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Bill Campbell

Lessons Learned from the Hybrid Course Project at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee - 0 views

www.wisconsin.edu/...garnham2.htm

vhsnotes1-5 vhs-bp-oet blendedlearning education onlinelearning

shared by Bill Campbell on 31 Jan 12 - No Cached
  • Lessons Learned from the Hybrid Course Project
  • Lesson #1: There is no standard approach to a hybrid course.
  • Lesson #2: Redesigning a traditional course into a hybrid takes time.
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  • he broke his content presentations into less than ten minute streaming video clips, and he interspersed his mini-lectures with student-centered problem-solving activities.
    • Bill Campbell
      Bill Campbell on 31 Jan 12
       
      As I was reviewing information from Brain Rules to confirm my recollection about the 10 minute rule, I found the following quote from Medina that also seems signficant with regard to a possible hybrid course advantage. He says the most common communication mistake is "relating too much information with not enough time devoted to connecdting the dots. Lots of force feeding, very little digestion." Might this be an advantage of presenting information online in a content-heavy course? Maybe the logistics of breaking up a 45 minute period that don't work well face-to-face might work better by presenting some content online. My gut says yet, but I'd like to see real examples of this.
    • Bill Campbell
      Bill Campbell on 31 Jan 12
       
      This is interesting because it is consistent with the research report in the book Brain Rules by John Medina. Brain Rules reported that students attention in a class drops a significant amount after 10 minutes and that you need to change gears to get another 10 minutes. So breaking up a video lecture into 10 minutes segments seperated by releveant problem sovling fits right in with that.
  • Hybrid instructors should allow six months lead time for course development.
  • Lesson #3: Start small and keep it simple.
  • "Integrate online with face-to-face, so there aren't two separate courses."
  • "The emphasis is on pedagogy, not technology. Ask yourself what isn't working in your course that can be done differently or better online."
  • Lesson #4: Redesign is the key to effective hybrid courses to integrate the face-to-face and online learning.
  • , instructors need to make certain that the time and resources required to create a hybrid course are available before they commit to the process.
  • Students need to have strong time management skills in hybrid courses, and many need assistance developing this skill.
    • Bill Campbell
      Bill Campbell on 31 Jan 12
       
      Participation in an online course might be an authentic way to provide high-school (and maybe older middle-school) students the opportunity to practice time management skills in an authentic way. However, this would need to be handled carfully so students who are not successful at first are not completey lost or so far behind that they can't be successful later after learning from their mistakes.
  • Contrary to many instructors' initial concerns, the hybrid approach invariably increases student engagement and interactivity in a course.
  • Lesson #6: Students don't grasp the hybrid concept readily.
  • Lesson #5: Hybrid courses facilitate interaction among students, and between students and their instructor.
  • Surprisingly, many of the students don't perceive time spent in lectures as "work", but they definitely see time spent online as work, even if it is time they would have spent in class in a traditional course.
  • Lesson #7: Time flexibility in hybrid courses is universally popular.
  • Lesson #8: Technology was not a significant obstacle.
  • Lesson #9: Developing a hybrid course is a collegial process.
  • Lesson #10: Both the instructors and the students liked the hybrid course model.
  • They stated that the hybrid model improved their courses because Student interactivity increased, Student performance improved, and They could accomplish course goals that hadn't been possible in their traditional course.
  • Bill Campbell on 31 Jan 12
     
    Teaching with Technology Today: Volume 8, Number 6: March 20, 2002
  • Bill Campbell on 31 Jan 12
     
    This article about the lessons learned during a higher-ed blended learning project is a decade old but still interesting and relevant.
Demetri Orlando

UVA Med School Embraces Innovative Teaching - 5 views

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pbl innovation

shared by Demetri Orlando on 04 Mar 11 - No Cached
  • they are expected to graduate with the habits of mind—curiosity, skepticism, compassion, wonder—that will prepare them to be better physicians
  • About half of all medical knowledge becomes obsolete every five years. Every 15 years, the world’s body of scientific literature doubles.
  • better integration of formal knowledge and clinical experience and a learning process that is individualized, not one-size-fits-all
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  • One of the goals of this whole model—of having students do a lot of the learning themselves rather than passively listening—is that they need to be lifelong learners
  • Gone is the traditional 50-minute lecture. (Also gone is paper, for the most part.) The students have completed the assigned reading beforehand and, because they’ve absorbed the facts on their own, class time serves another purpose. Self-assessment tests at the start of class measure how well they understand the material. Then it’s time to do a test case, to reinforce their critical thinking and push their knowledge and skills to another level.
  • The room’s interactive technology allows her to link to students’ laptops; it also enables their work to be broadcast onto the big screens. Instead of a blackboard, she can use a document camera, which is like an overhead projector, allowing her to write or draw a diagram that will project on the screens. Absentees can view a podcast of the session.
  • We’re trying to create a situation in which they are thinking as a physician working with a patient, not as a professional test taker,
  • Immediately following the exercise, students move to a separate room where, still highly energized, they watch the video and reflect on their decision making as physicians in that particular situation.
  • studies in modern learning theory indicate that hour-long lectures are not the best way to teach students because the average attention span for listening to one is about 12 minutes.
  • The circular learning studio, Pollart notes, is designed for learning, not teaching.
  • There was some initial resistance. Some faculty felt a little offended
  • Demetri Orlando on 04 Mar 11
     
