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It is soon the start of a new school year for students in Australia. In other parts of the world, the year continues after a short break for Christmas while New Year festivities are just around the corner for those observing the lunar new year. The start of the year is considered an excellent time to reflect on key ideas that matter to our learning and potential for success. But does this equate with goal-setting?

n practical terms, any change effort that does not consider the culture into which it is introduced is unlikely to succeed. The worst-case scenario is that the change effort is resisted to such a degree that it is never truly implemented. In many cases, however, the change effort fails to produce the sort of results initially imagined despite the efforts of all involved to adopt the change. Although the new behaviours are adopted, something goes wrong, and it isn't always that the new idea itself is to be blamed. - Maybe it's culture?

Some ideas around why we created @motmedu Looking for a conference with a difference? What story do you have to tell? The #motm13 Unconference is built around stories for the purpose of making strong connections with other passionate educators who are integrating ICT with pedagogy.

A great citizen science site where users can upload and view photos of animals or use the free Apple device and Android Apps. It's a great way to do real science with what you already have in class. Check out the education section for more ideas. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Science

Nairobi 2010 Conference Reoprt  Climate Change and Natural Resource Use in Eastern Africa: Impacts, Adaptation and Mitigation Report of the 3rd Scientific Conference of the Ecological Society for Eastern Africa (ESEA) and co-hosted with the Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA) at Multimedia University College, Nairobi, 19 - 21 May 2010 By Nicholas Oguge, Caroline Lumosi, Teddy Odindo, Joseph Ngondi and Philista Malaki October 4, 2010 Summary While the Earth's climate has changed throughout history, the current warming trend has been of particular concern because most of it is human-induced and proceeding at a rate that is unprecedented.  One of the greatest concerns of this global warming is climate variability and change.  The risks associated with climate change add to development challenges such as food and water insecurity. Although climate change is only one of the many drivers negatively affecting biodiversity and ecosystem services, it certainly exacerbates the other factors such as land degradation and unsustainable natural resource use. There is general concern on the accelerating deterioration of the human environment and natural resources. This would widen poverty levels confronting eastern African countries and threaten gains made towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals. Thus, the Ecological Society for Eastern African organised its 3rd annual scientific conference with a theme addressing this global challenge.  The idea was to bring together researchers, policy makers and the general public together to discuss the climate change phenomena, its impacts, mitigation strategies and adaptation measures with regard to natural resource use in Eastern Africa. In order to address above issues and to reach out to a wider audience, we designed the conference strategically on three tiers:   1. Plenary talks: to provide policy information and direction, science on climate change, ecological and socio-economic effects, how to commun

Cómo puedo utilizar el Podcast y las herramientas con audio e imágenes para promover el aprendizaje de la lengua meta?  ACTIVIDADES DEL CUARTO DÍA  Martes 24 de abril de 2007  En esta sesión vamos a ver los siguientes temas: Tema 1. Herramientas con audio y con audio e imágenes Actividad 1.1 Consultar ligas de Slidestory y Podomatic Actividad 1.2 Presentación con Slidestory Actividad 1.3 Grabación con Podomatic Actividad 1.4 Colocar liga de la actividad en el Blog Actividad 1.5 Visitar actividades de compañeros y dejar comentario en el Blog Tema 1.  Herramientas con audio y con audio e imágenes  ¿Cómo puedo utilizar las herramientas con audio y con audio e imágenes para promover el aprendizaje de contenidos curriculares? Objetivo: Los participantes serán capaces de: Identificar las actividades idóneas utilizando herramientas de audio y de audio e imágenes. Identificar las características que debe tener un producto de calidad utilizando podcast o slidestory. Diseñar una actividad de manera individual o en parejas utilizando Slidestory.com o Podomatic.com Seleccionar y redactar una propuesta de trabajo para sus alumnos en la que, mediante slidestory, o un podcast elaboren un producto que dé cuenta de su conocimiento sobre un tema asignado. Introducción  La socialización de la información ha sido posible gracias al desarrollo de herramientas digitales beta que permiten al usuario compartir con cualquier usuario de Internet sus ideas mediante el uso de imágenes, audio y video. Para su adecuado funcionamiento, estos medios requieren del uso de banda ancha. Afortunadamente, cada vez es más común este tipo de conectividad. Las aplicaciones de estas herramientas en el contexto educativo invitan al docente a poner en juego su destreza y creatividad.  En esta sesión trabajarás con una de las dos herramientas, slidestory o podcast. Actividad 1.1. Consulta las siguientes ligas para que explores algunos eje

'Inside the Black Box' was written by Black and William in 1998 and in it they describe the classroom as a black box with inputs and outputs but what occurred inside was a mystery. For many teachers the reality has been that what occurs in their classroom has been both private and isolating, a matter between the teacher and his or her students but a task largely tackled alone. But this isolationist view is, in the age of the social media and networking increasingly challenged and more and more teachers are finding their voice, sharing their ideas and gaining valuable insights from a global community of connected educators.

