The authors propose an alternative definition of "institution" as a "mobilizing network"—emphasizing its flexibility, the permeability of its boundaries, its interactive productivity, and its potential as a catalyst for change—and explore the implications for higher education.
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Looking Ahead at Social Learning: 10 Predictions - 2010 - ASTD - 0 views
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It's always risky trying to predict the future, but here are some attempts to guide us into directions education MAY be moving...
The Future of Thinking - The MIT Press - 4 views
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The Future of Thinking reports on innovative, virtual institutions. It also uses the idea of a virtual institution both as part of its subject matter and as part of its process: the first draft was hosted on a Web site for collaborative feedback and writing.
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Has anyone read this book? Can you link a review of it to our diigo group?
Ten Tips for More Efficient and Effective Grading Practices | Faculty Focus - 2 views
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Bank Comments: Keep a bank of comments about frequent errors students make and organize them in groups for easy access. Consider grouping comments according to module, assignment, and chapter, or grammar, content, and organization. For example, if an instructor sees frequent errors regarding point of view, keep related comments grouped in the same area to access them easily.
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Less is More: Instructors should avoid the temptation to respond to everything that calls for adjustments or changes. Brookhart (2011) reports, many struggling students need to focus on just a few areas or even one item at a time. If a student backs off from his or her paper because he or she is intimidated by the number of instructor comments, then all is lost. It is better to target two or three areas that need to be addressed for the student’s success on future papers.
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Questions for Reflection: Consider inviting reflective, critical thinking and further conversation in a productive, scholarly exchange with the student. Instead of telling students what they did “wrong,” ask them to rethink their approach. For example, consider using a phrase such as “What is the most interesting aspect of your essay?” Or “What would draw your attention to this topic, as a reader?” This way, the student is not only prompted to make more thoughtful revisions, but also is given tools to use when considering how to write a hook for future essays.
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Standard approaches to evaluation of work, but with a few nice (and new) ideas.
#CFHE12 #Oped12 A reflection on the cMOOCs and xMOOCs and their future | Learner Weblog - 2 views
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When I reflect upon the two MOOCs - xMOOCs and cMOOCs in terms of how the courses are structured, I come to a conclusion that:
Teaching with Google Wave - ProfHacker - The Chronicle of Higher Education - 1 views
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Wave is extremely powerful groupware, designed to facilitate the interactions of groups working together on projects—which turns out to be a pretty good description of many college classes.
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Class notes project (10%): Over the course of the semester, you will compile a set of collaborative notes for the class, detailing the important issues from our readings, the main threads of our discussions, any questions that we raise that remain open, and so forth. You’ll use a combination of Google Wave and Google Docs for these notes, Wave for the initial notetaking and discussion and Docs for the final product. Each of you will serve as lead notetaker during at least one class session, though you’ll be expected to contribute to the collaborative notes for every class period.
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A networked teaching lab: I teach most of my classes in a laptop-based lab, one that allows me to pull the computers out whenever I want to use them and tuck them safely away when I don't. This semester, I decided to use them every day, and invited any of my students who had their own laptops to bring them to class if they preferred working on them.
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Moodle | LearnCentral - 3 views
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At present, there are no example layouts to see, but there may be in the near future.
Open Course in Education Futures | Open to all. - 5 views
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This is a useful link to open education of a particular type.
Cramming computers: It's still the same old story | Clayton Christensen - 2 views
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The New York Times woke many with a start over the weekend when it reported in its Sunday edition on a school in Arizona investing lots of money in technology but seemingly getting few results from the investment, as student test scores remained stagnant.
Web 2.0 in the Classroom - 7 views
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This presentation tool is worth considering. I haven't had time to try it, but I hope to do so in the near future.
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I can attest Presi is wonderful! I saw a presentations done by Discovery presenters and tried it with my "Literacy & Technology" class students. Impressive!
Future Ready Schools: Empowering Educators through Professional Learning toolkit | Offi... - 3 views
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This toolkit provides leaders with a multi-step decision-making process, practical tools, and numerous examples for setting a trajectory of positive change, moving assertively toward achievement of student learning and improvement goals.
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