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Daniel Melia

Embedded Learning: Integrating Skill Acquisition Into Day-to-Day Activities - Forbes - 1 views

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embedded learning scale transfer

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  • Daniel Melia on 14 Sep 12
     
    This is not explicitly about education, but there are juicy bits in here on scale and transfer that are worth our while. 
Billie Fitzpatrick

Lesson Planning and the Common Core: A Unit Based on TED.com - 2 views

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shared by Billie Fitzpatrick on 04 Dec 11 - No Cached
  • Billie Fitzpatrick on 04 Dec 11
     
    A great example of integrating tech into a lesson plan, breaking down steps to create your own TED talk with social bookmarks and dogpile!
Kasthuri Gopalaratnam

3D display screen on mobile devices could be on the horizon - 0 views

www.bris.ac.uk/...8794.html

3D Display Gaming terrain modeling collaboration Tilt Display

shared by Kasthuri Gopalaratnam on 27 Sep 12 - No Cached
  • Kasthuri Gopalaratnam on 27 Sep 12
     
    "The ability to tilt along multiple axes distinguishes our display from previous actuatable displays. Such screen versatility opens a range of opportunities for providing an additional integrated information channel to the user. "These opportunities include collaboration, terrain modeling, 3D video that is beyond auto-stereoscopic 3D and tangible gaming. We can imagine many scenarios that would benefit from the physicality offered by Tilt Displays. However, we need to establish whether users can relate to the new experiences and advantages of using such a device."
Ryan Klinger

Virtual Educators Work to Protect Academic Integrity - 0 views

www.edweek.org/...03online_ep.h33.html

online_learning academic_integrity

shared by Ryan Klinger on 18 Sep 13 - No Cached
  • Ryan Klinger on 18 Sep 13
     
    An interesting piece about virtual schools and academic integrity. Found it particularly interesting as the school (Commonwealth Connections Academy) I taught high school history at for 4 years is highlighted in the article. I have a lot of experience, both good and bad, regarding the issues highlighted in the article and am just curious of other's perspectives.
Jennifer Chen

Four Ways to Cultivate a Culture of Curiosity - Katie Smith Milway and Alex Goldmark - ... - 3 views

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curiosity classroom teaching

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  • Jennifer Chen on 21 Sep 13
     
    HopeLab's way of cultivating curiosity at its workplace --- good concepts to integrate into the classroom
  • MANIT JAIN on 22 Sep 13
     
    Very useful reflective questions in the Leadership for Curiosity section and some useful tools for check in as well
Jenny Reuter

Integrating web 2.0 tools into the online classroom - 1 views

www.slideshare.net/...ools-into-the-online-classroom

shared by Jenny Reuter on 29 Sep 13 - No Cached
  • Jenny Reuter on 29 Sep 13
     
    List of 100 social media tools
Chris Dede

BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | Mobile app sees science go global - 1 views

news.bbc.co.uk/...8258501.stm

mobile devices data collection science

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  • Chris Dede on 17 Sep 09
     
    A web-based database that integrates data worldwide collected by mobile devices.
Vafa AK

Welcome to Edubuntu! | edubuntu - 0 views

www.edubuntu.org

education software operating_system

shared by Vafa AK on 27 Sep 09 - Cached
  • Vafa AK on 27 Sep 09
     
    Edubuntu is a whole linux operating system built especially for educational users....never thought about this before, but it's a brilliant idea, take a look at the integrated tools it features!
Lindsay Bellino

Episode 1: Presentation Tools for the Classroom - 0 views

edtechclassroom.com/?p=3

Educational_Technology podcasts Technology_Integration wikis blogs Teacher_Professional_Development

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  • Lindsay Bellino on 13 Sep 09
     
    Great site dedicated to the integration of technology in the classroom. Podcasts cover topics ranging from presentation tools, wikis, cyber safety, collaboration tools and more.
Xavier Rozas

