on a variety of solutions to this business of "crap detection". The BC library offers a wide variety of online journals, newspapers, magazines, as well as services such as Books 24/7 - which actually provides a large library of up-to-date and digitized textbooks, novels, and how-to publications. It also has a service called "Ask A Librarian", where you can ask an information question of a live librarian night or day.
  • Jennifer Dalby on 18 Jan 11
     
    Bruce, I'm always surprised when people think the library resources are too difficult to navigate and therefore don't put in the effort. I can't count how many times I've shown people Books 24x7. It really should be promoted more to faculty and staff. I find it's one of the best ways for me to quickly dive into a new technology.
  • ann stephens on 18 Jan 11
     
    Library science has definitely evolved from the time of index cards and Dewey decimel system, as the only real tools we had to find information and books required physical interaction with the printed page. It is great to have access to more data, but makes filtering more challenging. I personally, still like reading words from the printed page, but find that I do much of my reading/getting information via the web or in some type of visual form. I think the ebook products are just the start. I do look forward (and I know it is beginning) when text books for our students will be primarily electronic and they don't have carry around such heavy bookbags. Also, as a new BC student, thanks for letting me about Books 24/7 and Bruce, your comment, about how the librarians are starting to use electonic means for "crap detection" in electronic media is good.
  • Jennifer Dalby on 18 Jan 11
     
    Just saw this posted by the Cybrarian who supports our MEDIT students. http://library2.norwich.edu/library/findingonlinebooks
Bruce Wolcott

Bruce's information website - 3 views

www.brucewolcott.com

#EDUC251 presence EDUC251 portfolio resume

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  • Bruce Wolcott on 01 Feb 11
     
    I just wanted to get this link up before we moved too far away from our Module 3 "presence" section. I'll be updating this very soon.
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  • Mary Ann Simpson on 01 Feb 11
     
    Bruce, your website is marvelous--a very professional presence indeed! I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. The black background you chose for the profile page highlighted by the white and soft blue is exceptional. It adds "class" to your text. I will check in again to see what is new!
  • Joy LaJeret on 01 Feb 11
     
    I agree with Mary Ann; it is very impresive. An Interesting read.
  • Bruce Wolcott on 02 Feb 11
     
    Mary and Joy, Many thanks for your comments. One of my current concerns about the site is being too wordy - an occupational hazard for instructors. Whitney Keyes has taught a web marketing course at Bellevue College. I think her Whitney Keyes website is just great - no excess words - just the facts, ma'am. Much of her content is hidden beneath the lean surface layer for those who want to find it.
  • Jennifer Dalby on 02 Feb 11
     
    Whitney's got a nice site. That's just a wordpress theme. You could easily set up a site like that. I use wordpress on all my self-hosted sites. http://injenuity.com/ http://www.jentropy.com/ http://www.snohostories.com/ It's very easy to set up and maintain, and there are a ton of free themes.
  • Mary Ann Simpson on 02 Feb 11
     
    I agree with Jennifer that Whitney does have an impressive site and I appreciate her input (link) about how to create one. I need to get on that myself in my "spare time" as my online presence or portfolio is pretty much limited to a very primitive blog. This is all new stuff for me, yet very exciting as I move forward with what I hope will become a new career.
Joy LaJeret

Evan Sveum's Instructional Design Blog - 3 views

act.uwstout.edu/...5--instructional_design.html

Sveum Design

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  • Joy LaJeret on 31 Jan 11
     
    This article seems to be a good example of the type of design I hope to accomplish. Evan is a fellow University of Wisconsin graduate and has pursued an interesting career in design. His resume/blog was well worth the time it took me to explore and read it.
  • Bruce Wolcott on 01 Feb 11
     
