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A Brief History of Knowledge Building | Scardamalia | Canadian Journal of Learning and ... - 0 views

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pedagogy learning technology 21c knowledge building PLN inquiry

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      Laura Beal on 22 May 13
       
      ARGH! I cannot highlight in this format; this is my favourite tool in Diigo. Will have to use notes throughout instead.
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      Laura Beal on 22 May 13
       
      Constructivism vs. knowledge building. Knowledge building as variation of constructivism. Inconsistent use of the term (no clear definition).
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      Laura Beal on 22 May 13
       
      "constructivism that recognizes all  kinds of intellectual products as human constructions: theories, algorithms, proofs, designs, plans, analogies, and on and on." (pg 4). This really jives with my thinking: I have concluded (over time and much learning, observation) that EVERYTHING is a construct. I firmly believe in nurture over nature as a determinant in so many aspects of human development. 
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Tech2Learn - Project-Based Learning - 3 views

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      Laura Beal on 18 Apr 13
       
      Challenges: -assessment  -how do you design a project that will meet all of the expectations of a strand in the curriculum -teacher comfort level with tools -authentic? what does it mean to each person? -collaboration: skills need to be taught Benefits: -authentic makes it meaningful and relevant to the students -collaboration key to learning -- sharing ideas with others important parts
  • Tips for creating authentic tasks
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Educational Leadership:Technology-Rich Learning:Students First, Not Stuff - 3 views

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  • the place where kids came to get information, where, at the end of the day, we were responsible for disseminating the knowledge, we assessed whether our students got it, and we stamped it "an education."
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      Laura Beal on 13 Apr 13
       
      Challenge for I/S teachers: many trained as content experts, pedagogy 2nd.  How do we help with this shift in thinking? 
  • Resistance, as they say, is futile.
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  • 21st century literacies as including "proficiency with the tools of technology," an ability to "manage, analyze, and synthesize multiple streams of simultaneous information," an ability to "design and share information for global communities to meet a variety of purposes," and more.
  • attention literacy
  • the ability to exert some degree of mental control over our use of technology rather than simply being distracted by it—for users to be productive. P
  • r transmedia literacy, which includes networking and performance skills that take advantage of this connected, audience-rich moment.
  • if we're not "proficient with the tools of technology," how can we make sound decisions about the technologies that will support this kind of literacy development in our students?
  • power to create our own education in any number of ways
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