Rethinking Learning : The 21st Century Learner/MacArthur Foundation
That the most important trait of the 21st Century Learner is their love of embracing change is so spot on. If this generation is to survive and be successful in the workforce they will have to be able...
View ArticleRole of Teacher as Learner: Challenges and Opportunities
The role of the teacher as the facilitator of the students learning and not just the disseminator of content information is a challenging one in today’s educational field. There are many requirements...
View ArticleWeek 7 Wiki’s
A systemic and theoretical view of knowledge building using Wikis The first article about knowledge building with wikis was somewhat cumbersome to read. As I always take notes when reading it took...
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The concept of using social networks in learning is a very interesting one to someone who doesn’t even use social networks at all. Often social networks are seen as something that people use to keep in...
View ArticleBlog Curator Week 9
Blog Curator Week 9 Several bloggers felt that using social media in the classroom has many positive aspects such as connecting with experts in the field, connecting with people from various geographic...
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Scratch Scratch was developed by the MIT Media Lab in 2007. It is a programming environment which makes creating games, interactive stories and simulations easy. Projects are created by snapping...
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Week 11 Making Spaces for Makerpaces Yes, I agree that Libraries are not just a warehouse of printed material and actually they haven’t been for a long time. School Libraries especially, are a place...
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Week 12 The Future of Thinking How should institutions respond to the emerging technologies in this digital age? That institutions must respond and change to include the new technologies and keep...
View ArticleWeek 8 Podcasts
Week 8 This article describes the use of podcasting in the UK. It gives examples of effective Podcasting by Universities. Some of the uses are advertising the strengths of the university to attract...
View ArticleWeek 14 New Learning Philosophy
New Learning Philosophy My learning philosophy has certainly evolved since taking this class. The fact that I am even saying learning philosophy instead of teaching philosophy is a major shift. The...
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