    Joy, I really appreciate your link to Evan Sveum's blog, especially this week when we're taking a look at how to organize and present an online curriculum. Initially, as I was moving through his opening page review, I was struck by the following item: "Voice Recognition (Dragon NaturallySpeaking). Talk-to- type has been a huge efficiency for me! I very rarely use the keyboard on my computer anymore". I used Dragon software about 8 years ago, and found it to be very unsatisfying to use. However recently, I've been hearing good reports back about it. I'd be curious to know if anyone in the class has been using voice-to-text in their work...
  • ann stephens on 01 Feb 11
     
    The tab in Sveum's blog regarding eLearning technology was useful - a good overview of different types of technologies one needs, with the practical tools highlighted.
Jennifer Dalby

Fake iPhone Text - 2 views

www.fakeiphonetext.com

#EDUC251 infoliteracy

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  • Jennifer Dalby on 07 Feb 11
     
    A tool to be aware of.
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  • Joy LaJeret on 07 Feb 11
     
    What kind of folly is this?
  • Jennifer Dalby on 07 Feb 11
     
    Well, we know anything we put out there can be copied and passed around. Now we know easily it can be forged.
  • Joy LaJeret on 07 Feb 11
     
    Good Grief! That makes me think twice.
Mary Ann Simpson

Instructor Resources for MathXL - 0 views

mxlmkt.pearsoncmg.com/instructor-support

onlinelearning teaching

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  • Mary Ann Simpson on 13 Feb 11
     
    Using Google, I found this source for math support for online educators. It is very well put together and extremely easy to use. Although I'm not a math instructor, if I were, I would enjoy using this support program because it seems well organized and flows in a logical fashion. There are links to all of an instructor's basic questions.
  • Jennifer Dalby on 14 Feb 11
     
    Pearson's got some decent resources to go along with their text books. I've known several instructors who've used MyMathLab and enjoyed it. Many instructors are surprised when I ask them what online resources are provided by their textbook publishers. The publishers are scrambling to keep up and add value, because they know they are at risk for becoming obsolete, especially in math.
ann stephens

eTeacher Assessment Example - 5 views

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  • ann stephens on 14 Feb 11
     
    This week the focus is on assessment and evidence of understanding. The emphasis is, of course, on how we assess our students. However, eteachers can be more easily observed, so I thought the community might find it interesting as to how I, as an eteacher, am assessed. (The students do an automated self-paced lesson and then take a practice quiz. If they have questions during the lesson or in order to go the next one, we interact. Based on the quiz and other questions/discussions we have, I pass them to the next lesson. I have up to 4 students in one session.) Once a month, my supervisor listens to one of the recorded sessions and writes up an assessment. What I find interesting that is unique to elearning, is that my use of the technology environment goes into my assessment. I need to be logged in on time, I need to effectively switch among my students, etc. Also, if an area is weak, a request by my supervisor to re-take an automated class I have taken before - such as effective questioning - might be assigned.
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  • Joy LaJeret on 14 Feb 11
     
    I found those examples interesting and am reserving judgement and evaluation until I learn more about assessment.
  • Bruce Wolcott on 14 Feb 11
     
    Ann, Many thanks for this assessment form!
  • Mary Ann Simpson on 14 Feb 11
     
    Great example of a very thorough assessment! It is also of interest that your supervisor logs in on a regular basis to assess your instruction--quite a good strategy to ensure exceptional delivery by the school's online teachers. Thanks for sharing this form, Ann!
  • ann stephens on 14 Feb 11
     
    The online environment provides for easy capture of the session. The requirement for teaching include having a degree and a background check, but not a teaching certificate. I feel the monitoring is an extra check and balance on both how we are teaching and our online presence. We go through training and have guidelines on what we can and cannot discuss with the students - such as sharing emails, contacts outside of class, etc. Recently this has come into focus, as the regular school teachers at the school I am tutoring with (we are a scheduled once a week class during the school year) encouraged the students to ask where we live, etc., to feel more connected. On our teacher platform, the teachers and our supervisor were able to post and share with each other on how they were and should be handling this. It is a balance - just as in a regular classroom - to be connected, yet have privacy. I do not find what information I should and should share or ask to be a problem for me, but the time focus is. The students are used to texting all the time and feel comofrtable with using the time that way. I have now developed my own transitions - from the explicit: "we've chatted enough for right now, please go on with your lesson" to a softer transition by using the information in our dialog to set-up a problem: You got so much snow! So if you had eight snowballs and split them evenly....".
  • Jennifer Dalby on 14 Feb 11
     
