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John Seely Brown, author of a New Culture of Learning (one to add to your bookshelf) speaks here to Steve Hargadon at the World Maker Faire 2012 about the ‘wonders’ and value of a Maker culture – pointing out the value of ‘using our entire body to understand the world’.
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Catholic prep school St. Thomas Aquinas in Florida is one of more than 2000 schools to adopt Chromebooks for education according to Jaime Casap, Google's Global Education Evangelist. Via R.Conrath, Ed.D. 
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Richland School District Two in Columbia, SC, has had an extremely successful Chromebook initiative, 1TWO1. All students in grades 3 - 12 with have 1:1 access next year. We are using three models - classroom carts, a homeroom model, and a take-home model. Delete the scoop?
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Robert Ghrist, a professor of mathematics and electrical and systems engineering at the University of Pennsylvania, knows that wielding vast networks on behalf of nonuniversity benefactors can be tricky business.
Mr. Ghrist specializes in applied topology, an abstract math field. In practice, topological math can help someone harness huge collections of sensory inputs—like those collected by cellphones, for example—to model large environments and solve problems.
The Department of Defense has enlisted Mr. Ghrist to do research along those lines. The Penn professor knows he has little power over how the Pentagon might use his insights. But he says that no longer bothers him.
“I have long ago dealt with the issue of: What if something I create is put to bad use?” the mathematician says. “And I have found that, throughout history, the benefit of building good things outweighed the hazards,” he says, citing lasers and the Internet as net-positive inventions despite ample opportunity for abuse. “That’s true in my research; it’s also true in my teaching.”
That ethical dilemma became relevant to Mr. Ghrist’s teaching only recently, when he began teaching a massive open online course on single-variable calculus through Coursera, the Silicon Valley-based MOOC company.
A group of philosophy professors at San Jose State University last month raised concerns to Michael Sandel, a government professor at Harvard, for his offering a MOOC through another provider, the nonprofit edX. The administration at San Jose State is encouraging its faculty members to use edX courses in their own teaching. Via Smithstorian 
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May 21, 6:32 PM
San Jose State is one of the first universities to integrate MOOCs into its traditional curriculum. The major MOOC providers have indicated that licensing their courses to universities might become a key part of their business models.
In an open letter, the philosophy professors warned that such collaboration could mark beginning of a long-term effort to “replace professors, dismantle departments, and provide a diminished education for students in public universities.”
In a provocative twist, the professors addressed the letter to Mr. Sandel, implying that, by getting in bed with edX, their Harvard colleague would be culpable if their dystopian scenario came true.
When it comes to technology tools aimed at reducing operating costs, it is not uncommon for professors to distrust the intentions of university administrators—especially in California, where years of budget cuts have made faculty members especially leery of such “disruptive innovations.”
But the San Jose State philosophy professors’ decision to address Mr. Sandel directly introduced a new question: Are professors who develop and teach MOOCs responsible for how those MOOCs are used? “ No, absolutely not,” says Mohamed A. Noor, a professor of biology at Duke University.
Mr. Noor teaches a MOOC through Coursera, called “Introduction to Genetics and Evolution.” The course is one of five Coursera MOOCs so far that have earned an endorsement from the American Council on Education, a Washington-based group that advises college presidents on policy. (Mr. Ghrist’s calculus course is another.) The council reviewed the courses and determined that students who pass them deserve formal credit toward a degree, making those five perhaps the most likely MOOCs to be adopted, in some way, by other universities.
To be clear, Mr. Noor says he believes dismantling departments and replacing them with MOOCs would be “reckless.” But the Duke professor also believes that, in such a case, “the fault lies with the reckless administration,” and not the professor who furnished the MOOC to the vendor that furnished the MOOC to the administration.
“I don’t see it as particularly my business how people use the stuff once I put it out there,” Mr. Noor says—though he adds that if dismantling departments were all a MOOC was being used for, “then I’d stop.” Really, though, it is a university’s faculty, and not technology vendors and their collaborators, that is responsible for reining in reckless administrative efforts, says Mr. Noor. “Ultimately, faculty at individual colleges need to be the driving force behind what students at their campuses are using,” he says.
“And if that’s not the case” at San Jose State, says Mr. Noor, then MOOCs are “the least of the faculty’s problems.” Granted, much of the philosophy professors’ letter was devoted to criticizing their university’s administration and laying out a general case against plugging a Harvard course into the San Jose State curriculum, particularly in a humanities discipline. The decision to take aim at Mr. Sandel seemed to be a publicity tactic, and not necessarily an attempt to tarnish all MOOC professors.
In interviews with The Chronicle, the professors who created the MOOCs that have been approved by the American Council on Education nevertheless rushed to Mr. Sandel’s defense, and to their own. Roger Barr, a professor of biomedical engineering at Duke, says his professional obligation is to the students taking his MOOC on bioelectricity, not to colleagues at other institutions that might be advised by their superiors to use it. “I see my job as teaching students,” says Mr. Barr, “not protecting faculty.”
Sarah Eichhorn, a math lecturer at the University of California at Irvine, says she sees creating a MOOC as roughly equivalent to writing a textbook, or producing open resources for other teachers. Ms. Eichhorn says she was surprised when the San Jose State philosophy professors went after Mr. Sandel. “I think it’s a professor’s job to make education available,” she says, “not to restrict it.” Delete the scoop?
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The above video is a short presentation I gave at The Next Web Conference in Amsterdam. It covers a basic framework for mastering any skill quickly, including languages, music, dance, and more. Wha... Via FormaVox Delete the scoop?
