Group items tagged

The most profound impact of the Internet, an impact that has yet to be fully realized, is its ability to support and expand the various aspects of social learning. What do we mean by "social learning"? Perhaps the simplest way to explain this concept is to note that social learning is based on the premise that our understanding of content is socially constructed through conversations about that content and through grounded interactions, especially with others, around problems or actions. The focus is not so much on what we are learning but on how we are learning….

This Handbook of Emerging Technologies for Learning (HETL) has been designed as a resource for educators planning to incorporate technologies in their teaching and learning activities.

This is a very good blog article that compares skills of the past to what are typically referred to as "21st century skills."

Learning vocabulary

In this film, Larry Rosenstock, describes a vision for educaiton that blends the head, the heart, and the hands. High Tech High embraces learning that flows from personal interests, passion for discovery and a celebration of art, technology and craftsmanship.

A post on how one might use Twitter in education.

"KnowledgeWorks' Institute for Creative Collaboration builds the capacity of organizations and groups to think bigger, learn together and work smarter.

Are Schools stifling creativity? Ken Robinson tells Jessica Shepherd why learning should be good for the soul.

This site explains the importance of technology in the classroom and how new skills need to be learned to take full advantage of it.

When assessment drives instruction, students learn more and become more confident, self-directed learners. Assessing Projects helps teachers create assessments that address 21st century skills and provides strategies to make assessment an integral part of their teaching and help students understand content more deeply, think at higher levels, and become self-directed learners.

How can we use new media to foster the kinds of communication and community we desire in education? This presentation discusses both successful and unsuccessful attempts to integrate emerging technologies into the classroom to create a rich virtual learning environment

Students are learning English through songs, audio books, and more

Why new schools are choosing an old model to bring students into the 21st century.

The view that Web 2.0 tools bring us back to the way we are naturally wired to learn.

A list of links to support the use of Web 2.0 tools for teaching and learning in the K-12 environment.

iPods in the classroom.

"Our teachers were asked to view this video prior to our 15-minute Friday staff meeting on March 6. They were then asked to create a question that was inspired by the video that "no one else will ask". The result was 50, wide-ranging questions that are captured in this Wordle." This would be interesting an interesting activity anywhere - college classroom, faculty meeting, professional development. Create a shared google document (spreadsheet). Ask participants to enter their questions on the spreadsheet. Copy/paste it into wordle and voila...in 2 minutes you have a visual representation of the groups thinking. Try it with kids sometime, too.

Thousands of lectures from the world's top scholars. Might be a useful resource for upper level high school and beyond.