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Adrienne Michetti

Comparing ICT use in education across countries | A World Bank Blog on ICT use in Educa... - 7 views

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data technology development ICT Edtech techintegrator

shared by Adrienne Michetti on 26 Jan 10 - Cached
  • we still do not have reliable, globally comparable data in this area
  • basic answers to many basic questions about the use of technology in schools around the world remain largely unanswered
  • Recent World Bank technical assistance related to ICT use in education has highlighted the fact that internationally comparable data related to ICT use in education do not exist -- and that this absence is a problem
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  • "It is a mistake to separate out technology infrastructure from pedagogical practices."
    • Adrienne Michetti
      Adrienne Michetti on 26 Jan 10
       
      Yes, this is true, but very difficult to measure
  • will begun to be collected in late 2010 as part of the general statistical gathering that UIS coordinates with all countries in the world.
  • At first glance, it might appear to some that, generally speaking, the more hours of recommended hours per use of computers might correlate well with how 'advanced' a country is in its use of ICTs in schools.  In fact, the opposite is often the case. 
    • Adrienne Michetti
      Adrienne Michetti on 26 Jan 10
       
      another reason why pedagogy can not be separated from the IT use. It's not enough to simply put a computer in front of a child.
  • In countries considered 'advanced' in ICT use, especially in 1-to-1 computing environments (like Uruguay, for example), laptops are (essentially) always available, but use is not officially prescribed/recommended for a specific period of time.
  • that less developed countries where ICT use in relatively new may well report that ICT use is recommended more than in more 'advanced' countries where ICTs are more mainstreamed in education.
    • Adrienne Michetti
      Adrienne Michetti on 26 Jan 10
       
      American educators, are you reading this???
  • it highlights the fact that that simple conclusions drawn from such data can be quite dangerous. 
  • That said, the building of a universal  index related to ICT use in education is especially problemmatic, given the the number of assumptions and value judgements that would need to be made about the importance or weight of individual indicators -- and that cross-national data collection in this area is still in its infancy
  • the fast changing nature of technology requires regular adaptation and change.
  • As we do so, the fact that the UIS will be collecting basic data on where things stand today in all countries in the world will greatly contribute to our collective ability to track developments and changes in this increasingly vital and strategic area of investment for governments and societies around the world. 
    • Adrienne Michetti
      Adrienne Michetti on 26 Jan 10
       
      I'm thinking the data collectors should talk to Hans Rosling.. I bet he has some ideas about how to go about this properly!
  • Adrienne Michetti on 26 Jan 10
     
    Fascinating article about upcoming data to be collected on international ICT use in education. So many challenges.
Vicki Davis

Pattie Maes and Pranav Mistry demo SixthSense | Video on TED.com - 1 views

www.ted.com/...aes_demos_the_sixth_sense.html

gesturebased innovation education edu_trends edu_news

shared by Vicki Davis on 25 Mar 10 - Cached
  • Vicki Davis on 25 Mar 10
     
    Important video for gesture based students to view. This is about the evolution of input into the computer. Pranav Mistry is the inventor.
Vicki Davis

Expert Talks: Free Professional Development with Experts on 21st Century Teaching & Lea... - 13 views

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webinar education learning edu_news

shared by Vicki Davis on 09 Apr 10 - Cached
  • Vicki Davis on 09 Apr 10
     
    I will be skyping into this free webinar hosted by Scholastic with David Rowe, Chief Scientist of Cognition and Learning at the Center for Applied Special Technology. Join us. April 21, 2010 - 3:30 pm EDT - free!
Andrew Barras

Students Weigh In On Characteristics of Effective Teachers : Educational Technology Guy - 18 views

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education students bestpractices professionaldevelopment

shared by Andrew Barras on 30 Apr 10 - Cached
  • The first comment made by a student was that students don't like, and will become unmotivated to do work, when a teacher doesn't have a plan, is unprepared, and "wings it" each day for lessons.
  • they like it when a teacher posts the homework ahead of time so that they can start it early if need be.
  • they absolutely hate when teachers don't get work or tests graded and back to the students in a timely fashion.
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  • the best teachers are enthusiastic and excited about what they teach, make it fun and interesting, use projects in class, and make their classroom a safe place to be.
  • Projects were listed as something they all loved.
  • they learned more through projects than just listening to a teacher talk or doing homework.
  • most students saw Facebook as a social thing, not necessarily for education. They did like when teachers use web sites and email though and want teachers to be accessible via email for help.
  • Andrew Barras on 30 Apr 10
     
