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Alice Barr

'How are you going to grade this?': Evaluating Classroom Blogs - ProfHacker - The Chron... - 0 views

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  • Alice Barr on 26 Jun 10
     
    "Several of us at ProfHacker incorporate blogs into our pedagogy, and we have written on a range of course blog-related issues such as "Integrating, Evaluating, and Managing Blogging in the Classroom" (Julie) and "Tools for Managing Multiple Class Blogs" (Amy) among many others. In this post we (Jeff and Julie) will offer a few specific tips for evaluating course blogs and addressing the common question "how are you going to grade this?""
Alice Barr

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  • Alice Barr on 26 Jun 10
     
    Several of us at ProfHacker incorporate blogs into our pedagogy, and we have written on a range of course blog-related issues such as "Integrating, Evaluating, and Managing Blogging in the Classroom" (Julie) and "Tools for Managing Multiple Class Blogs" (Amy) among many others. In this post we (Jeff and Julie) will offer a few specific tips for evaluating course blogs and addressing the common question "how are you going to grade this?"
Alice Barr

Toy Chest (Online or Downloadable Tools for Building Projects) - UCSB English Departmen... - 0 views

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shared by Alice Barr on 04 Oct 11 - Cached
  • Alice Barr on 04 Oct 11
     
    The EDKB Wiki is a database that makes available the various interests, talents, and resources of the English Department community. See the Main Page to learn more about the EDKB. The wiki does not offer information on current course offerings, nor is it a comprehensive archive of materials related to all past courses. Visit the English Department home page for this type of information. "Toy Chest" collects online or downloadable software tools/thinking toys that humanities students and others without programming skills (but with basic computer and Internet literacy) can use to create interesting projects. Most of the tools gathered here are free or relatively inexpensive (exceptions: items that are expensive but can be used on a free trial basis). Also on this page are "paradigms"--books, essays, digital projects, etc.--that illustrate the kinds of humanities projects that software thinking tools/toys might help create.
Alice Barr

Directory of E-Learning Tools: Course Authoring Tools - 0 views

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shared by Alice Barr on 17 Oct 10 - Cached
  • Alice Barr on 17 Oct 10
     
    "These tools include authoring tools as well as as delivery/tracking platforms like course and learning management systems. "
Alice Barr

Technology Tidbits: Thoughts of a Cyber Hero: Top 100 Sites of 2011 - 1 views

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shared by Alice Barr on 23 Nov 11 - No Cached
  • Alice Barr on 23 Nov 11
     
    The time is finally here for my annual list of my top favorite sites of the year.  This year I decided to up my post to the top 100 instead of 25 due to the number of sites that I reviewed and due to the popularity of the post.  I tried to cover a wide range of sites from flash card creators, to digital storytelling, and of course social networks which really shined in 2011.
Alice Barr

100+ Free Sites to Learn about Anything and Everything - 0 views

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  • Alice Barr on 23 Aug 09
     
    This is an alphabetical list of websites which provide information and/or instruction about a wide range of subjects (ie they are not subject-specific sites). The websites cover a wide range of informational and educational topics and include general reference resources, how-to guides, wikis, how-to videos, podcasts, courses, lessons, tutorials (including open courseware), e-books as well as other reference resources and places to ask questions both online and on your mobile.< The resources are suitable for learners of all ages: students as well as workplace learners and lifelong learners - as well as teachers, educators and trainers.
Alice Barr

Creating Assignments That Work for Digital Learning Environments -- THE Journal - 0 views

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shared by Alice Barr on 12 Aug 09 - Cached
  • Alice Barr on 12 Aug 09
     
    Teachers who spend time actually thinking through assignments that align with the learning outcomes of a course are the most effective in assessing the learning that has taken place. It's debatable that evaluating learning in the purest sense might ever really be possible given the scope of variables in any context of learning, but when assignments are linked closely to outcomes, the results are more significant.
Alice Barr

Collections Overview - Harvard College Library - 0 views

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  • Alice Barr on 29 Aug 09
     
    Harvard's collections are the product of more than three centuries of decisions encompassing every imaginable thematic interest. The contours of these collections also, inevitably, reflect an evolving understanding of what academic libraries are expected to acquire-at one point the basic books that any educated person would have at his command; more recently a broadening array of resources, in all formats, to support an inclusive community's discipline-based inquiries. Libraries at other colleges and universities have of course pursued similar goals. Harvard, however, is unique for the duration of its efforts, and also unusual in having consistently anticipated scholarly needs by documenting emerging social, intellectual, and political trends. A host of distinctive collections, and the uniquely rich sum of these parts, are a visible result.
Mike Arsenault

What Will You Learn this Summer? 35 Professional Development Resources | Teacher Reboot... - 1 views

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  • Alice Barr on 12 Jun 10
     
    Summer has officially started for many of you! I know that you will probably be relaxing for the first few days, but eventually you may feel the need to be inspired and motivated for the upcoming school year! Social media provides us with incredible opportunities to choose the way we want to develop professionally. You can choose the topic, the medium, and who you want to learn from. You can choose the way you like to learn, because social media provides us with several multimedia experiences, such as webinars, LMS, live video, and more. The experience is usually dynamic and motivating because you are learning with others around the world! Additionally, you will be developing your Personal/ Passionate Learning Network (PLN).
David Pearl

Educational Leadership:Teaching for the 21st Century:Why Creativity Now? A Conversation... - 0 views

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shared by David Pearl on 23 Jun 10 - Cached
  • Really, creativity is a disciplined process that requires skill, knowledge, and control.
    • Molly Kellogg
      Molly Kellogg on 23 Jun 10
       
