The document summarizes the key educators and teaching strategies that the author learned about from following various Twitter accounts over the past month. Some of the influential individuals followed include Pernelle Ripp, who shared tips for motivating students to read using technology and collaborative projects; George Couros, who advocated for embracing technology to increase collaboration; and Chris Weijr, who emphasized intrinsic motivation and recognizing all student talents. The author intends to implement many of the strategies around technology, collaboration, motivation and assessing students in meaningful ways to become a better teacher.
This presentation explores the move from pedagogy to andragogy to heutagogy and from instructivism to constructivism to connectivism – all within the context of mobile learning.
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Topics/Speakers:
Google Glass in YOUR Class - Jeremy Littau, Lehigh University
Crowdsourcing a Syllabus - Doug Ward, University of Kansas
Storify Assignments and Accuracy - Jennifer Cox, Salisbury University
Interdisciplinary Collaboration Pros and Cons - Andrea Hickerson, Rochester University of Technology
Integrating iPad Journalism Into the Curriculum - Marcus Messner, Virginia Commonwealth University
Get Your Game On: Teaching Journalism Innovation Through Interactive Games - Jeremy Caplan, CUNY Graduate School of Journalism
Capturing a Storytelling Image - Mikki Harris, University of Mississippi
Zeega for Current Events in the Cloud - Donica Mensing, University of Nevada - Reno
Rethinking the Research Paper with Digital Projects - Katy Culver, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Engagement Outside the Classroom with Google+ - Andrew Matranga, University of Denver
The Transmedia Approach to Journalism - Serena Carpenter, Michigan State University
This presentation explores the move from pedagogy to andragogy to heutagogy and from instructivism to constructivism to connectivism – all within the context of mobile learning.
Journalism professors from 11 universities present interesting and creative strategies and tools for teaching digital journalism in seven-minute sessions each. Moderators: Debora Halpern Wenger, associate professor of journalism and head of the journalism department at the University of Mississippi; and Matt Sheehan, director of the Innovation News Center, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications.
Topics/Speakers:
Google Glass in YOUR Class - Jeremy Littau, Lehigh University
Crowdsourcing a Syllabus - Doug Ward, University of Kansas
Storify Assignments and Accuracy - Jennifer Cox, Salisbury University
Interdisciplinary Collaboration Pros and Cons - Andrea Hickerson, Rochester University of Technology
Integrating iPad Journalism Into the Curriculum - Marcus Messner, Virginia Commonwealth University
Get Your Game On: Teaching Journalism Innovation Through Interactive Games - Jeremy Caplan, CUNY Graduate School of Journalism
Capturing a Storytelling Image - Mikki Harris, University of Mississippi
Zeega for Current Events in the Cloud - Donica Mensing, University of Nevada - Reno
Rethinking the Research Paper with Digital Projects - Katy Culver, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Engagement Outside the Classroom with Google+ - Andrew Matranga, University of Denver
The Transmedia Approach to Journalism - Serena Carpenter, Michigan State University
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This is one of the presentation i did in Mumbai India during the 6th World Education Congress.This another way of championing teaching as a career by presenting on global and national stages about it and how to improve, to make it purposeful to people and empower people through education. We learn by sharing and harvesting innovative ideas to each other.
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This presentation is part of a related blog post that provides an overview of the event: http://bit.ly/1cCgM1J
For further details of the HEA's work on active and experiential learning in the Social Sciences, please see: http://bit.ly/17NwgKX
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How Teacher Motivations Shape Digital LearningRenee Hobbs
Professor Renee Hobbs presents a 2-hour workshop at SXSWEdu in March, 2014. Ever wondered why professional development programs in digital learning may inspire some teachers and leave others in the cold? Learn the secrets of creating an effective professional development program for educators that activates reflection and promotes best practices in learning.
This is one of the presentation i did in Mumbai India during the 6th World Education Congress.This another way of championing teaching as a career by presenting on global and national stages about it and how to improve, to make it purposeful to people and empower people through education. We learn by sharing and harvesting innovative ideas to each other.
Presentation at the HEA-funded workshop 'Exploring the value of social media for education and research in business and management studies'.
