Technology for Learning

Content Filtering refers to the use of some computer hardware or software to block certain content from being accessed on the Internet. Some people equate content filtering with any blocking activity, but it is important to separate Internet traffic that is blocked because it has the potential to do damage to the hardware and software, [...]

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I sent a tweet the other day asking for advice on how to capture and track all the great links that come flying across my Twitter Timeline.
@edtechworkshop admonished “I’m sure I will be blasted for this….but I say don’t even try! It’s a sure [...]

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I spent the better part of the day yesterday pondering a great book by Kevin Marjoribanks called Family and School Capital: Towards a Context Theory of Students’ School Outcomes. The essence of the theory (without meaning to trivialize the complexity of the analysis) is that parents bring social and cultural capital togehter with [...]

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@achurches wrote an insightful post titled “One Size Fits All”. He writes about the barriers to teacher creativity due in part to lack of flexibility from school and district administration and a locking down of technology by technical support staff.
I agree.
But teachers need help in working with tech staff. Allanah commented on “One [...]

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Part of planning for success in a 21st Century Learning organization is understanding and prioritizing the investments in technology. Success is about aligning the work in K-12 schools with the deployment of infrastructure, services, and supporting administrative operations. As we attempt to prioritize our work, such models can direct the planning and [...]

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Personal Learning Environments are
a single user’s e-learning system that provides access to a variety of learning resources, and that may provide access to learners and teachers who use other PLEs.
(van Harmelen, 2006)

In a recent discussion with fellow grad students and Stephen Downes, Dan made what I thought was a brilliant comparison about two kinds of [...]

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It was an article that made me sit up and take notice. The Faculty is Remote, but Not Detached was recently published in the New York Times. In fact, some of the faculty referenced in the article appear to have either taken a detached stand-and-deliver style to the Internet, or won’t move to [...]

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Last summer we explored the Model of a Community of Inquiry as it relates to online learning. The model includes three elements considered essential to an educational transaction: cognitive presence, social presence and teaching presence. Please follow the link to the website for more detailed information.
As a fun assignment I prepared a [...]

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I keep two blogs. My other blog Masterthoughts is where I chronicle my personal learning journey through my Master’s program, struggle through learning issues, and generally find my way. I appreciate feedback and discourse at Masterthoughts, although sometimes it is good enough to just get my thoughts on the virtual paper.
This blog is [...]

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Dean Shareski linked today to an important article about Internet safety for kids. The article debunks the myths that the Internet is always an unsafe place.
In an environment that is so emotionally charged, it is important that data is presented and this research article does just that. However, there are many creditable [...]

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