tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30753212024-02-20T02:33:22.987-08:00Learning Onlinescience, learning and community engagement...http://www.blogger.com/profile/04916744238834041733noreply@blogger.comBlogger174125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075321.post-11588499053789410352012-11-08T06:44:00.001-08:002012-11-08T06:44:19.864-08:00Google reader send to blogger testGoogle reader send to blogger test...http://www.blogger.com/profile/04916744238834041733noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075321.post-20769482150453168342011-01-02T08:52:00.000-08:002011-01-02T08:52:06.795-08:00Look Up! Educator NetworkLook Up! Educator Network
Look Up! links to educational resources for kids and their instructors and mentors - web sites, articles, lesson plans, do-it-yourself videos. A project of buildaplane.org - the organization that donates actual airplanes to schools across the United States for students to build or refurbish.
Help Look Up! capture links to the 1000s of great aviation sites. Join ...http://www.blogger.com/profile/04916744238834041733noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075321.post-62780950531879924682010-09-14T18:03:00.000-07:002010-09-14T18:03:51.791-07:00physics and math lessonsThere is an extensive list of lessons at Kahn Academy. These are online video lessons in a wide range of math and science topics. Many relate to aviation and aerospace topics, although they are not specifically addressing aerospace in the individual lessons.
These are great for providing another presentation of a concept. Students can view these anytime for review or for expanding their ...http://www.blogger.com/profile/04916744238834041733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075321.post-30011577781284445612010-09-13T07:38:00.000-07:002010-09-13T07:38:24.853-07:00paper planes PaperPlane.org - links to lots of resources relating to paper planes, and education
Best Paper Airplanes
NASA K-12 activities - In the paper airplane activity students select and build one of five different paper airplane designs and test them for distance and for time aloft. Part of this activity is designed to explore NASA developed software, FoilSim, with respect to the lift of an ...http://www.blogger.com/profile/04916744238834041733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075321.post-72627304612206208502010-09-13T07:34:00.001-07:002010-09-13T07:38:53.477-07:00aviation online courses, activitiesAviation online courses, activities
Aero Scholars - high school program - two online aviation courses, lecture material, educational video, 3D animations, interactive questions, and other multimedia learning tools.
Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum Online Learning
EAA / Sporty's Young Eagles Ground School
AOPA PATH - Pilots and Teachers Handbook effectively ...http://www.blogger.com/profile/04916744238834041733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075321.post-77212888522867061052010-09-13T07:29:00.000-07:002010-09-13T07:39:24.507-07:00Build A Plane (BAP)Build A Plane donates actual airplanes to schools across the United States for students to build or refurbish.
Currrent projects - completed, in progress
Participation - [request a airplane], donate your airplane, [start a local project]
Teaching and learning - high school credit, aviation, careers
Partners - aviation industry, government, aviation community organizations
Aviation ...http://www.blogger.com/profile/04916744238834041733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075321.post-47786136342570371072010-04-24T15:06:00.000-07:002010-04-24T15:06:59.569-07:00Voices: Learning to Raise Your Self-Esteem!How we view and talk to ourselves shape our choices and how we relate to the world. Unfortunately, low self-esteem proves to be a huge obstacle for too many people – oftentimes it stops us from enjoying relationships, doing the things we want to do, and from working toward our life goals and dreams.
By good self-esteem we mean the experience of being capable of meeting life’s challenges (...http://www.blogger.com/profile/04916744238834041733noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075321.post-14714477656006885422010-04-24T07:23:00.001-07:002010-04-24T07:25:47.800-07:00Voices: How to Make a Perfect Classroom Seating ChartThis seating chart arrangement is proven to keep students focused. You will be able to teach and students will be able to learn. Too often, problems in the classroom come down to the fact that the seating chart just isn't working. Don't let that get in the way of success in the classroom.
