Week 6 recommended resource reading "Mary Lippitt, Enterprise Management, Ltd. 1987. A one-page summary of the five major components required for successful change and the impact of insufficient attention to any one of the components" from MOOC-Ed
Week 1 Additional suggested reading ["NY Times, Nov 1, 2012. This article raises concerns about the impact of technology on students' attention spans and ability to persevere on challenging tasks, and approaches the question about how much schools need to adjust to students and how much students can be expected to adjust to schools" from MOOC Ed]
Week 1 Additional suggested reading ["K. Walsh, Emerging EdTech Blog, Sept. 4, 2011. This blog entry provides more of a classroom view than the NMC report, and focuses on what's already happening, rather than what may happen in future years. It has a succinct list with links for examples, tools and more information" from MOOC Ed]
Week 1 Additional suggested reading: ["Each year, NMC analyzes the potential of emerging technologies for K-12 education and predicts, for each type of technology (e.g., tablet computing, game-based learning, augmented reality), the time-to-adoption horizon, ranging from one to five years. These are very valuable reports for keeping up with emerging technologies. A link to a short video summary is provided in the video resources section above" from MOOC Ed]
Week 1 Additional suggested reading ["pp 7-19. This is the national plan developed by the U.S. Department of Education, with input from a committee of national leaders in digital learning" from MOOC Ed]
Week 1 - Additional suggested reading: ["8 pages), by the Alliance for Excellent Education in Nov. 2012, summarizes the challenges facing education leaders; the changes needing in teaching, technology and the use of time in schools; and the characteristics of digital learning" from MOOC Ed]
Week 1 - Additional suggested video ["A video summary of the report is listed in the next section. Each year, NMC analyzes the potential of emerging technologies for K-12 education and predicts, for each type of technology (e.g., tablet computing, game-based learning, augmented reality), the time-to-adoption horizon, ranging from one to five years. These are very valuable reports for keeping up with emerging technologies" from MOOC Ed]
Week 1 Additional suggested video: ["Edutopia provides profiles of technologically sophisticated students, with both a video and a written interview for each. The 10 students range in age from nine to 18. They are engaged in a of variety productive, creative uses of technology, including: producing videos; forming groups engaged in social activism; creating animations; writing blogs; and creating educational and other types of web sites. The link takes you to a menu where you can choose the profile of one or more students" from MOOC Ed]