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"The "Policy guidelines for mobile learning" developed by UNESCO seek to help policy-makers better understand what mobile learning is and how its unique benefits can be leveraged to advance progress towards Education for All. UNESCO believes that mobile technologies can expand and enrich educational opportunities for learners in diverse settings. Yet most ICT in education policies were articulated in a pre-mobile era and they do not seek to maximize the learning potentials of mobile technology. The rare policies that do reference mobile devices tend to treat them tangentially or ban their use in schools. Today, a growing body of evidence suggests that ubiquitous mobile devices - especially mobile phones and, more recently, tablet computers - are being used by learners and educators around the world to access information, streamline administration and facilitate learning in new and innovative ways. Developed in consultation with experts in over 20 countries, UNESCO's "Policy guidelines for mobile learning" have broad application and can accommodate a wide range of institutions, including K-12 schools, universities, community centres, and technical and vocational schools."

4 Traditional Theories Of Learning Of the published research and science, three of the more popular theories in the last fifty years are behaviorism, cognitivism, and constructivism. The infographic below reviews the pros and cons of each approach while making a case for connectivism as a response to the age of the internet and information. 1. Behaviorism: learning is a process of reacting to external stimuli 2. Cognitivism: learning is a process of acquiring and storing information 3. Constructivism: meaning is continuously "constructed" through experience and reflection 4. Connectivism: learning is a process of connecting specialized nodes

"Big Picture Learning believes that high school graduates must know how to reason, problem-solve, and be active members of the community. At Big Picture Learning schools, there is no canon of information that all students must know. In a world where available information is growing exponentially, we believe that the most important thing a student needs to know is how to learn. Integral to the Big Picture Learning design are our five Learning Goals, a framework for looking at concepts, skills, and abilities and help guide the creation of personalized student curriculum."

Near-Term Horizon: One Year or Less * BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) * Cloud Computing * Mobile Learning * Online Learning Mid-Term Horizon: Two to Three Years * Adaptive Learning and Personal Learning Networks * Electronic Publishing * Learning Analytics * Open Content Long-Term Horizon: Four to Five Years * 3D Printing * Augmented Reality * Virtual and Remote Laboratories * Wearable Technology

This short United-Eye Productions video employs free-style animation to show five key ways that education is improved by technology: Global learning Game-based learning Virtual worlds, digital simulations, and models Mobile learning Real-time data-based decision making

A one-semester program where students design their own learning. Inquiry-based, student driven. Has great potential for 'passion' based learning and connecting with the world - allows time for creativity and co-creation Includes time for team work and personal endeavours

David Truss is a colleague and innovative leader now based in Vancouver and Principal of the Inquiry Hub. . I love hearing about how he is implementing inquiry learning across the curriculum! Would love to visit this school one day!

"This year Sugata Mitra, Professor of Educational Technology at Newcastle University in the UK, has been awarded $1 million in seed-funding for his wish to design the future of learning by supporting children all over the world to tap into their innate sense of wonder and work together. He hopes to build a School in the Cloud, a learning lab in India, where children can embark on intellectual adventures by engaging and connecting with information and mentoring online."

Related to our Connected learning ideas

Friedman interviews Tony Wagner about what is needed for learning today.

"In 2013, a theme that is absolutely certain is disruption. Some of that disruption will be through technology, some of it decay of existing power-sets. How it will change education over the next twelve months can be guessed in part by looking at the previous twelve, a time period where we've seen iPads capture the imagination of national media, MOOCs catch the eye of the bluebloods in higher ed, and BYOD look like a better and better choice for K-12 public education districts everywhere. In 2013, those trends will continue, along with some new ideas as we begin to demand more than feel-good potential out of learning experiences for students."

"Two principles guide this article: 1. Social-Emotional skills and strategies should be addressed and taught in school settings. 2. Video and online games can promote SEL skills and as such, should be integrated into classroom instruction."

I don't know most of these......

This is MUST READ article. Voicethread is an essential tool in the K-12 classroom - at all levels.

Great article by Doug Johnson sharing ideas for how the role of the IT Director is evolving - very relevant to all models and levels of learning