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Can journalism education rise to the challenge?

On 01/28/2011, in emerging technologies, journalism, teaching & learning, teaching online, by Daniel Christian

Can journalism education rise to the challenge? — from Teaching Online Journalism by Mindy McAdams

Excerpt:

Most journalism programs face the same challenges:

  • How to find, employ and retain faculty who are comfortable teaching new skills and techniques.
  • How to provide equipment and software to students (especially with shrinking budgets).
  • How to keep up with a rapidly changing field.
  • Perhaps most important: How to determine the best ways to prepare the journalists of tomorrow—our students.

Overall, considering programs of every size and at every kind of four-year college and university, I would say that just about everyone needs to do better. Yet the core issue really is that final point on my list—and I think every journalism program can address that and come up with satisfying answers.

Seek out new exemplars

The first step in determining the best ways to prepare the journalists of tomorrow is to go beyond traditional journalism organizations. Don’t look only at what newspapers, magazines, and radio and television news organizations are doing…

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Curiosity-Driven Education

On 01/27/2011, in education, education reform, love of learning, passions, pedagogy, strategy, teaching & learning, vision/possibilities, by Daniel Christian

Curiosity-Driven Education — from Futurist Thomas Frey

Curiosity-Driven Education

“If a teacher can be replaced by a machine, they should be.” – Arthur C. Clark
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Wilhelm Konrad von Roentgen became famous for “accidentally” discovering x-rays. Roentgen found something in nature that seemed useless, but fascinated him. He devoted countless hours to studying how electrons move from one point to another within a gas. He did this because he had an amazing sense of curiosity that was driven by a need to understand nature.

X-rays weren’t discovered by chance. Chance is when something comes from nothing. Yes, his discovery was serendipitous, but it was followed by a lot of hard work. Today, a scientist in a similar situation would be confronted with the challenges of finding the funding to proceed with this type of research.

Roentgen’s story is a classic example of a scientist who didn’t begin with a well-defined question. So, how do we remove the constraints and incentivize people to build on a hunch, with the remote possibility that their hunch may lead to an enormous breakthrough in society?

We do it by creating systems that empower our curiosity.

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U. of Notre Dame reports on experiment to replace textbooks with iPads

On 01/27/2011, in convergence, digital textbooks, e-books, e-readers, education technology, research, teaching & learning, by Daniel Christian

U. of Notre Dame reports on experiment to replace textbooks with iPads — from The Chronicle

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Simple tools for digital classroom

On 01/24/2011, in career development, digital learning, professional development, strategy, student teaching/teacher education, teachers, teaching & learning, by Daniel Christian

Simple tools for digital classroom — from November Learning by guest blogger Geoff Gevalt
The hardest thing for teachers to do is make the transition from paper and pencils to online media: Not enough computers, not enough knowledge, not enough time and a whole new way of doing things. We work with hundreds of teachers in the same situation and we offer this advice:

  • Take small steps.
  • Find a couple of tech-savvy kids in each of your classes to help.
  • Explore the digital world on your own.
  • Seek out people in the school or in professional development spheres to mentor you.
  • Don’t be afraid to fail.
  • Don’t be afraid if you don’t have all the answers – your kids will help.

Teacher Knowledge — Exploring, a few links…

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Algebra, meet the iPad: A year-long study explores learning with the tablet

On 01/20/2011, in education technology, K-12 related, mathematics, mobile learning, tablets, teaching & learning, user experience (UX), by Daniel Christian

Algebra, meet the iPad: A year-long study explores learning with the tablet — fromMind/Shift by Tina Barseghian

HMH Fuse

Excerpt:

Q. How will the iPad-taught class different from a traditional algebra class?

What we’ve seen in practice is the fact that it’s bringing everything to one place that’s making it exciting. The convenience factor, the simplicity factor — that’s revolutionary. For example, if you’re working through a lesson, there are three or four algorithms presented. With a textbook, if you want to learn more about one of the examples, you have to stop looking in your book and go online to our website and navigate that particular section and view our video there.

Instead, on the iPad, you simply click on “view video” and up comes our professor, Dr. Edward Burger, the Bill Nye of education. Students have written to him saying he’s changed their opinion of what math is. So to have him right there, you can see how it’s natural for students to tap “view video,” as opposed to setting their book down and going to the computer.

Another example is, when students are working on a problem, they can simply click on “check answer,” and up comes, “that’s correct, and here’s why,” or “that’s incorrect, and here’s why.” As opposed to when they’re working on paper or even online, those pieces are a little more drawn out.