Place seats in an open U-shape but with a difference. Generally, arrange the seats in two rows of seats ...http://www.blogger.com/profile/04916744238834041733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075321.post-46247120537105716542010-04-24T07:22:00.000-07:002010-04-24T07:26:07.922-07:00Voices: Four Elements of Effective FeedbackThere are Four Elements of Effective Feedback that are effective when giving your students feedback on assignments. The first two elements are inspired from Peter Elbow's work and are a part of exercising your "believing muscle" in which we "listen, affirm, enter in, try to put ourselves into the skin of people with other perceptions." Here, we are asked to share our experiences with others, ...http://www.blogger.com/profile/04916744238834041733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075321.post-37033951763827555852010-04-22T18:26:00.000-07:002010-04-22T18:26:58.468-07:00HospitalityHello everyone in Cohort 14
I live near San Francisco, in California. I teach part-time at a community college. I also facilitate online workshops for other faculty. I am looking forward to completing this program so that I can become a mentor for the Certificate of Teaching Mastery program.
I have been especially fortunate to become part of several online communities, so I would like to ...http://www.blogger.com/profile/04916744238834041733noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075321.post-62988394262700401942010-04-22T18:24:00.000-07:002010-04-22T18:27:21.337-07:00Inspiring TeacherI was part of a group project to develop a workshop for college faculty to learn about technology to enhance their instructional practices. There was a lot of interest in the project but it just wasn't coming together the way we wanted it to. Our mentor listened to our description of the project and the problems we seemed to be facing.
She asked a few good thought provoking questions ...http://www.blogger.com/profile/04916744238834041733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075321.post-46941297306876149002010-04-13T18:00:00.000-07:002010-04-24T07:17:14.386-07:00Voices: 100th Day of School ActivitiesAs teachers, we are always looking for ways to make every day a special learning experience for our students. The number 100 has a special attraction for all of us.
Why not celebrate the100th Day of School with some activities that focus on the number 100?
There are several suggestions at the Mathwire.com web site. The 100th Day of School Activities include activities that can be used in most ...http://www.blogger.com/profile/04916744238834041733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075321.post-12441403633365287982010-04-13T17:58:00.000-07:002010-04-24T07:20:36.199-07:00Voices: Establish the Importance of Listeningfrom CTM: Basic Principles of Classroom Management
Teach your students the "Say Back" game. It's simple; after you or any student has spoken, ask the class: "Raise your hand if you can now "say back" what I just said (or what student x has just said)". Note what percentage of hands are in the air and simply say to your students, "I notice that approximately 60% of your hands are raised. Our goal...http://www.blogger.com/profile/04916744238834041733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075321.post-87452091817133042872010-04-13T17:56:00.000-07:002010-04-24T07:25:27.498-07:00Voices: Emotional IntelligenceFrom CTM Multiple Intelligences
"Emotional Intelligence is a master aptitude, a capacity that profoundly affects all other abilities, either facilitating or interfering with them." - Daniel Goleman, Emotional Intelligence, p. 80.
The five characteristics and abilities of Emotional Intelligence are
Self-awareness: knowing your emotions, recognizing feelings as they occur, and discriminating ...http://www.blogger.com/profile/04916744238834041733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075321.post-66915028198245875672010-04-13T17:50:00.000-07:002010-04-13T17:59:05.179-07:00Voices of TeachersTeachers Without Borders in Nigeria puts on a "Voice of Teachers Radio Show" each week that reaches millions of listeners in Nigeria and discusses important topics that are relevant to teachers. Teachers Without Borders in Nigeria needs volunteers to serve as correspondents that will gather news, conduct interviews and seek for sponsorships of the Voice of Teachers radio show in all 36 states of ...http://www.blogger.com/profile/04916744238834041733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075321.post-54297093228934828902010-04-10T15:52:00.000-07:002010-04-10T15:52:38.317-07:00WikiEducator.org WYSIWYGThe big news at WikiEducator - the new WYSIWYG editor - so you will be able to just do your formatting directly, as you would with a word processor. This makes it much simpler and more appealing to a broader audience of educator users.
Of course, if you prefer, you can still use the old wiki-words and formatting that those familiar with Wikipedia or Wikiversity have been using all along.
...http://www.blogger.com/profile/04916744238834041733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075321.post-15336656131557755002010-04-04T10:20:00.000-07:002010-04-04T10:20:23.377-07:00CollabOERationIs there a way to work from the demand side? Are there unmet needs
that collaborative OERs can address most quickly and effectively?
Who will use OERs? What topics are most needed? Can we find some
specific end users of the collaboratively built OERs? Are there some
important courses topics without course materials?
