Hybrid Learning: How to Reach Digital Natives by Alan Rudi “Hybrid education offers promise for engaging students who are demotivated by the lack of meaningful use of technology, and associated opportunities for skill-building and efficiency, in many lessons today.” As technology continues to advance and become more accessible around the world, experts who study how children learn are developing fresh paradigms designed to reach the new generation of students dubbed “digital natives.” The term emerged in 2001 from the work of Mark Prensky, a thought leader, speaker, writer, consultant, and game designer in the field of education and learning. Prensky is also an outspoken advocate of forming a more relevant system for teaching our children. According to Prensky, digital natives are the young people growing up in the digital world. Scientists have discovered that digital natives’ lifelong exposure to technology means that their brains are developing differently. Technology has transformed the world around us. Purpose-driven learning -- Editor
Ecriture collaborative et apprentissages info-documentaires EdTech Cheat Sheet Infographic Understanding New Trends in Educational Technology Trying to keep up with all of the new buzzwords in the booming Educational Technology sector can leave you feeling like a kindergartner in a calculus class. Don't tell your teach, but we put together a little cheat sheet to keep you informed on what's happening inside and outside of today's most innovative schools. Think we're missing any major terms or trends? @GoBoundless Gamification? Virtual Classroom? Digital Storytelling? 1:1 Technology Providing every student with a laptop or tablet to make learning more individualized, increase independence and extend academics beyond the classroom. Also: much cooler than just giving out stickers. Adaptive Learning Software that adapts it's content and pacing to the current knowledge level of the user, so it's almost like having a personal tailor for your education. Asynchronous Learning Blended Learning A sure recipe for success: Optional--Adjust when, where and how students use the online content. E-Books
Facilitating 21st Century Learning Taking a measure of ICT Integration. ICT is an abbreviation for Information and Communication Technologies. This is a vast variety of tools and technologies encompassing personal computing, the internet, phones, fax and everything inbetween.How do we take measure of ICT integration or implementation? Its not something we can score on a scale of 1 to 10 or measure as achieving with excellence or just passing. The benchmarks for every school and every classroom are different. 1. This is the physical and electronic tools and materials available to the teacher in the classroom. 2. Skills, I consider fall into two categories; Technical and Pedagogical. Brilliant learning and ICT integration often comes out of classrooms with one computer, facilitated by a teacher with passion and vision. 3. Does our curricula reflect 21st Century learning? An integrating curriculum (and drilling down into the integrating curriculum - subjects and unit plans), which support ICT integration are dynamic.
Adult Learners - Factor Contributing to Issues in eLearning Early Attrition among First Time eLearners: A Review of Factors that Contribute to Drop-out, Withdrawal and Non-completion Rates of Adult Learners undertaking eLearning Programmes Keith Tyler-Smith Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology Christchurch, New Zealand tyler-smithk@cpit.ac.nz Introduction The issue of student retention and completion rates in distance education have been investigated and vigorously argued over for at least the last seven decades (Berge & Huang, 2004). Some have reported attrition from eLearning as high as 70 - 80% (Flood 2002, Forrester 2000, in Dagger & Wade, 2004). Questions about the validity of much of this reporting have been raised as it is argued that statistics on retention and drop outs are, at best, fragmented, do not compare like with like, and are either unreliable and / or misleading (Hall, 2001, Wang, Foucar-Szocki, Griffin, O’Connor and Sceiford, 2003). Models of attrition for distance education Motivation and persistence
Pensamiento Crítico: educando ciudadanos competentes Cada vez somos más conscientes de la necesidad de analizar el gran volumen de información que recibimos cada día. Esta información nos ayuda en nuestro desarrollo cognitivo y participa en la construcción de nuestro esquema de percepción de la realidad. En el caso de los niños y jóvenes este esquema está en pleno desarrollo. El pensamiento crítico es un proceso cognitivo que propone el análisis sistemático de las informaciones, opiniones o afirmaciones que cotidianamente aceptamos como válidas o ciertas. Es una habilidad fundamental para una ciudadanía competente, libre y responsable. No se trata de cuestionar toda la información que recibimos a diario, se trata de ser crítico con aquella que es relevante para cada uno de nosotros cuando nos formamos un criterio sobre un tema. Educar en el Pensamiento Crítico Implica... Transversalidad con la Educación en Valores Trabajar con los alumnos el pensamiento crítico permite potenciar en ellos:
Online Learning Readiness Checklist for Students We pursue online learning with the same passion and commitment to excellence that has marked our 100-year history in quality Christian education. CU Online courses are rich in learner-to-learner and instructor-to-learner interactivity. We balance our courses between offering learners maximized flexibility in terms of coursework completion and the rigor that characterizes a quality (and often condensed) academic experience. Online courses are not necessarily easier or less time-consuming than are face-to-face courses. If you have registered or are planning to register for an online course: Visit the online student services page to get your Network Account (you will need this to begin class) and find out about services available to students accessing Concordia from a distance.
