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Informal Learning in the Community: A Trigger for Change and Development.
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Informal learning generated by local people themselves often led to wider community involvement and activism, whereas learning arranged by education providers most often let to high rates of educational progression. Informal learning often started people on a continuing learning path by helping them become confident and successful learners
'Teach Naked' Effort Strips Computers From Classrooms - Technology - The Chronicle of Higher Education
ollege leaders usually brag about their tech-filled "smart" classrooms, but a dean at Southern Methodist University is proudly removing computers from lecture halls. José A. Bowen, dean of the Meadows School of the Arts, has challenged his colleagues to "teach naked"—by which he means, sans machines.
More than any thing else, Mr. Bowen wants to discourage professors from using PowerPoint, because they often lean on the slide-display program as a crutch rather using it as a creative tool.
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Add Sticky Notemight need to stay a low-tech zone to survive.
- Rubbish there is no reason to dumb down learning; and he obviously is not teaching 2500 students at one time. PPT is not the problem here, and this really is a collection of facile arguements that are not ironically substantiated. Lowering his overhead does not increase student learning - wheres the evidence? - on 2009-08-05
plcweb - webinar
A bit Google focused for me; but I liked it as an event; and then modded it for a primary school session.
Jean Lave, Etienne Wenger and communities of practice
The idea that learning involves a deepening process of participation in a community of practice has gained significant ground in recent years. Communities of practice have also become an important focus within organizational development and have considerable value when thinking about working with groups. In this article we outline the theory and practice of such communities, and examine some of issues and questions for informal educators and those concerned with lifelong learning.
Apple Learning Interchange - iPod touch. Touching student lives in the classroom.
some really great uses and ideas for using iPod Touch in the classroom. Have to wonder what's more powerful in learning - this or a laptop
Eco-games help kids to do good - USATODAY.com
With Earth Day coming on April 22, the Internet offers many activities that can heighten kids' awareness of environmental issues. Among them are the eco-minded kids game Emerald Island. Kids enter this virtual world as an animal avatar, tasked with fighting off the eco-destroying Pirats by throwing fruit at them.
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With Earth Day coming on April 22, the Internet offers many activities that can heighten kids' awareness of environmental issues. Among them are the eco-minded kids game Emerald Island. Kids enter this virtual world as an animal avatar, tasked with fighting off the eco-destroying Pirats by throwing fruit at them.
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With Earth Day coming on April 22, the Internet offers many activities that can heighten kids' awareness of environmental issues. Here are some that are worth checking out.
Dimension M - Where there's power in numbers
DimensionM™is an immersive video game world that engages students in the instruction and learning of mathematics. Pre-algebra and algebra objectives are covered through a series of missions that bring math into a world that today's students understand. Students become so captivated in solving problems that they forget they're learning but they don't forget what they've learned.
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