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some interesting examples of how cell phones/gps are being used in the field of "collective intelligence." I suspect some of this could be applied to a PBL project. (e.g. have students use pachube to contribute data)

This first post in the series of Community Responsibillity vs "The tragedy of the commons" is an attempt to lay the groundwork for the weeks to come and to start to tune the antanae to the idea of community. Where does it start and end? How do I know that I'm in a community? What should I do now that I've come to terms that I'm in one? These questions are at the heart of the community explorer's mind as they wander through the internets…

CUP makes educational projects about places and how they change. Our projects bring together art and design professionals - artists, graphic designers, architects, urban planners - with community-based advocates and researchers - organizers, government officials, academics, service-providers and policymakers. These partners work with CUP staff to create projects ranging from high school curricula to educational exhibitions.

Micro blogging - personal network - personal learning network - Twitter is the backbone of most EduNerds PNL these days. How cool is this - now you can follow MC Hammer. Interesting times. Twitter is a great collaborative tool, and great communication for groups to collaborate or micro/live blog.

Sydney Institute's guide to Wiki's and Blogs - Guidelines. Very cool example of how a policy should be an evolving work, not just small print.

short video that shows how to edit a doc in iMovie with an A-roll and B-roll.

Aussie EduBlogger Jenny Luca - great post about learning to present. Jenny is presenting on the Will Richardson tour in Australia.

Ewan found this...interesting video in which you can show students how 'media' conversations have changed over recent times. Funny and citch.

Open Sim made easy Wiki - how to download, set up and run your own grid and connect it to the new world grid. Uses API type set up and interface.

Before the boys and girls getting marry, they actually had been quite happy and each got different entertainment and programs. However after getting married everything changed, boy and girl became dejected because they get to carry responsibility to take care of each other. In additional, this dejection is encourages them takes care and feels responsibility for each other."

The MIT Professor describes why games are great learning tools, and how new gaming paradigms can change the educational system.

Better with Practice: PBL Implementation Tips from the Field is a Webinar series of three sessions in February and March 2010. The first session topic is How to Create a Culture of Inquiry in the PBL Classroom. We seek your input in shaping the conversation.

Jane Krauss and Suzie Boss are hosting this series. Hope Diigo friends in the PBL group will help shape the conversation!

Here's a new Edutopia post where I use Tim Brown's strategies from his book, Change by Design, as guidelines for project-based learning. Feedback welcome.

Problem-Based Learning (PBL) seeks to produce learners who not only remember the theory, they know how and when to apply it. However, providing a problem to a group of students is not a guarantee that they will be able to solve it. Even more uncertain is whether the solution the students offer and the journey they undertook to arrive at it resulted in them learning the intended underlying concepts and theories. As students become increasingly time poor, they are less inclined towards a learning approach which requires them to be self-directed and motivated. This paper reports on a learning design which seeks to scaffold and accelerate the PBL process by providing a balance of facts and concepts to be remembered and tested via an online quiz, followed by an activity-based tutorial session that focussed on the application of those concepts to new problems in conjunction with the use of resource material and memory aids

Thanks!. Is very intersting.

Project Based Learning is an instructional approach built upon authentic learning activities that engage student interest and motivation. These activities are designed to answer a question or solve a problem and generally reflect the types of learning and work people do in the everyday world outside the science or math classroom.

Students learn how to conduct science investigations in the same manner as scientists, as they learn to analyze sets of online real time data to solve problems.

An algebra project focusing on a theme which interests students is more likely to engage them in the project, so lets take a look at sports. Many students participate in sports at some level, whether as part of a school team or a community team. For the most part these same students do not understand the costs involved to host the sport. Also, they do not understand how much money is needed to ensure a profitable season so the sport can continue from year to year.