pedagogy

Kuyers introduces WhatIfLearning.com [Anderson; Smith]

On 08/24/2012, in art, drama/theater, faith, geography / geology, hearts -- matters of the heart, history, K-12 related, languages and translation, pedagogy, real-world assignments, relationships, religion, science, teaching & learning, technology (general), by Daniel Christian

Excerpt:

The site presents teaching examples—for both elementary and secondary classrooms—from a range of subjects: art, cooking, dance, technology, drama, English, environment, geography, history, technology, math, foreign/second language, music, physical education, health, Bible class and science. (There are also categories titled “teacher,” “tests” and “topics.”)

Each example leads off with a question: “What if a grammar lesson challenged selfishness?” “What if success in math depended upon forgiveness?” “What if history could inspire students to love their city?” The site also provides tabs labeled “The Approach,” “Training,” “Big Picture,” and “Information,” where teachers can learn how to apply what they’ve learned in their classrooms.

“The website helps teachers ask key questions and make strategic decisions, not only about what to teach but about how to teach,” said Matt Walhout, Calvin’s dean for research and scholarship. “It relates specific topics like language, history, and math to the overarching Christian principles of faith, hope, and love.”

Also see:

Tagged with: art • dance • drama/theater • faith • Geography • hearts -- matters of the heart • history • K-12 • pedagogy • real-world assignments • relationships • religion • science • teaching & learning • technology (general)

Using a wiki to promote collaboration and critical thinking [Lim]

On 08/17/2012, in collaboration, flipping -- inverted learning, pedagogy, web-based collaboration, by Daniel Christian

Using a wiki to promote collaboration and critical thinking — from Janine Lim

Excerpt:

This post contains resources and links for my Andrews University Faculty Institute session titled Using a Wiki to Promote Collaboration and Critical Thinking.

Also see Janine’s and Alayne Thorpe’s work at:

Blended learning, flipped classrooms & creative scheduling

Tagged with: collaboration • flipping -- inverted learning • pedagogy • web-based collaboration • wikis

Resources and products from Learning Objects

On 08/15/2012, in blogs / blogging / vlogging, collaboration, education technology, instructional design, pedagogy, podcasting, RSS, social learning / networks, tools, vendors, web-based collaboration, by Daniel Christian

While on their website, be sure to see information concerning Campus Pack from Learning Objects:

Tagged with: blogging • collaboration • eportfolios • instructional design • pedagogy • podcasting • RSS • social learning • tools • vendors • web-based collaboration • wikis

Nine steps to quality online learning [Bates]

On 08/10/2012, in Canada, communications, digital learning, education technology, higher education, innovation, instructional design, online learning, pedagogy, quality, teaching & learning, teaching online, using teams, by Daniel Christian

Nine steps to quality online learning — from Tony Bates

Also see:

How [not] to Design an Online Course — from onlinelearninginsights.wordpress.com
Moving a face-to-face credit course to an online environment is far more challenging than one might expect – as numerous experienced and esteemed professors have discovered. In this post learn vicariously through one professor’s experience of ‘what not to do’.

Tagged with: Canada • communications • digital learning • innovation • instructional design • online learning • pedagogy • quality • teaching online • Using teams

Innovating Pedagogy 2012: Open University Innovation Report 1. [Sharples, McAndrew, Weller, Ferguson, FitzGerald, Hirst, Mor, Gaved, & Whitelock]

On 07/23/2012, in accreditation, analytics, assessment, innovation, learning ecosystem, MOOCs -- Massive Open Online Courses, pedagogy, teaching & learning, by Daniel Christian

Sharples, M., McAndrew, P., Weller, M., Ferguson, R., FitzGerald, E., Hirst, T., Mor, Y., Gaved, M. and Whitelock, D. (2012). Innovating Pedagogy 2012: Open University Innovation Report 1. Milton Keynes: The Open University.