Education Week: 'School of Future' Struggles to Break From the Past - 0 views

www.edweek.org/...05future_ep.h29.html

emerging technology school reform leadership policy

shared by Xavier Rozas on 25 Sep 09 - Cached
  • The hiring of teachers and administrators is bound by district policies, which add layers to the task of finding those best suited for the job. Students are selected through a lottery system, but there is no academic standard for admission. And the school has to meet the same testing and accountability requirements as others in the district.
  • “The fact that you know what needs to be done doesn’t mean organizationally you are always capable of doing it.”
  • “Do we have a school of the future? I don’t think so,” writes Jan Biros, a researcher at Drexel University and a contributor to the book project. “We have a beautiful building that is still a safe haven for its students. We have a traditional curriculum being taught in a conventional way. We even have some teachers who insist on using the books they are used to and not creating online materials or using the portal and the Internet.”
  • Xavier Rozas on 25 Sep 09
     
    As I chew through the Visions 2020 readings, I can't help my skepticism...and not due to the seamless integration of emerging ed technology. Alas, PEOPLE and the existing power structure of schools (reform) are not guided by a mission to reinvent, but to move the goal posts on ed standards around so as to insulate and protect the paradigm. Read on...
Ando Endano

Free Ipods for course work at Abilene Christian - 0 views

www.insidehighered.com/...iphones

iphone mobile

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  • Ando Endano on 26 Sep 09
     
    Students at Abilene Christian were given free Ipods. Administrators hope to study how professors can integrate them into course instruction.
  • Chris Johnson on 27 Sep 09
     
    I got my B.A. at ACU. I also went to the "ConnectEd" summit last year where they presented and discussed some of their preliminary research findings. Let me know if you are interested in more info!
Yang Jiang

Internet plays integral role in decision-making: Study - 0 views

www.chinadaily.com.cn/...content_11250274.htm

Internet Integral Decision-making

shared by Yang Jiang on 03 Sep 10 - Cached
  • One of the most interesting findings that we got in the survey, is that although the Internet is by far the most important medium in the lives of consumers, companies continue to under-invest in their online marketing efforts.
  • Beyond the sheer size of this online population, Chinese Internet users are much heavier users of most Internet behaviors, such as researching, communicating or self-expression through using social media tools, than their counterparts in other countries. They also are much more advanced in their use of the Internet across a wide range of activities and behaviors, from researching to using mobile capabilities.
  • Yang Jiang on 03 Sep 10
     
    Internet is certaily playing an incredibly important role in our daily life, no matter in the United States, or China.
Cameron Paterson

Smartphones give you wings - 2 views

www.ascilite.org.au/...cochrane.pdf

m-learning t561

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  • Cameron Paterson on 19 Sep 10
     
    this paper provides an overview of the potential of the integration of mobile Web 2.0 tools (based around smartphones) to facilitate social constructivist pedagogies and engage students in tertiary education.
Devon Dickau

'Chalk and Talk' Colleges Are Challenged by India's Company Classrooms - Technology - T... - 0 views

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higher education college students classrooms technology education international

shared by Devon Dickau on 05 Oct 10 - No Cached
  • The most high-tech classrooms in India are not at a university but at a technology company's training facility.
  • To make up for those perceived deficiencies, Indian companies spent more than $1-billion last year on corporate-training programs for new employees, according to an industry group that has been pushing for change at universities.
  • Each classroom bears the name of a famous innovator—Archimedes, J.P. Morgan, Steve Jobs. In a morning class in the Benjamin Franklin classroom, I observed about 100 students learning the Unix programming language. Each seat had its own PC, and most students had opened a copy of the instructor's PowerPoint presentation and followed along on their own screen, sometimes scrolling back to see what they had missed, sometimes looking ahead.
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  • The trainees, called "freshers" because they are fresh out of college,
  • The trainees said that their undergraduate teaching had been delivered mostly in chalk-and-talk form, with the professor lecturing at the front of the classroom. A few professors had tried PowerPoint, they said, but even that was unusual.
  • "More technology would have meant a lot more knowledge."
  • It turns out, how wired the classrooms are is not the point—the style of teaching is much slower to change than the gear in the rooms.
  • Devon Dickau on 05 Oct 10
     
    Indian college classrooms have not integrated technology into learning and teaching, so private companies - teaching the skills needed to perform in their specific career paths - are taking the lead, showing that universities need to catch up.
Cameron Paterson

Networked student model - 4 views

www.ascilite.org.au/...drexler.pdf

t561 PLN

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  • Cameron Paterson on 28 Oct 10
     