    This is fascinating! I've honestly never seen an instrument for a supervisor to evaluate an online teaching session. (Or maybe I just don't remember.) For distance education at BC, instructors/divisions can opt in to the online student evaluations. I don't know if Norma signed up to have this course included in the evals. If so, you may have received access to that today. As far as I know, that's the primary way teachers are evaluated here. It compares to how they are evaluated in f2f classes. For me, I like to get constant feedback from students, and that's why you see me poking around a lot, sending lots of email, and including self-checks. It's always an awful feeling to get to the end of a course and discover you could have made changes early on that would have made a big difference in learning. (But I always expect to discover some of that at the end, as well!) Thanks for sharing this!
Jennifer Dalby

PdF 2010 | Howard Rheingold: Rethinking Community, Literacy and the Public Sphere - 1 views

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#EDUC251 infotention literacy mindfulness community

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  • Jennifer Dalby on 29 Jan 11
     
    Interesting perspective on attention. This addresses some of the issues we've discussed this week. I'd be interested to know if you're able to watch the entire video without doing anything else. I'm 6 minutes into it, and I'm composing an email for work, writing this, and texting a friend in the UK.
  • Bruce Wolcott on 30 Jan 11
     
    I finally had a chance to watch this talk by Rheingold. He's covering some of the issues that we've already discussed over the past couple of weeks. One of them is the need for our educational institutions to change in response to global communications changes (1 billion online users, 2 billion cell phone users). He says we need new forms of literacy both in terms of how to use these new technologies, as well as how to communicate effectively using them. He said this isn't a new situation - in the past, societies had to adapt to the technologies of the phonetic alphabet, the printing press, telephone, television, etc. One interesting quote: "Our educational system, our schooling system is very well tuned to creating good citizen workers for 19th and 20th Century industries."
Bruce Wolcott

Wolcott - Evidence of Understanding post - 16 views

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#Portfolio6

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  • Bruce Wolcott on 04 Feb 11
     
    This is my portfolio post for week 5
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  • ann stephens on 04 Feb 11
     
    Your question - How do you represent ideas with images? - is a very powerful one. We are bambarded with images all day. I often think of these images as trying to sell me something - such as a commerical to buy something - or sometimes a quick reference to information - such as a symbol for a restroom. I realize now that technology has allowed for the production of images to be so accessible that they are now a part of our normal dialog. It is easy to make a video or take a picture. On Facebook, we see this all the time; people adding content to their story with images.
  • Helen Maynard on 04 Feb 11
     
    Just looked at your portfolio which is a learning course in itself! You've done a great job of summarizing what we've been working on. Our portfolios are a perfect place to store this. You've inspired me to take a few steps back before I move forward with Module #4. Thanks, Bruce.
  • Bruce Wolcott on 05 Feb 11
     
    Ann and Helen, Thanks much for your feedback on the website. It's much appreciated!
  • Joy LaJeret on 05 Feb 11
     
    Bruce...I have a question. I wrote a story blog this week. Can you tell me if your course would help me create a video presentation of this blog? http://joystechtool.blogspot.com/ I don't have your email, except maybe the one you have at BC. I would have to take it as a senior. Which means space available. Can this be done?
  • Bruce Wolcott on 06 Feb 11
     
    Joy, Just to let you know... the visual storytelling class won't be offered again until Fall 2011. It sounds like your story would make an interesting educational online comic or presentation - explaining the idea of backwards design. One approach, is that you could use a virtual world environment like Second Life or BlueMars to engage virtual characters/actors, and set your camera positions to tell your visual narrative. You could synchronize narration and other audio, and then post it to the Web via YouTube, Google Presentations, or some other presentation application like SlideRocket. Just a thought...
  • Joy LaJeret on 06 Feb 11
     
