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Screentime stats for youth and the Open Learning Exchange via @fastcompany
From the April 2010 article, “A Is for App: How Smartphones, Handheld Computers Sparked an Educational Revolution:” “Gemma and Eliana belong to a generation that has never known a world without ubiquitous handheld and networked technology. American children now spend 7.5 hours a day absorbing and creating media — as much time as they spend…
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Questionable Apple Behavior Regarding Original ACOT Research and Challenge Based Learning
This is a guest blog post by Sherman Nicodemus. This is my seventh post in a series this week on “Moving at the Speed of Creativity.” If you have questions about this post I’ll be glad to answer them via comments here. I’ve been wrestling with a question for months now, and perhaps you can…
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“Nothing “Flat” World about this Jazz: How Web Technology is Revolutionizing Education by Curt Bonk #heartlandconf10
These are my notes from Curtis Bonk’s opening keynote address, “Nothing ‘Flat’ World about this Jazz: How Web Technology is Revolutionizing Education” at the 2010 Heartland eLearning Conference hosted by the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond. MY THOUGHTS AND REFLECTIONS ARE IN ALL CAPS. The Heartland eLearning conference is on Twitter, has a conference…
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Learning about Xinjiang, Urumqui, and China’s Uygur People
Matthew Teague’s December 2009 National Geographic article, “The Other Tibet,” should be considered must-reading for anyone interested in understanding modern China. In my November 5, 2009 podcast, “Reflections on Social Media, School Change, 21st Century Learning Skills, and China” I addressed some of the recent challenges the Chinese government has faced in maintaining tight control…
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ISTE’s Global Digital-Age Learning, Teaching, and Education Leadership Skills by Don Knezek
These are my notes from the opening speeches and Don Knezek’s opening keynote address at the 21st Century Learning @ the West Lake Expo, titled “ISTE’s Global Digital-Age Learning, Teaching, and Education Leadership Skills.” This conference is taking place at Xi Hu, China, also known as West Lake. West Lake is in the center of…
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Thinking About Learning & Learning About Thinking: Implications for Creative Human Activity by Dennis Cheek
These are my notes from the first half of the second session session, “Thinking About Learning & Learning About Thinking: Implications for Creative Human Activity by ” by Dennis Cheek at the THE NEW RENAISSANCE: A Revolution of Creativity and Learning conference. The mobile website for this conference (which is optimized for the iPhone /…
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Takeaways from the 21st Century Learning @ Hong Kong Conference
The past week in Hong Kong has been amazing and filled with learning on many fronts for me. Here are a few takeaways about history, geography, technology, and other topics. TECHDIRECTOR.NING.COM: WORLDWIDE LEARNING COMMUNITY FOR SCHOOL TECH DIRECTORS Paul White and other east Asia technology directors created this private Ning which has become an international…
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Learning, memory, stories, and books to read
Two new book recommendations worth noting from Ric Murry in his post, “Why Don’t Students Like School (ch. 3).” I’ve added both to my Amazon Wish List. (Hint to all you wealthy benefactors out there, my birthday is next month on the 20th. 😉 ) First, “The Back of the Napkin” by Dan Roam. Second,…
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Chinesepod and Connectivism: More connections lead to more learning
The Connectivist learning theory, developed by George Siemens and others, focuses on the value of knowledge residing on the network, the value of connecting to both networked knowledge and other individuals via network connections, and the value of collaboratively contributing to this networked knowledge base. In his post “Connectivism squares with our experience,” Ken Carroll…