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Georgia Tech Center to explore 21st century universities

On 01/20/2011, in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, blended learning, curriculum, digital learning, education reform, education technology, educational games / serious games, emerging technologies, future of higher education, game-changing environment, hybrid learning, ideas, innovation, leadership, online learning, online media, online tutoring, social learning / networks, social media, teaching & learning, vision/possibilities, by Daniel Christian

Georgia Tech Center to explore 21st century universities — from CampusTechnology.com by Dian Schaffhauser

The Georgia Institute of Technology is setting up a new center specifically to serve as a living laboratory for testing new forms of education. Driven by the growth of social networking, online learning, and other developments, the Center for 21st Century Universities will enable faculty at the Atlanta institution to experiment with new approaches to curriculum and its delivery. According to former College of Computing Dean Rich DeMillo, who will lead the center, it will also work with national and international groups involved in higher education reform. The first item on the center’s agenda is to develop a seed grant program for promising early proposals.

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High Speed Ahead

On 01/20/2011, in higher education, mobile learning, mobile technologies, teaching & learning, telecommunications, vendors, by Daniel Christian

High Speed Ahead–– from CampusTechnology.com

Excerpt re: expanding WiFi coverage :

“WiFi is local; that’s the trouble with it,” said McCartney. “With the 4G network, users will have wireless coverage both indoors and while outside walking around between the buildings. That’s a whole lot of coverage that we didn’t have before.”

Besides the clear advantages of faster, more reliable Internet access, the 4G service helps Purdue’s faculty and staff deliver and use bandwidth-intensive applications and solutions to students in a more seamless fashion. Known for developing proprietary mobile technologies to enhance traditional college classroom experiences, the school’s latest developments include the Facebook academic application Mixable and a student discussion tool, HotSeat, which allows students to interact with their classmates and faculty using Twitter and text messages.

Another new application that was implemented in 2010 finds students making instructional use of video in the institution’s forensics classes, among others. The program and the material produced with it are bandwidth-intensive and difficult to manipulate on a traditional WiFi network. The new 4G access will help fill that gap. “To use this application solution, you have to be able to take video, deliver it and [watch] it,” said McCartney. “You can’t do that on 3G.”

With Purdue’s 4G tower activated since early-December, staff and students are already developing new applications that will have a “measurable and material impact on learning,” said McCartney, who added he expects more colleges to jump on the 4G bandwagon as the successful implementations are documented. “As a leading university, we have to keep up with the plumbing around here, and make sure that all of our services work as expected, and as advertised.”

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Carnegie authors featured in ISSOTL Journal

On 01/19/2011, in instructional design, pedagogy, teaching & learning, by Daniel Christian

Carnegie authors featured in ISSOTL Journal

Carnegie authors featured in  ISSOTL Journal
Carnegie is well represented in the Fifth Anniversary Issue of the International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning.



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How will technologies like AirPlay change education? 24x7x365 access on any device is one possibility..

On 01/17/2011, in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, 3D, A/V -- audio/visual, Apple, Daniel S. Christian, digital audio, digital learning, digital photography, digital storytelling, digital textbooks, digital video, disruption, distance education, e-books, e-readers, education, education reform, education technology, educational games / serious games, elearning, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, entrepreneurship, flipping -- inverted learning, future, future of higher education, game-changing environment, higher education, homeschooling/homeschoolers, human-computer interaction (HCI), informal learning, innovation, interaction design, interactivity, interface design, internet, IT in HE, K-12 related, learner profiles, learning, learning ecosystem, learning spaces, lifelong learning, media/film, mobile learning, mobile technologies, multimedia, New "Amazon.com" of Higher Education, new media literacies, online learning, online media, online tutoring, play, simulations, social learning / networks, teaching & learning, technologies for your home, technology (general), telepresence, training / L&D, transmedia, ubiquitous learning, user experience (UX), user interface design, videoconferencing, Virtual Reality (VR) / worlds / learning, web-based collaboration, webinars, by Daniel Christian

How will technologies like AirPlay affect education? I suggest 24x7x365 access on any device may be one way. By Daniel S. Christian at Learning Ecosystems blog-- 1-17-11.

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Addendum on 1-20-11:
The future of the TV is online — from telegraph.co.uk
Your television’s going to get connected, says Matt Warman

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Learning: Is there an app for that? [Research from Joan Ganz Cooney Center]

On 01/15/2011, in digital learning, disruption, game-changing environment, generational differences, K-12 related, learning, mobile learning, mobile technologies, multimedia, new media literacies, research, teaching & learning, by Daniel Christian

Learning: Is there an app for that?

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50 best teaching blogs you aren’t reading yet

On 01/15/2011, in blogs / blogging / vlogging, teaching & learning, by Daniel Christian

50 best teaching blogs you aren’t reading yet — from Linda at onlinemastersineducation.org

From DSC:
I’m always a bit leary when I see the word best in these types of postings/titles; however, I think you get the idea that some of these blogs may be very helpful for folks out there.


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What can I do with a document camera?

