Dangerously Irrelevant

JANUARY 7, 2022

When we created the nation’s first graduate program designed to prepare a technology-savvy school administrator at the University of Minnesota (way back in 2003!) , ISTE was one of our most important partners in that work. I’ve had a longtime relationship with ISTE. Accordingly, Standards 3c, 3d, and 6b aren’t really in my day-to-day domain.

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Social Media Professional Learning Data Course 294

The Thinking Stick

MARCH 8, 2020

2003 – In Saudi Arabia due to terrorism in the country, I helped my school set up and run Moodle to do Virtual School. In the two times that I was in Virtual School, we learned that teachers often gave way too much work for students to do at home. Roughly 20 districts raised their hands. Again, video is the key!

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LMS Schoology Training Moodle 143

Connecting 2 the World

SEPTEMBER 18, 2011

Unlike formal schooling, individual content knowledge is not necessarily assessed through testing (Diaz, et al, 1999). It also becomes a tangible representation of tacit knowledge for both group members and those outside of the group (Conceicao, Heitor, & Veloso, 2003; Yaklief, 2002). 2000; Moreland & Levine, 2001).

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Groups Outcomes Training Study 52

Hapara

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Clarity and consistency is especially important in virtual learning. In “ Assessing Teacher Presence in a Computer Conferencing Context ,” the authors explain that designing an online course “forces teachers to think through the process, structure, evaluation and interaction components of the course.” . Terry Anderson et al.,

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Hapara Digital Learning Course Examples 246

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 6, 2012

Affiliated with the Learning and Collaborative Technologies Group, Institute for Information Technology, Downes specializes in the fields of online learning, new media, pedagogy and philosophy. He is a popular speaker, appearing at hundreds of events around the world over the last fifteen years.

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Blackboard Laptops Study Assessment 76

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

State and federal education leaders have feted Mississippi’s four-year stretch of improvement on the National Assessment of Educational Progress. Related : Can online learning level the AP playing field for rural kids? Since 2003, public schools in the state have only been fully funded twice. Mississippi ranked No.

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Outcomes Elementary Report Resources 141