    What student think make good teachers
yc c

The 7 ½ Steps to Successful Infographics - Articles - MIX Online - 9 views

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howto infographic

shared by yc c on 11 May 10 - Cached
  • If I stare at my spreadsheet (or table or daunting stack of white papers) for a while, I start to get it. I read it in small bits and go forward and backward randomly until something clicks. Did you ever look for the Ninas hidden in a Hirschfeld drawing? Ok, how about Where’s Waldo? Better reference? Once you find what you're looking for, you can't not see it.
    • yc c
      yc c on 11 May 10
       
      good talk =)
Brendan Murphy

Bullies, Victims, Voices: My Father's Advice | Teacher Reboot Camp - 11 views

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administrator all_teachers edchat voices victims bullies tlchat bullying

shared by Brendan Murphy on 30 Jan 11 - No Cached
  • From early on he began to invite many of my classmates on various trips.
  • They never forced me to do anything, though, because they respected and cared about my father.They knew where he stood on many issues because he’d talk to them about it.
  • he knew I would have this problem and knew he would have to build up a support system.
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  • She said when the daughter began to care about another living being she began to realize the impact of her bullying.
  • We can’t result to punishing or ostracizing a bullying student.
David Warlick

21st Century Learning Conference in Hong Kong | Intrepid Teacher - 9 views

www.jabizraisdana.com/...arning-conference-in-hong-kong

shared by David Warlick on 22 Feb 11 - No Cached
  • I am embarrassed that it is 2011 and we are still trying to convince teachers and administrators who run schools to use technology in their classrooms, as if we still have a choice
    • David Warlick
      David Warlick on 22 Feb 11
       
      It is embarrassing, but sadly it is true.  The momentum of industrial age education is great and many are still swept up in its continuing wave.
  • We do not really need conferences because we are teaching in an environment that resembles an ongoing global conference.
    • David Warlick
      David Warlick on 22 Feb 11
       
      A valid point, but I'm not sure the f2f conference is dead.  It needs to evolve.  We talked about this on the bus.
  • If you want your staff to do amazing things you have to hire the right people and give them an opportunity to play, experiment and grow. You must give them time to play, experiment and grow. You must give them money to play, experiment and grow. You must give them room to play, experiment and grow.
    • David Warlick
      David Warlick on 22 Feb 11
       
      Well said!
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  • I want the session to be conversations about challenges and successes of collaboration and not just a “book report” of what we did.
    • David Warlick
      David Warlick on 22 Feb 11
       
      I hope that you can work this out, but what about people who want to learn what you are doing, how you are doing it, and about the successes and barriers.
Gaby Richard-Harrington

Working Toward Student Self-Direction and Personal Efficacy as Educational Goals - 2 views

www.ncrel.org/...lr200.htm

student learning efficacy

shared by Gaby Richard-Harrington on 23 Mar 11 - Cached
    • Gaby Richard-Harrington
      Gaby Richard-Harrington on 23 Mar 11
       
      I think that this is worth listening to. It gives a really different reason for conferences.
  • she observes student-led parent/student conferences.
    • Gaby Richard-Harrington
      Gaby Richard-Harrington on 23 Mar 11
       
      I think this is worth listening to. It gives a whole new perspective on conferences.
  • improvement of instruction and for evaluation,
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  • mutually-enhancing learning process.
  • In traditional classrooms the teacher is seen as the information giver; knowledge flows only one way from teacher to student. In contrast, the methods used in a collaborative classroom emphasize shared knowledge and decision making.
  • Teachers may have a great deal of difficulty learning how to share control of instruction with students.
  • helping students make their own decisions will conflict with some teachers' learned experiences as well as their feelings about being in charge.
  • For some teachers this is a most difficult challenge
  • Similarly, students who are used to relying on teachers to give them so much structure, direction and information will have to learn to start asking themselves
  • "What can I do before I ask an adult?"
  • Some psychologists point out that fostering self-determination and personal efficacy can conflict with our goals for collaborative work (Sigel) unless we find ways to mold both goals into our instructional programs
  • self-direction can refer not only to the individual but to a group, a class of students, that decides upon goals, designs strategies and collaboratively evaluates progress on a group basis. As Vygotsky (1978) notes,
  • learning to think occurs within a social context; group speech gradually becomes internalized as personal self-talk about confronting life's difficult, complex situations.
  • Finally, personal efficacy means taking control of one's destiny
  • school restructuring and change
  • Some critics (Apple, 1979) suggest that schools help students reproduce knowledge of a dominant social, economic class, and not engage in producing for their own knowledge.
  • Further, many parents are concerned that a reorientation toward student self-direction and personal efficacy will diminish the influence of home and school and inadequately prepare students for the work force.
anonymous

Voki : a fun and free animated avatar tool for educators - 15 views

educationaltech-med.blogspot.com/...free-animated-avatar-tool.html

technology

shared by anonymous on 24 Sep 11 - No Cached
  • anonymous on 24 Sep 11
     
    Voki is an animation website . It is “ a free service that allows you to create personalized speaking avatars and use them on your blog, profiles and in email messages”. This web2.0 tool is very important in education as It enables teachers and students to express themselves on the web in their own voice , using a talking character.
Ed Webb

