Author: erinwilkey
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On Diversifying Ed Tech in Schools and Making Learning-Driven Choices
In his recent blog post at DMLCentral, Doug Belshaw shares some thoughts on how we approach educational technology in terms of 1:1 learning in schools. His thoughts are timely, as more budget-restricted schools and districts consider alternatives (such as BYOD) to single-device initiatives. Belshaw presents Ruben Puentedura’s SAMR model, which proposes a continuum of how…
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TTT Talks Badges
In August, Paul Allison hosted two episodes of TTT on the topic of badges. His goal was to encourage a practical, pedagogical discourse on the subject and break through some of the heckling and the hype. In the first episode (embedded below), the guests spend much of the hour teasing out what the debate over badges is…
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High-Tech Textile Design – September 20, 2012 Webinar with Kylie Peppler
On the connectedlearning.tv webinar series last week, Kylie Peppler, assistant professor in the learning sciences program at Indiana University, Bloomington, led a discussion about e-textiles and her current work on creativity, systems thinking, and media arts in youth comminities. For this September 20, 2012 webinar, Peppler was joined by moderator Craig Watkins and participants Christina…
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Day of Innovation in Education Hosted by Dell at MIT
On September 13, 2012, Dell hosted a social think tank and town hall meeting focused on innovation in education on the campus of MIT. The gathering featured a forum of 20+ leaders and thinkers including students, school administrators, and representatives from educational organizations and businesses. The 3-hour+ conversation, which you can watch in the 2-part Livestream…
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Practitioner Inquiry as Professional Development – August 28, 2012 Webinar
In a recent installment of the connectedlearning.tv webinar series, Bud Hunt and Cindy O’Donnell-Allen facilitated a conversation about teacher inquiry as a method of professional development and questioned whether teacher inquiry practices align with the connected learning model. The webinar, titled Teacher Research is Connective Learning: Practitioner Inquiry as Professional Development, included moderator Howard Rheingold and participants Pam Brown, Bob…
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Communities of Practice for Professional Learning – August 14, 2012 Webinar
We’ve been talking about connected learning quite a lot lately, and I think many of us are starting to get a handle on ways to support the principles of this approach in different types of learning settings — schools, libraries, makerspaces, home, etc. However, until last week’s connectedlearning.tv webinar, I hadn’t considered what connected learning…
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Writing with/without Networks
John Jones, assistant professor of professional writing and editing at West Virginia University, presents some fascinating thoughts about the changing nature of writing in his summer blog posts at DMLcentral. In “The Challenge of Teaching Networked Writing,” Jones argues that the daily writing practices of students should have a place in the writing classroom. He refers to this…
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Learning Ratings for Digital Media from Common Sense Media
Those of you familiar with Common Sense Media may have heard some buzz in social networks recently about their new Learning Ratings Initiative for Digital Media. For many years now, Common Sense Media has been the go-to source for parents and families to find unbiased ratings and reviews of all types of media, including movies,…
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Ignite Talk @ ISTE – Theirspace: Educating Digital Youth
Jac de Haan (@techwithintent) delivered this powerful Ignite talk at the 2012 ISTE Conference in San Diego.
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DeforestACTION at ISTE 2012
On Wednesday of this year’s annual ISTE Conference in San Diego, I learned about DeforestACTION, a global collaborative project by and for students around the world. I found the story of this organization extremely inspiring. And, I think it’s a great example of how digital media enables kids to take real-world action to solve enormous…