'New' Blended Learning Definition http://bit.ly/ICFfAy “New” Blended Learning Definition
Heather Staker and Michael Horn have done an admirable job of further defining “blended learning” in their latest white paper from the Innosight Institute. Creating a definition that illustrates something that is not clearly known by those not in the field is a challenging task.
10 Elements of High Quality Digital Learning http://digitallearningnow.com/ten-elements-of-high-quality-digital-learning/ The 10 Elements of High Quality Digital Learning was released at the 2010 Excellence in Action National Summit on Education Reform in Washington DC.
During the fall of 2010, the Digital Learning Council defined the elements and identified the actions that need to be taken by lawmakers and policymakers to foster a high quality, customized education for all students. This includes technology-enhanced learning in traditional schools, online and virtual learning, and blended learning that combines online and onsite learning.
Starting the School Year Right http://blog.teachtci.com/starting-the-school-year-right-lesson-c Starting the School Year Right
This is the third in a multi-lesson unit to open the school year. Students explore their learning styles and the learn importance of teamwork as they create a 60-second commercial. Students use a variety of video and web tools for this lesson.
An Introduction to Project Learning http://www.edutopia.org/project-learning-introduction-video An Introduction to Project Learning
In this hands-on approach to teaching, students create schoolwork that demonstrates core subject knowledge.
Read a short introductory article or watch an in-depth video.
Project Based Learning
Multiple Intelligences in the Classroom http://www.edutopia.org/multiple-intelligences-immersion-enota-how-to How to Address Multiple Intelligences in the Classroom
Multiple-intelligences theory can provide a flexible approach to good teaching, say teachers and administrators at the Enota Multiple Intelligences Academy, in Gainesville, Georgia.
Connectivism : Networked StudentQT (online video) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7oFzmr9_M4 Connectivism : Networked StudentQT
Online Video
The Networked Student was inspired by CCK08, a Connectivism course offered by George Siemens and Stephen Downes during fall 2008.
It depicts an actual project completed by Wendy Drexler's high school students. The Networked Student concept map was inspired by Alec Couros' Networked Teacher.
I hope that teachers will use it to help their colleagues, parents, and students understand networked learning in the 21st century.
Student Centered Learning (Presentation) http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=2f430289b3d1db5218e1 Student Centered Learning (Presentation)
Short video that discusses the benefits of using student centered learning as a teaching strategy. Also discusses different methods that are considered student centered.
LearnerSnapshot http://learnersnapshot.ets.org/ Take a snapshot of your life skills, personal skills, and interests!
Your life skills, personal skills, and interests influence how you see the world - and how you work in school.
The LearnerSnapshot helps you find out about
yourself so you can improve your skills for
success in school.
'LearnerSnapshot' presents games,
surveys, and other activities developed through years of research on learning
skills.
These activities reveal how your
unique style of learning can support
your learning.
Personal Learning Network PLN http://www.shambles.net/csmith/pln/ Personal Learning Network PLN
What does a PLN look like ... have a look at Chris Smith's own PLN .. which includes the use of several Web 2.0 tools
Jigsaw Class - Accelerated Learning http://www.teachnetuk.org.uk/projects-learning-skills.htm Jigsaw Class - Accelerated Learning
A 'jigsaw class' is split into small groups.
Each group researches a topic based on one of the nine intelligences and imparts their knowledge to the rest of the class by way of presentations and interactive resources.
Essentially, the class members teach themselves
The project is driven by a Powerpoint presentation; in addition, there are student and teacher resources to help other teachers run the project.
Organizing Instruction and Study to Improve Student Learning http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/publications/practiceguides/ Organizing Instruction and Study to Improve Student Learning
This guide includes a set of concrete actions relating to the use of instructional and study time that are applicable to subjects that demand a great deal of content learning, including social studies, science, and mathematics. The guide was developed with some of the most important principles to emerge from research on learning and memory in mind.
100 Helpful Web Tools for Every Kind of Learner http://tinyurl.com/4qes48 100 Helpful Web Tools for Every Kind of Learner
Determining how you best learn and using materials that cater to this style can be a great way to make school and the entire process of acquiring new information easier and much more intuitive.
Here are some great tools that you can use to cater to your individual learning style, no matter what that is.
The Twenty-First-Century Digital Learner http://www.edutopia.org/ikid-digital-learner-technology-2008 Young Minds, Fast Times: The Twenty-First-Century Digital Learner
How tech-obsessed iKids would improve our schools.
It is a measure of the malaise of our educational system that these old folk -- smart and experienced as they may be -- think they can, by themselves and without the input of the people they're trying to teach, design the future of education.
One of the strangest things in this age of young people's empowerment is how little input our students have into their own education and its future.
Brain Rules http://www.brainrules.net/ The brain is an amazing thing. Most of us have no idea what’s really going on inside our heads. Yet brain scientists have uncovered details every business leader, parent, and teacher should know.
How do we learn? What exactly do sleep and stress do to our brains? Why is multi-tasking a myth? Why is it so easy to forget—and so important to repeat new knowledge?
Brain Rules is about what we know for sure, and what we might do about it.