The aim of the workshop was to consider ways in which academics engage with social media to enhance student and staff education and research experience. The focus will be to facilitate discussions towards an expected output with a set of generic enablers and inhibiters for adoption of social media in academic collaboration.
This presentation is part of a related blog post that provides an overview of the event: http://bit.ly/1cCgM1J
For further details of the HEA's work on active and experiential learning in the Social Sciences, please see: http://bit.ly/17NwgKX
The presentation includes theoretical ideas and research, some suggestions for implementation, the role of the educator as a maker educator, example units, and some informal research-observations.
Presentation to the Upper Hutt Education Cluster on 21 October, 2016. Explains what learner agency is about, with references to developing a participatory culture and student voice. Contains material relating to collaboration and clustering at the end
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Knowledge and skills frameworks, generally called competency frameworks, for ELT teachers, trainers and managers have existed for a few years now. However, until I created one for my MA dissertation, there wasn’t one drawing together what we need to know and do to be able to effectively produce language learning materials.
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1. Katie Napier
CI 350
Harold Blanco
4 December 2013
Twitter Assignment
Throughout the course of a month, I have had the opportunity to follow a variety of educators
that have shared thoughts, advice, and teaching strategies that should function to increase my skills as a
future teacher. These influential individuals would include: PernelleRipp, George Couros, Gwynneth
Jones (aka “The Daring Librarian”), and Chris Weijr. In addition, I have also had the opportunity to follow
my CI 350 instructor, Dr. Harold Blanco, who has posted a variety of materials regarding the utilization
of technology within the classroom. Overall, I intend to implement much of the teaching
strategies/advice that I have received throughout this month in order to become a more effective
teacher.
PernelleRipp:
PernelleRippis a fifth grade teacher and a mother of three children that currently resides in
Washington. Overall, she is best known as the founder of the Global Read Aloud, a project that was
initiated in 2011 for the sole purpose of connecting children around the world through the mutual
appreciation of books. Throughout this month, PernelleRipp has posted a variety of tweets that include
articles, pictures, video clips, inspirational thoughts, and information regarding:student assessment,
effective reading strategies, techniques to increase student motivation/interest, the utilization of
technology within the classroom, and the need for student collaboration. However, the overall theme
behind the majority of Mrs. Ripp’s tweets has been focused on increasing student motivation within the
classroom through the utilization of technologyand collaborative projects. Since Mrs. Ripp feels so
strongly about the power of reading, she attempts to increase student interest towards this subject as
frequently as possible. Therefore, in order to determine prior knowledge and student preference
toward reading, Mrs.Ripp periodically, instructs her students to write brief reflections regarding their
experiences with books and whether or not they enjoy reading. These reflections offer feedback
regarding student growth and motivation; thus enabling the instructor to modify her curriculum when
2. necessary (in order to increase student achievement).In addition, Mrs. Ripp also utilizes her blog:
“Reading through the Fourth Dimension,” to share thoughts and advice on motivating students to read.
Such tips include: acknowledging their different reading levels, allowing them to choose their own books
(to an extent), permitting students to sit anywhere in the classroom when reading, offering them a
variety of ways to share their thoughts through various forms of technology, and utilizing engaging
activities (rather than traditional book reports) to assess student comprehension. Such tips will
ultimately increase studentinterest in reading among both girls and boys alike.Not only does Mrs. Ripp
steadfastly believe that student creativity, innovation, and collaboration should be encouraged, but she
also believes that grades and report cards fail to accurately reflect student progress or stimulate student
motivation towards learning; thus she asserts that tests should not be utilized as the sole indicator of
student academic achievement. Therefore, Mrs. Ripp suggests that observational feedback and handson projects should be utilized to increase student motivation and assess student
achievement.Ultimately, I must concur with Mrs. Ripp; tests rarely reflect true student progress and
thus should be utilized in moderation. In addition, I believe that class projects/assignments that are
applicable to the children’s lives should be implemented in order to truly stimulate student motivation
and achievement. Ultimately, I have found the majority of Mrs. Ripp’s tweets to be highly enjoyable as
well as applicable to my future career. Through her tweets, I have learned much regarding: student
motivation, the utilization of technology within the classroom, and the power of effective reading
instruction. Therefore, I believe that Mrs. Ripphas shared a variety of information that will help me to
become a better teacher.
