Technology for Learning

Thanks to Frank Krasicki’s comment I have added an additional parent voice to describe what parents would look for in a K-12 Parent Portal. The literature describes a changing parent role as children move through grade levels, so a parent voice for each of the elementary, middle, and high school levels is appropriate.
So here is [...]

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By now I hope you have had a chance to follow the postings about a K-12 Parent Portal. In that post you will find the background and links to each of the stakeholder posts. I’m asking for help in building rich descriptions of the different stakeholders – what they would like to see in a [...]

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This post is the third in a series of posts exploring the requirements for a K-12 Parent Portal. I’m trying to build a composite persona for each of the stakeholders in a K-12 Parent Portal (see What would you do in a K-12 Parent Portal? for background information on this initiative and links to each [...]

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This post is the second in a series of posts exploring the requirements for a K-12 Parent Portal. I’m trying to build a composite persona for each of the stakeholders in a K-12 Parent Portal (see What would you do in a K-12 Parent Portal? for background information on this initiative and links to each [...]

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How tough is it to get it right? 21st Century Learning and Teaching, that is. Over the last few days I have read several different bloggers write about a similar aspect of teaching and learning in this new world but with decidedly varying viewpoints. A convergence of sorts.
Jonathan Rosenberg, Senior VP at [...]

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I recently participated in a forum on IT Workforce Planning. The statistics are critical: enrolments in computer science are declining while demands for technical staff are growing. The unemployment rate for Canadian IT workers in 2006 was 0.8%. And with the baby boomer bubble about to burst into retirement, the supply and demand won’t change [...]

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I’m trying to build a composite persona for each of the stakeholders in a K-12 Parent Portal (see What would you do in a K-12 Parent Portal? for background information on this initiative and links to each of the matching posts as they are available). This is a way to describe their requirements through stories. [...]

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