21st Century Learners Most of us have met them. If we teach in independent schools, higher decile schools or teach in more privilaged areas they are becoming increasingly common. Even the more short sighted of teachers can see them increasing as our future becomes increasingly electronic. Whether we call them Digital Natives (Marc Prensky), Digital Children (Ian Jukes), Neo-Millennials (Dieterle-Dede-Schrier) or 21st Century Learners (Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach ) they are increasingly becoming the future of teaching. So what are they? They are students who are shaped by their environment. but for those who by good fortune have had exposure for the entire of their lives to technology the effect is huge. So what is a Digital Native, a Digital Child, A Neo-Millennial or 21st Century Learner? It helps perhaps to look at a digital native in reference to someone we are familiar with: A teacher, who is more often than not, as Marc would describe them, a Digital Immigrant. Teens and the internet Resources:
Characteristics of Millennial Students: What Professors Need to Know The first indication that the Millennial Generation may be different from previous generations is to consider how many different names we have for the generation and the people who belong to it. They’re referred to as Generation Y, Nexters, Baby Boom Echo Generation, Echo Boomers, Digital Natives, Generation Next, Generation Me and, of course, Millennials. If nothing else, they’re one of the most studied generations. Christy Price, EdD, a psychology professor at Dalton State College, became interested in Millennial learners when she noticed a gap between students’ expectation for success and the effort they put forth in the classroom (Price, 2009). In the recent online seminar Five Strategies to Engage Today’s Students, Price shared some of what she’s learned regarding the characteristics of Millennials’ ideal learning environments, their preferences regarding assignments and assessment, and the characteristics of their ideal professor. References: Price, C. (2009). Price, C.
Raíces de empatía Alfabetización Emocional Los padres con su bebé visitan el aula tres semanas durante el año escolar. En este aprendizaje experiencial, el bebé es el “Maestro” y una palanca, que el instructor utiliza para ayudar a los niños a identificar y reflexionar sobre sus propios sentimientos y los sentimientos de los demás. Esta “alfabetización emocional” sienta las bases para que las aulas sean más seguras y afectuosas y en las que los niños son los “agentes de cambio”. Los niños son más competentes en la comprensión de sus propios sentimientos y los sentimientos de los demás (empatía) y por lo tanto es menos probable que físicamente, psicológicamente y emocionalmente se hagan daño unos a otros a través de la intimidación y otras crueldades. En el programa Raíces de Empatía los niños aprenden cómo desafiar la crueldad y la injusticia. Empatía El aspecto cognitivo de la empatía es la toma de perspectiva y el aspecto afectivo es la emoción. Currículum Raíces de Empatía Indicadores:
Beyond blended learning: Reaching every student At the 2010 NCTIES conference in Raleigh, LEARN NC’s Bobby Hobgood delivered a presentation about blended learning. The archived session is available at the following link: Access to the archived session requires Microsoft Silverlight software. If you don’t already have Silverlight installed, clicking on the link will prompt your browser to ask you if you’d like to download the software. About this presentation Presentation title Beyond blended learning: Reaching every student Presenter Bobby Hobgood, LEARN NC — UNC School of Education Target audience Elementary, middle, high, K-12, administration Presentation goals Viewers of this hour-long presentation will learn Presentation abstract Dr. Dr.
Wikis - Educational Technology Pedagogy and Moodle Let's sit back and really reflect on the pedagogy that is at the core of what we, as online educators, are trying to do. Definition of Pedagogy One definition of pedagogy in Wiktionary says The profession of teaching The activities of educating, teaching or instructing Wikipedia has a much longer page on Pedagogy. Moodle in three short paragraphs The heart of Moodle is courses that contain activities and resources. There are a number of other tools that make it easier to build communities of learners, including blogs, messaging, participant lists etc, as well useful tools like grading, reports, integration with other systems and so on. For more about Moodle, see and particularly the main community “course” called Using Moodle. Social Constructionism as a Referent I have these five points on a slide which I use in every presentation I do. Jason Cole from Open University recently referred to these as “Martin's five laws” (ha!) Finding a balance Progression Community Hubs