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Diana Boffa

Blogger: Create your free blog - 1 views

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  • Diana Boffa on 19 Nov 09
     
    When are we suppose to start our own blog ? i am just wondering because we only have 2 weeks left and i feel i dont want to start a blog i am not going to follow up with ..please respond radney.
  • J.Randolph Radney on 20 Nov 09
     
    Hi, Diana! You can start your blog any time from now till the end of the semester. I would like you to email me with your blog once you have started, and I will credit your grade (participation) in the course accordingly. A couple of students have started blogs (but they are both '060 students, so you can still be the first among the '050 students) :)
  • Diana Boffa on 20 Nov 09
     
    I have just started my blog. and would like to let other students know, who havnt started a blog, to think about your URL name that you will use. i am only stating this so that you can possibly get some followers of your blog. i made a hasty decision and just used my name, which i am sure will not draw a crowd. anyway take this into consideration.
taryn doherty

Starting A Blog - How to Start a Blog - Tips and Clips - 0 views

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Blogging

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  • taryn doherty on 07 Jan 10
     
    Just some quick ideas on how to start a blog and some ideas for it too!
J.Randolph Radney

Teaching in Social and Technological Networks « Connectivism - 0 views

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teaching connectivism networks social eLearning writing english

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  • Technological networks have transformed prominent businesses sectors: music, television, financial, manufacturing. Social networks, driven by technological networks, have similarly transformed communication, news, and personal interactions. Education sits at the social/technological nexus of change – primed for dramatic transformative change. In recent posts, I’ve argued for needed systemic innovation. I’d like focus more specifically on how teaching is impacted by social and technological networks.
  • social and technological networks subvert the classroom-based role of the teacher. Networks thin classroom walls. Experts are no longer “out there” or “over there”. Skype brings anyone, from anywhere, into a classroom. Students are not confined to interacting with only the ideas of a researcher or theorist. Instead, a student can interact directly with researchers through Twitter, blogs, Facebook, and listservs. The largely unitary voice of the traditional teacher is fragmented by the limitless conversation opportunities available in networks. When learners have control of the tools of conversation, they also control the conversations in which they choose to engage.
  • Course content is similarly fragmented. The textbook is now augmented with YouTube videos, online articles, simulations, Second Life builds, virtual museums, Diigo content trails, StumpleUpon reflections, and so on.
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  • Thoughts, ideas, or messages that the teacher amplifies will generally have a greater probability of being seen by course participants.
  • The following are roles teacher play in networked learning environments: 1. Amplifying 2. Curating 3. Wayfinding and socially-driven sensemaking 4. Aggregating 5. Filtering 6. Modelling 7. Persistent presence
  • Views of teaching, of learner roles, of literacies, of expertise, of control, and of pedagogy are knotted together. Untying one requires untying the entire model.
  • The curator, in a learning context, arranges key elements of a subject in such a manner that learners will “bump into” them throughout the course. Instead of explicitly stating “you must know this”, the curator includes critical course concepts in her dialogue with learners, her comments on blog posts, her in-class discussions, and in her personal reflections.
  • I found my way through personal trial and error. Today’s social web is no different – we find our way through active exploration. Designers can aid the wayfinding process through consistency of design and functionality across various tools, but ultimately, it is the responsibility of the individual to click/fail/recoup and continue.
  • Fortunately, the experience of wayfinding is now augmented by social systems.
  • Sensemaking in complex environments is a social process.
  • Perhaps we need to spend more time in information abundant environments before we turn to aggregation as a means of making sense of the landscape.
  • magine a course where the fragmented conversations and content are analyzed (monitored) through a similar service. Instead of creating a structure of the course in advance of the students starting (the current model), course structure emerges through numerous fragmented interactions. “Intelligence” is applied after the content and interactions start, not before.
  • Aggregation should do the same – reveal the content and conversation structure of the course as it unfolds, rather than defining it in advance.
  • Filtering resources is an important educator role, but as noted already, effective filtering can be done through a combination of wayfinding, social sensemaking, and aggregation. But expertise still matters. Educators often have years or decades of experience in a field. As such, they are familiar with many of the concepts, pitfalls, confusions, and distractions that learners are likely to encounter.
  • To teach is to model and to demonstrate. To learn is to practice and to reflect.”
  • Apprenticeship learning models are among the most effective in attending to the full breadth of learning.
  • Without an online identity, you can’t connect with others – to know and be known. I don’t think I’m overstating the importance of have a presence in order to participate in networks. To teach well in networks – to weave a narrative of coherence with learners – requires a point of presence. As a course progresses, the teacher provides summary comments, synthesizes discussions, provides critical perspectives, and directs learners to resources they may not have encountered before.
  • J.Randolph Radney on 22 Feb 10
     
    Here are some additional concepts that are a part of my approach to teaching.
Trisha Johnny