    Thanks Bruce. Fall would be perfect! That is if I could get in the class. I suspect it is very popular on campus. I would like to use second life; but have not tried. Is it free. My understanding is it is very expensive. While I would like a video of the story to put with the blog, it can be done at a later date. What I do not know how to do is synchronize the narration and other audio. My husband uses camcording to capture band performances. Could you maybe email me on this issue? jal8008cel@comcast.net. Unless I am taking advantage of your knowledge here. Please?
  • Mary Ann Simpson on 07 Feb 11
     
    Thank you, Bruce, for sharing the objectives of your Course. It sounds so intriguing that I would love to be a part of it! Perhaps that will become a reality for me as time passes.
  • Bruce Wolcott on 08 Feb 11
     
    Joy, I could probably begin to answer your question here, and then if you have more questions we can connect via my other email address: bcweb20class@gmail.com. Probably the best online multimedia delivery application that I know of is SLIDEROCKET. I've been using it in my courses for about a year. You can upload Powerpoint slides, incorporate video directly from YouTube (or uploaded video), images, graphics, text, and integrate these all with a sound track. Everything is built online, and the interface works well. The catch is this - after the 30 day trial period, it costs $12 per month. I taught a very challenging online course this summer, and I didn't mind paying that fee because of the excellent results I got. SlideRocket saved the day by pulling me out of a jam. It also now integrates well with Google applications. Another (this one is free) cloud-based multimedia authoring application is EMPRESSR . Here's a quote from the website: Empressr is the first free online storytelling tool that allows you to create, manage and share rich media presentations online. Earlier in the quarter, Jennifer recommended another audio editing tool called AUDACITY , which is really terrific! It's simple to use and produces good results. I actually prefer Audacity for audio editing over some other commercial products that have a lot more bells and whistles. I hope that helps!
  • Bruce Wolcott on 20 Feb 11
     
    Here's my post for mapping an evidence for understanding to specific learning objectives.
  • Mary Ann Simpson on 21 Feb 11
     
    Bruce, I especially liked the "evidence" requiring students to create their own business card. Each item you posted was very concrete and would definitely indicate understanding on the part of students.
  • Joy LaJeret on 21 Feb 11
     
    I second that business card lesson. It will prepare them for job hunting in the future. I think creating ePortfolios are another good practice.
  • ann stephens on 22 Feb 11
     
    http://www.mercurynews.com/opinion/ci_17396167?nclick_check=1 - This is an OpEd piece by David Brooks of the New York Times, which came out this week. "It could be that the nature of technlogical changes is (causing) a shift in values". This is not an opinion about education, but goes to the point about preparing students for the future/present even that assumes technology. Maybe our values are and how we assess things has to evolve, as well.
  • Joy LaJeret on 22 Feb 11
     
    I truly thought that blog was thought provoking! I absolutely agree about changing values. But, I think that change must come from this generation and what they want for themselves, for their community and for their country. Hopefully they can think that broadly about themselves and the world. I believe they can and do!
Jennifer Dalby

Stefana Broadbent: How the Internet enables intimacy - 0 views

www.ted.com/...internet_enables_intimacy.html

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  • Jennifer Dalby on 18 Jan 11
     
    We worry that IM, texting, Facebook are spoiling human intimacy, but Stefana Broadbent's research shows how communication tech is capable of cultivating deeper relationships, bringing love across barriers like distance and workplace rules.
ann stephens

Class Roster (Activity 8.4) - 8 views

animoto.com/...NyThcXHVkUzxH0iDeoLdgA

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  • ann stephens on 08 Mar 11
     
    animoto.com is a tool that allows one to take pictures and create a slide show, adding text and music. It is a free tool, however, for a modest amount you can have additional features that allow you to do professional editting. I chose this activity as a way to connect with everyone and can really match faces with names. If you do see any mistakes, please let me know and I can easily update the slide show. I feel it goes to the discussion about creating community and having a presence that is more dimensional than just our names in a list. One could request and easily add other photos or snips.
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  • Mary Ann Simpson on 09 Mar 11
     
