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Very nice interview that covers many aspects of curation: why, what to expect, how, etc... Knowing how to use social media involves knowing how to uncover the best information and then customise the information flow. This can be personal, for an organisation, for research, for promotion. This facet of information curation is an issue that information professionals need to understand and become proficient in. Via Guillaume Decugis, Judy O'Connell, Kim Flintoff No comment yet.
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When Brian Solis called 2011 the "year of curation," he identified a growing trend in how people are addressing the issue of information overload. Today's common approach to curation is driven by individuals who pick out the information they find important, fun, and interesting to share with their friends. The problem with this approach is we naturally tend to associate with like-minded friends, so we're not exposed to a diverse set of information. The outcome is we get stuck in what Eli Pariser calls "Filter Bubbles." A new approach that we call "collective curation" represents a more effective and more efficient way to get the information we need. Via Judy O'Connell, Kim Flintoff
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Content curation is part of an overall strategy to tame information chaos. For me, it’s all about knowing, learning, sharing and teaching, all in one!
Here I am exploring the concept, theory and practice of social networking technologies within the context of libraries and the work of information professionals.
Via Judy O'Connell, Kim Flintoff
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Erica McWilliam is the conference speaker who has most inspired my education-related professional learning on several occasions over the the past 3 years. Via pru
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Report by Julie McCulloch, Ewan McIntosh and Tom Barrett 1: How are teachers and other educators currently using social media to aid their professional development, and what do they and their students gain from it? 2: What evidence is there for the benefits of peer-to-peer CPD, and for using social media in this way? 3: What can teaching learn from how business uses social media to drive improvement? Via pru
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Brown’s critique of testing is significant not only because it marks the most outspoken critique of testing of any governor, but also because it comes from the chief executive of a state which educates 1 in 8 of the nation’s public school children.
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Each two-page How To sheet includes an introduction to a teaching and learning topic, best practices and ideas, supporting research, and references. Included below are also one page guides to a variety of teaching topics. Via Darren Kuropatwa
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A stunningly imaginitive secondary school in Arizona that is leading the way to a new vision of personalized, blended learning. Brief video
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Fascinating graphic representation of venture capitalists' view of the leading ventures currently operating in the education technology market. Releaed Oct. 12, 2011. Live links to all named organizations. Very informative and timely
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D.E. Wittkower takes readers on an excursion through the use of mind maps in undergraduate education through a general exploration of pedagogy at this level. The author also gives a practical list of numerous specific uses for expert-created maps, leaner-created maps, and expert/learner created maps
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11 top presentation apps for use on IOS devices.
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We've collected a great reading library for any online educator who wants to learn more, develop professionally, and connect with others in the field. ... Via Dr. Susan Bainbridge, Jack Mosel
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This video was produced as a contribution to the EDUCAUSE book, The Tower and the Cloud: Higher Education in the Age of Cloud Computing, edited by Richard Ka... Via Jack Mosel |
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Through the work of the [Emerging Leaders Council] Emerging Ideas Committee this year, I’ve become acquainted with a wealth of new approaches to old problems and exciting combinations of existing models about which I was previously unaware. You’re seeing some examples of them on the Blog Salon this week, and we’ll be sharing more on this space as the year goes on. Via Robin Good, Judy O'Connell, Kim Flintoff
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A presentation I gave at KnowCamp in Modena about digital curation: what curating content is and why to do it, tips on curating content and preserving that data (RT @ALA_TechSource: Digital Curation: The New Frontier of Knowledge Via Kim Flintoff
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Virtual libraries of research and study support materials across all subject areas for higher education.
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Excellent in depth article on Twitter as professional learning source - from Brisbane Catholic Education’s Information and Resourcing Centre. "The power of Twitter is that it places the teacher at the centre of a network to which all parts are equally accessible. Teachers who use Twitter can access not only traditional sources of information, but also the expertise and advice of internationally renowned experts from across many fields within and beyond education. Research has identified six ‘common patterns of participation’ for users of Twitter..." Via pru 
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October 19, 2011 5:52 PM
Thank you for sharing our ResourceLink blog post - I'm so thrilled that our work is being shared so widely! Kay Cantwell, Education Officer: Digital Learning, ResourceLink, Brisbane Catholic Education, Qld Australia.
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A new report published jointly by Pearson and NoTosh recommends that teachers should use Twitter, Facebook and other social media tools to improve their classroom skills.
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In many countries education is at the forefront of political debate, and reformers desperate to improve their national performance are drawing examples of good practice from all over the world.
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Occupiers of Zuccotti Park and other sites around the country have been criticized for the fuzziness of their goals. Their complaint that the privileged few in the top 1 percent are getting a disproportionate share of the nation’s prosperity, however, is spot on. And Wall Streeters are taking a bigger and bigger chunk of that income.
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This paper profiles 40 organizations that are blending online learning with brick-and-mortar classrooms. These represent a range of operators, including state virtual schools, charter management organizations, individual charter schools, independent schools, districts, and private entities. The organizations profiled in this paper are not a “top 40” list. Thousands of other schools are currently participating in blended learning and may have superior programs.
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Flipped instruction (the flipped classroom model, vodcasting, time-shifting) is an attractive concept because of the in-class time that is freed to work through concept application and discussion. One of the criticisms of this teaching tool is that students receive knowledge in a passive state – by watching video. In an attempt to create a more interactive experience for students, YouTube annotations and time-markers can be used to create “check-ins” as the lesson progresses.
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...Describing the use of Wikis to get students to summarize, ask questions, and comment on a reading before they even meet for class.
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Tip of the hat to Kevin Jarrett: Heard about this great resource yesterday on Twitter from Patrick Higgins. It’s called http://speakaboos.com/ and it’s a free literacy site with fantastic interactive stories, songs, games, printables and more.
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TED Talks Games like World of Warcraft give players the means to save worlds, and incentive to learn the habits of heroes. What if we could harness this gamer power to solve real-world problems? Jane McGonigal says we can, and explains how. Via Jack Mosel |