Exploring new forms of teaching, learning and assessment, to guide educators and policy makers

Contents

Executive summary 3
Introduction 6
New pedagogy for e-books
Innovative ways of teaching and learning with next-generation e-books 8
Publisher-led short courses
Publishers producing commercial short courses for leisure and professional development 11
Assessment for learning
Assessment that supports the learning process through diagnostic feedback 13
Badges to accredit learning
Open framework for gaining recognition of skills and achievements 16
MOOCs
Massive open online courses 19
Rebirth of academic publishing
New forms of open scholarly publishing 21
Seamless learning
Connecting learning across settings, technologies and activities 24
Learning analytics
Data-driven analysis of learning activities and environments 27
Personal inquiry learning
Learning through collaborative inquiry and active investigation 30
Rhizomatic learning
Knowledge constructed by self-aware communities adapting to environmental conditions 33

Tagged with: accreditation • analytics • assessment • innovation • learning ecosystem • MOOCs • pedagogy • teaching & learning

Learning Analytics: Moving from Concept to Practice [Brown; Educause ELI]

On 07/19/2012, in analytics, pedagogy, strategy, by Daniel Christian

Tagged with: analytics • pedagogy • strategy

Flipping the elementary classroom — “Don’t flip a class: Flip a lesson.” [Bergmann]

On 07/06/2012, in flipping -- inverted learning, ideas, K-12 related, pedagogy, teachers, teaching & learning, by Daniel Christian

Flipping the elementary classroom — from flipped-learning.com by J. Bergmann

Excerpt (emphasis DSC):

A question I have been frequently asked is how do you flip an elementary classroom? Does the flipped methodology work for the younger grades? The answer is yes–sorta.

My current role is that of a K-8 technology facilitator. I work directly with an amazing staff who has taught me much about students in the younger grades.

Here is my advice for elementary teachers.

Don’t flip a class: Flip a lesson.

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Start with a lesson that students struggle with and make a short video. An easy way to determine what to make a video of is to ask yourself: What do I constantly have to repeat or what do kids really need extra help on?

Tagged with: flipping -- inverted learning • ideas • K-12 • pedagogy • teachers • teaching & learning

Principles of Instruction [Rosenshine]

On 06/13/2012, in ideas, learning theories, pedagogy, teachers, teaching & learning, by Daniel Christian

Example article:
Principles of Instruction — from American Educator by Barak Rosenshine
Research-based strategies that all teachers should know

Excerpt:

The following is a list of some of the instructional principles that have come from these three sources. These ideas will be described and discussed in this article:

Begin a lesson with a short review of previous learning.
Present new material in small steps with student practice after each step.
Ask a large number of questions and check the responses of all students.
Provide models.
Guide student practice.
Check for student understanding.
Obtain a high success rate.
Provide scaffolds for difficult tasks.
Require and monitor independent practice.
Engage students in weekly and monthly review.

Tagged with: cognitive psychology / computing • ideas • learning theories • pedagogy • teachers • teaching & learning

What will improve a student’s memory? [Willingham]

On 06/13/2012, in learning theories, memory, pedagogy, teaching & learning, by Daniel Christian

Excerpt:

How does the mind work—and especially how does it learn? Teachers’ instructional decisions are based on a mix of theories learned in teacher education, trial and error, craft knowledge, and gut instinct. Such gut knowledge often serves us well, but is there anything sturdier to rely on? Cognitive science is an interdisciplinary field of researchers from psychology, neuroscience, linguistics, philosophy, computer science, and anthropology who seek to understand the mind. In this regular American Educator column, we consider findings from this field that are strong and clear enough to merit classroom application.

Tagged with: cognitive psychology / computing • learning theories • memory • pedagogy • teaching & learning

Re-designing spaces for learning [Harris]

On 05/04/2012, in Australia, collaboration, education technology, learning spaces, pedagogy, teaching & learning, by Daniel Christian

Guest blog for WISE (Qatar) on re-designing spaces for learning — from the professional blog of Stephen Harris, Director & Founder of the Sydney Centre for Innovation in Learning – www.scil.nsw.edu.au

Excerpt:

My focus is the key importance of spatial awareness in redesigning spaces for learning. I hope the second decade of this century will be marked by an awareness that redesigning spaces will be as important to change processes, as describing the new skills deemed necessary for learning and career creation in the last decade. I will focus on our journey of change as a case study for education redesign.

…

The benefits are well captured in this equation:
180 students + 6 teachers + one agile space + collaborative learning + BYOD (bring your own device) = engaged learners + zero behavior issues.

