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Sean Dagony-Clark

Themes in Education: Action Research | Brown University - 1 views

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    Good overview of action research. "This booklet discusses several types of action research, its history, and a process that may be used to engage educators in action research. Two stories from the field, written by teachers about their own reflections on the process, are given as illustrations of action research."
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Carnegie Learning - Research Reports - 0 views

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    Research showing the effectiveness of Carnegie Learning's math curriculum. "The reports published here provide information about this evaluative research, including an overall summary of findings, a reference guide to aid in interpreting results and reports summarizing individual studies."
Sean Dagony-Clark

What is Action Research? - 1 views

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    Great slideshow overview of Action Research from Greg Waddell.
Sean Dagony-Clark

Guiding School Improvement with Action Research | ASCD - 2 views

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    Synopsis of the cyclical approach to improvement that is action research.
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Blended Learning - Educause - 0 views

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    "Seven years of research at the University of Central Florida (UCF) has found that blended courses--those that combine face-to-face instruction with online learning and reduced classroom contact hours--have the potential to increase student learning while lowering attrition rates compared to equivalent, fully online courses. This research bulletin reports the results of a disciplined UCF program that has led to a fundamental redesign of the instructional model."
Sean Dagony-Clark

5 Research-Based Tips for Providing Students with Meaningful Feedback | Edutopia - 0 views

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    "here are five research-based tips for providing students with the kind of feedback that will increase motivation, build on existing knowledge, and help them reflect on what they've learned."
Sean Dagony-Clark

Carnegie Learning - Math curricula - Software Demos - 0 views

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    The 800-lb gorilla of online math learning. Carnegie Learning's Cognitive Tutor is an adaptive, differentiated learning system in which student understanding is assessed and individually addressed as part of the learning process. It's truly an amazing system, but it's not modular -- in other words, you won't get the best use of it pulling out items for use in your curriculum, because the system's curriculum is intended to be used in full. But it might be worth considering -- results show huge results from this system. See http://www.carnegielearning.com/research/reports/
Sean Dagony-Clark

Action Research Journals - AERA - 0 views

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    Pretty much what it says.
Sean Dagony-Clark

Not all today's students are 'tech-savvy' | ESRC - 0 views

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    "Our research shows that the argument that there is a generational break between today's generation of young people who are immersed in new technologies and older generations who are less familiar with technology is flawed," says Dr Jones. "The diverse ways that young people use technology today shows the argument is too simplistic and that a new single generation, often called the 'net generation', with high skill levels in technology does not exist."
Sean Dagony-Clark

Do students need to learn lower-level factual and procedural knowledge before they can ... - 0 views

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    Very smart writing on the distinctions between a hierarchy of thinking vs. scaffolded learning. "the notion that students have to be immersed in 'lower-level' factual and procedural knowledge BEFORE they can do 'higher-level' thinking work doesn't comport with what we know from cognitive research."
Sean Dagony-Clark

Reducing Academic Pressure May Help Children Succeed - APA - 0 views

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    "Children may perform better in school and feel more confident about themselves if they are told that failure is a normal part of learning, rather than being pressured to succeed at all costs, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association."
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Practice for Knowledge Acquisition (Not Drill and Kill) - APA - 0 views

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    "Researchers who have investigated expert and novice performance have uncovered important distinctions between deliberate practice and other activities, such as work, play and rote repetition. Rote repetition - simply repeating a task - will not automatically improve performance. Effective practice is deliberate."
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Blended learning - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 1 views

  • Blended learning in educational research refers to a mixing of different learning environments. It combines traditional face-to-face classroom methods with more modern computer-mediated activities.
  • Whether a course should be proposed as a face-to-face interaction, an online course or a blended course depends on the analysis of the competencies at stake, the nature and location of the audience, and the resources available.
  • The facilitator’s role can be broken down into the following four categories: 1. developing online course content and structure 2. communication 3. guiding and individualizing learning 4. assessing, grading, and promoting
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  • Teachers need to be educated in both traditional classroom methods, but also enhanced training to develop skills targeted to online education.
  • The elements of teacher preparation for online learning fall into two categories. First, they need to be trained to use the available tools and technology. Secondly, they need to be trained in online pedagogy; particularly, how to communicate content without the use of contextual cues.
  • Fischer, Michael. [mf032.k12.sd.us/Porftolio/files/FischerMichaelPositionPaper.pdf "The Use of Online Learning Methods in the Traditional Classroom"]. mf032.k12.sd.us/Porftolio/files/FischerMichaelPositionPaper.pdf. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
  • Horn, Michael B., and Heather C. Staker. The Rise of K12 Blended Learning. Chapel Hill, NC: Innosight Institute, Jan. 2011. PDF.
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    Good background information on blended learning. Pay particular attention to the footnotes.
Sean Dagony-Clark

The Net Generation encountering e-learning at university - 0 views

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    "Our research shows that the argument that there is a generational break between today's generation of young people who are immersed in new technologies and older generations who are less familiar with technology is flawed," says Dr Jones. "The diverse ways that young people use technology today shows the argument is too simplistic and that a new single generation, often called the 'net generation', with high skill levels in technology does not exist." Press release: http://www.esrc.ac.uk/news-and-events/press-releases/20523/not-all-todays-students-are-tech-savvy.aspx
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Blended Learning | Innosight Institute - 0 views

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    Three white papers from Innosight Institute. All are about K-12 blended learning. Very useful research.
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Educational Leadership:Schools, Families, Communities:Objectives That Students Understand - 0 views

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    "Although hundreds of studies have shown that clearly communicating instructional objectives has a positive effect on student achievement, not all techniques for doing so have the same beneficial effects. In a series of studies we conducted at Marzano Research Laboratory, we found that some approaches had no effect on student achievement and that others actually produced negative results-that is, students would have been better off if the teacher had not provided an objective."
Sean Dagony-Clark

CMU Eberly Center for Teaching Excellence - 0 views

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    Great resources for teaching and learning.  "We strive to empower instructors by helping them develop a deep understanding of how students learn, so that they can effectively apply and adapt teaching strategies to meet their own goals and their students' needs.  The purpose of the following materials is to present current research and theory on student learning in a way that can inform and guide effective teaching practices."
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Experiential Learning Cycles - 0 views

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    Valuable reading, as understanding how these cycles reinforce learning leads to better planning for blended learning. The Pedagogy and Technology Workshop employs a cycle much like the first few diagrams. 
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Overview of Action Research Methodology - 1 views

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    Description and some helpful charts.
Sean Dagony-Clark

Digital Learning | Diigo - Groups - 0 views

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    "Digital learning resources, tips, research, and teaching and learning resources. Feel free to join this group to share related resources."
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