On 01/15/2011, in A/V -- audio/visual, education technology, learning spaces, pedagogy, smart classrooms, teaching & learning, by Daniel Christian

What can I do with a document camera? — from NspireD2

From DSC:
By the way, great picture from the archives here:

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General techniques

  • Show a flat document, like a magazine
  • Show a more substantial object, such as an archaeological artifact
  • Zoom in on fine print or a small object – product label, postage stamp, fossil, insect, leaf, etc.
  • Project a ruler or coin along with other objects to convey a sense of scale
  • Point the camera away from the stand to show a large object or capture students at work
  • Project a kitchen timer or watch to help with time management
  • Start from a blank page or graph paper, lined, music staff, etc.
  • Capture still pictures for later use
  • Send an image to a “guest” during a videoconference

Show students how to …

  • Draw or paint
  • Operate a camera
  • Dissect a fish
  • Read a scientific instrument
  • Use an iPhone app
  • Graph with a compass and protractor

Have students …

  • Work out a math problem
  • Annotate a text
  • Manipulate a room layout design using pieces of paper
  • Fill in country names on an outline map
  • Sign a song from sheet music
  • Act out a scene with clay figures, finger puppets, or tiny dolls

More objects you might project

  • Flat documents
    • Newspaper, or dictionary
    • Clipping – chart from USA Today or editorial cartoon
    • Photo – loose or in a coffee table book
    • Student work
  • Other objects
    • Circuit board, thermometer or calculator
    • Work of art
    • Prism or magnet
    • Toy or board game
    • Model rocket
    • Handheld game or DVD player

More resources from NspireD2:

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Disruptive innovation

On 01/12/2011, in disruption, innovation, student teaching/teacher education, teaching & learning, UK, by Daniel Christian

Disruptive innovation — reflections/recap of by Lord David Putnams’s speech by Steve Wheeler

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A New Culture of Learning

On 01/10/2011, in change, education reform, education technology, future, game-changing environment, higher education, innovation, K-12 related, learning ecosystem, pace of change, play, social learning / networks, social media, teaching & learning, vision/possibilities, by Daniel Christian

A New Culture of Learning -- Brown and Thomas.

Original posting from:
A New Culture of Learning — weblogg-ed.com

Addendum on 1-31-11:
I just saw this posting from Catherine Lombardozzi on the Learning Journal blog, as she comments on Thomas’ & Seely Brown’s book. She concludes:

“I’m thinking that the new culture of learning doesn’t replace the old, it enriches it.”

See:
http://learningjournal.wordpress.com/2011/01/30/thenew-culture-of-learning/

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Faculty and instructional designers take note of the best practices listed here

On 01/06/2011, in adjunct faculty, digital audio, digital learning, digital video, faculty/staff, higher education, instructional design, multimedia, online learning, pedagogy, teaching & learning, by Daniel Christian

Blackboard Exemplary Course Winners for 2010

Example excerpts from 2010 University of Nevada, Reno

Best Practices

When asked to identify three best practices achieved by this course, one course reviewer wrote: “In all honesty this course is so well done that choosing three is like saying you have a favourite child. I really can’t do it.”

Organized and intriguing layout

  • The overall layout of the course is great. Students should not have any difficulty with navigation.
  • The content is provided in appropriate chunks in both text and as narrated presentations with a text transcript. I think this would appeal students of all learning styles.
  • Overall organization and consistent,uniform design of modules makes the progression of learning intuitive and exciting. The modules include introductions and objectives, a variety of media, self-checks, and multiple assessments.
  • Each unit is clearly defined with goals and objectives. The instructor does a very nice job connecting one unit to the next by providing a welcome at the beginning of each unit which recaps the previous unit and introduces the new unit.

Innovative use of technology

  • The extensive use of video and screencasts is wonderful.
  • The active use of the Voiceboard tools is fantastic.
  • The use of voice chats and voice boards make interaction and collaboration more effective than the usual discussion boards.
  • This course strategically places these tools where they can best be utilized to meet the objectives – this course not only uses great technology, but also uses it in a pedagogically sound manner.
  • The Soapbox Moment blog is a wonderful tool that allows the instructor to voice his/her viewpoints in the most appropriate place, helping him/her to remain neutral in other discussions and let his/her students’ thoughts flow freely. The soapbox uses current issues that are directly related to the course and allows students to apply what they have learned to real-world situations.

Interesting content

  • The Getting Started Activities, including a course tour and the use of Camtasia for the first week Assignment, were a really great idea.
  • The orientation is execellent. The instructor does a great job explaining the course goals and objectives as well as taking time to make students feel comfortable. In the orientation you get the sense that this instructor is available and accessible for students.
  • The self check exercises and varied assessments are appealling. The proctored exams ensure the integrity of the course.
  • The interactions and outcomes, reflected in student testimonials, show a community at work!
  • The inclusion of guest speakers is a wonderful design practice. Students can gain some real world experience by interacting with subject matter experts, who have experience in particular content areas.
  • I enjoyed the final discussion project, which incorporates the use of peer-review. Students are given the opportunity to engage with classmates, receiving and providing feedback.
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