Getting Started: Freewriting - 0 views

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getting started

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  • Trisha Johnny on 14 Jan 10
     
    pretty ineresting... seems alot more explainitory than the other freewriting site's I've seen
Jak McKinnon

iPad: 1 GHz CPU, 9.7" Screen, WiFi. Starting at $499. - 2 views

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ipad Technology

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  • Jak McKinnon on 02 Feb 10
     
    Thought this was just interesting
  • Emmy-Lou Sill on 02 Feb 10
     
    oh! my sister was talking about this m an artist after all right? :)
Jak McKinnon

Apple - iPhone - Learn how to use all the features of iPhone. - 0 views

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IPhone Tethering Modem PC Connect

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  • Jak McKinnon on 16 Mar 10
     
    Just something interesting I just started doing.
Diana Boffa

http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2008/02/06/little-steps-100-great-tips-for-saving-money-... - 0 views

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thesimpledollar

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  • Diana Boffa on 08 Oct 09
     
    tips for saving money.
Emmy Sill

How to lose a pound a week | Weight Loss | Get Healthy | Best Health - 0 views

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wieght loss- very simple to follow guidelines

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  • Emmy Sill on 08 Oct 09
     
    How to lose a pound a week, Weight Loss, Get Healthy, lose a pound a week, lose weight, weekly weightloss, Weight Loss, Simply add exercise; subtract food. Here are two weeks' worth of ideas to get started!
J.Randolph Radney

ProfHacker 101: Getting started with Zotero - ProfHacker.com - 0 views

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profhacker zotero

shared by J.Randolph Radney on 14 Nov 09 - Cached
  • J.Randolph Radney on 14 Nov 09
     
    In research work, it is important to carefully keep track of the sources consulted. I was told about Zotero early on in the semester, but not in time to bring it into the curriculum this time. In future, I plan to have students use Zotero more, so students might want to take a look at what it offers, if they plan on taking more academic classes at TRU or another university.
J.Randolph Radney

Teaching the College Essay | Edutopia - 0 views

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writing

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  • 1. Just start:
  • 2. Good essays are often about the simplest things:
  • 3. It’s all about them... and they’re unique:
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  • Stephen King believes that the scariest moment for a writer is just before they start.
Diana Boffa

Answers.com: Wiki Q&A combined with free online dictionary, thesaurus, and encyclopedias - 0 views

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  • Diana Boffa on 24 Feb 10
     
    I am not to sure if this is already bookmarked,but i think it will be useful as a starting point to answer any question.
J.Randolph Radney

YouTube - Medieval helpdesk with English subtitles - 1 views

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  • J.Randolph Radney on 04 Mar 10
     
    Here is the video that I started class on Thursday (4 Mar.) with.
Alison French

Go Ask Alice!: Starting college at 30 - coping with stress? - 0 views

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  • Alison French on 07 Jan 10
     
    I thought this was interesting, because I am an older student !
Diana Boffa

Responding to an Essay Based on Literature - 1 views

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  • Diana Boffa on 12 Jan 10
     
    A basic outline to get you started on responding to an essay.
J.Randolph Radney

Seth's Blog - 0 views

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business

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  • The problem is no longer budget. The problem is no longer access to tools.The problem is the will to get good at it.
  • Use gmail to give every person in the organization that can read English an email address.
  • Start a book group for your top executives and every person who answers the phone, designs a product or interacts with customers. Read a great online media book a week and discuss. It'll take you about a year to catch up.
  • J.Randolph Radney on 03 Dec 09
     
    "The problem is no longer budget. The problem is no longer access to tools. The problem is the will to get good at it."
  • J.Randolph Radney on 03 Dec 09
     
    Daryl, take a look!
Diana Boffa

Google Docs for Students - 0 views

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  • Diana Boffa on 02 Feb 10
     
    how to get started using google docs
J.Randolph Radney

What Did They Tweet? Oct. Wk 2 | Teacher Reboot Camp - 1 views

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student education English youtube

shared by J.Randolph Radney on 15 Oct 09 - Cached
  • Can we change students’ behaviors by making learning fun? Ed Webb shared this video and started a great discussion on his website about the pedagogy of fun. I would like to continue the discussion here, because I do think that the educational system is programmed to make learning tedious. Exploration, discovery, problem-solving, and collaboration should be fun, but often this part of learning is lacking in curricula. I believe it is the best part of learning, which is why I hope this video inspires you and maybe your staff!
  • J.Randolph Radney on 15 Oct 09
     
    Watch the video and answer the question(s): (Why d/D)oes learning have to be boring?
J.Randolph Radney

Patch's Prescriptions | Gesundheit Institute - 1 views

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to-do

shared by J.Randolph Radney on 17 Sep 09 - Cached
  • Sometimes when Patch gives presentations, audience members ask what they can do to stay better informed and what actions they might take to contribute to their own well-being and the well-being of the world around them. Patch started offering a small flyer of ten suggestions of everyday actions, ideas, questions, magazines, and websites:
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