Edsurge

JUNE 21, 2017

My job is to interview and survey the pioneers, investors and stakeholders who drive technological change, share their stories, and collaborate with very smart people to build and distribute tools that help everyone else get involved. Badging, micro-credentials and curation technologies are making this a reality.

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Edcamps Social Media Learning Professional Learning 98

MSEDTechie

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

Trainer using outdated technology to present, or presenting on a topic that is obsolete and not needed. Mandating that teachers attend a specific training, and never surveying them to ask what they need, or what they would like to learn. One PL strategy that seems to work well are Edcamps. based on an unconference model.

Gamification 40

Gamification Survey Edcamps Training 40

NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 8, 2016

Last week I enjoyed the great variety of edCamp Global sessions across a variety of platforms–Periscope, Twitter chats, and Google+ Hangouts. Lindsay shared some of the insights about how kids interact with podcasts, based on a recent Kids Listen survey: Most parents use podcasts purposefully and intentionally as a learning resource.

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Edcamps Advocacy Exercises Survey 40

The Principal of Change

APRIL 9, 2015

Alec Couros , shared the following image on the idea of “The Networked Teacher”; Although the technologies in the visual can change and how we use them can always be altered, the most important part of this visual, in my opinion, are the arrows that go back and forth. EDCAMP professional learning day. What is EdCamp? Reflection.

Professional Learning 28

Professional Learning Edcamps Learning Assessment 28

NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 20, 2017

You may remember Stanford History Education Group (SHEG) for its groundbreaking and utterly depressing report, Evaluating Information: The Cornerstone of Online Civic Reasoning. In the November 2016 Executive Summary , the researchers shared: When thousands of students respond to dozens of tasks there are endless variations.

Assessment 60

Assessment Analysis Social Media Libraries 60

Hack Education

APRIL 14, 2017

I love this headline from Campus Technology , which echoes the wise words of Bill and Ted from their excellent adventure: “ Ed Tech Changes … and Stays the Same.” Via CMX : “ How Edcamp Scaled Up 1,500 Community Events Connecting Educators All Over the World.” Very thorough research, gj.

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Education E-rate MOOC Data 44