    Ann, what a wonderful video! The only problem I had was watching it as a complete stream--I think my network connection is slow this morning. My 250 class was introduced to this tool and as you know, I used it in my Course Framework posting, but another student used it similarly to you. She developed a video of herself when she is not teaching (activities with family and friends) and posted it as her "Course presence", Further, she said that all of the students in her Course would be making videos of this type and together, they would become the Course Roster! It's such a simple, cool idea!! Thanks for sharing!
  • Helen Maynard on 09 Mar 11
     
    Ann - what a great tool for introducing everyone and making the point that learning is a social activity and works best in an "intentional forming group." Perfect for creating a "Course Roster." Thanks for creating this demo!
  • ann stephens on 10 Mar 11
     
    Bandwidth is always a problem. I like the idea of "individualized" animotos that can be combined. The more advanced tool does allow for adding video. http://animoto.com/play/ye7XT0nzKSJvOWK8XGTh0A - this is an example of how I used in a personal way. My family and friends were more responsive to seeing this in this form and its an easy way for me to sort out pictures I want to focus on from all the hundreds I seem to take with the digital camera these days.
  • Bruce Wolcott on 10 Mar 11
     
    Ann, Nice to see your new baby Lilly wrapped up in this spiffy Animoto package!
  • Joy LaJeret on 10 Mar 11
     
    Cool Tool! I loved it!
  • Susan Kolwitz on 10 Mar 11
     
    Ann: I agree with Joy...cool tool. What a nice way to introduce the class.
  • Joy LaJeret on 10 Mar 11
     
    My thought exactly Ann!
ann stephens

EDUC 251 2/15 Checkin - 20 views

The point for me is not the amount of time I spend in a class, but having a filter for what is important. Posts, for example, that come with a highlight of what the link about or some reaction to ...

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Mary Ann Simpson

Module 7 Self Check - 4 views

spreadsheets.google.com/viewform

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  • Mary Ann Simpson on 06 Mar 11
     
    I designed a 5 question form that asks you to think about what you did during this Module and to respond with brief text answers. Enjoy!
  • ann stephens on 08 Mar 11
     
    The questions were quite reflective and more of "test" in a way, although there is obviously not a right or wrong answer. I must admit that the modules have somewhat blended, so I couldn't answer precisely. That being said, I used a similiar concept in my course framework, where I combined self-check with a "quiz", with the difference being the quiz questions are more reflective and would contribute to the score I give to the activity. Good questions!
Jennifer Dalby

Evernote as ePortfolio Tool « ESL Teaching and Learning - 5 views

eslteachingandlearning.wordpress.com/...evernote-as-eportfolio-tool

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  • Jennifer Dalby on 15 Mar 11
     
    If you haven't tried Evernote, I highly recommend it. This is a decent post about uses in education.
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  • ann stephens on 16 Mar 11
     
    The description sounds quite good. http://www.evernote.com/ - is the actual website for the tool.
  • Bruce Wolcott on 17 Mar 11
     
    Jennifer, I've been using the online Microsoft Office OneNote to save web pages, images, text snippets, etc. What are some advantages to using Evernote, in your experience?
  • Jennifer Dalby on 18 Mar 11
     
    I like that I can sync evernote across multiple machines and my phone. My 10 year old daughter even uses it to capture things she wants to save.
Helen Maynard

Tech Application as Part of My Final Project - 7 views

www.vuvox.com/...03af46cc16

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  • Helen Maynard on 20 Mar 11
     
