Category: Notes from Other Presentations
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2010 MVU Online Learning Symposium
Notes from 2010 Michigan Virtual University Online Learning Symposium November 9, 2010 at Michigan State University Opening Keynote: Steve Midgley, Deputy Director of Education Technology, US DOE Context National Technology Plan (released just today), Four Components: Mobility, Social Interactions, Digital Content, Print to Online This does not mean that we will have a “teacherless” curriculum,…
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Notes from Harvey Daniels’ “Best Practice Across the Curriculum”
This morning, I am pleased to be a part of Littleton Public Schools’ Adolescent Literacy Institute, and I am able to participate in Harvey “Smokey” Daniels’ keynote, “Best Practice Across the Curriculum.” Here are some notes from his session: Goals for today Define “Best Practice” Consider the missing link: student collaboration Watch video of kids…
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Notes from “Blending Online and On-Site Spaces and Communities: Developing Effective Practices”
Notes from “Blending Online and On-Site Spaces and Communities: Developing Effective Practices” Niki Davis, Julie Mackey, Ann Mcgrath, Donna Morrow, Lawrence Walker, Nicki Dabner, University of Canterbury, New Zealand E-learning blends to discuss Blending physical and virtual spaces Blending teacher’s online learning communities and local communities of colleagues Blending teaching practice online with teachers redeveloping…
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Notes from “Pre-Service English Teachers and Web 2.0” from SITE 2010
Notes from “Pre-Service English Teachers and Web 2.0: Teaching and Learning Literacy with Digital Applications” Luke Rodesiler and Lauren Tripp, University of Florida Helping pre-service teachers re-imagine what it means to be literate Tools including VoiceThread, PBWorks, and Xtranormal Theoretical framework including social constructionism, interactional elements of effective literacy instruction and how texts are constructed…
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Notes from Doug Hartman’s Talk at MRA 2010
Doug Hartman, from MSU’s Literacy Achievement Resource Center, spoke at MRA 2010 on “The Future of Reading and Writing at the Present Time: Preparing Students and Teachers for the 21st Century.” Update – 3/30/10 – Embedded Slideshare Presentation MRA 2010 Conference Session View more presentations from Douglas K. Hartman. He outlined four shifts that are…
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Notes from Alfie Kohn’s Talk at CMU
Alfie Kohn, an outspoken critic of traditional schooling and standardized testing, spoke at CMU on Wednesday, March 17, 2010. Here are some notes I captured from his talk, “Overhauling the Transmission Model: An overview of traditional versus progressive teaching” You may know if you have been a student or teacher that learning is not simply…
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Cross Posts from NWP Walkabout Blog on Posterous
Earlier this month, I blogged about some sessions from the Wisconsin State Reading Association on the NWP Walkabout Posterous site and I am (finally) cross-posting them here with links to the original posts… sorry for the delay! 2/7/10 – Cinch from Coiro and Kajder I really enjoy it when new technologies challenge me. Honest… Figuring out…