In the ninth installment of their monthly column, blended learning experts Michael B. Horn and Heather Staker predict how blended learning programs will evolve in 2013.
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"The human brain wasn’t designed for industrial education. It was shaped over millions of years of sequential adaptation in response to ever-changing environmental demands. Over time, brains grew in size and complexity; old structures were conserved and new structures emerged. As we evolved into social beings, our brains became incredibly sensitive to our social worlds." Via Beth Dichter
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April 4, 8:59 PM
How much do you know about your brain? This post will help you learn more about it and how understanding the brain will help you with your students. There is a short introduction and the a list of the main ideas is below. Additional information is available in the post as well as a visual image that links to the nine ideas. Links to additional materials are also available. * The brain is a social organism. * We have two brains. * Early learning is powerful. * Conscious awareness and unconscious processing occur at different speeds, often simultaneously. * The mind, brain, and body are interwoven. * The brain has a short attention span and needs repetition and multiple-channel processing for deeper learning to occur. * Fear and stress impair learning. * We analyze others but not ourselves: the primacy of projection. * Learning is enhanced by emphasizing the big picture—and then allowing students to discover the details for themselves. Delete the scoop?
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Ana Cristina Pratas's comment,
November 14, 2012 2:44 PM
That is a beautiful quotation Ian; thank you for sharing!
Ian Giles's comment,
November 14, 2012 3:10 PM
Hi Ana, Thank you. I must say I also prefer the original to the reworked version by WB Yeats at the head of this piece!
Ana Cristina Pratas's comment,
November 15, 2012 12:30 AM
Thank you ian Giles, totally agrees with you!
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![7 Habits of Highly Effective Teachers Who Use Technology [Infographic] | AAEEBL -- Links to Learning | Scoop.it](/resources/img/white.gif)
November 30, 2012 by Angela Maiers
Love this great post from the folks at Always Prepared entitled: ‘The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teachers Who Use Technology‘ and the infographic it inspired from Mark Bates. Both highlight “The Habitudes” of educators who are effectively using technology to enhance and impact teaching and learning. Hat tip to Shawn McCusker for this awesome Twitter find!
A MUST read: http://www.angelamaiers.com/2012/11/7-habits-of-highly-effective-teachers-who-use-technology.html
Via Gust MEES, Dominique-Alain JAN
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Applicable to all learners, whether students or teachers or carrerists. 
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December 14, 2012 2:22 AM
A very useful Top 7 for E-champions and E-mentors... Delete the scoop?
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Despite almost universal agreement that critical thinking needs to be taught in college, now perhaps more than ever before, there is much less agreement on definitions and dimensions. Via Ajaan Rob Hatfield Delete the scoop?
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Collection of resources realted to iPads in K12 education curated by Kathy Schrock. There are lots of lists of suggested apps generated by multiple schools. if you have some time to spend just browsing, this seems a good place to start. Via Bill Campbell, kcalderw, AAEEBL, Kay Abernathy
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Well-known K-12 tech expert, Kathy Schrock, presents a helpful list, mostly aimed at K-12 folks, but the list offers a model for thinking about iPad use in the classroom. 
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March 19, 2:04 AM
Thorough research, practical guides and pedegogy to iPads. Delete the scoop?
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This booklet goes through the basics of what The New Bloom's Taxonomy is, key terms and words which can help with questioning, quick tips and a quiz for understanding (RT @tesPrimary: New Bloom's Taxonomy - A useful guide Delete the scoop?
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Helpful info on driving questions! Could provide some ideas for creating reflection prompts. Delete the scoop?
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If you cultivate your social media relationships with care, you can develop a personal learning network that will put you in contact with a steady stream of valuable ideas. Via EdTech Services Delete the scoop?
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How to create a community of learners. Reflective prompts for students, teacher and principals. Modeled on Bloom's approach to thinking. Via Lenva Shearing Delete the scoop?
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"I have grounded my concept of a writing across the curriculum program (WAC) in connectivist theory: that knowledge and communication are network phenomena, a function of mapping and traversing complex, multi-scale networks. " Via Susan Bainbridge Delete the scoop?
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Program handouts for the Educational Technology Journals workshop shared by the Faculty Development and Instructional Design Center at Northern Illinois University (List of Educational Technology Journals. Via Susan Bainbridge, Dominique-Alain JAN Delete the scoop?
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Which online instructor characteristics help students succeed?
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Michael Gorman:
It is my full intention to assist you in coming up with your own definition of the “Flipped Classroom”. As you go through the resources below… click on the links and immerse yourself. I have tried to find resources that really say it in a way that we can all understand. You may just begin to Flip your idea of Flipping! Via Dennis T OConnor, Paula Silva, Dominique-Alain JAN 
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Classroom flipping. I'm still wondering what that's come to mean as I've been teaching with technology since the mid-90s. (JWB) Delete the scoop?
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How to develop meaningful, relevant, authentic learning through PBL ... http://t.co/VM457rVu via @markliddell Delete the scoop?
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Do you know the actual theories of learning? A learning theory is an attempt to describe how people learn, helping us understand this inherently complex process. Via Gust MEES, Meryl Jaffe, PhD, Ajaan Rob Hatfield 
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Great background information to build our understanding. I really like seeing them all presented this way for easy comparison. 
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AU Press publishes scholarly monographs, journals and websites. Electronic publications of AU Press are freely available online via open access. Delete the scoop?
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In the ninth installment of their monthly column, blended learning experts Michael B. Horn and Heather Staker predict how blended learning programs will evolve in 2013.
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A helpful K-12 focus with relevance to all educators at every level. It will be interesting to see which of these predictions hold for 2013. Any guesses?
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Presentation given at SXSWedu on March 6, 2012.
<- very nice work on curation process for teachers (JS) Via catspyjamasnz Delete the scoop?
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This page gives more information about the Best Practice Models project run in the Learning Development and Innovation team at Staffordshire University and details of how you can get involved. Via Clem, feltlikeit Delete the scoop?
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Students’ participation in online discussions is central in online learning courses as it contributes to a participative and meaningful instruction where learners build their knowledge in a constructive way with instructors, colleagues, informal sources and by reflecting upon the process.
Debbie Morrison is posting a triplet series on how to create effective discussions in an online learning environment. In part I she presents components which make online discussions effective, namely:
1. A solid course design
2. Guidelines and expectations for students
3. Well constructed topics/questions
4. The existence of a skilled facilitator or moderator
5. An assessment component
References:
Wang Y. & Victor Der-Thang Chen (2008). Essential Elements in Designing Online Discussions to Promote Cognitive Presence, Journal of Asynchronous Communication. Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 3-4 (12).
Wade, D. A., Bentley, J. P. H., & Waters, S. H. (2006). Twenty guidelines for successful threaded discussions: A learning environment approach. Distance Learning, 3(3), 1-8.
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A helpful K-12 focus with relevance to all educators at every level. It will be interesting to see which of these predictions hold for 2013. Any guesses?