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Michelle Krill

If You Can't Beat 'Em, Join 'Em : August 2007 : THE Journal - 0 views

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    Educators who recognize how much social networking engages and informs kids are creating their own sites as learning tools that foster collaboration among students, teachers, and parents.
Michelle Krill

Digg and the So-Called "Wisdom of Mobs" - Mashable - 0 views

  • For the wisdom of crowds to work, every individual must work independently.
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      After hearing about wikis and collaborative editing, this seems to be somewhat of a contradiction. However, the fact that the independent nature is important as users rate for their own use rather than the group is also interesting.
Michelle Krill

Apple Learning Interchange - Kutztown Area High School - 0 views

  • This technology initiative provided every student with a district-owned laptop computer for use during the school year, both in the classroom and at home. In addition, all six district buildings are wireless environments.
  • The second phase of the program implementation included intensive and ongoing training of the faculty with the goal of integrating technology into all curricular areas. As a result of the faculty cross-curricular training, students receive instruction in the use of applications and resources in the context of the learning environment, rather than in isolation. In addition to content instruction, students simultaneously are able to expand their digital literacy, further develop curiosity and creativity, and benefit from the experience of teaming and collaboration with peers, both locally and internationally.
  • Community support for the initiative has been an important part of the successful implementation.
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Michelle Krill

Chapter 4. Community: The Hidden Context for Learning | EDUCAUSE - 0 views

  • This chapter focuses on a powerful context for learning: community. Community catalyzes deep learning and should be a critical consideration when planning physical and virtual learning spaces.
  • Research on learning theory, how the brain works, collaborative learning, and student engagement has taught us that people learn best in community.
  • The term community here refers to the social context of students and their environs. A community is a group of people with a common purpose, shared values, and agreement on goals. It has powerful qualities that shape learning. A community has the power to motivate its members to exceptional performance.
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  • A real community, however, exists only when its members interact in a meaningful way that deepens their understanding of each other and leads to learning.
  • in a community, the learners—including faculty—are enriched by collective meaning-making, mentorship, encouragement, and an understanding of the perspectives and unique qualities of an increasingly diverse membership.
  • Despite multiple theories about how people learn, they agree on one point: the critical role of interaction.
  • Second, learning in community will have an important role in preparing students for their work-life to come.
  • ndeed, because of the volume and volatility of information today, as well as the proliferation of information-sharing mechanisms,12 knowledge may be seen as vested in a distributed network across communities of practice, not in individuals.
  • aculty don't expect much of students so that they can concentrate on the growing demands of research, and students don't demand rigorous instruction so that they can concentrate on their social lives.
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      This is a sticky note.
  • Whether due to the absence of deep engagement between students and faculty or to their desire for peer interaction, students have begun to develop student-centered communities with their peers.21 While this trend satisfies the need for community, this interaction often lacks academic learning as the focal point.
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