    Principles of networked learning, constructivism, and connectivism inform the design of a test case through which secondary students construct personal learning environments for the purpose of independent inquiry. Emerging web applications and open educational resources are integrated to support a Networked Student Model that promotes inquiry-based learning and digital literacy, empowers the learner, and offers flexibility as new technologies emerge. The Networked Student Model and a test case are described in detail along with implications and considerations for additional research. The article is meant to facilitate further discussion about K-12 student construction of personal learning environments and offer the practitioner a foundation on which to facilitate a networked learning experience. It seeks to determine how a teacher can scaffold a networked learning approach while providing a foundation on which students take more control of the learning process.
Brandon Bentley

ARTLAB+ - 2 views

artlabplus.si.edu/...about.html

mobile design games moblie_learning_institute t561

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  • Brandon Bentley on 23 Nov 10
     
    ARTLAB+ is a digital media studio that gives local teens the opportunity to become integral members of a design team. They create new visitor experiences at the Hirshhorn, taking their inspiration from its permanent collection and temporary exhibitions. ARTLAB+ designers hone crucial twenty-first century skills as they make videos, animations, wikis, games, podcasts, and more. By the end of every project session, the design team has created a unique product that enriches the museum experiences of other visitors and showcases each teen's creative growth. After-school, weekend, and weeklong ARTLAB+ workshops are held year-round to accommodate a wide variety of schedules. We welcome all teens, regardless of experience. Looks like a great way to help introduce twenty-first century skills- BB
  • kshapton on 28 Nov 10
     
    This is really cool- combining mobile, situated learning in the real world, with creative group projects, and letting kids direct their own active, learning 'flow'.. Can this scale up to schools (or after-school programs), without access to museum artifacts and mobile devices?
Bharat Battu

Xbox Kinect - Usable in Homebrew / Research / Academic Applications - 1 views

For anyone who is intrigued by Xbox Kinect and potential applications in education, research, or anything beyond Xbox gaming, the peripheral is usable for developer's own projects, for free. What'...

Kinect homebrew gestures hacks

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Uche Amaechi

BYOD - Worst Idea of the 21st Century? : Stager-to-Go - 7 views

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technology Emerging Technology T561

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  • Allison Browne on 10 Oct 11
     
    Uche, you keep posting stuff I have a problem with- OK I understand that BYOD policies may not be so great but I really believe that familes should shoulder some of the costs for hardware since degredation is such a problem. The schools can have agreements with vendors to provide certain laptops or tablets for a certain price point and they can design their systems to support these items. Parents are expected to purchase backpacks, binders, and school supplies. When parents can't provide these back-to-school supplies, schools cover it. The same should be for computers. Speaking as a middle class parent (refer to above article) I believe this is an important investment in our schools so that they can focus on hardware support and software implementation/ integration.
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  • Bridget Binstock on 10 Oct 11
     
    @Allison and Uche - I am torn. While I initially thought BYOD was a good idea so that schools would have to stop "blaming" their fiscal woes on their inability to integrate emerging technologies into the curriculum, I now have some appreciation with points from this article - especially around "false equivalences" and "enshrining inequities" in light of my own children's "bring your own electronic device" day that took place two weeks ago. As a school wide reward for meeting their Accelerated Reading goal, all students were told they could bring an electronic device to school to "play" with on Friday afternoon. This prompted my kids to call me (Skype) on Thursday night and ask me if I could buy them a DS or a SmartPhone that NIGHT so that they could bring either of those devices to school for the celebration. Now mind you, my kids have access to lap tops, iPad, Smart Phones, Wii games, GameBoy, iPods, Flip camera, digital camera, etc - albeit not their OWN - but still access to them for use (when Mom and Dad are not using them). But apparently, of the devices left that Mom and Dad weren't using, none of them were "cool" enough for this event. That got me wondering if BYOD might have the same effect on our learners making those who don't have the latest and greatest feel bad or less adequate then their friends or classmates who could bring something they deemed as "better?" Allison, your point seems to be that requiring parents to cover the expense of a digital device as a requirement for school is not a bad idea, but I think you are referring to expecting the SAME device to be purchased and used, not myriad devices with various capabilities, features and functions - am I understanding you correctly? And if we did try to mandate parental supply of digital devices, would we have a different kind of fight on our hands because, as consumers, parents might have their own biases around what they deem is the best device of all (not just PC vs MAC or iOS vs Android, but sma
  • Allison Browne on 10 Oct 11
     
