Category: distributed-learning
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Opportunities and Obstacles for Digital Learning (April 2012) [VIDEO]
This is a video response by Dr. Wesley Fryer to ideas and proposals shared at the Oklahoma Digital Learning Summit on Friday, April 20, 2012. This event was hosted by the Oklahoma State Department of Education. In addition to praising many of the ideas and proposals discussed by conference keynoters and sponsors, Dr. Fryer offers…
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Closing Session Recommendations & Learning Points: 2012 Oklahoma Digital Learning Summit
These are my notes from closing, summative session at the April 20, 2012, Oklahoma Digital Learning Summit in Oklahoma City. MY THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS ARE IN ALL CAPS. SEE ALL MY POSTS TAGGED “DLsummit2012” AS WELL AS MY TWEETS TAGGED “DLsummit2012.” Each of our breakout groups from the past day and a half shared some…
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Conversations about Quality Content in Online / Blended Learning Contexts: 20 April 2012
These are my notes from the “Quality Content” breakout group at the April 20, 2012, Oklahoma Digital Learning Summit in Oklahoma City. MY THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS ARE IN ALL CAPS. THESE ARE MY DAY 2 NOTES, PLEASE SEE DAY 1 NOTES TOO. SEE ALL MY POSTS TAGGED “DLsummit2012” AS WELL AS MY TWEETS TAGGED “DLsummit2012.”…
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Conversations about Quality Content in Online / Blended Learning Contexts: 19 April 2012
These are my notes from the “Quality Content” breakout group at the April 19, 2012, Oklahoma Digital Learning Summit in Oklahoma City. MY THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS ARE IN ALL CAPS. THESE NOTES ARE PRETTY SCATTERED… I THINK OUR GROUP IS GOING TO PRODUCE / SHARE SOME MORE COGENT / ORGANIZED THOUGHTS ABOUT THESE ISSUES. SEE…
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Opening Remarks by Janet Barresi: Oklahoma Digital Learning Summit
These are my notes from Janet Barresi‘s opening comments at the April 19, 2012, Oklahoma Digital Learning Summit in Oklahoma City. MY THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS ARE IN ALL CAPS. SEE ALL MY POSTS TAGGED “DLsummit2012” AS WELL AS MY TWEETS TAGGED “DLsummit2012.” This event is about Oklahoma’s solutions and Oklahoma’s innovations – what we are…
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“Mapping to the Core” LiveBook with Heidi Hayes Jacobs
(cross-posted to Oklahoma EDUshare) Heidi Hayes Jacobs is well known in the world of K-12 curriculum mapping, and she’s exploring the boundaries of “interactive textbooks” with a new project, “Mapping to the Core” LiveBook and LivePlanner. Educators involved in Common Core State Standards (CCSS) adoption and transitions may be interested in checking this out. Unfortunately…
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Open Access Crimes
Academic research should be openly accessible to all. Many commercial publishers as well as professional organizations have hijacked academic publishing for corporate and organizational gain. These practices must end. These practices constitute open access crimes. The Max Planck Society offers a helpful definition of “open access” in this context: In the scientific sphere, the term…
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Synthesizing #beyondthetextbook dialog in groups
These are my notes from the second phase of our morning discussions on March 19, 2012, at the “Beyond the Textbook” forum in Washington D.C. Participants are included on this Twitter list. Follow these continuing discussions with the Twitter hashtag #beyondthetextbook. See my post from earlier today, “Required Reading for #beyondthetextbook” and initial morning post,…
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Required Reading for #beyondthetextbook
This morning our full day of discussions and presentations for Discovery Education’s forum, “Beyond the Textbook,” start in Washington D.C. In the few minutes I have before we depart for the day’s activities, I want to share a few posts I’ve read in the last couple days by following the #beyondthetextbook hashtag on Twitter. Let’s…
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Serving or Delivering does not equal Teaching or Learning
It’s interesting to compare the public metrics of Khan Academy and McDonalds. Last week’s 60 Minutes episode about Khan Academy opened many people’s eyes for the first time to the power and utility of free idea sharing via YouTube. If you haven’t seen it, take 13 minutes and watch it. I think many of the…