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“Leveraging digital media across the higher education campus”
On 08/31/2010,
in digital audio, digital learning, digital photography, digital storytelling, digital textbooks, digital video, education technology, new media literacies, professional development,
by Daniel Christian
On 08/23/2010,
in blogs / blogging / vlogging, professional development, social learning / networks,
by Daniel Christian
On 08/17/2010,
in 21st century, change, changing business models, curriculum, education reform, education technology, leadership, professional development,
by Daniel Christian
What do we need? — from weblogg-ed.com by Will Richardson
So I’m asking for a little crowdsourcing feedback for a chapter I’m writing. I’m trying to frame out all the things that ideally need to be in place for an existing school to make the transition to one that provides a more relevant learning experience for kids in the context of the social online technologies that are disrupting the current model. Call it School 2.0, a 21st Centuryized School, or something else, but I’m wondering what qualities or conditions should we be working toward in order to successfully make a transition like that?
Here’s what I’ve been thinking (in no particular order in terms of the big buckets):
From DSC:
Will provides a nice list of areas/items that need addressing…and asks for further feedback here.
Diary of a Summer Intern — from Google
A true win-win situation — all around.
On 07/20/2010,
in India, instructional design, professional development, teaching & learning,
by Daniel Christian
22 books for beginner Instructional Designers –from The Upside Learning Solutions Blog by Amit Garg
On 06/30/2010,
in professional development, student teaching/teacher education, videoconferencing, web-based collaboration, webinars,
by Daniel Christian
Videoconferencing Lesson Study: Learning from the Classroom — by Janine Lim
Poster Session: Amy Colucci, Jefferson County Public School with Jeremy Renner
Just stopped by a poster session on the way that Jefferson County Public Schools uses classroom-based videoconferencing systems to facilitate real-time lesson studies without interrupting the classroom instructional.
I talked to Pam Caudill, who is the videoconferencing contact supporting the project. It’s a really cool professional development model. (In case you’re interested, they are using Tandberg equipment.)
So imagine this:
- The model teacher is in the classroom – and videoconferences back with a group of teachers at another site.
- She explains the idea for the lesson; prep etc.
- She teaches the lesson. The teachers at the other site are watching. A mic is on the teacher, and a room mic is used also. Someone in the room unobtrusively manages the camera so the far site sees everything going on.
- After the lesson, the model teacher debriefs with the teachers at the far site.
- THEN, the teachers at the far site learn how to use the technology tools they just saw used with the students.
On 06/29/2010,
in elearning, K-12 related, leadership, online learning, professional development, trends,
by Daniel Christian
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Other excerpts/quotes:
- “The archetypes … are changing. Teachers are students. Students are teachers. And so our notion of a linear learning curve that is completely dictated by your age and by your grade and all this stuff, it all blows up.”
- But while students, parents, teachers and administrators all appear to be more open to online learning, the infrastructure to accommodate that demand is still evolving—and at this point still falling short, the survey finds.
- Administrators appear to be reacting to the demand by shifting their focus toward online learning for students. Yet their primary focus for online learning continues to be for professional development, the report says.
From DSC:
Blended learning — also called hybrid learning — offers the best of both worlds. A great way to go!
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On 06/01/2010,
in professional development, teachers,
by Daniel Christian
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TeacherStudio Brings Web 2.0 Tools to Professional Development — from The Journal by Scott Aronowitz