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Rhondda Powling

70 Awesome Open Source Tools for Graphic Designers - 10 views

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    No longer limited to freehand logos, graphic design is a booming field. From website design, to publications, presentations, and much more, graphic designers are in demand in just about every field imaginable.With so much demand, graphic designers can get caught up on the supply end. Don't lose out on an opportunity or job because you aren't equipped to handle it Use the below 70 awesome open source tools for graphic designers to get a leg up, expand your resume, and much more. Best of all, the price to put all of them to use is completely free.
Tony Searl

Irving Wladawsky-Berger: The Power of Pull - 3 views

  • “It is no accident that most of these early examples of creation spaces are initially attracting individuals rather than institutions.  Passionate individuals (that’s you) naturally seek out these creation spaces to get better faster, while most institutions are still deeply concerned about protection of knowledge stocks and do not yet see the growing importance of knowledge flows in driving performance improvement.  As passionate individuals engage and experience the performance benefits of participation, they will help to drag institutions more broadly into relevant creation spaces, becoming catalysts for the institutional innovations required for effective participation.”
    • Tony Searl
       
      so true, all educators should read this
    • Ruth Howard
       
      Thanks so much Tony it also looks like 'intuitive' flow will become the norm, pre-paving the way for mind transference, of course it's totally serendipitous of you to alert me to this site and I've also been meaning to look at John Seely Brown....if intuitive serendipitous learning does become validated as mainstream this surely is consciousness SHIFT. Then time wont be a problem! We will reach for the solutions and they will be here already. Yes I know its a bigger jump but it's a natural extension and one outcome I already see in my own life. mmm think I'll repost this on the site itself to show my appreciation. This has huge impact on learning but massive for society.
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    "We are literally pushed into educational systems designed to anticipate our needs over twelve or more years of schooling and our key needs for skills over the rest of our lives. As we successfully complete this push program, we graduate into firms and other institutions that are organized around push approaches to resource mobilization. Detailed demand forecasts, operational plans, and operational process manuals carefully script the actions and specify the resources required to meet anticipated demand."
Nigel Coutts

Are we there yet? Are we there? - The Learner's Way - 0 views

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    This much-maligned question seems so appropriate for education's recent history. All that was normal, everything that was routine, all of our structures, have been turned upside down and hurled into the wind of COVID19. From having spoken of a future dominated by volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity (VUCA), we have found ourselves living in it. Innovation and creativity became the new normal as we "Apollo 13" schooling into a model that met the demands of emergency remote learning. The pressure, the workload, the demands on our time and the cognitive load have all been immense, and so it seems fitting to ask "Are we there yet?".
Tony Searl

Turning Children into Data - 4 views

  • The teachers understood that learning doesn’t have to be measured in order to be assessed. 
  • It focused on teachers’ personal “connection[s] with our subject area” as the basis for helping students to think “like mathematicians or historians or writers or scientists, instead of drilling them in the vocabulary of those subject areas or breaking down the skills.”  In a word, the teachers put kids before data.
  • All that does is corrupt the measure (unless it’s a test score, in which case it’s already misleading), undermine collaboration among teachers, and make teaching less joyful and therefore less effective by meaningful criteria.
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  • kids should have a lot to say about their assessment.
  • we want to create an environment where students can “experience success and failure not as reward and punishment but as information."  
  • students’ desire to learn?
  • The more that students are led to focus on how well they're doing, the less engaged they tend to become with what they're doing. 
  • A school that’s all about achievement and performance is a school that’s not really about discovery and understanding.
  • teachers’ isolation, fatalism, and fear (of demands by clueless officials to raise test scores at any cost).
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    "While some education conferences are genuinely inspiring, others serve mostly to demonstrate how even intelligent educators can be remarkably credulous, nodding agreeably at descriptions of programs that ought to elicit fury or laughter, avidly copying down hollow phrases from a consultant's PowerPoint presentation, awed by anything that's borrowed from the business world or involves digital technology. Many companies and consultants thrive on this credulity, and also on teachers' isolation, fatalism, and fear (of demands by clueless officials to raise test scores at any cost). With a good dose of critical thinking and courage, a willingness to say "This is bad for kids and we won't have any part of it," we could drive these outfits out of business -- and begin to take back our schools."
Kerry J