    a lot of these ideas are applicable to k-12
Demetri Orlando

Fluid Learning | the human network - 0 views

blog.futurestreetconsulting.com/?p=94

crowdsourcing education

shared by Demetri Orlando on 06 Dec 08 - Cached
  • #1: Capture Everything
    • Demetri Orlando
      Demetri Orlando on 06 Dec 08
       
      recording is cheap lecture is expensive
  • #2: Share Everything
    • Demetri Orlando
      Demetri Orlando on 06 Dec 08
       
      the more it's shared, the more valuable it is
  • #3: Open Everything
    • Demetri Orlando
      Demetri Orlando on 06 Dec 08
       
      open-source is more flexible. embrace smart phones. web filtering is lazy
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  • #4: Only Connect
    • Demetri Orlando
      Demetri Orlando on 06 Dec 08
       
      connected all the time. students mentor students. expensive not in $ but in time.
  • It simply makes no sense to waste my words – literally, pouring them away – when with very little infrastructure an audio recording can be made
    • Sarah Hanawald
      Sarah Hanawald on 07 Dec 08
       
      Except that if you record everything, you end up with a new "administrative" issue-sorting, classifying, rating. . .
  • Many students will never be very computer literate,
  • the more something is shared, the more valuable it becomes.
  • Demetri Orlando on 06 Dec 08
     
    This blog post takes ratemyprofessor.com as the starting premise of a radical shift in education based on crowd-sourcing. Identifies 4 trends shifting the landscape:: connection, openness, share everything, record everything.
susan carter morgan

21st Century Learning: Learning2.0 - 0 views

21stcenturylearning.typepad.com/...index.html

learning2 sherylnussbaumbeach

shared by susan carter morgan on 05 May 08 - Cached
  • Independent school culture is such that teachers need to make certain they build on the rich heritage of what works and yet make room to rethink delivery of AP courses and such so that these kids not only get into some of the most prestigious colleges around, but they are fluent in the new literacies when they arrive.
  • Web 2.0 – and ultimately School 2.0 -- is all about this two-way or group communication. The Web is no longer just a place to search for resources. It’s a place to find people, to exchange ideas, to demonstrate our creativity before an audience. The Internet has become not only a great curriculum resource but a great learning resource. The second generation Web is in fact, laying the foundation for ideas such as Classroom 2.0, Teacher 2.0 and Learning 2.0.
  • susan carter morgan on 05 May 08
     
    Independent school culture is such that teachers need to make certain they build on the rich heritage of what works and yet make room to rethink delivery of AP courses and such so that these kids not only get into some of the most prestigious colleges around, but they are fluent in the new literacies when they arrive.
Demetri Orlando

CWRA sample report (PDF) including sample problem - 0 views

www.cae.org/...eport_Your%20High%20School.pdf

cwra testing

shared by Demetri Orlando on 23 Apr 10 - No Cached
  • Demetri Orlando on 23 Apr 10
     
    Sample Problem: You advise Pat Williams, the president of DynaTech, a company that makes precision electronic instruments and navigational equipment. Sally Evans, a member of DynaTech's sales force, recommended that DynaTech buy a small private plane (a SwiftAir 235) that she and other members of the sales force could use to visit customers. Pat was about to approve the purchase when there was an accident involving a SwiftAir 235. Your document library contains the following materials: 1 . Newspaper article about the accident 2. Federal Accident Report on in-flight breakups in single-engine planes 3. Internal Correspondence (Pat's e-mail to you & Sally's e-mail to Pat) 4. Charts relating to SwiftAir's performance characteristics 5. Excerpt from magazine article comparing SwiftAir 235 to similar planes 6. Pictures and descriptions of SwiftAir Models 180 and 235 Sample Questions: Do the available data tend to support or refute the claim that the type of wing on the SwiftAir 235 leads to more in-flight breakups? What is the basis for your conclusion? What other factors might have contributed to the accident and should be taken into account? What is your preliminary recommendation about whether or not DynaTech should buy the plane and what is the basis for this recommendation?
Lorri Carroll

