learning21andbeyond

From the website

"The Centre for Learning and Performance Technologies (C4LPT) is a free resource site on the use of new technologies for learning and performance. It is one of the world’s most visited learning sites on the Web, with over 100,000 monthly visits. C4LPT was founded by Jane Hart."

Hart has divided the collection of over 2000 tools into 12 categories; within each one are several sub-categories. Every chosen tool is described briefly. -JL

Robin Good: Pathbrite is a new web service which allows you to collect, bring together and layout any kind of media content (from video clips, to images  and text) to create a visually compelling personal portfolio of skills and experiences.

In fact, Pathbrite can be used for any number of purposes that involve creating a good looking web presence in which one can easily bring together different types of content to create a "collection".

A music band video portfolio, a photographer book and list of achievements, a sport master illustrated hall of fame. 

From the official site: "Curate all your stuff to create beautiful portfolios.

Arrange and describe all your digital artifacts in a way that tells your whole story—tailored for any audience."

"Pathbrite ePortfolios are the best way to collect, track and showcase a lifetime of learning and achievements, and to get recommended pathways for continuous success."

Key traits: 

-> Aggregate everything about you in one place.

-> Import anything digital from any source, including a resume, documents, audio, video, recommendations. 

-> Publish and share your story on Pathbrite or with your selected social networks. 

-> Configure and personalize the layout of your portfolio.

Examples: https://beta.pathbrite.com/#!/public/Gallery/Collection%20of%20example%20portfolios ;

Try it out now: www.pathbrite.com 

This post describes how The Flipped Classroom: The Full Picture can be used to support maker education and tinkering with the focus being on students acquiring more process-oriented “how-to” skills, skills needed to develop and enhance creativity and innovation.

This view of the Taxonomy not only provides the cognitive categories, but also provides plenty of suggestions for now to teach with technology at each level.  Nice work!

 "I really like Driving Questions. In fact, I like them so much more then Essential Questions. You might ask why? I think it just might be my affection for the revised Bloom’s Taxonomy. You may remember that in the revision the different levels were changed into action. In fact, I strongly believe that learning is a verb and is based on action. Take away the word “Question” and Driving is a verb loaded with action. The word “Essential” standing alone is only a word devoted to describing… a colorful but inactive adjective."

This is the first article of a series and discusses the concept of Driving Questions and how their importance in PBL. Links to additional resources are also available.