Jean Lave, Etienne Wenger and communities of practice - 0 views
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Supposing learning is social and comes largely from of our experience of participating in daily life? It was this thought that formed the basis of a significant rethinking of learning theory in the late 1980s and early 1990s by two researchers from very different disciplines - Jean Lave and Etienne Wenger. Their model of situated learning proposed that learning involved a process of engagement in a 'community of practice'.
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When looking closely at everyday activity, she has argued, it is clear that 'learning is ubiquitous in ongoing activity, though often unrecognized as such' (Lave 1993: 5).
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Communities of practice are formed by people who engage in a process of collective learning in a shared domain of human endeavour: a tribe learning to survive, a band of artists seeking new forms of expression, a group of engineers working on similar problems, a clique of pupils defining their identity in the school, a network of surgeons exploring novel techniques, a gathering of first-time managers helping each other cope. In a nutshell: Communities of practice are groups of people who share a concern or a passion for something they do and learn how to do it better as they interact regularly. (Wenger circa 2007)
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NYC school uses collaborative wikis to cut costs and save time - 0 views
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The wikis include everything from test scheduling (internal) to early dismissal information (external).
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"We've saved lots of money," Cohen said. "But the real drag of using [expensive collaboration products] was you have these elaborate systems; parents had to get accounts; you had to give vendors the students' names; there was lots of work just to get it to work."
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With the Wikispaces, Cohen can just set the program up and have users do the work for him. Privacy concerns are minimal because the only publicly accessible information is the student's name and time of meeting,
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Build a PLN with Web 2.0 Tools (FETC 09) - 0 views
Google Maps Mania: Google Maps Creation Tool - 0 views
IfItWereMyHome.com - 7 views
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The lottery of birth is responsible for much of who we are. If you were not born in the country you were, what would your life be like? Would you be the same person? IfItWereMyHome.com is your gateway to understanding life outside your home. Use our country comparison tool to compare living conditions in your own country to those of another. Start by selecting a region to compare on the map to the right, and begin your exploration. You can also use our visualization tool to help understand the impact of a disaster. The Pakistan Flood and BP Oil Spill are currently featured. Check out the individual pages to gain some perspective on these awful tragedies.
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Please!!!!.....be very careful about the bottom of the page called "Talking About..." It is not censored!
Wallwisher.com :: Words that stick - 5 views
Scholastic Flashcard Maker - 0 views
WordChamp - 1 views
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"WordChamp has been designed specifically as an aid for language teachers. Whether you teach a classroom full of students or just one student, whether you want your students to stay entirely in the target language or translate, practice conjugations or reading, use pictures or practice pronunciations, WordChamp gives you the tools you need to help your students succeed."
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Learn languages and connect with people around the world. Free! Though a nominal charge gets you additional benefits. Bilingual flashcards both written and oral are already available or make your own. Oral flashcards can be downloaded as an MP3.The BEST part is the Web Reader which helps in reading authentic material also part of the site. The help is in the form of either written or oral mouse-over translation. WordChamp also has numerous other activities for the teacher to use to create supplemental practice. The Course Management feature allows a teacher to track classes or individual students.
skype - 0 views
Russian online typing tool - 0 views
YouTube - How to make a voki (avatar) - 0 views
nsnodgrass is thinking... | Youth Voices - 0 views
Steve Hargadon: Big News from Ning: Ad-Free Student Networks - 0 views
U.S. Department of Ed New Data Website - 0 views
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