We, the Web Kids - Alexis Madrigal - Technology - The Atlantic - 3 views

www.theatlantic.com/...253382

web kids technology atlantic

shared by Lorri Carroll on 06 Mar 12 - No Cached
    • Lorri Carroll
      Lorri Carroll on 07 Mar 12
       
      Do they really?
  • To us, the Web is a sort of shared external memory.
  • We do not have to remember unnecessary details: dates, sums, formulas, clauses, street names, detailed definitions.
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  • Why should we pay for the distribution of information that can be easily and perfectly copied without any loss of the original quality?
  • we do not want to pay for our memories.
  • freedom of speech, freedom of access to information and to culture. We feel that it is thanks to freedom that the Web is what it is, and that it is our duty to protect that freedom. We owe that to next generations, just as much as we owe to protect the environment.
  • Dolores Gende on 06 Mar 12
     
     We grew up with the Internet and on the Internet Great reflections about our students generation
Jason Ramsden

D.C.'s Kinetic Tech Czar - washingtonpost.com - 0 views

www.washingtonpost.com/...AR2009010401235.html

shared by Jason Ramsden on 06 Jan 09 - Cached
  • Jason Ramsden on 06 Jan 09
     
    A great article on how Web 2.0 is turning around a large urban city.
  • Jason Ramsden on 06 Jan 09
     
    Vivek Kundra, CTO for Washington, D.C., is shaking things up with Web 2.0 and his "Apps for Democracy" ideas. This is a great article on how Web 2.0 and new ideas can work at any level.
Sarah Hanawald

Web 2.0 Is the Future of Education (Techlearning blog) - 0 views

www.techlearning.com/..._is_the_future_of_educat_1.php

21stcentury literacy

shared by Sarah Hanawald on 25 Apr 08 - Cached
  • I believe that the read/write Web, or what we are calling Web 2.0, will culturally, socially, intellectually, and politically have a greater impact than the advent of the printing press.
  • Because it is in the act of our becoming a creator that our relationship with content changes, and we become more engaged and more capable at the same time. In a world of overwhelming content, we must swim with the current or tide (enough with water analogies!).
  • You may think that you don't have anything to teach the generation of students who seem so tech-savvy, but they really, really need you. For centuries we have had to teach students how to seek out information – now we have to teach them how to sort from an overabundance of information. We've spent the last ten years teaching students how to protect themselves from inappropriate content – now we have to teach them to create appropriate content. They may be "digital natives," but their knowledge is surface level, and they desperately need training in real thinking skills.
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  • We may be afraid to enter that world, but enter it we must, for they often swim in uncharted waters without the benefit of adult guidance.
  • Sarah Hanawald on 25 Apr 08
     
    This is why literacy still matters more than anything else.
Demetri Orlando

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isenet.ning.com

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shared by Demetri Orlando on 28 Mar 08 - Cached
  • This network is a forum for discussing education and is a laboratory for experimenting with social-educational networking, blogging, wikis, social bookmarking, and multimedia. Educators and students are encouraged to participate and contribute to this virtual community.
    • Demetri Orlando
      Demetri Orlando on 28 Apr 08
       
      These floating sticky notes are interesting when you're sharing them with a group. Does anyone else have trouble seeing embedded content on this page at school? I think it is my school firewall that is blocking some of the embedded items. At home, I see it all fine. I added the "weekly feature" item on 4-27-08, because I was so struck by that stack of slides from David Truss.
    • Christi Teasley
      Christi Teasley on 07 May 09
       
      I have just noticed this little note! Yes, I do not see this while at school. Makes me wonder what else I am missing!
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 17 Jul 09
       
      I see it fine as I use Diigo toolbar tool. That is the basic requirement to participate in the Diigo world.
Jim Tiffin Jr

K12 Online Conference - 1 views

k12onlineconference.org

conference web2.0 education technology e-learning k12 edtech conferences PLN professional development PD

shared by Jim Tiffin Jr on 28 Nov 11 - Cached
  • Jim Tiffin Jr on 28 Nov 11
     
    This is a FREE, online conference open to ANYONE organized by educators for educators around the world interested in integrating emerging technologies into classroom practice. A goal of the conference (among several) is to help educators make sense of and meet the needs of a continually changing learning landscape.
Demetri Orlando

Robert Paterson's Weblog: The Rise of the Old Academy from the ashes of the University? - 1 views

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shared by Demetri Orlando on 03 Jan 09 - Cached
  • Demetri Orlando on 03 Jan 09
     
    the only thing schools really need to do these days is help kids find their brilliance and nurture them to act on it. Anything else is just mucking things up
susan carter morgan