Learning takes place in formal classroom settings and in informal environments where opportunities to learn are sometimes episodic, occasional and even accidental. They can come in a museum, a park, a zoo, on television, in computer games, or through a cell phone. We explore these environments to find new ideas that will engage children in very active ways and create an opportune moment to learn something new.

Find list of Top 47 eLearning & Workplace Learning Blogs (in alphabetical order) that Upside Learning team follows. 1. Adventures in Corporate Education 2. Bersin & Associates : Blogs 3. Big Dog, Little Dog 4. Blogger in Middle-earth 5. Bozarthzone 6. Clark Aldrich On Simulations and Serious Games 7. Clive on Learning 8. Connectivism 9. Daretoshare 10. Dave's Whiteboard 11. Donald Clark Plan B 12. eLearning Blog // Don't Waste Your Time… 13. e-Clippings (Learning As Art) 14. E-Learning Curve Blog 15. eLearning in the Corporate Sector 16. eLearning Technology 17. eLearning Weekly 18. elearningpost 19. elearnspace 20. Engaged Learning 21. Experiencing E-Learning 22. Harold Jarche 23. ID and Other Reflections 24. In the Middle of the Curve 25. Informal Learning Blog 26. Internet Time Blog 27. Jane's E-Learning Pick of the Day 28. Kapp Notes 29. Learn and Lead 30. Learning Conversations 31. Learning TRENDS 32. Learning Visions 33. Learnlets 34. Making Change - Ideas for Lively eLearning 35. Mobile Learning 36. Nigel Paine 37. Stephen's Web 38. T+D Blog 39. Take An E-Learning Break 40. The Bamboo Project Blog 41. The eLearning Coach 42. The Learning Circuits Blog 43. The Rapid eLearning Blog 44. The Upside Learning Solutions Blog 45. TogetherLearn 46. Will at Work Learning 47. Workplace Learning Today

An unmissable site for all things SEN. Find resources, ideas and help to push your students forward. I love the certificate maker. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Special+Educational+Needs

UKEd Magazine with educational articles on pedagogy and teaching ideas. This issue has a STEM theme.

As guardians and educators, we realize that lunch box is something extremely imperative for the school going children. The lunch box that a student takes to the school isn't only some other box - It's a pack brimming with affection, wellbeing, taste and a considerable measure of astounding recollections, making it one of the most prized possessions of a student's backpack! At the point when the lunch box is so imperative for the kids, it needs to have something uncommon in it consistently! Children frequently gripe of eating same old and exhausting stuff each day in the meal break. It's essential to break the dreariness of the tiffin now and again, and pack it up with some new and energizing nourishment! Here are a couple of crisp thoughts from Hallmark Public School - (the best school in Panchkula) for tiffin-accommodating nourishment for the school students.

"Despite the vast array of options when it comes to EdTech, walking around exhibitions you can't help but notice that the technology is converging, and that one black screen looks like all the other black screens, the 'solutions' are solving the same things and the high prices, alas, are also ubiquitous. But what impact is this having on learning? Few educators truly use the full capabilities of the tech available to them, due to a lack of time, training, or ideas for how it can be deployed, and some teachers can allow the technology to take precedence over pedagogy and learning."

What becomes clear, as you dive further into the emerging research that connects what we know about learning, mindsets, dispositions for learning and the development of mathematical understandings, is that a new approach is required. We need to move away from memorisation and rule based simplifications of mathematics and embrace a model of learning that is challenging and exciting. We can and should be emerging all our students in the beauty and power of mathematics in learning environments full of multiple representations, rich dialogue and collaborative learning. 

The role of the teacher is slowly but surely changing and with this come new challenges. Change becomes inevitable and processes for managing this and capitalising on the opportunities it brings becomes paramount within organisations. It is perhaps not surprising that educational institutions may evolve to become what are termed 'Learning Organisations' or 'Professional Learning Communities' within which there is a focus on the application of the principles of learning to manage change and explore new opportunities. 

What will tomorrow bring? What will life be like in 2028 as our youngest students of today exit school? What occupations will they enter and what challenges will they face? These are not new questions but with the rate of change in society and the pace at which technology evolves they are questions without clear answers. How then do schools prepare students for this uncertain tomorrow? What shall we teach our children today such that are well prepared for the challenges and opportunities of their tomorrow?