3. George Couros:
Another influential individual that I have had the opportunity to follow on Twitter would include
George Couros. Overall, Couros is a Division Principal of Innovative Teaching and Learning that desires to
promote student collaboration and innovation through the implementation of technology. Throughout
the course of a month, Couros has tweeted about a variety of subjects, including: his love of dogs and
his favorite baseball team. However, Couros also tweets about various educational topics,such as: the
importance of effective leadership, the role of technology within the classroom, and the need for
student collaboration.Ultimately, the theme behind many of Couros’s tweets has been focused upon
utilizing technology to: increase collaboration among educators and prepare students for life in the 21st
Century. Overall, Couros believes that the primary way to bring about effective learning in today’s
society is by fully embracing technology. Therefore, in an attempt to increase teacher effectiveness and
student success in the 21st Century, Couros strives to connect classrooms, educators, parents, and
administrators through the implementation of such Web 2.0 tools as: Google Drive, Google Handouts,
and Remind 101.Furthermore, Couros also advocates a policy known as “individual learning and mass
sharing,” in which he counsels educators one-on-one in the area of Professional Development. In these
individual sessions, he encourages educators to ask questions regarding a particular form of media that
they are interested in incorporating within their curriculum (such as blogging, social media, or Google
Drive). He then works with that particular individual to set up the web-based applications that they
desire, and he posts their accomplishments on Twitter to inspire other educators to do the
same.Overall, I love the idea of educators connecting with one another in an effort to increase
effectiveness! I completely agree that faculty and administrators should collaborate in order to
complete the common goal of preparing students for life in the Twenty-first Century.Ultimately, I have
learned much regarding: leadership, motivation, collaboration, and the importance of technology within
today’s classroom. Thus, I intend to implement many of the technological applications and Web 2.0
4. tools that Couros recommends (such as Google Drive, Twitter, and Google Calendar) in order to better
prepare my students for success in the 21st Century.
ChrisWejr:
In addition, I have also had the privilege to follow Chris Wejir, principal of Kent Elementary, on
Twitter. He frequently posts tweets regarding: leadership, motivation, assessment, and parental
involvement. Thus, I have found his tweets to be extremely relevant to my future teaching
career.Overall, Weijr has primarily focused upon increasing student motivation. Regarding this
topic,Weijr has posted many tweets suggesting that, rather than offering children “bribes” to complete
their work, educators need to make the work meaningful and relevant to the children so that they will
desire to complete assigned tasks independently. Thus, in order to intrinsically motivate students, he
suggests utilizing technology in the classroom. Due to relatively recent technological advancements,
children today are exposed to a variety of media, mobile devices, and social networks that could
ultimately be utilized to inspire students. With today’s technology, the sky is the limit! Thus, we, as
future teachers need to utilize this fact to our advantage. In addition, Weijr has also tweeted that that in
order to motivate low-achieving students, we need to begin recognizing the talents/strengths of these
individuals (rather than merely uplifting high-achievers). Thus, he asserts that if traditional award
ceremonies were adapted to recognize the accomplishments of the underprivileged/ low performing
students, such children would be more likely to apply themselves. Overall, I am very appreciative that
Weijr has brought the issue of awards to my attention. Prior to reading his blog entries and twitter
posts, I was unaware that offering children “bribes” to complete their work could ultimately function to
decrease student autonomy and self-motivation. Therefore, I now intend to utilize methods that foster
intrinsic motivation within students by: implementing technology within my classroom,making each
assigned task meaningful to my students, and recognizing the efforts of each child.
5. Gwyneth Jones (The Daring Librarian):
Throughout the course of a month, I have also been able to follow Gwyneth Jones, a member of
the ISTE Board of Directors from Washington, D.C. (who is also known as the Daring Librarian).