Bloom's Taxonomy and the digital world http://edorigami.wikispaces.com/Bloom%27s+Digital+Taxonomy Bloom's Taxonomy and the digital world
Andrew Churches, an educator from New Zealand, researched and published "Blooms Digital Taxonomy"; giving educators a basis by which to compare digital techniques to the more traditional standard that Bloom created.
Also see the links on the UNESCO page
http://tinyurl.com/67p5ja
Learning Styles Questionnaire http://www.petalslearning.com Discover learning styles at all ages with questionnaire based on David A. Kolb's LSI model.
The (UK) Open Universitys OpenLearn http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/course/category.php?id=12 The (UK) Open University's OpenLearn
LDT101_3 Learning how to learn
Welcome to The Open University's OpenLearn website - free and open educational resources for learners and educators around the world.
You are in the LearningSpace where Open University learning materials are freely available for you to study in your own time, away from any formal teaching environment.
Visit the LabSpace to share and reuse educational resources. Download some learning materials, adapt to your needs: translate, shorten, extend, add examples... and then of course, place it back for others to benefit!
LDT101_3 Learning how to learn
Thinking Tools from Intel http://www.intel.com/education/tools/index.htm Thinking Tools from Intel
Increase student learning with these interactive, online tools designed to promote higher-order thinking in any subject. Each tool features an online workspace where students create and save visual representations of their thinking. Classroom strategies and teacher-tested project ideas suitable for K-12 classrooms will help you get started. Visual Ranking Tool
Students show their reasoning and discuss differences in their conclusions as they use the Visual Ranking Tool to prioritize and compare items in lists. Seeing Reason Tool
Seeing Reason Tool prompts students to investigate cause-and-effect relationships in complex systems. Students use an interactive causal mapping tool to create maps that communicate their understanding. Showing Evidence Tool
Students use the Showing Evidence Tool to construct a well-reasoned argument and defend it with credible evidence. The interactive workspace prompts students to assess sources and analyze evidence.
Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences http://tinyurl.com/9yvyf Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences
What's Your Learning Style? http://agelesslearner.com/assess/learningstyle.html What's Your Learning Style?
Take a few minutes to complete the questionnaire to assess your preferred learning style.
The column with the highest total represents your primary processing style. The column with the second-most choices is your secondary style.
Tapping into Multiple Intelligences (workshop) http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/mi/index.html Welcome to Tapping into Multiple Intelligences. Hopefully, you'll tap into a few of your own intelligences to learn about this important theory. Start here in the Explanation section, which is all about the CONCEPT. Then go on to Demonstration, where we move from CONCEPT to CLASSROOM!
Inquiry-based Learning (workshop) http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/inquiry/index.html Welcome to Inquiry-based Learning. Start here in the "Explanation" section, which is all about the CONCEPT. Then go on to "Demonstration" and the following sections, where we move from CONCEPT TO CLASSROOM!
Personalised Learning and ICT http://www.microsoft.com/uk/education/learning/headteachers.asp Personalised Learning and ICT
Information and communication technology (ICT) is proving that it can play an important role in personalised learning. ICT has become a key tool in managing learning and using educational resources. The ICT planning guide explains how schools can integrate ICT.
Introduction to Learning Styles http://agelesslearner.com/intros/lstyleintro.html Introduction to Learning Styles
This introduction puts learning styles information into easy to understand language and provides sources where you can learn more. I also offer a Learning Style Assessment that you can use to gauge your dominant learning style and techniques you can use to benefit from your individuality.
Overview of learning styles | Books about different ways people learn | Links to other websites about learning styles | Learning Styles Indicator |
What is Your Learning Style? http://agelesslearner.com/assess/learningstyle.html Whatis Your Learning Style? .. Assessment / Evaluation
Take a few minutes to complete the following questionnaire to assess your preferred learning style.
Theory Into Practice (TIP) database http://tip.psychology.org/ Theory Into Practice (TIP) database
TIP is a tool intended to make learning and instructional theory more accessible to educators. The database contains brief summaries of 50 major theories of learning and instruction. These theories can also be accessed by learning domains and concepts.
Learning styles and ICT http://www.microsoft.com/uk/education/learning/learning-styles/ Learning styles and ICT
Understanding students' personal learning styles helps teachers make learning more relevant. Learners can be defined by the sensory pathways through which they prefer to receive information:
Visual learning | Auditory learning | Kinaesthetic or tactile learning |
'Personalised Learning and Modernisation' Case Studies http://www.microsoft.com/uk/education/learning/case-study/ 'Personalised Learning and Modernisation' Case Studies
Find and view video case studies of UK schools that use information and communication technology (ICT) to personalise learning and modernise.
Study Guides and Strategies http://www.studygs.net Learning to learn | Effective study habits | Managing time | Setting goals/making a schedule | Managing stress | Thinking like a genius | Mapping information | Motivating yourself | Making decisions/solving problems | Self-assessment web sites | Thinking critically | Concentrating | Memorizing | Organizing projects | Thinking aloud/private speech | Evaluating web site content | Citing web sites | Laying out a basic web page | Writing for effective web pages | Designing web sites |