From DSC:
I originally saw this at:

Change the space, change the program, expect high outcomes — from gettingsmart.com by Tom Vander Ark

Tagged with: Australia • collaboration • educational technology • learning spaces • pedagogy • teaching & learning

whatiflearning.co.uk: Connecting Christian faith and teaching across various ages and subjects

On 04/12/2012, in Australia, communities of practice, creativity, education, engagement / engaging students, faith, K-12 related, pedagogy, real-world assignments, teaching & learning, UK, United States, by Daniel Christian

Excerpt:

This site is for teachers who want their classrooms to be places with a Christian ethos whatever the subject or age group you teach. It explores what teaching and learning might look like when rooted in Christian faith, hope, and love. It does this by offering 100+ concrete examples of creative classroom work and an approach which enables you to develop your own examples.

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‘What if Learning’ is a “distinctively Christian” approach developed by an international partnership of teachers from Australia, the UK and the USA. It is based on the premise that a Christian understanding of life makes a difference to what happens in classrooms. Its aim is to equip teachers to develop their distinctively Christian teaching and learning strategies for their own classrooms.

Addendum on 4-17-12:

The U.S.-based site is now available at http://www.whatiflearning.com/

Tagged with: Australia • communities of practice • creativity • education • engagement • engaging students • faith • K-12 • pedagogy • real-world assignments • relationships • teaching & learning • UK • United States

Some ideas from byrdseed.com re: working with gifted students [Ian Byrd]

On 03/01/2012, in pedagogy, teaching & learning, by Daniel Christian

Discuss online reputation using historical figures — from byrdseed.com by Ian Byrd

Excerpt:

It’s becoming increasingly obvious that students need instruction in online behavior and consequences. Unfortunately, we’re stuck with textbooks that feature “internet” lessons like the one seen above. We have to prepare our students for an online world that our curriculum isn’t even aware of.

Concept Attainment — from byrdseed.com by Ian Byrd

Excerpt:

Concept Attainment is probably my favorite model of instruction. It takes the opposite road of direct instruction, and forces students to make their own connections. It builds drama, gives students ownership, and is plain old fun.

Here’s a video explaining the steps…

Tagged with: digital citizenship • gifted • pedagogy • teaching & learning

My students don’t like group work [Weimer]

On 02/22/2012, in collaboration, pedagogy, teaching & learning, web-based collaboration, by Daniel Christian

My students don’t like group work — from Faculty Focus by Maryellen Weimer

Tagged with: collaboration • pedagogy • teaching & learning • web-based collaboration

Remixing High School Education [Edudemic]

On 02/02/2012, in creativity, learning, learning ecosystem, pedagogy, strategy, by Daniel Christian

Excerpt:

The Hip-Hop culture is one both traditional and dynamic, an approach or philosophy as much as a term connotative of the East Coast rap scene. And as Sam Seidel explains, it has the potential to inform re-imagining of how we learn.

We’re going to have a much closer look at this concept in the March of our iPad Edudemic Magazine. For a quick preface…

Tagged with: culture • learning • learning ecosystem • pedagogy • strategy

Reimagining the classroom teaching and learning environment — from NewClassrooms.org

On 02/02/2012, in analytics, blended learning, education reform, face-to-face, hybrid learning, K-12 related, online learning, pedagogy, personalized/customized learning, reinvent, strategy, teaching & learning, vision/possibilities, by Daniel Christian

Tagged with: 1:1 • analytics • blended learning • customized learning • education reform • educational technology • face-to-face • hybrid learning • K-12 • online learning • pedagogy • personalized learning • reinvent • strategy • teaching & learning • vision

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Using a wiki to promote collaboration and critical thinking [Lim]

Nine steps to quality online learning [Bates]

Innovating Pedagogy 2012: Open University Innovation Report 1. [Sharples, McAndrew, Weller, Ferguson, FitzGerald, Hirst, Mor, Gaved, & Whitelock]

Learning Analytics: Moving from Concept to Practice [Brown; Educause ELI]

Principles of Instruction [Rosenshine]

What will improve a student’s memory? [Willingham]

Re-designing spaces for learning [Harris]

Some ideas from byrdseed.com re: working with gifted students [Ian Byrd]

My students don’t like group work [Weimer]

Remixing High School Education [Edudemic]

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