    Module 9 and Portfolio #9 assignment - Spent about 7 hrs. on Saturday creating a slide collage with VUVOX - "This dynamic media creation suite enables everyone to easily turn their photos, videos, text and audio clips into interactive stories." I wanted to have experience with several tech applications before I do my presentation. As usual, I got very engrossed in the creative aspects and spent too much time. However, this project involved many steps - making "snapshots" of some video I took of San Juan, Puerto Rico. Then, converting these to a JPG file. Discovered PICASA for storing my pixs, but since it didn't have audio capacity, searched and found VUVOX. I had great fun (and hrs.) creating my collage, writing a short narrative, then uploading my recorded voice. I'm still not happy with the speed of the slides in relation to the voiceover, but it's close to completion. Not sure what I'm going to do for a presentation but I wanted to have first-hand experience with tools other than VOICETHREAD.
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  • Mary Ann Simpson on 20 Mar 11
     
    Helen, this work is amazing! I felt like I was "in" the collage! Many questions came to mind about what was happening at the moment captured in each picture--I'm sure you have some wonderful stories to tell! I think I missed your voice over, but I will try again. It has been so helpful when other students post examples of work done with a tool new to me. Because my "play/exploration time" has been limited this quarter, I haven't found all of the cool things out there, so thanks for bringing this one to my attention!
  • Jennifer Dalby on 20 Mar 11
     
    Beautiful! Thank you for introducing me to a new tool. It looks like lots of fun. I love when I see tools used to tell a story.
  • Bruce Wolcott on 20 Mar 11
     
    Helen, I've never seen a presentation format like VUVOX before. It's really an interesting way to create a slide show - one that allows you to scroll back and forth through the entire experience - in this case, San Juan...
  • Joy LaJeret on 20 Mar 11
     
    I loved that presentation!!! I felt like I was there Helen. How wonderful to preserve memories on that tool!
  • ann stephens on 21 Mar 11
     
    It was audio and visual poem. I will definitely think about using this tool.
  • Susan Kolwitz on 23 Mar 11
     
    This is a great presentation. Using these different tools to put this together. I can see the potential this might have in the classroom.
ann stephens

Tool Option for Final Project - 4 views

www.glogster.com

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  • ann stephens on 13 Mar 11
     
    Because people do have different information styles (I prefer the written word), I decided to do a glog highlighting the points of my Best Practice assessment. In addition, I am planning to do a jingcast of the glog, where I add an audio commentary and can illustrate the best practices by showing them on my computer screen and capturing them. (A glog is a electronic poster that you can add text to and integrate video or audio.) Here are a couple of examples of glogs: - http://astephens3.glogster.com/the-colonoscopy-experience-5301/ - a collection of youtubes on the colonoscopy experience - http://astephens3.glogster.com/colon-resources/ - a collection of links to colon cancer information websites
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  • Joy LaJeret on 13 Mar 11
     
    I love Glogs! I had to laugh inspite of myself at the comic video! all the more reason NOT to have one!
  • ann stephens on 13 Mar 11
     
    Well, yes, colonoscopies are a pain in butt, but for those unintiated - they give you drugs so you are out during the whole process.
  • Mary Ann Simpson on 13 Mar 11
     
    I'm with Joy--the "comedy" was hilarious!! The other vids were informative and altogether a great addition to your Course Framework, Ann! I have heard several people mention Glogster in my other class but have not tried it yet. Thanks again, Ann, for paving the way once again!!
  • ann stephens on 13 Mar 11
     
    Thanks for the kind words. I was introduced to this tool in the first course we took - EDUC281: Tools - and find it fun and easy to use. Also, Jennifer's introduction to jing was really worth it.
Jennifer Dalby

Let's Get Meta « PrattleNog - 1 views

prattlenog.com/...lets-get-meta

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  • Jennifer Dalby on 13 Apr 11
     
    thought someone might be interested in assessment
  • Mary Ann Simpson on 14 Apr 11
     
    Thanks for posting this, Jennifer! I found some good questions within the text--questions I will continue to think about as I work my way through the elearning assessment course we just began. Hope all is well in your world!
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