Category: distributed-learning
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Your Next Textbook Will be a Palantir
In advance of next week’s #beyondthetextbook forum hosted by Discovery Education, David Warlick has posted a good “fill in the blank” challenge on his blog: “The learning device(s) that our learners will walk into their classrooms with will be more like a ________________.” After submitting “palantir” on his Google form I responded with a comment:…
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Creating Educational Videos for YouTube by Marty Brandl
These are my notes from Marty Brandl‘s presentation “Creating Educational Videos for YouTube” at the 6th Annual Technology Conference hosted by the SW/WC Service Cooperative. Marty is a Math Teacher at Marshall High School in Marshall, Minnesota. His YouTube channel is www.youtube.com/mbrandl11. Marty’s professional website is www.mrbrandl.com. MY THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS ARE IN ALL CAPS.…
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Supplemental Oklahoma Rules for K-12 Online Courses
In late December 2011 I received an email about draft rules written by our Oklahoma State Department of Education which cover online courses for K-12 students. This document is available as a PDF from the Oklahoma SDE, and I’ve archived a copy too. Emergency rules regarding online courses for K-12 students in Oklahoma public schools…
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The Dangerous Nexus of Cyber Charter Schools & For-Profit Curriculum Companies
On November 13, 2011, Ali Carr-Chellman (@aac3 on Twitter) shared an important and courageous message at TEDxPSU. Her 13.5 minute message was titled, “A Closer Look at Cyber Charter Schools.” Among other things, Ali challenges us to question the growing nexus between non-profit “cyber charter schools” and for-profit curriculum companies. As we continue hear different…
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K-12 Online Conference 2011 Closing Live Event: The Afterglow!
(cross-posted from the K-12 Online Conference blog) Please mark your calendars and adjust your schedules to join presenters, participants, and organizers of the 2011 K-12 Online Conference in an “AfterGlow” Closing Live Event on Monday, December 12th at 6:00pm PT / 7:00pm MT / 8:00pm CT / 9:00pm ET. If you’re located outside North American…
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2011 #k12online Conference Starts Monday
The ‘regular week’ presentations of the 2011 K-12 Online Conference start tomorrow on Monday, November 28th, at 8 am EST! Please check our conference schedule the next two weeks for daily updates, Monday through Friday! 4 new presentations will be published daily, focusing on our theme, “Purposeful Play.” Professional development certificates for participation are available this…
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Talking K12Online11 on Classroom 2.0 Saturday November 12th
(cross-posted from k12onlineconference.org) Please join organizers of the 2011 K-12 Online Conference on Classroom 2.0 Live this Saturday, November 12, 2011 for an invigorating conversation about this year’s conference! Local times in North America for this live webinar will be: 9:00am Pacific 10:00am Mountain 11:00am Central 12:00pm Eastern Use this time converter link to determine…
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Janet Barresi’s ODLA 2011 Keynote
These are my notes from Janet Barresi‘s luncheon keynote presentation on November 9, 2011, at the fall Oklahoma Distance Learning Association (ODLA) conference. Dr. Barresi is the Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction. (AN ELECTED OFFICE IN OUR STATE, SHE TOOK OFFICE IN JANUARY 2011.) MY THOUGHTS ARE IN ALL CAPS. HER PRESENTATION WAS SHARED WITH…