several colleges that have recently deployed “virtual computing labs” — Web-based hubs where students can go to use sophisticated programs from their personal computers without having to buy and install expensive software
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 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
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.
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.