      And we need to include kids in the process of creativity - what structure do they naturally follow? Have them use Bloom's taxonomy to mull over the process of creativity. What is the difference between a wild idea that is outside of the box and a wild idea that is totally out of the realm of possibility? Once the kids establish a process and structure for creative thinking, they can also begin to fill their tool kit with creative thinking tools, like SCAMPER and reverse brainstorming.
    • Annie Ouimet
      Annie Ouimet on 23 Jun 10
       
      Three creatvity misconceptions: *only about special people *only about special activities *is about letting go
  • we're going to need every ounce of ingenuity, imagination, and creativity to confront these problems.
    • Molly Kellogg
      Molly Kellogg on 23 Jun 10
       
      What else can we do to bring the focus in our school onto the vital importance of creativity and innovation?
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  • "We need people who can be innovative, who can think differently."
  • At the moment, instead of promoting creativity, I think we're systematically educating it out of our kids.
    • Annie Ouimet
      Annie Ouimet on 23 Jun 10
       
      I'm not sure about this...there has to be a balance I have said for years that we need more time in school
  • America is now facing the biggest challenge it's ever faced—to maintain it's position in the world economies. All these things demand high levels of innovation, creativity, and ingenuity. At the moment, instead of promoting creativity, I think we're systematically educating it out of our kids.
    • Molly Kellogg
      Molly Kellogg on 23 Jun 10
       
      See Ken Robinson's talk on how schools kill creativity for more on this; I think this is an opportunity to look at all of the amazing things we do in our schools already to encourage creativity and innovation and then to figure out how to expand those things rather than to feel singled out as a cause of creativity's demise.
  • And when you find things you're good at, you tend to get better at everything because your confidence is up and your attitude is different.
    • Annie Ouimet
      Annie Ouimet on 23 Jun 10
       
      This idea needs to be bottled and distributed to every educator...confidence is the key to learning
    • Molly Kellogg
      Molly Kellogg on 23 Jun 10
       
      Giving kids the chance to find their passion is the most empowering and exciting gift that we can give them!
  • A policy for creativity in education needs to be about everybody, not just a few.
    • Cathy Wolinsky
      Cathy Wolinsky on 23 Jun 10
       
      How do we give students assignments so that they are responding with creativity and not just following directions?
  • We know this because human culture is so diverse and rich—and our education system is becoming increasingly dreary and monotonous
    • Molly Kellogg
      Molly Kellogg on 23 Jun 10
       
      We MUST differentiate, differentiate, differentiate - our learning environments, our teaching styles, our materials, our content and our processes to avoid this stiffling conformity. Isn't diversity envigorating?!
    • David Pearl
      David Pearl on 23 Jun 10
       
      I agree
  • It's no surprise to me that so many kids are pulling out of it.
    • Molly Kellogg
      Molly Kellogg on 23 Jun 10
       
      The number of kids who check out or actually drop out of school is alarming - a noticable portion of whom are gifted learners. This really concerns me.
  • This is one of the great skills we have to promote and teach—collaborating and benefiting from diversity rather than promoting homogeneity. We have a big problem at the moment—education is becoming so dominated by this culture of standardized testing, by a particular view of intelligence and a narrow curriculum and education system, that we're flattening and stifling some of the basic skills and processes that creative achievement depends on.
  • So there's no doubt in my mind that collaboration, diversity, the exchange of ideas, and building on other people's achievements are at the heart of the creative process. An education that focuses only on the individual in isolation is bound to frustrate some of those possibilities.
  • The regime of standardized testing has led us all to believe that if you can't count it, it doesn't count. Actually, in every creative approach some of the things we're looking for are hard, if not impossible, to quantify. But that doesn't mean they don't matter. When I hear people say, "Well, of course, you can't assess creativity," I think, "You can—just stop and think about it a bit."
    • Molly Kellogg
      Molly Kellogg on 23 Jun 10
       
      This is where the value of standards based education becomes clear. I want to use meaty criteria based on student actions and products to assess learning and growth, not numbers and letters. Both my students and I can most effectively assess creativity and innovation by using criteria embedded in content standards. For example, a student can look at their brainstorming notes, organized ideas, idea development work and product creation materials to determine whether they have taken their knowledge all the way up to the top of Bloom's Taxonomy. Have they generated multiple ideas to respond to the guiding question or problem? Have they made connections between ideas to generate new thoughts? Have they piggybacked off others' ideas to create new ones? Have they organized their ideas, explored the logistics behind them and selected the best one for the situation? Have them woven their best idea into new content mastery to apply their knowledge in an innovative way? To me a student reflection around these types of questions is a much more authentic and valuable means of assessment that any attempt to put a numerical value on creativity.
    • David Pearl
      David Pearl on 23 Jun 10
       
      The Float
Alice Barr

100 Best Blogs for Tech-Savvy Teachers - Online Courses - 0 views

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  • Alice Barr on 15 Sep 09
     
    While there are still some educators who dispute the importance of technology in the classroom, there is no dispute over the fact that technology is here to stay in schools. Whether you are one of those tech-savvy teachers who can't get enough of technology news and ideas or you are a teacher just learning to embrace technology in the classroom, these blogs offer a wealth of information straight from teachers and other professionals in the education field themselves.
Alice Barr

100 Incredibly Useful YouTube Channels for Teachers | Online College Courses - 1 views

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shared by Alice Barr on 24 Oct 10 - No Cached
  • Alice Barr on 24 Oct 10
     
    For teachers hoping to infuse multimedia into their classrooms, YouTube makes for an excellent starting point. Plenty of universities, nonprofits, organizations, museums and more post videos for the cause of education both in and out of schools. The following list compiles some of the ones most worthy of attention, as they feature plenty of solid content appealing to their respective audiences and actively try to make viewers smarter.
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