I think that's where we are with most online courses: They're not quite as good as face-to-face, but they're close enough. Are some of them just as good? No doubt. Might some be even better? Possibly. But a few, at least, should probably not be taught at all—"Advanced Brain Surgery" would be high on my list—and most are merely good enough.
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What will this program look like? | Northern Learning Centre (SD57 Prince George) - 0 views
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what a typical day would look like at the NLC. One big advantage of this program will be the integrated approach to the curriculum. The learning outcomes from the grade 8 and/or grade 9 curriculums will be identified and over the course of the school year students will be covering the entire grade curriculum through practice and application in their project work.
Challenge Based Learning - About CBL - 0 views
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Challenge Based Learning is collaborative and hands-on, asking students to work with other students, their teachers, and experts in their communities and around the world to develop deeper knowledge of the subjects students are studying, accept and solve challenges, take action, share their experience, and enter into a global discussion about important issues.
Investigating Learning: 21st Century Learning Is HERE - 0 views
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Last night I attended an information session given by District Principal Stephen Wiffin and Principal David Truss from Coquitlam, School District #43. Together they shared their vision and plans for The Inquiry Hub, a new high school set to open in September.
Why Are So Many Students Still Failing Online? - Do Your Job Better - The Chronicle of ... - 0 views
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I'd like us to be more honest with students. Generally speaking, online courses are harder than face-to-face ones, not easier. Online courses require a tremendous amount of self-discipline and no small amount of academic ability and technical competence. They're probably not for everyone, and I think we need to acknowledge as much to students and to ourselves.
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Online enrollments across the country are strong and growing, while success rates stay about the same: abysmal.
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isn't it time that we had an honest national conversation about online learning? With countless studies showing success rates in online courses of only 50 per cent-as opposed to 70-to-75 percent for comparable face-to-face classes- isn't it time we asked ourselves some serious questions?
Assignments - ECMP 455 [Assessment] - 0 views
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This course will require you to be fairly independent. Actually interdependent is a more appropriate term. You'll be learning on your own but are encouraged to work with each other whenever suitable.
4 Lessons The Classroom Can Learn From The Design Studio | Co.Design - 0 views
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A culture of critical collaboration reframes the concept of failure. In the design studio, mini "failures" are endemic--but they are known by less pejorative names: prototyping, modeling, tinkering, discovery. The real secret of design is that (shh!) we never get it right the first time.
NYC iSchool :: Instructional Program - 0 views
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In service of its core values of innovation, individualization and personalization, and metacognitive skill development, and with the reality of the system and the unique needs of adolescents in mind, the leaders developed a five-prong model: 1. Challenge-based modules 2. Online learning 3. Advisory 4. Field Experience 5. Core Experiences
The Tri-City News - SD43 unveils Inquiry Hub - 0 views
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"The framework for doing that is inquiry-based learning, where students choose their own theme," Whiffin said. Students at the Inquiry Hub will choose from three main areas: community and global issues; environmental sustainability; and media arts, design and technology.
Web 2.0/Mobile AUP Guide - 0 views
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Information and communications technologies (ICT) policies in schools have two dimensions. One is to ensure that students are protected from pernicious materials on the Internet. The other is to enable student access to the extensive resources on the Internet for learning and teaching. While these two dimensions are not intrinsically in conflict, in actuality, such can become the case.
Nuts and Bolts: From Classroom to Online, Think "Transform" not "Transfer" by Jane Boza... - 1 views
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Look for ways to capture the richness that a good instructor brings to the classroom, such as responsiveness, a sense of humor, interesting stories and examples, and immediate feedback. Also, when considering moving a classroom course online, approach it not just as converting one form to another, but as an opportunity to improve the existing product.
The Flipped Classroom Model: A Full Picture « User Generated Education - 0 views
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What follows is an explanation of the Flipped Classroom Model... (Note: I am titling it the Flipped Classroom Model to get folks' attention given the Flipped Classroom popularity right now. It really is a cycle of learning model. (Great image)
PBS Teachers | PBS Teachers . Tech Integration . Research & Best Practices - 0 views
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The Effects of Distance Education on K-12 Student Outcomes: A Meta-Analysis Measuring Success: Evaluation Strategies for Distance Education A Synthesis of New Research on K-12 Online Learning
"I am twittering and blogging!" | Powerful Learning Practice - 0 views
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I think I've found the perfect solution on how to comment on my students' blogs WebNotes lets you highlight and add notes to web pages right from your web browser. Just go to The WebNotes site and download the software. You get a menu on top of your browser that looks like this:
Welcome to our Secondary School Learning Commons - 0 views
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Dr. Charles Best library site
David Truss :: Pair-a-dimes for Your Thoughts » Transformative or just flashy... - 1 views
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1.Give students choice.
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2. Give students a voice.
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4. Give students a place to collaborate.
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So what makes a tool great? Or, a better question than that: What should we do with tools to make them great? Here are some thoughts and feedback is appreciated, this is not an exclusive list! (See # 7 from Warlick in his comment)
Answering your questions | Northern Learning Centre (SD57 Prince George) - 0 views
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basic criteria - a completed application, have a laptop computer or other tablet like device, (assistance is available to those students that are unable to afford their own) and best fit based on grade level, interests, maturity, ability to show interests. The school will have a committee that will go through applications.
DESCRIBING 16 HABITS OF MIND By Arthur L. Costa, Ed. D. and Bena Kallick, Ph.D. - 0 views
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Employing "Habits of Mind" requires a composite of many skills, attitudes cues, past experiences and proclivities. It means that we value one pattern of thinking over another and therefore it implies choice making about which pattern should be employed at this time. It includes sensitivity to the contextual cues in a situation which signal this as an appropriate time and circumstance in which the employment of this pattern would be useful
Work that matters ~ The teacher's guide to project-based learning - 0 views
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" This guide is an unusually thoughtful and valuable resource for teachers. It is distinguished by a powerful focus on the integrity and quality of projects - not just doing them, but doing them well.
Coquitlam Open Learning - Virtual Library - 0 views
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passwords, if needed, available from Dave
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