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Induction Training is essential for new hires. It is about the basics that new employees should understand regarding the organization's Vision, Goals, Purpose, Key values, Leadership Traits and its Culture. Via FormaVox Delete the scoop?
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The flipped classroom model generated a lot of excitement initially, but more recently some educators -- even those who were initial advocates -- have express
“One of the most important skills that any student can learn is where to go for information and resources,” Sams said. Instead of following a rigid curriculum, the two teachers decided on the key learning objectives of the class — the things they felt their students really needed to know –and structured the class around those.
Then they offered students a menu of resources that included instructional video, some sort of practice and links to the corresponding section of a textbook. The teachers became resources and helped provide benchmarks to keep students on track.
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“One of the most important skills that any student can learn is where to go for information and resources,” Sams said. Instead of following a rigid curriculum, the two teachers decided on the key learning objectives of the class — the things they felt their students really needed to know –and structured the class around those.
Then they offered students a menu of resources that included instructional video, some sort of practice and links to the corresponding section of a textbook. The teachers became resources and helped provide benchmarks to keep students on track.
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- http://gustmees.wordpress.com/2013/02/20/what-you-should-know-about-competency/
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Students and teachers in Europe are keen to "go digital", computer numbers have doubled since 2006 and most schools are now "connected", but use of ICTs (Information and Communication Technologies) and digital skill levels are very uneven. These skills and support for teachers to deliver them need a strong boost, according to a survey on the use of digital technologies in schools in Europe published by the Commission.
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May 21, 12:22 PM
Overall findings seem to be that teachers need more training and support. I could not agree more. 
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May 21, 1:25 PM
This is our greatest challenge! How do we overcome this obstacle? We are hoping to address some of these issues in our JT2020 planning.
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" "Free Tools and Resources to Help Students Develop 21st Century Skills Our online tools create active learning environments where students can engage in discussions, analyze information, pursue investigations, and solve problems. You’ll also find teaching resources, including lesson plans, assessment strategies, and technology-enriched project ideas for all K–12 subjects." Via Jim Lerman 
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Intel has just updated its popular Visual Ranking Tool for use on iOS and Android devices. Lots of good material here for higher order thinking. Delete the scoop?
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While there are hundreds of tools and devices available, we have found 10 creative ways to use Google tools and services to help improve learning. Via juandoming Delete the scoop?
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Patrick McAndrew (@openpad): #MOOCs "are only a part of what's happening” in #Open #Education http://t.co/6eoN3I0E3o #openEdu #elearning Via ghbrett Delete the scoop?
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Dans le but d'aider les enseignants à mieux choisir l'activité à créer en fonction de l'intention pédagogique, une moodleuse néozélandaise a conçu il y a plus de deux ans un superbe tableau synoptique. Via benoit tostain Delete the scoop?
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Licence CC0 1.0 (via Pixabay.com) Publié sur le site l'espace à Zecool.com le 14 mai 2013 Nonobstant toutes les réflexions, les études, tous (...) Via FormaVox Delete the scoop?
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Today, 2.4 billion people are connected to the internet: a vast ‘global mind’ of information and ideas. This shared consciousness comes with big opportunities – and profound risks. Via Anat Goodman Delete the scoop?
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Quatre cours LouvainX seront proposés en ligne, via la plateforme d'edX, à partir de février 2014... Via FormaVox Delete the scoop?
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Classe virtuelle sur les cartes heuristiques dans le cadre de Novantura. Merci à A. Ferro et à l'ensemble des participants. http://www.scoop.it/t/classemapping Via Lucas Gruez Delete the scoop?
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If we are to attain both the current education MDG and a new goal with these components by 2030 that addresses these components, we will need to have what I call the three C's: creativity, collaboration and capital. Via iEARN-USA 
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Dr. Ed Gragert, iEARN-USA Director Emeritus considers the post-2015 global education landscape. Delete the scoop?
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Now this is something that I am excited about! I like using the Intel Thinking Tools, they are a great way of making the processes of learning visible. They now have developed mobile apps for all of those using mobile devices. I have not yet tried them but intend to do so. Delete the scoop?
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Dans le cadre des forums de recrutement, les demandeurs d'emploi n'ont souvent que peu de temps pour retenir l'attention des recruteurs. Pôle emploi organise donc des ateliers pour les y aider. D'un forum de recrutement à l'autre, les ... Via Julien Coualan, Nextformation Delete the scoop?
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By Andrew Smith Lewis
"It is an error to think that personalized learning is just set of digitized practice problems. We’re not talking about old multiplication tables in newly digitized form, where students get increasingly difficult questions until they get one wrong, then get easier problems until they get them right again. Those kinds of tools are trivial, and they’re not oriented to change outcomes. Digitized drill-and-kill is not revolutionary, nor is it personalized. The fact that any learning tool is digital is simply table stakes these days. Digital is a condition of modern living and learning — nothing more, and nothing less." Via Jim Lerman Delete the scoop?
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This eight-week tutorial course aims to introduce the student to an anthropological approach to the understanding of education through reading and discussing a number of monographs and articles. Via Rui Guimarães Lima Delete the scoop?
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There is a huge push to embrace PBL...this article does a very nice job of defining how project and problem based learning is different. What are you using in your class? 
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This is great, because it talks about the evolution of #pbl, and tells me how I can get better as a teacher. This should be of particular interest to anyone trying to transform their classroom. Delete the scoop?
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