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Is the cloud a good fit for #education?http://t.co/ijOqZRt3... Leona: A valuable, brief overview of the possibilities and pitfalls involved in using the cloud in education. No comment yet.
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It's been six years since TED began making its informative talks available online, enabling the world to watch some of our most brilliant thinkers and activists share their ideas. There are so many good ones that watching them can be addicting. Leona: An expert suggests that our education system is suppressing student creativity and that we need to rethink our approach to schooling. New spaces for teaching and learning?
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Leona: "A teacher in the cloud who delivers education to many children remotely" - indeed a new space for teaching!
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This infographic shows that kids are way more into tablets than you might have guessed. Leona: If only we could make more of this technology avaialable to children in developing countries. Think of all the new spaces for teaching and learning this would open up.
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In STEM majors profit college students of color, moi wrote: The Teaching Institute for Excellence in STEM defines STEM: What is STEM Education? Science Technology Engineering & Mathematics In ... Leona: Proposes that the arts are just as important to learning as the sciences. STEM should become STEAM. This indeed will probably result in a more 'rounded' education. But, what would be the case in developing countries?
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Tech and Learning has just posted a wonderful article concerning Internet Gaming. With school starting up, make sure you have your resources available to help that special student of yours make the... Via Felix Jacomino
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Our gadgets auto-complete, remember for us, and think for us. What’s to become of our brains? This statements have been pouring in from scientific studies across the world. Leona: We will not loose our ability to innovate and be creative. We just need to consider changing conditions in our everyday life (and incorporate these changes in our teaching and learning).
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Philadelphia InquirerPenn amps up role in Coursera online-education effortPhiladelphia InquirerFifteen Penn professors are now signed up to offer free classes over the online learning platform Coursera (www.coursera.org), including seven from the...
Leona: Providing some idea of how online education can provide access to people who would normally not have acccess to certain types of education. The peer grading system reflects an essential element of online teaching and learning - collaboration.
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RT @timbuckteeth: Part 3 in my 'Shaping Education for the Future' series: http://t.co/LSIzXEBd.
Leona: And the ingredients are: transparency, support, relevance, confidence and research - sounds like a good recipe.
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"In today’s modern climate, education and learning take place in multiple and diverse spaces. Increasingly, these spaces are both physical and virtual in nature. Access to and use of information and communication technologies, and the emergence.."
Leona: What more can I say?
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50 Education Technology Tools Every Teacher Should Know About http://t.co/SfjHNcSO via @edudemic...
Leona: The mind boggles at all the resources we have available. Now to incorporate them in our teaching and learning based on sound pedagogical principles.
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The call to share teaching materials within universities to save thousands missing out on training opportunities is on the rise.
Leona: This may assist in addressing the need for quality, affordable education to people who do not have the opportunity to study full-time.
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This week, the OCW Consortium is holding its annual meeting, celebrating 10 years of OpenCourseWare.
Leona: A good starting point when one is considering developing a new course - see what is available. |
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Leona: Digital and media literacy includes five essential abilities: The ability to:
If applied properly, social media can achieve all of the above in education.
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Social Learning These tools use the power of social media to help students learn and teachers connect. Edmodo: Teachers and students can take advantage of this great tech tool, as it offers a Faceb... Leona: Just to share for now. Some of these may have been mentioned in previous posts, but this is a new selection.
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For postsecondary education to be one of the most time-consuming and expensive purchases one can make in a lifetime, can we afford not to define consumer protection in this realm? Here are some important questions I ... Leona: This may require some thinking, but it may make tertiary education more transparent. Presenting a completely clear crystal ball of each student’s future at a particular institution, would of course not be possible, because it also depends on the commitments that the student makes. Informing students in advance what they can expect and doing this according to certain standards indeed reflects an awareness of the trend that students are consumers/the customers of a particular institution.
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"Social media may have started out as a fun way to connect with friends, but it has evolved to become a powerful tool for education and business. Sites such as Facebook and Twitter and tools such as Skype are connecting students to learning opportunities in new and exciting ways. Whether you teach an elementary class, a traditional college class, or at an online university, you will find inspirational ways to incorporate social media in your classroom with this list." Via Gail LeGrand
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RT @crisdialpe: Apps in education: http://t.co/LJan1gkI cc @PGuappis... Leona: Again, a valuable collection of resources, but now for the very young. And most of them are free!
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Appropriate pedagogy for the use of technology in secondary school classrooms requires learner-centred approaches ( Sutherland 2004 ; Chang and Wang 2009 ) . Leona: Run if you are not interested in pedagogy! (Sounds heavier than it is).
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A free daily life journal for your mobile phone that integrates with other social media sites. Nice tool for building a narrative of your life. Via Nik Peachey, Maria Palaska, Leona Ungerer
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As a parent, it’s important to be a part of the discussion about education. Informed parents can make a difference, not just in the lives of their own children, but in schools, policy, and more.
Leona: Valuable information for a quick overview on Twitter.
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Tablet computers are being rolled out to fourth-graders in move that could replace textbooks.
Leona: Indeed, technology by istelf will not increase educational outputs. If planned properly, it may create new spaces for teaching and learning and enhance educational outputs.
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e-learning, conocimiento en red y web colectiva (posteito #education KZO’s Top 25 Must Read Blogs About #eLearning - http://t.co/N3cUz1i3 #edtech #edchat #edu...)...
Leona: There are some experts in the room, including Stephen Downes (one of the 'creators' of the theory of Connectivism).
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Resources for the classroom (RT @PhysicsNews: Teachers, want to impress on the first day of term?
New spaces for teaching and learning Physics.
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Education Shift is a small professional development company that focuses on cost effective, high impact differentiated development for teachers and other organizations.
Leona: First prize for sharing. I am certain we will be able to use some of this information in creating new spaces for teaching and learning. |