Undoubtedly, Jones is one of the most unconventional educators that I have had the opportunity to
follow. Thus,I have been exposed to a variety of peculiar materials. She posts anything from video clips
of Lady Gaga to comic tutorials (and a few educational sites in between)!Ultimately, the theme behind
most of the “Daring Librarian’s” Twitter posts has been focused upon the utilization of technology within
the classroom to spur student creativity and innovation. Thus, through her numerous tweets, I have
learned much regarding various forms of technology that can be implemented within the classroom. For
instance, Jones highly recommends the incorporation of QR codes within today’s classroom. This
ultimately enables students to easily access homework assignments or links to educational
websites/tutorials (which could function to increase student achievement). In addition, Jones believes
that technology can be utilized to promote intrinsic motivation within students. Thus, she asserts that
various forms of media should be implemented to spur excitement about learning. For instance, Jones
asserts that certain digital comic strip templates could be utilized so that boys and girls alike can express
their emotions/interests through graphic displays and precise word choice. Ultimately, I believe that
digital comic strips should be viewed as an innovative tool that can showcase student expression while
encouraging creativity and innovation. In essence, I intend to utilize this form of media to encourage my
future students to “think outside the box.”Finally, Jones also advocates hands-on learning that focuses
upon skills that are applicable within the 21st Century. Ultimately, in order to increase student
motivation in the areas of math and science, she strongly endorses aspects of the Maker Movement.
This STEM movement advocates the utilization of effective strategies that promote critical thinking and
autonomy through the incorporation of hands-on activities. Therefore, I intend to implement such
methods within my future classroom, in order to make content relevant to my students. Overall, despite
some of the more eccentric posts that the Daring Librarian has tweeted, I feel that I have been exposed
to a variety of educational tips and ideas that will ultimately function to increase student achievement
and motivation within my future classroom.
6. Harold Blanco:
Finally, I have also had the opportunity to follow Harold Blanco on Twitter. Throughout this
month, Blanco has posted a variety of materials, including news clippings, pictures of Interfest,
information regarding the utilization of technology, and articles concerning internet safety. However,
the overall theme of his tweets has been focused upon the role of technology and social media within a
21st Century classroom. For instance, one of the articles that Blanco posted explains how technology (in
the form of podcasts, digital stories, or videos)can be utilized to create a “flipped classroom” which
enables students to listen to lectures on their own time so that teachers can spend the class period
scaffolding students in the skills/concepts that the children find difficult to grasp. While I believe that a
flipped classroom would have its benefits, I also believe that there are some potential disadvantages
that must not be overlooked. For instance, not all students will have access to computers, and those
who can access the internet may choose not to fullyparticipate. However, I am very glad that Blanco
posted this article because I now realize the advantages and disadvantages of a flipped classroom. Thus,
I am now better able to determine if I can integrate methods of a flipped classroom into my future
curriculum.In addition, Harold has also posted information concerning the utilization of virtual
environments in education. Due to the fact that virtual environments tend to promote intrinsic
motivation while stimulating student interest and involvement, I believe that virtual worlds should be
incorporated into one’s curriculum. However, I also believe that students need to be involved in real-life
7. experiences and face-to-face interaction; therefore, I would also recommend that instructors assign
hands-on projects that involve peer collaboration.Not only has Blanco posted information regarding the
importance of technology within a 21st Century classroom, but he has also posted tweets and articles
that reveal the lack of technology in many “old school” classrooms(an aspect that is extremely
unfortunate). In order to optimize student success in a competitive 21st Century economy, the
application of digital tools within the classroom is absolutely essential. Thus (although I would not
consider myself to be fully “tech-savvy”), I intend to learn more regarding technologyso that I can
properly prepare my students for life in the 21st Century.
Throughout the course of this month, I have learned much regarding effective teaching
strategies, student motivation,and the utilization of technology within the classroom. Thus, I am
extremely appreciative to have had the opportunity to follow such influential educators. Their
comments and opinions have ultimately helped me to realize that content must be made applicable to
my future students and that instruction should primarily focus upon the development of skills in order
to increase student success within the 21st Century. Therefore, I intend to utilize much of the advice
shared by these individuals so that I can become a truly effective teacher.