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Vanessa Vaile

Giving Feedback on Student Writing: An Innovative Approach - Faculty Focus | Faculty Focus - 1 views

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shared by Vanessa Vaile on 31 Aug 11 - No Cached
  • British journal, Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education involving the use of something called interactive cover sheets. First-year students in an outdoor studies degree program took a two-semester, six module course which required preparation of a number of written assignments. After preparing their papers, students attached an interactive cover sheet on which they raised questions about the paper they had just completed, thereby identifying the specific areas for feedback.
  • The goal was to overcome the one-way communication that occurs when teachers write comments on student papers
  • Students also tell stories about feedback received on their papers
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  • Does this idea of having students frame questions about their papers and writing offer a solution? The faculty who tried the approach found that students struggled mightily with the task
  • It’s pretty easy to understand why students would find this task challenging. Most (especially beginning students) have little or no experience assessing their own work and then to have to frame a question that would elicit feedback helpful to improving your next paper—that’s a pretty complicated task. But it’s such a good one.
  • that’s a really useful skill
  • I wonder if there might be some ways to reframe the task that would make it easier initially. Maybe students need guidelines early on: Identify the part of the paper you had the most trouble with and ask a question about it. Identify the part of the paper you think turned out best and explain why you feel good about it
  • a potentially promising idea with the dual benefits of developing a great self-assessment skill and directing feedback
  • The 5 questions that I ask are: 1) What are you trying to say here (what's the thesis/main point)? 2) Why is what you are trying to say important? 3) What is working in the piece and why? 4) What is not working in the piece and why? 5) What questions do you have for me?
  • If students feel that they are graded on the writers that they currently are rather than the writer that they are trying to be, many will be hesitant to open an honest dialogue.
  • dialogical cover sheet dates back to the expressivist movement in composition studies in the 1980s. I first came across it through Peter Elbow's writing
  • scaffolding the feedback process by offering students the opportunity to identify aspects of the paper or parts of the paper they would like their instructor to respond to is empowering pedagogy
  • The challenge is making the cover sheet simple enough
TESOL CALL-IS

Addition in Adelaide - A New Maths Map | edte.ch - 0 views

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shared by TESOL CALL-IS on 27 Aug 11 - Cached
  • TESOL CALL-IS on 27 Aug 11
     
    "I have begun a new Maths Map in Adelaide focusing on addition ideas that can be seen or referred to on the map. It would be great to have your contributions it is very easy to do:" This doesn't have to be just in Adelaide--use Tom Barrett's ideas for a Google Maths Map in your local area. There are math activities for K-5--it's fun, too!
TESOL CALL-IS

The Anatomy Of An Infographic: 5 Steps To Create A Powerful Visual | SpyreStudios - 1 views

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shared by TESOL CALL-IS on 25 Aug 11 - Cached
  • TESOL CALL-IS on 25 Aug 11
     
    "Information is very powerful but for the most bit it is bland and unimaginative. Infographics channel information in a visually pleasing, instantly understandable manner, making it not only powerful, but extremely beautiful. Once used predominantly to make maps more approachable, scientific charts less daunting and as key learning tools for children, inforgraphics have now permeated all aspects of the modern world."
Vanessa Vaile

Blog U.: Reforming Higher Education: To What End? - University of Venus - Inside Higher Ed - 0 views

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shared by Vanessa Vaile on 24 Aug 11 - No Cached
  • Vanessa Vaile on 24 Aug 11
     
    column by Lee Skellerup Bessette on problems of change in higher ed, educators vs accountability by analytics & design by algorithm
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hrheingold: How I use Twitter, search, Diigo Delicious, DEVONthink, Scrivener to find, ... - 0 views

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shared by TESOL CALL-IS on 13 Jul 11 - No Cached
  • TESOL CALL-IS on 13 Jul 11
     
    "How I use Twitter, search, Diigo Delicious, DEVONthink, Scrivener to find, refine, organize information -->knowledge" A nice illustration in a Screenr screencast of how a Stanford professor uses various online tools to organize Internet information. Focuses on vertical (deep) learning, rather than horizontal (social) learning. Created for his students to demonstrate how to organize Internet resources efficiently.
Vanessa Vaile

#cck11: Connectivism and Social Constructivism - what's the difference? | Life through ... - 0 views

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shared by Vanessa Vaile on 04 Jul 11 - No Cached
  • what distinguishes a connectivist perspective from social constructivism
  • similar principles
  • complexity
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  • technology
  • ‘complex’ phenomena as different from ‘complicated’ phenomena
  • Connectivism acknowledges the complexity of knowledge and learning in a way that social constructivism cannot. A central tenet of social constructivism is the definition of knowledge as the result of consensus. The connectivist perspective allows for a greater diversity of opinions, and acceptance of transience and unpredictability of knowledge.
  • dependence on a large number of ‘weak ties’ in knowledge networks
  • connectivist notion of knowledge and learning existing outside the individual human brain
  • web of nodes and connections
  • Bonkers.
  • transient content
TESOL CALL-IS

