ec&i831 social media and open education
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Ec&i831 Social Media and Open Education. Al Lowrie, Principal, Hardisty School EPSB Edmonton, AB. OPEN. "Be open to new things" thus quoted our very own Raven, Dr. Alec Couros!. New Things. A Twitter account! Me with a Twitter account—really?. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Ec&i831 Social Media and Open Education
Al Lowrie,Principal, Hardisty School EPSB
Edmonton, AB
OPEN
"Be open to new things" thus quoted our veryownRaven,Dr. AlecCouros!
New Things
A Twitter account! Me with a Twitter account—really?
Twitter/Tweetdeck/Twitterfall/ #Digistaff@qzlbash
OK, I get
this, I think,,,,
BLOG
www.wordpress.comallandlowrie
Recent Posts
•We need more technology, but we have no extra funds, what to do, what to do!
•Collaboration and Technology-a dual edged sword.
•“Computers are not simply an Option Choice, they should be used as tools!”
•Toe tapping and pedagogical controversy.
•Sharing how much is too much, how much is not enough?
Learn to Share
You can either view the internet as a place where 2 billion bad people reside, or 2 billion good people, willing to lend a hand.
Khan Academy
Algebra
Topics covered from very basic algebra all the way through algebra II. This is the best algebra playlist to start at if you've never seen algebra before. Once you get your feet wet, you may want to try some of the videos in the "Algebra I Worked Examples" playlist.Simple EquationsEquations 2Equations 3Algebra: Linear Equations 4Algebra: Solving InequalitiesAlgebra: graphing lines 1
Virtual Communities (Schwier)
How many virtual communitiesare available?
PLN (personal learning networks)
Google Reader/Google Plus/ Docs/Tweetdeck/Connected Principal/&More
So much to do, so little time to manage my PLN
Sense Making/Way Finding (Siemens)
Rhyzomatic Learning (Cormier)
Fragmented connections leading to deeper meaning
Workers, Soldiers or Nomads why we teach. (Cormier)
wo
The worker The Soldier The Digital Nomad
Digital Collaboration
EssentialUseful
Inter
dependent
synchronist
synergistic
unlimited
potential forEducational Reform
50 ways to tell a digital story (Levine)
What mean ye Storytelling?View more presentations
Future role of Teachers (Downes)
This Approach:-emphasizes open learning and learner autonomy-argues that course content is merely a tool employed to support learning,rather than the object of learning; -promotes a pedagogy of learning by engagement and activity within an authentic learning community; -fosters a wider and often undefined set of competencies; -exercises in activities requiring those competencies; -grows knowledge rather than to transfer or construct knowledge
through cognitive processes
The Role of Educator in a Networked World
Is The:LearnerCollectorCuratorAlchemistProgrammerSalespersonConvenorCoordinatorDesignerCoachAgitatorFacilitatorTech Support
Dean Shareski
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Open to forge ahead... #eci831
A proper mindset, anattitude of I can! Remainopen to new ideas, look for new paradigms of new skills and connections.The road ahead is not always straight. We canuse Social Media to further Open Education.