This DIY toolkit of innovation tools is pretty impressive, and I think could help almost anyone who is looking to create new knowledge or understanding of a given problem or those who are trying to actively solve complex issues. Go and have a look! About – Development Impact and You …
In this podcast I discuss the possibility of turning off email in favor of social media and collaborative tools. What do you think? Would you turn off your email like this? http://media.blubrry.com/learningischange/34.136.86.195.nip.io/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/What-If-We-Turned-Off-Email.m4aPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS
This looks really interesting. I love the idea of being “live” with an in-person experience. Topica: Vietnamese education startup uses Google Glass to teach English As this video shows, Google Glass is being used to allow a teacher that sits at home to coach students that go to a local …
I’m really intrigued by this idea. Is anyone using Plickers in their classroom or for professional learning? Details | Plickers – Clickers, Simplified Plickers is a new classroom polling system. All you need to get started is paper and a single smartphone. Features 4 multiple-choice answers Up to 40 responses …
I really enjoyed this Google Slideshow. It makes me happy to know that other folks struggle with this type of “teaching” as well. PowerPoint in higher education is ruining teaching. Digital slideshows are the scourge of higher education.
I met with Mike Muir of Auburn Schools (Maine) on a Project Roundtable Hangout the other day, and he introduced me to their Distributed PD project. I find the work extremely compelling, and a great model for all PD. What do you all think? Distributed PD | Collaboratively Creating a …
This is possibly the best uses of twitter with a group of students I have seen in a very long time. Special kudos to Justin Darnell. What an amazing example of engaging students where they live (their mobile devices and on social media). #WhyTeach – High Schoolers Who Want to …
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgWGbKvDPuU&feature=youtube_gdata If you want to be on the video portion, here is the link: https://plus.google.com/hangouts/_/hoaevent/AP36tYfHDGwKwNl2wMgGiijNr3VE_E3jeo5cry67HBOFmLP0ZNmMpw?authuser=0&hl=en-GB This session is to support Project Join: The Online Communities of Practice work in Denver Public Schools. Come and learn about how to use Hangouts, Hangouts on Air, and Face-To-Face events to support Online Communities …
*Planning Doc:* http://bit.ly/shiftroundtable This is going to be an amazing roundtable on how we are _Actually Shifting Practice_ using badges for Professional Learning. This is a follow up to our previous roundtable on Badges for Learning (http://bit.ly/badgesroundtable). *Roundtable purpose:* This roundtable will help to identify the ways in which we …
In this podcast episode I think through whether or not we are making upside down investments in develop curriculum and people within our schools and districts. Just like if you are upside down in your house, you are paying more than it is worth, are we paying more than our …