What teachers really want to tell parents - CNN.com - 12 views

www.cnn.com/...index.html

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shared by Ed Webb on 07 Sep 11 - No Cached
  • if I get an offer to lead a school system of orphans, I will be all over it, but I just can't deal with parents anymore; they are killing us
  • if you really want to help your children be successful, stop making excuses for them
  • it's OK for your child to get in trouble sometimes. It builds character and teaches life lessons. As teachers, we are vexed by those parents who stand in the way of those lessons; we call them helicopter parents because they want to swoop in and save their child every time something goes wrong. If we give a child a 79 on a project, then that is what the child deserves. Don't set up a time to meet with me to negotiate extra credit for an 80. It's a 79, regardless of whether you think it should be a B+
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  • Before you challenge those low grades you feel the teacher has "given" your child, you might need to realize your child "earned" those grades and that the teacher you are complaining about is actually the one that is providing the best education
  • more and more lawyers are accompanying parents for school meetings dealing with their children
  • never talk negatively about a teacher in front of your child. If he knows you don't respect her, he won't either
anonymous

Shai Agassi's bold plan for electric cars | Video on TED.com - 0 views

www.ted.com/...i_agassi_on_electric_cars.html

TED economics

shared by anonymous on 14 Apr 09 - Cached
  • anonymous on 14 Apr 09
     
    I think this is an OUTSTANDING video for an economics class. There are so many questions that you could pose for discussion, too. "All electric cars sounds perfect, doesn't it? But, how will we generate the electricity for that demand?" Or, on a deeper social studies level, "DIscuss what you think would happen to those countries like Saudi Arabia and Iraq whose economy is based on oil production? Support your thoughts." Do yourself a favor and watch this video. Then send it to every economics teacher you know.
  • anonymous on 14 Apr 09
     
    Another excellent TED video! THis one is perfect for your Economics classes.
Ed Webb

The English Teacher's Companion: Of Our Teachings: What Do They Remember? - 0 views

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shared by Ed Webb on 11 Apr 09 - Cached
  • What was clear today was that it was our relationship and their appreciation for the importance of ideas and my subject that remained one, two, eight or ten years later.
  • After all these encounters, these smiles, these chats and talks in the cafe, through emails and Twitters, what do I realize, what's the lesson? (Does there always have to be a lesson, Mr. Burke? they whine....). Relationships matter: you to your kids, you to your subject, kids to each other.
  • you can't teach kids if you don't know who they are or what they care about. The lesson is that if you don't know or care about what you teach, they will not remember it, will not value it going forward.
anonymous

FORA.tv - Videos on the People, Issues, and Ideas Changing the Planet - 0 views

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shared by anonymous on 08 Jun 09 - Cached
  • Ted Sakshaug on 08 Jun 09
     
    videos similar to TED talks. informative
Maggie Verster

Sugata Mitra shows how kids teach themselves - 0 views

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shared by Maggie Verster on 16 Apr 09 - Cached
  • Maggie Verster on 16 Apr 09
     
    The hole in the wall project
Ed Webb

Times Higher Education - Dummies' guides to teaching insult our intelligence - 0 views

www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp

shared by Ed Webb on 25 Aug 09 - Cached
  • When I started, largely out of exasperation, to investigate the educational research literature for myself, I was pleasantly surprised to find there was some genuinely useful and scholarly work out there, which recognised the demands of different subjects and even admitted that university lecturers aren't all workshy and stupid... It's a shame that this better stuff doesn't seem to have fed through into the generic courses that most institutions offer. My personal advice to anyone starting out as a university teacher: find a few colleagues who take their teaching seriously (there are almost certain to be some in the department) and ask them for advice; sit in on their classes if possible; remember you'll never teach perfectly but you can always teach better; and close your ears to well-meaning interference from anybody who's never actually spent time at the chalkface!
    • Ed Webb
      Ed Webb on 25 Aug 09
       
      Sounds like excellent advice
  • Magueijo's could acknowledge that some people teaching these courses are genuinely concerned about improving teaching, and they need academics' help in designing better courses that do so. Sotto's side should acknowldge that however much they talk about how important teaching is (as if they discovered this, and academics did not know), they are not listening to the people attending their courses if those people feel utterly patronised and frustrated at the waste of their time. If academics treated their students like educationalists treat their student academics they'd be appalling teachers. A simple course allowing us to learn from a video of our own lectures would be immensely useful. Instead whole empires of education have developed that need to justify themselves and grow, so they subject us to educational jargon and make us write essays on the educationalist's pet theory.
  • I would have preferred that David Pritchard had written it; his comments above are perfect.
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  • Most colleagues with excellent teaching reputations seem not to oppose training per se, but bad training.
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