All Blog Posts Tagged 'learning' (188)

Why leading from the middle is the future, and why being compared to a pez dispenser is okay...

As education continues to evolve and change, it is necessary for our educational leaders to adapt and change

as well. All too often we see schools and districts that lead with a

top down approach. Even though this type of leadership has proven to be

successful in certain circumstances, the level of effectiveness drops

off over time and any future potential positive impact dissolves.…

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Added by Justin Tarte on August 4, 2010 at 11:46am — No Comments

No One is Reading Online Content!

by Alix E. Peshette

Cross-posted from the Impetuous Geek

No one is reading online content! Yes, that's right, according to a…

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Added by Alix E. Peshette on July 27, 2010 at 5:00pm — 2 Comments

Favorite Learning Sites

Online interactive curriculum for home use, PreK-8th Grade.Time4Learning is a new approach that takes advantage of today's technology. It's a convenient, online… Continue

Added by johnegood on June 21, 2010 at 10:37pm — No Comments

Utilizing MP3s in the College Classroom

Earlier this year, as I was teaching my Developmental Reading and Writing students, I noticed that during the break, they would immediately plug in their MP3 players or smart phones and begin listening to music files. They would also share music with one another. That started me thinking about how to utilize their interest in music to get them more interested in what I was teaching in the classroom. Many of my students struggle with note-taking and other traditional ways of learning new… Continue

Added by Vicki Phillips on June 8, 2010 at 8:30am — No Comments

Video and Links about Google TV. ( Also- I'm looking for info about Google TV and Education!)

Video and Links about Google TV: Another Flavor of Android - "Google TV brings everything you love about the web to your television"

Thought: If Google TV will bring easy access to the Internet to our large flat-panel HD TV's, it just might mean that the large HD TVs will replace ordinary televisions and shadow-casting interactive…

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Added by Lynn Marentette on May 22, 2010 at 12:13pm — No Comments

Multi-Tasking a Myth?

http://publicmediatexas.org/2010/02/02/distracted-by-everything-dig...

Or, the original PBS on the Digital Nation:

Muti-tasking is a myth: Evidence abounds in texts such as Brain Rules. Students who are multi-tasking make… Continue

Added by Jeff Leppard on May 9, 2010 at 7:20pm — No Comments

Homework: A response to Alfie Kohn

Response to Alfie Kohn's interview in Maclean's magazine

Alfie Kohn’s…

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Added by Jeff Leppard on May 8, 2010 at 8:38pm — No Comments

Radical Ideas at Work in Education: A Response

Today I was accused of being a 'lazy teacher'. Amused, bemused, I asked why. The response, "I walked past your classroom today and your students were just busy talking to one another and you weren't lecturing them. It looked like you were doing nothing." I felt rather thrilled at the characterization.…

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Added by Jeff Leppard on May 8, 2010 at 8:00pm — No Comments

eLearningToday.TV | Building a PLN as an Educator

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Added by Amanda Kenuam on May 5, 2010 at 7:42am — No Comments

Forums to enhance Jewish education through blended learning

To facilitate communication amongst Jewish teachers and teacher educators on how to enhance Jewish education through blended learning see these websites:…

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Added by Richard D. Solomon, Ph.D. on May 1, 2010 at 10:00pm — No Comments

Computer Assisted Language Learning in Arizona

I will be moving to Arizona to teach at ASU in the American English and Culture Program. I am really happy about going back to live in a place where the sun shines everyday. As I sit here in a very dark and gloomy Kalamazoo, Mi.

I have been using computers in the classroom for a while and I am always looking for people to share new ideas with me. While living here in Michigan I discovered the Michigan Association for Computer Users in Learning. This organization…

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Added by Carol E. Kubota on April 25, 2010 at 7:12am — 2 Comments

Advanced Learning

Dear all,

It is my pleasure to share with you that the book "Advanced Learning" is available online at

http://sciyo.com/books/show/title/advanced-learning

My chapter is available on this link:…

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Added by adelina moura on April 6, 2010 at 3:17am — No Comments

Of Mobile Devices, Apps, Games and Casual Mobile Learning

With fresh inspiration from a course I just finished here at Stanford on "Casual Learning Technologies for the iPhone" in which we designed casual apps for kids and adults, I've authored a 2-part article for Smartbean. The first is a brief discussion of research on the power of learning through games (including Gee's principles on "good learning" with well-designed games) -… Continue

Added by Shuchi Grover on March 27, 2010 at 7:00pm — No Comments

Assessment FOR Learning - Don't confuse it for a specific strategy

This was originally posted on Assessment FOR Learning.

When faced with a new concept it is natural and necessary to attach meaning to that concept. Sometimes when we find an understandable example of that concept we begin to confuse that idea for the concept itself. As Salem High School and the City of Salem Schools strive to… Continue

Added by Scott Habeeb on March 23, 2010 at 7:37pm — No Comments

6 Key AFL Ideas

This was originally posted on Assessment FOR Learning.…

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Added by Scott Habeeb on March 22, 2010 at 6:55pm — 3 Comments

Kindling Interest in the iPad

Our school uses the Blackboard CE Learning Management System, and my online philosophy courses are heavily dependent on threaded discussions.

Rather than stare at a computer screen all day, I've taken to compiling all the discussion comments, pasting them into a Word document, then sending the document to my Kindle. In a few seconds I have the complete discussion, and I can add notes and grades from my easy chair. The e-Ink screen is easy on the eyes, too.

When I'm finished,… Continue

Added by Dan Barnett on March 9, 2010 at 9:27pm — No Comments

Other Options than MBA Colleges in India

One experiences a lot of things in life but in a nutshell we can all categorize our memories in school life, college life and the various jobs. Whatever be the case some of the most cherished memories of anyone’s life remain the college days. The times that form a naïve student into a personality, the times that forces one to react, decide and choose for…

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Added by Saumil Shrivastava on March 5, 2010 at 2:30am — No Comments

Why is Allen Iverson on Assessment FOR Learning?

(This post was originally posted on Assessment FOR Learning.)

Members of this network may have noticed a video that seems out of place on an educational social network. The video is of a post-game interview with NBA player Allen Iverson. Why in the world is that on here?

Salem High School teachers on this Ning know the answer to that. When our school first started taking a… Continue

Added by Scott Habeeb on March 2, 2010 at 6:00am — No Comments

Games and Learning: Lure of the Labyrinth (link to post, video, and links)

Games and Learning: Lure of the Labyrinth, an on-line pre-algebra game for middle-schoolers: http://bit.ly/bGvWFu (plus more resources)

Added by Lynn Marentette on February 23, 2010 at 5:39pm — No Comments

Digital Amnesia: Reflections on Frontline's "digital_nation"

PBS's Frontline recently aired a program called digital_nation: life on the virtual frontier. The program raises some important issues about the affect of different technologies on the human psyche.

One guest argues that with each leap in communication technology something is lost in the everyday psyche of humans. He cites how Homeric bards could recite thousands of lines of epic poetry. But with the advent of books, humanity lost the ability to memorize large amounts information.… Continue

Added by Esteban Rodriguez on February 18, 2010 at 3:00pm — No Comments