    I still believe that a system properly designed could mitigate some of your concerns. In reality, schools can not support any device that a student brings in. They are capable of supporting a certain number and if they build relationships with the vendors to sell those devices that the school is capable of supporting then families will be aware that the school will offer the best deal on the items that are compatible. Every year the school recommends items for back to school supplies. If the laptop could replace all of the binders it might be worth it. There are many factors to consider but the biggest obstacle is that schools maintain such old equipment because of their budget woes. Even when we can purchase the latest and greatest software, the computers can't run it.
  • Erin Sisk on 12 Oct 11
     
    What a great debate you guys are having! One point worth considering is that typically the parents are responsible for purchasing the supplies, while the school is responsible for providing the content (textbooks, workbooks, handouts, worksheets, videos, etc). In the near future these devices may also be the primary sources of content, replacing textbooks altogether. I would hope perhaps funding for textbooks could be transferred to funding for these devices. I would also hope that the price of these devices drops significantly (is the $35 tablet in our future?). Then of course the question of who pays is less important. In my job producing educational video for publishing companies, I spend way too much time dealing with various formats and compatibility problems with browsers, so I'd love to see a future where this becomes more standardized.
Bridget Binstock

Digital Badges - 4 views

moneywatch.bnet.com/...6793

technology Learning badges assessment

shared by Bridget Binstock on 08 Oct 11 - No Cached
  • Bridget Binstock on 08 Oct 11
     
    The idea of "showing what you know" and earning badges instead of degrees? In this economic downswing, could something like this become the new emergent way of learning and of assessing? Thoughts?
  • Allison Browne on 10 Oct 11
     
    Sounds like the digital badge is more lke a digital portfolio- which I would more likely support. I find it interesting that our education system (which strives and struggles to provide consistent, high quality education from coast to coast) is seen as deficient but this badge proposal will be the answer? It's like the flood of support for home-schooling after a home-schooler wins a national competition but no one knows about the tens of homescholers I had to remediate in rural NH. Standardization is the key for any system to be integrated into another system. The variety of education models we have in our country makes it difficult for employers to integrate employees. If this digital badge concept relies on a variety of models, they will have the same problem.
  • Bharat Battu on 12 Oct 11
     
    The prospect of digital badges to show what you know is both exciting with its potential affordances and worrisome with some of its limitations and ambiguity. It'd be great if the ideal came to pass that digital badges would allow valid demonstration of super-specific skills and knowledge over a greater range of fields and topics than what having a B.A. or B.S. currently does. Digital badges could represent the most particular concepts or skills at a granular level even-- those that are essential in the real-world (whether that be desired by employers or otherwise). If the task or test or challenge, or whatever else would be the means of assessment for earning a badge, was carefully designed and evaluated to be a truly valid measure of proficiency, then earning a badge for something would be a clear indication that you know something. But like Allison said, standardization would be key. What would these assessments/ badge challenges be- so that they would be truly valid indicators of proficiency? Who would be the purveyors or authorities to determine the assessments or challenges to accomplish a badge? Given the medium (completing badge assessments on one's own computer or mobile device - from any site they're at potentially) - what's to stop a user from going "open book" or "opening another tab" in order to look up answers to questions or tutorials on how to do a task, in order to complete the assessment? Doing this would allow a user to ace the assessment and earn the badge- but would defeat any value of the badge in truly demonstrating knowledge or skill. By imagining if digital badges did reach mass-acceptance and use in the real world, and we were to ultimately find them all over the internet like we're now finding social media widgets, it made me realize that the "prove proficiency anywhere I am in any way I want" won't work. I changed fields and career paths from what I studied in college, so I definitely appreciate the value in being able to truly show e
Billie Fitzpatrick

Shaping Tech for the Classroom - 0 views

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  • Billie Fitzpatrick on 07 Oct 11
     
    A good overview on challenges of integrating tech in the classroom -- contains interesting links for current examples; also highlights the need for one-to-one computing
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