Raise Your Hands (Techlearning blog) - 0 views

www.techlearning.com/...raise_your_hands_1.php

collaboration professional techlearning

shared by susan carter morgan on 01 Apr 08 - Cached
  • Alan November adds, "The best thing to invest in right now is collegiality. The number one skill that teachers will need is to be team-based, collegial, sharing their knowledge and wisdom."
  • Dedicate a portion of your day to honing your professional practice
  • Establish a professional learning network
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  • . Establish and maintain a virtual professional learning space that fosters shared knowledge and resources
  • Make professional reflection and scholarly work a priority and make it public.
  • 5. Model professional learning for colleagues, students, and parents
  • We effect change by engaging in robust conversations with ourselves, our colleagues, our customers, our family, the world.... Your time of holding back, of guarding your private thoughts, is over. Your function in life is to make a declarative statement" - Susan Scott
susan carter morgan

Sometimes "bookmark" does not work - 21 views

Hi Demetri, I agree, but I couldn't figure out a quick way to remove the file without removing the post. I usually check for copyright issues, but I was so interested in the possible discussion, I ...

diigo problem

started by Demetri Orlando on 22 Jun 08 3 follow-ups, last by susan carter morgan on 23 Jun 08
Sarah Hanawald

Is deep reading a thing of the past? - Books - NewsObserver.com - 2 views

www.newsobserver.com/...ep-reading-a-thing-of-the.html

reading books literacy

shared by Sarah Hanawald on 31 Jan 11 - No Cached
  • Sarah Hanawald on 31 Jan 11
     
    This article also appeared in the Charlotte Observer. The question I have is "how can we teach students to read deeply online?" Because online text isn't going away.
Demetri Orlando

Lessons for Online Learning : Education Next - 1 views

educationnext.org/lessons-for-online-learning

elearning

shared by Demetri Orlando on 28 Jan 11 - No Cached
  • Demetri Orlando on 28 Jan 11
     
    what the virtual education movement is missing is a clear definition of quality that can be used to evaluate these new and growing providers
susan carter morgan

5 Reasons Why Your Online Presence Will Replace Your Resume in 10 years - Dan Schawbel ... - 2 views

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onlinepresence digitalfootprints

shared by susan carter morgan on 08 Mar 11 - No Cached
  • susan carter morgan on 08 Mar 11
     
    "My prediction is that in the next ten years, resumes will be less common, and your online presence will become what your resume is today, at all types and sizes of companies."
Lorri Carroll

This pampered private school elite can only lead to US decline | Naomi Wolf | Comment i... - 1 views

www.guardian.co.uk/...rivate-school-elite-us-decline

private school elite guardian

shared by Lorri Carroll on 25 Mar 12 - No Cached
  • "How many times has a kid said to me,'You work for me; I am your employer,'" sighed one such administrator to me, recently. This unbalancing of the power relationship in the parents' direction has forced private school principals and teachers to cater to parents by increasingly offering an obstacle-free school experience – since that is what parents demand.
    • Lorri Carroll
      Lorri Carroll on 25 Mar 12
       
      I have actually also heard this stated by public school children (and parents) in the form of "my taxes pay your salary". This is not an independent school thing alone...
  • the teachers work for them; rather than serving as authority figures to the kids, educators at such schools complain that wealthy US parents increasingly expect "service" and "deliverables" from teachers, so won't brook a poor grade or evaluation, or a difficult experience for their child
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    • Lorri Carroll
      Lorri Carroll on 25 Mar 12
       
      The generalizations made here are astounding to me. 
  • something that never happens in private-school setting any more
Sarah Hanawald

I'm So Totally, Digitally Close to You - Clive Thompson - NYTimes.com - 0 views

www.nytimes.com/...07awareness-t.html

twitter web2.0

shared by Sarah Hanawald on 07 Sep 08 - Cached
  • The current generation is never unconnected. They’re never losing touch with their friends. So we’re going back to a more normal place, historically. If you look at human history, the idea that you would drift through life, going from new relation to new relation, that’s very new. It’s just the 20th century.”
  • Sarah Hanawald on 07 Sep 08
     
    This last page captures something I've been thinking--that privacy is actual the abnormal state. We're meant to have connections we can't escape.
Demetri Orlando

Didn't you know? Facebook is forever - The Red Tape Chronicles - MSNBC.com - 0 views

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facebook

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  • Demetri Orlando on 26 Feb 09
     
    Facebook is forever
susan carter morgan

After Facebook Scandal, Horace Mann Forced to Ask What Values It Should Teach -- New Yo... - 0 views

nymag.com/45592

facebook scandal school

shared by susan carter morgan on 01 Apr 08 - Cached
  • When students created Facebook pages that viciously attacked a teacher, and when their wealthy parents on the school’s board defended them, Horace Mann was forced to confront a series of questions: Is a Facebook page private, like a diary? Is big money distorting private-school education? And what values is a school supposed to teach?
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