Category Archives: Learning Resources
Drive to Read Program in Amman, Jordan
I’ve started a working with the Drive To Read (DTR) program organized by AED in conjunction with USAid, Ministry of Culture and the Greater Amman Municipality. DTR uses a mobile book library as its base when it sets up in … Continue reading
K12 Online Goes to Bed for another Year
The K12 Online Conference is over for another year but its archives and ensuing conversations can continue in perpetuity….That’s the nice thing about this online conference – not only is it free but the files, comment areas and this year … Continue reading
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On Lessons Learned and Learning Lessons – Another Instalment for the CUC2 Project
Recently, George Siemens reported on his trip to Accra, Ghana for a conference on E-learning in June, 2008 . His post “E-Learning Africa “ lists six lessons that he learned from the experience. At least three of the lessons George … Continue reading
Desire A Different Education Technology Conversation
I’m seeking a different conversation about technology in the classroom. I want to talk about pre-requisites. What needs to be in place prior to an onslaught of technology in a classroom to ensure effective technology integration? What teaching mindset does … Continue reading
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Tagged 21stCenturySkills, 21stCenturyTeaching, cuc2, unconnectedclassroom
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Technology Integrated Learning – the Elusive Tipping Point
Not counting chalk, blackboards, pens, etc. we’ve been sneaking learning technologies into the classroom for well over 25 years. Discouragingly, we have yet to reach the transformational point, where learning becomes a totally different beast, unrecognizable from the classrooms of … Continue reading
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Capturing the Teaching/Learning Process
If it’s not about the technology and it’s not about the product… then can we agree it’s about the PROCESS? Yesterday, Dean Shareski at “Ideas and Thoughts from an Ed Tech” posted a piece entitled, “I Need More Videos” . … Continue reading
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Tagged Fisher, Shareski, student producers, teacher producers, teacher professional learning, Video
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K12 Online – Proof it’s a Connected World Out There
The K12 Online Conference is about to kick off it’s ‘official’ schedule after a week of pre-conference activities which started with David Warlick’s Pre-Conference Keynote and I guess you could say the pre-conference week is ending, aptly, with the Virtual … Continue reading
Great turn-around time on Conference Multimedia CD’s
On Friday Nov. 17, 2006, I went to the “National Workshop on Strategies for the Development of Performance Indicators for Higher Education†presented by the Distance Education Modernization Project and the Quality Assurance & Accreditation Council of the University Grants … Continue reading
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Google Grabbed Writely!
I just finished doing a presentation on how to use Writely for collaborative school work and the next thing I know Arvind over at 21 Apples is telling me that Writely has been purchased by Google…not a bad find, all … Continue reading
Wiki-fying Pre-Service Teaching – A Lesson Idea Exchange
Imagine it… apparently there are 5000 pre-service teachers training in Ontario’s universities right now… They are all out on placements this term for a varying amount of time and ALL are trying to come up with STELLAR lessons to make … Continue reading