Curation as a tool for teaching and learning (with images) · hbailie “A curator is an expert learner. Instead of dispensing knowledge, he creates spaces in which knowledge can be created, explored, and connected.” (Siemens, 2007). According to Boyd (2010) curators help people to focus their attention on the most relevant and important information streams. Valenza (2011) tells us to take advantage of the work of others passionate about a topic and use their curated work as a search tool. Fiorelli (2011) describes content curators as “critical knowledge brokers”. Librarians, journalists, and teachers have always curated: they evaluate, select, collect, present, and promote material for their users, readers and students; but these days curation is becoming an important activity for a broad range of people and for a variety of reasons and purposes. So what is curation?
Students Becoming Curators of Information? | Silvia Tolisano- Langwitches Blog Images like the following ones, visualize for me the urgency for all of us to become information literate to wade through the incredible, ever increasing, amount of information being created and shared with the world. licesed under CC by will-lion Lincensed under CC by verbeeldingskr8 We are with no doubt in the age of information overload and IN DIRE NEED of knowing how to filter in order to get to the information we need. Think about Clay Shirky’s quote below. Clay Shirky Information Overload In comes the idea of becoming a Curator of Information. “Curating” is defined in the Merriam Webster Dictionary as: Select, organize, and look after the items in (a collection or exhibition). Digital Curation, Curated Learning & Collective Curation? I have started hearing and reading about the terms “Digital Curation”, “Curated Learning” and “Collective Curation” as well. Digital Curation is defined in Wikipedia as: the selection, preservation, maintenance, collection and archiving of digital assets. 15.
Tutorial Paso a Paso de Content Curation - Mery Elvis ¡Hola! ¿Qué tal te va? Hoy te hablaré de cómo aumentar tu visiblidad en Google y en cómo volverte un experto en Content Curation o Curación de Contenidos. Definición de curación de contenidos La Curación de Contenidos es una expresión inglesa aplicada al marketing, que implica la búsqueda, selección, agrupación, modificación, actualización y filtración de contenidos específicos que aparecen en internet. Digamos que es una manera de darle un “tratamiento a modo” a los materiales generados en la web. No hay manera de escribir bien si no se lee, así que para hacerlo correctamente, hay que consumir textos y documentarse a fondo antes de meter la pata, o armarla inventando historias de churro. ¿Para quién es la Curación de Contenidos? Al estar consumiendo tanto contenido, es natural que surjan nuevas ideas, u opiniones que complementen el propio artículo, o que se difiera y este se quiera plantear desde una óptica distinta. ¿Qué es lo que hace a un buen Content Curator? • Es personal • Es verdadero
Learning the art of Digital Content Curation | LinkingLearning It is undeniable that we live in a world of information overload. Check out Internet Live Stats to be truly ‘infowhelmed’! Just one second of internet traffic…. As busy people, it is often at precisely the wrong time that we find that fascinating article, or when we are looking for something else that we discover a great resource for the future. Keeping track of all of this digital information is important – we all know how quickly our time is sapped away while searching online. Using these tools effectively requires skills in ‘content curation’. This sounds more complex than it is. Content curation has always occurred in schools – resources were always gathered around the topic of teaching, in order to support and extend student understandings. Students too can benefit from learning effective curation skills as being able to quickly and critically evaluate a range of information sources, and then curate these into a meaningful collection is a vital research skill. Like this:
Content curation Content curation is the process of selecting, sorting and arranging content on a specific topic or theme, adding value and meaning to what has been curated for your users. Contents Defining content curationWhy curate contentPartnerships in curating contentWho can benefit from curated contentFurther reading Defining content curation Beth Kanter defines content curation as “…the process of sorting through the vast amounts of content on the web and presenting it in a meaningful and organized way around a specific theme. The curator adds value and insights to the selected content. Strong curation…also involves making decisions about what is and is not useful to deepening understanding of the subject. Content curation is not new to librarians. Teachers are also undertaking their own content curations, as well as contributing to those set up by the school librarian, and students in many schools are contributing as well. Why curate content Partnerships in curating content Further reading
Mobile Learning 101 Mobile learning might be just the solution that your organization needs to solve a workforce performance problem. But if you haven’t been introduced to mobile learning, you might not even know it. Perhaps you have the mistaken idea that mobile learning is miniaturized eLearning. Actually, mobile learning can be in the form of: performance support (providing essential knowledge at the moment it is needed)productivity and reference apps (completing tasks or looking up terms)podcasts (audio learning on-the-go)microlearning (small learning snacks)and any other type of support that people require while on the move or in the field. With this article, I hope to provide a better understanding of mobile learning using the knowledge of many smart people who have been writing and sharing their experiences. What follows is a curated set of mobile learning content from around the web organized in a way to help you think about designing and implementing a mobile initiative.