Website blacklist leaked on internet - 0 views

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    Doubt has been cast on the federal government's proposed internet censorship regime after a blacklist of banned websites was leaked online. Note: this article incorrectly suggests that Wikileaks has been removed. The Wikileaks site says the org's servers were overwhelmed by popular demand.
Ruth Howard

Research Profile: Dr. Kinshuk | Technology Enhanced Knowledge Research Insitute - 1 views

  •   Athabasca University’s Dr. Kinshuk believes there is a way to give students a better learning experience: by developing systems that tailor learning experience to each individual student’s needs and circumstance.
  •   He’s developing systems that can learn about each student and adapt to meet to their unique needs — responding to their learning style; relating what they’re learning to previous knowledge and experiences; discovering if they are learning on their own or with others; factoring in where they live and work and whether they work on a laptop, desktop or mobile device — to create a highly personal, highly relevant learning experience.
  •   Creating just-in-time, on-demand learning systems that know who you are, what you need and adapt to suit your personal style. I
Rhondda Powling

MapAList - Create and Manage Maps of Address Lists - 3 views

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    a wizard for creating and managing customized Google maps of address lists cool features include addresses come from your own Google spreadsheets modify your address list and maps are automatically updated; done so daily, or on demand privately be the only viewer of your maps, or publish them and show them on any website access the address lists and maps from anywhere it's easy, no code required it's free download KML of your maps / export them to Google earth
Nigel Coutts

Sharing our Puzzles of Practice - The Learner's Way - 0 views

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    Einstein is often quoted as having said "If I have an hour to solve a problem and my life depended on the solution, I would spend the first 55 minutes determining the proper question to ask, for once I know the proper question, I could solve the problem in less than five minutes." Clearly Einstein understood how to attack puzzling problems. As teachers we face a host of puzzles on a daily basis. Every student we teach, thanks to their idiosyncrasies presents a unique puzzle. The interactions between students further complicates things. Our goals for our learners, their learning needs, the demands of the curriculum, pressures from beyond the classroom all result in puzzles for us to manage and to solve.
Tony Searl

EDUPUNK or, on becoming a useful idiot « bavatuesdays - 1 views

  • What we have is an economy disinvesting its own workforce from the bottom up in the name of efficiency, cost cutting measures, and productivity—but in the end we’re all just fodder for profit-driven system that depends up the exploitation of the many for the wealth of the few.
  • Groom, Ganley and Beasley-Murray are all proponents of using new technologies inside and outside the classroom, but for them, and unlike for Kamenetz, those technologies are just tools to be used towards humanistic ends, not ends in themselves (as Groom puts it, “I don’t believe in technology, I believe in people”).
  • I am nervous about the economic focus of all this,
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  • many of the critiques layeredd are fair. Universities do have a monopo’y on accreditatio, they are crazy expensive, and are often not preparing us for the face of our moment, and some none at all when it comes to think about these
  • because there’s a bunch of public money floating around in it, and everybody wants some of it
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    There has to be a way for people to organize and share freely and openly through a series of trust networks that aren't necessarily mediated by institutions. But given so many of the demands of accreditation, and the current expectations for the system as it currently operates, given the choice between grief (a public, subsidized higher ed option) and nothing (the rise of privatized workforce factories), I'll take grief every time. But all the while continuing to work towards the idea that there can and will be another way outside of this debilitating binary we are working through right now.
Nigel Coutts

The little things that make a difference - The Learner's Way - 0 views

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    In teaching it is often the little things we do on a daily basis that have the largest cumulative effect. While the events, festivals, camps and more spectacular lessons may stand out in our memories these moments have less overall impact across the time that our students spend in our company. Getting these little details right however is a complex business that demands we bring our best to every interaction, every lesson and every opportunity we have to shape the minds and dispositions of our learners. The result is that there are no easy lessons, no easy days.
Rhondda Powling

5 Powerful Questions Teachers Can Ask Students | Edutopia - 6 views

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    We all want to nurture a learning culture in our classroom. One that cultivates skills such as problem solving, critical thinking, synthesis, analysis, critical judgement and interpretation. For this to happen we need to pose learning problems and questions that demand the development of these skills. Well-posed questions can be simple questions but the right questions can drive much more learning and elicit insight that those complex questions that don't ask students to really think. Framing good questions is an art and some suggested questions are discussed here.
Ziem Merwin

