Jacksonville International Conference on Teaching & Learning, 2012

1. E Pluribus:
Heterogeneous learning fun
for everyone
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2. E Pluribus
What does this mean?
How does it appear/occur?
Why is it important?
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3. Heterogeneity ….
What it is: “Standard”, “classical”, new definitions
How it can be realized now: Mashing, mixing
Why exploit it: To stimulate, share, educate
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4. Heterogeneity: what?
Standard, classical definition: disparateness…
New definition: composition,
mashing up!
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5. How to heterogenize: 5 steps
Brainstorm for goals, objectives
Determine key words, ideas
Imagine the unorthodox
Glean the most useful
Interact & share
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6. Heterogeneous means
to a homogeneous end
Using the 5 steps, and in so doing….
…developing an intellectual infrastructure
…sensitizing us to the plural
…creating a new kind of mash-up
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7. The “how” exemplified:
demonstrating the infrastructure
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8. Step 1: Brainstorm
Example: Defining via media mixes
Talking/thinking : politics, arts, media, thought
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9. Step 2: Key words, ideas
New
Surreal
Revolutionary
Heterogeneous
WYSIWYG…not!
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10. Step 3: Imagine the various
Dictionaries, wikis (…pedia, etc.)
Written documents (Open Source, .pdf)
Contemporary sources (free print, audio, video)
Current (re)examinations (museums, etc.)
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11. Step 4: Gleaning the useful:
Key words, ideas, resources,
distilled from everywhere
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12. Step 5: sharing for interactivity
Using social media & society
….as resources
….as exchange mechanisms
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13. Step 5 exemplified:
Facebookery @ facebook.com
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14. The ultimate why
-- To take advantage of multiple media
-- To assist those who learn in alternative ways
-- To strengthen the message/objective
-- To learn boundlessly!
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