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The shift from 'sage on the stage' to 'guide on the side', while it has served an important function in shifting the focus from the teacher to the learner, does not capture the fullness of the implications of this shift. We have been hearing about the importance of 'lifelong learning' for some time now in formal education. If, as Bauman asserts, 'unlearning' will be as important to social success in the 21st millennium as learning has been in the 20th millennium, then the habit of 'lifelong learning' will need radical re-thinking in terms of the nature and purposes of pedagogical work. Put simply, we will need to see a further shift from sage-on-the-stage and guide-on-the-side to meddler-in-the-middle (McWilliam, 2005).

Guide for Teacher Librarians Curating and remixing the tools that define current professional practice

A fairly complete guide for independent school folks looking for just about any vendor or organization working in the K-12 space. Brought to us by inResonance.

If you are looking for thoughts/reflections from teachers about their experiences in shifting their practice--this is a great place to start

The focus of this guide is on emerging practice rather than emerging technology. The examples and case studies in the section, Exploring emerging practice, show different perspectives and different approaches that reflect the naturally different stages institutions and departments will be at in using technology to enhance learning and teaching. They describe a series of exploratory journeys using a range of technologies to address particular needs or ambitions.

Nice blog post and comments about data entry standards and practice/

This is an excellent video showing how to use google hangouts. Worth the time to watch. 20 minutes.

Perhaps the 21st Century group would be interested in reading this and discussing these questions along the way. Nice framework.

Peter Gow has been working along this vein for a while.