Fastest And Smoothest Funding Solution For All - Instant Faxless Payday Loans - 0 views

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    Instant faxless payday loans are a reliable and popular financial scheme. In the hour emergency which comes at any time without any warning you may generally feel helpless as you must be running out of cash. Therefore, to tackle such crisis situation these loans come as a savior in your life. Through these loans you can get fast cash in hands until you get your next month payday. You can use approved funds to take care of small urgent fiscal demands on time.
John Pearce

21st Century Literacies - 0 views

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    In February 2008, the National Council of Teachers of English began to develop a statement on 21st literacies. This is the product of these ongoing deliberations. As the discussion says, "Literacy has always been a collection of cultural and communicative practices shared among members of particular groups. As society and technology change, so does literacy. Because technology has increased the intensity and complexity of literate environments, the twenty-first century demands that a literate person possess a wide range of abilities and competencies, many literacies. These literacies-from reading online newspapers to participating in virtual classrooms-are multiple, dynamic, and malleable. As in the past, they are inextricably linked with particular histories, life possibilities and social trajectories of individuals and groups."
Nigel Coutts

The learner's role in their search for learning - The Learner's Way - 0 views

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    Rather than expecting to be immersed in learning that shines a light on the path forward the notion of searching for driftwood that suits the learner's needs is very empowering. It requires an imagining of learning as a very active process where the learner is aware of their context, their current understanding and what they might need to move forward. It demands a conscious practice of reflection and a disposition towards taking charge of one's learning. It is a very agentic view where learning is something that you do, not something that happens to you. 
Nigel Coutts

The Power of Relationship for Positive School Climate - The Learner's Way - 0 views

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    In teaching and for learning relationships are everything.   This is one of those statements that cannot be overstated, it is true now, it has always been true.To craft a truly positive school climate demands our fullest attention to every detail of every relationship we build but the effort is well worth it.  
Nigel Coutts

Thinking and learning in the postnormal era - The Learner's Way - 0 views

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    We live in a time of chaos, complexity and contradiction. (Sardar, 2010 [1]) Where rapid changes and transformations through technology, politics, globalisation and the climate, conspire against normality (Friedman, 2016 [2]) These times demand a fresh approach to education, one that provides learners with the thinking dispositions they need to turn challenges into opportunities, to connect their learning to their passions and emerge from their years of formal education as self-navigating life-long learners. 
singhalpvtltd

Greenhouse Film: What Are the Advantages and Benefits? - 0 views

shared by singhalpvtltd on 14 Oct 24 - No Cached
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    Greenhouse films play a vital role in the agricultural industry, providing farmers and gardeners with a controlled environment to grow plants. With the increasing demand for efficient farming methods, greenhouse films have become essential tools to protect crops from adverse weather conditions while optimizing growth. This article explores the benefits and advantages of using greenhouse film, with a specific focus on greenhouse film in India and the role of greenhouse films supplier in ensuring the highest quality products. Additionally, we'll cover some common FAQs related to greenhouse plastic film.
singhalpvtltd

PP Woven Bags: Why It's Important for Industries and the Environment - 0 views

shared by singhalpvtltd on 20 Sep 24 - No Cached
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    PP woven bags have emerged as a revolutionary packaging solution in various industries. These bags, made from polypropylene, are well known for their durability, strength, and versatility. Whether in agriculture, retail, or construction, the significance of PP woven bags cannot be overstated. This article will delve into why PP woven bags are crucial for modern industries and their positive impact on the environment. Additionally, we'll explore how pp woven bag manufacturers are constantly innovating to meet the growing demand.
singhalpvtltd

Garbage Bags: What is the Use for Garbage Bags? - 0 views

Garbage bags, also known as bin liners or plastic waste bags, have become an essential tool in managing waste in households, commercial spaces, and industrial sectors. These bags serv...

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Vacuum Form Plastic Sheets: Why Use Them and Their Benefits - 0 views

Vacuum form plastic sheets have become a popular choice in various industries due to their versatility and efficiency. These sheets are commonly used in manufacturing and packaging due to their abi...

Vacuum Form

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