Profweb : From Character Blogs to VoiceThreads: Exploring Points of View - 2 views

www.profweb.qc.ca/...index.html

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shared by TESOL CALL-IS on 22 Jun 11 - No Cached
  • TESOL CALL-IS on 22 Jun 11
     
    Describes ways to use images, video, music, voice, and text in teaching literature with advanced level students to improve writing and pronunciation skills. Students engaged in online discussion through commenting and VoiceThread. By Jane Petring.
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http://www.ello.org - 1 views

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shared by TESOL CALL-IS on 11 Apr 11 - Cached
  • TESOL CALL-IS on 11 Apr 11
     
    Over 1,000 recordings to learn English (and other languages) with accompanying exercises, downloadable audio, tagged words with explanations, etc. R. Stannard calls it one of the most useful language learning sites online: http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/elllo/index.html.
TESOL CALL-IS

Wrds Created by Russell Stannard for Teacher Training videos.com - 0 views

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shared by TESOL CALL-IS on 13 Mar 11 - No Cached
  • TESOL CALL-IS on 13 Mar 11
     
    Put in lists of words and Website creates sound files for them. You can also put in a description or translation of your words to practice them. Also creates tests on them. Uses several major languages. I'd suggest that students are getting lots of repetition just listing words and defining them.
TESOL CALL-IS

Fotobabble - Talking Photos - 3 views

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shared by TESOL CALL-IS on 05 Mar 11 - Cached
  • TESOL CALL-IS on 05 Mar 11
     
    This would be a great project base for students. They take photos, upload them and then record a voice description. Has connect to Facebook option also.
Nelba Quintana

PHRAS.IN - Say this or say that? - 2 views

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shared by Nelba Quintana on 09 Feb 11 - Cached
  • Nelba Quintana on 09 Feb 11
     
    using correct spelling doesn't protect you from writing those awkward sounding lines.
Nelba Quintana

Text 2 Mind Map - The text-to-mind-map converter - 3 views

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shared by Nelba Quintana on 21 Oct 10 - Cached
  • Text 2 Mind Map is a web application that converts texts to mind maps.
  • Nelba Quintana on 06 Feb 11
     
    Text 2 Mind Map is a web application that converts texts to mind maps.
  • Nelba Quintana on 06 Feb 11
     
    Text 2 Mind Map is a web application that converts texts to mind maps.
TESOL CALL-IS

Audioboo - 1 views

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shared by TESOL CALL-IS on 02 Feb 11 - Cached
  • TESOL CALL-IS on 02 Feb 11
     
    "We are a mobile & web platform that effortlessly allows you to record and upload audio for your friends, family or the rest of the world to hear." Can record from computer or iPhone/iPod. Great mobile recording for podcasting. Very easy to use. You can log in with your Twitter account, record or upload a file, send to friends and post to Facebook at the same time. Your file shows up with your profile next to it. Use is fully described by Russell Stannard at http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/audioboo/index.html.
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messagehop - 1 views

messagehop.com

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shared by TESOL CALL-IS on 02 Feb 11 - No Cached
  • TESOL CALL-IS on 02 Feb 11
     
    Upload pictures, write text, and the program animates the message, and plays it as a sequence, then sends it to friends. Nice short writing assignment or digital story-telling adventure. Rec. by Russell Stannard.
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Twitter for Teachers: A Guide for Beginners | The Creative Education Blog - 2 views

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shared by TESOL CALL-IS on 26 Jan 11 - No Cached
  • TESOL CALL-IS on 26 Jan 11
     
    A nice article about how to create a Twitter worthy of a professional. One might use Twitter as an e-portfolio, for example.
TESOL CALL-IS

KeepVid: Download and save any video from Youtube, Dailymotion, Metacafe, iFilm and more! - 1 views

keepvid.com

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shared by TESOL CALL-IS on 26 Jan 11 - Cached
  • TESOL CALL-IS on 26 Jan 11
     
    Allows the user to download videos from a variety of sites, such as YouTube, and save them on the desktop. Would be very useful for projects with students. Note: please be aware of copyrights when using Internet videos.
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Wikidot in Education - Wikidot - Free and Pro Wiki Hosting - 0 views

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shared by TESOL CALL-IS on 26 Jan 11 - Cached
  • TESOL CALL-IS on 26 Jan 11
     
    "Are you a researcher, teacher or lecturer? With your Wiki For Education you can easily co-operate with your students." This looks like a full featured wiki that has good features for educators.
TESOL CALL-IS

English Language (ESL) Learning Online - UsingEnglish.com - 1 views

www.usingenglish.com

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      TESOL CALL-IS on 26 Jan 11
       
      Has anyone tried the Forums section?
  • TESOL CALL-IS on 26 Jan 11
     
    "UsingEnglish.com provides a large collection of English as a Second Language (ESL) tools & resources for students, teachers, learners and academics. Browse our grammar glossary and references of irregular verbs, phrasal verbs and idioms, ESL forums, articles, teacher handouts and printables, and find useful links and information on English. Topics cover the spectrum of ESL, EFL, ESOL, and EAP subject areas." Includes a place to "talk to a teacher."
  • TESOL CALL-IS on 26 Jan 11
     
    Has anyone tried the froums?
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