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Jeff Johnson

School of One Revolutionizes Traditional Classroom Model | MindShift - 3 views

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shared by Jeff Johnson on 11 Dec 10 - No Cached
  • Jeff Johnson on 11 Dec 10
     
    So imagine this: A student arrives in school in the morning and answers five questions that will be calculated in a customized algorithm to figure out what she'll be doing that day. That algorithm will decide which teacher she'll work with, her level of learning based on what she learned the previous day, and her specific activities. The system completely subverts the traditional classroom model of one teacher for 25- 30 students per classroom. And each student learns in different modalities throughout the day: individually with computer software, with groups, with a virtual tutor, with a live tutor, and so on.
Professional Learning Board

Classrooms lag on tech front - 0 views

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shared by Professional Learning Board on 15 Sep 10 - No Cached
  • Professional Learning Board on 15 Sep 10
     
    What suggestions do you have a for a teacher who wants to transform their teaching in this type of a situation?
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eSchool News online - 0 views

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shared by Professional Learning Board on 13 Mar 07 - Cached
  • EZ English invades the classroom DelewareOnline reports that beginning this year, New Zealand high school students will be able to use "textspeak" on national exams, which means that points won't be deducted if a student types "l8" for "late," etc. Proponents of the move argue that efficiency is smart, because it allows users to communicate more ideas at a faster pace. Predictably, others are horrified at the development, claiming that it will lead to the erosion of language is spreading to the classroom, one locale where it should be the safest... http://www.delawareonline.com/ ...
Jeff Johnson

The Change Game (Classroomtools.com) - 0 views

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shared by Jeff Johnson on 21 Jul 08 - Cached
  • Jeff Johnson on 21 Jul 08
     
    The game really can "change" your classroom by actively involving students in exploring the effects of innovation in the past and on the future.
Jeff Johnson

Professional Learning Communities - 0 views

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shared by Jeff Johnson on 12 Jul 08 - Cached
  • Jeff Johnson on 12 Jul 08
     
    The term professional learning community has become quite commonplace in education circles. The term describes a collegial group who are united in their commitment to an outcome. In the case of education, the commitment would be to student learning. The community engages in a variety of activities including sharing a vision, working and learning collaboratively, visiting and observing other classrooms, and participating in shared decision making. The benefits of professional learning community to educators and students include reduced isolation of teachers, better informed and committed teachers, and academic gains for students. Shirley Hord of the Southwest Educational Development Laboratory says, that as an organizational arrangement, the professional learning community is seen as a powerful staff-development approach and a potent strategy for school change and improvement.
Isabelle Jones

ICT in Education - 0 views

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shared by Isabelle Jones on 22 Jul 08 - Cached
  • Isabelle Jones on 22 Jul 08
     
    Ning community for visitors to www.ictineducation.org and the newsletter, Computers in Classrooms
Jeff Johnson

As Classrooms Go Digital, Textbooks May Become History - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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shared by Jeff Johnson on 09 Aug 09 - Cached
  • Jeff Johnson on 09 Aug 09
     
    At Empire High School in Vail, Ariz., students use computers provided by the school to get their lessons, do their homework and hear podcasts of their teachers' science lectures. Down the road, at Cienega High School, students who own laptops can register for "digital sections" of several English, history and science classes. And throughout the district, a Beyond Textbooks initiative encourages teachers to create - and share - lessons that incorporate their own PowerPoint presentations, along with videos and research materials they find by sifting through reliable Internet sites.
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SLOAN PAPER - 0 views

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shared by Professional Learning Board on 09 May 07 - Cached
  • simulating traditional face-to-face classroom methods using asynchronous online learning simply misses the point that we are operating in a new medium with unique properties. 
  • have both interaction and independence. Not long ago it was impossible to have both; more of one meant less of the other.
  • we identify connectivity and asynchronicity as the core properties of online learning, and which have the potential to create a uniquely effective higher-order learning environment. 
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  • focus must be on the cognitive aspects of the educational process if quality learning outcomes are to be the result.
  • integrate the interactive and reflective characteristics to enhance cognitive presence beyond that in even small face-to-face groups.
  • little progress has been made in understanding cognitive presence and higher-order learning effectiveness online
  • asynchronous online learning context, there are two properties– reflection and collaboration – that shape cognitive presence in ways unique to this medium. 
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      Professional Learning Board on 09 May 07
       
      If a deep and meaningful learning outcome is the goal of an educational experience, then an understanding of cognitive presence is a priority.

      In an asynchronous online learning context, there are two properties- reflection and collaboration - that shape cognitive presence in ways unique to this medium.

      In contrast to the spontaneous verbal communication of face-to-face learning contexts, asynchronous learning:
      Provides time to reflect,Permanent and precise nature of communication requires reflection,Reflection is used to interpret and construct meaning.
  • In contrast to the spontaneous verbal communication of face-to-face learning contexts, the asynchronous and largely written communication of asynchronous online learning would appear to provide the conditions that encourage if not require reflection.
  • reflection to interpret and construct meaning
  • It is important to understand the natural cycle of the learning process to effectively regulate the learning process.
    • Professional Learning Board
      Professional Learning Board on 09 May 07
       
      Dewey (1933)
      The natural cycle of the learning process:
      Perception of a need or problem. Exploration for relevant knowledge, (2.5?) constructing a meaningful explanation or solution. Resolving the dissonance through action.
  • Learning was inducing reflection through questions and actively monitoring this inquiry for the purpose of achieving understanding.
  • two dimensions that shape the practical inquiry model
  • deliberation-action and perception-conception
    • Professional Learning Board
      Professional Learning Board on 09 May 07
       
      The deliberation-action axis defines the reflection and collaboration properties of asynchronous learning.

      This process iterates between thought and action, and unifies the private and public worlds of inquiry.

      Perception-conception operates at the interface of these two worlds.
  • describes the process of creating meaning from experience and the process of creating cognitive presence. 
  • emphasis is on the generation of knowledge and less so on the control of learning activities
  • assume greater control of monitoring and managing the cognitive and contextual aspects of their learning.
    • Professional Learning Board
      Professional Learning Board on 09 May 07
       
      REFLECTIVE INQUIRY
      Constructive (internal) and collaborative (external) aspects of cognition. The perspective is inside out. -->

      SELF-DIRECTED LEARNING
      Learners have greater control of monitoring and managing cognitive and contextual aspects of their learning.
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Small-town Minnesota school is big on the Web - 0 views

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shared by Professional Learning Board on 13 Mar 07 - Cached
  • "Clearly, we have not been in a mode of reducing staff and cutting expenditures, like most districts have. That pressure has been relieved."
  • Although interest in online education is growing, it's unlikely to replace traditional learning, said Minnesota Education Commissioner Alice Seagren.
  • That could help retain students who might look elsewhere under the state's open-enrollment system -- a crucial issue, because state money follows the student.
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  • "I think people are still very much wanting their students to have a real person in the classroom," she said.
  • "But you can provide that student with an online class, and that kid will stay in that school district."
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