About Curation - Curating Primary Sources - LibGuides at University of South Dakota Curation - is it the new search tool (Valenza 2011), the new search (Good 2012), the future of Web 2.0 (Boyd 2010), or the new black (O'Connell 2012)? What is curation anyway, and how can it be used as a tool for student and teacher learning? Bhargava,, R. (2011, March 31). The 5 models of content curation. Boyd, D. (2010). Cobb, J. (2010, March 2). Connected Learning (n.d.). Connelly, P. (2011, February 10). Fiorelli, G. (2011, September 15). Fisher, M. (2012, June 11). Fisher, M. & Tolisano, S.R. Flintoff, K., Mellow, P. & Clark, K. Gende, D. (2012, January 24). Good, R. Hague, C., & Peyton, S. (2010). Hamilton, B. Hottenstein, A. (2012). Jarche, H. (2010, October 22). Jenkins, H., Purushotma, R., Weigel, M., Clinton, K., & Robison, A. Kanter, B. (2011, January 3). Kelly, D. (2013, February). Lee, K. (2014, May 5). Mackey, T. Mihailidis, P., & Cohen, J. Mills, M. (2013). Minocha, S., & Petre, M. (2012). O’Connell, J. (2011, October 27). O’Connell, J. (2012). Petrie, N. (2011, May 4).
Why Curation Revolutionizes Education & Learning — Content Curation Official Guide Why Curation Revolutionizes Education & Learning 10 Disruptive Factors Transforming the World of Education and Learning — Consequences, Opportunities, Tools “It is the best of times. In 2020, people have access to a breadth and depth of knowledge unimaginable in an earlier age. Academia’s fortunes have waned. Why?” The world of education is being deeply and rapidly transformed much more than the majority of people presently realize. From the opportunity to easily find an appropriate learning path among the ocean of free online top university courses, to the ability to bring together valuable content from different authors into custom textbooks, from learning by diving into the subject matter at hand to curating existing educational materials into a new course, the whole spectrum of activities and interests surrounding the educational world is being rapidly transformed.
Learn Camp | A self-directed learning program to explore new digital skills & learning technologies Harvard Education Publishing Group - Blog by Rebecca J. Morris on September 17,2015 Curation is a concept that seems to appear everywhere today. Just about anything can be marketed as “curated,” from music playlists to personalized retail boxes of snacks and makeup. Anyone can be a curator, not just sanctioned experts—and that’s actually an important point concerning curation in the school library context. Curation tools put content selection and organization in the hands of users, not just librarians. In a science inquiry project on the Earth’s atmosphere, students curate meteorology collections about severe storms. When students use digital tools to curate content as part of an inquiry process, the multimedia materials are easy and engaging to collect, view, and share. Curation tools, like ALA Best Websites honorees Gibbon and Blendspace, and some of my favorites, Learni.st and List.ly, are digital spaces for collecting articles, text, images, videos, websites, and other media. About the Author:Rebecca J.
Exploring Curation as a core competency in digital and media literacy education Keywords: Media Literacy, Curation, Civic Engagement, Digital Learning Introduction In today's hypermedia landscape, youth and young adults are increasingly using social media platforms, online aggregators and mobile applications for daily information use. A 2010 Kaiser Family Foundation study found that 'Eight- to eighteen-year-olds spend more time with media than in any other activity besides (maybe) sleeping-an average of more than 7½ hours a day, 7 days a week.' The Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism Center's (2012) annual State of the Media report found information consumption habits migrating significantly towards digital platforms. In this context, how students learn to be analytical, inquiring, and critical thinkers encompasses a new set of pedagogical approaches. In her book Digital and Media Literacy (2011), Renee Hobbs stresses the competencies needed to prepare students for lives of constant technological evolution. Why curation? Curation as value-added
Building Courses From Curated Content Similar to the curator of a gallery who selects relevant artwork for visitors to see, a content curator selects meaningful resources to engage and educate a specific audience. Due to the abundance of online information on so many varied topics, learning professionals now have the opportunity to curate learning experiences from content that already exists. Through content curation, you can select from the wealth of information online, organize it and find ways to make it more valuable. Audience members may be able to contribute to the learning experience too, which helps to create camaraderie and a community of learning. Your Role How often do employees in your organization require training in an area that is well-researched and presented in various online media? Below are just a few examples of content that flourishes online and could be organized into a structured course or an informal collection for exploration. Pros and Cons of Curating Content for Learning Examples of Curated Courses
Step 6: Using Curation tools as part of your PLN – Teacher Challenges Welcome to the sixth step in our free professional learning series on building your PLN. In this activity you will explore: What is content curation?How to get started What is content curation? We are living in an era of information overload. A person with good content curation skills saves us time by shifting through the vast abundance of content on the Internet to select the best, most relevant resource, on a specific topic or theme, which they organize, manage and collate for their own use and share with us. If you look closely at most educators with a high following on social networks like Twitter, Facebook, Google+ you’ll notice that most are great content curators and share excellent resources. Photo Credit: Will Lion via Compfight Watch Harold Rheingold’s interview with Robin Good to learn more about curation. Benefits of curation The main reasons why educators curate content include: The curation process The key components to making curation tools part of your PLN are: Curation tools Blogs
Developing Future Workskills Through Content Curation July 27, 2012 Come to my session at ISTE 2016: “Personalize Learning With Student Curation” 6/28 4:00 – 5:00 CCC 113, Table 2 The response to my previous post on Understanding Content Curation has been incredible. This definitely is a topic people are passionate about. Perhaps part of the reason for this is the tools and technology available provides an easy pathway to curate and follow our individual learning passions. I have enjoyed exploring the many links and sources that were shared via Scoop-It, Pinterests, blogs, and other connections to my post. One link in particular has helped move my thinking forward regarding the benefits for students who curate: the Apollo Research Institute Future Workskills 2020 study conducted last year that identifies critical workforce skills that our students will need to be prepared for future jobs. A closer look suggests that critical workforce skills identified in this \ study can be easily aligned with the skills practiced with content curation.