Who wants to collaborate? What is your subject expertise?
I wonder if any of ...http://www.blogger.com/profile/04916744238834041733noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075321.post-1919196160336069352010-03-18T12:40:00.000-07:002010-04-04T10:22:00.076-07:00'New Commerce' Comes to KenyaBy giving Kenyans access to the services they want through the systems they have, these innovations promise to put the global marketplace within the reach of millions.
The quote is about mobile payment systems, but it could equally well apply to education.
from
'New Commerce' Comes to Kenya March 9, 2010
Kenya is the global hotspot for all things mobile money. The two chief payment systems, ...http://www.blogger.com/profile/04916744238834041733noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075321.post-56079391401949493512010-03-16T14:57:00.001-07:002010-03-17T10:44:41.904-07:00Mobile-awareHow mobile-aware is WikiEducator? Can we do things with formatting or display technology to provide a reasonable good user experience to those with mobile devices?
I had an opportunity to chat with a colleague who has recently spent 10 weeks in Africa.
Computers and broadband are rare, BUT everyone has at least 1 cell phone - often several handsets and/or chips because they access multiple ...http://www.blogger.com/profile/04916744238834041733noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075321.post-31308875578671613442010-03-01T10:46:00.000-08:002010-03-01T10:50:58.959-08:00GWLN, Global Fellows, EthiopiaThe Global Women’s Leadership Network (GWLN) is dedicated to developing the leadership capacity of women who dare to transform the future of their organizations, communities, and the world.
http://www.scu.edu/business/gwln/
Global Fellows - Undergrads
http://www.scu.edu/business/gwln/programs/international-fellowship.cfm
Africa
http://lsbglobalfellows.org/africa.html
Turkey
http://www.scu.edu/...http://www.blogger.com/profile/04916744238834041733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075321.post-40128512165130040592009-12-12T10:34:00.000-08:002009-12-12T10:37:26.890-08:00technology in on-campus coursesYou have highlighted important points.
The Seven Principles can be applied to benefit students in any courses regardless of format - on-campus, distance learning or something in between (hybrid or blended).
Technology can be used to enhance instruction and support learning in all course formats
A couple more thoughts based on your earlier posts...
Alternative and supplemental material can be ...http://www.blogger.com/profile/04916744238834041733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075321.post-16915194808123257012009-12-08T16:19:00.000-08:002009-12-08T16:19:36.595-08:00dynamic pagesThis is an experiment, but it seems to work.
When I see an interesting web page, article, game, video, whatever... I create a social bookmark using Delicious.com and I include the tag "science6".
I have made a special page on WikiEducator which displays the most recent eight bookmarks with the tag "science6". Every time I add new bookmarks, I know that page of links will automatically display ...http://www.blogger.com/profile/04916744238834041733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075321.post-20273569805029919732009-12-08T08:48:00.000-08:002009-12-08T08:49:32.216-08:00self-directed learningTo become self-directed learners, students must learn to monitor and adjust their approaches to learning.
Learners may engage in a variety of metacognitive processes to monitor and control their learning—assessing the task at hand, evaluating their own strengths and weaknesses, planning their approach, applying and monitoring various strategies, and reflecting on the degree to which their ...http://www.blogger.com/profile/04916744238834041733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075321.post-4409461130041726462009-12-04T11:32:00.000-08:002010-03-01T10:51:56.166-08:00informal learningA lot of informal learning can take place in many different formats -
email newsletters, online discussions, as well in formal courses and
workshops. Any and all can be effective online.
http://www.wikieducator.org/GWLN - notes from the phone meeting to
discuss GWLN communication needs, some of the
technologies that might be included in a communication
"plan", lots of links to technologies that ...http://www.blogger.com/profile/04916744238834041733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075321.post-38233705692370161582009-12-04T05:27:00.001-08:002009-12-08T16:22:23.436-08:00sharingSharing is really important to a civil society. The steady decline of sharing
and community-spirited actions is a growing concern. More and more people seem
to be looking out for themselves alone at the expense (literally and
figuratively) of others. "What's in it for me?" even in not-for-profit and
humanitarian endeavors. The cynicism and arrogance of many is contributing to
the decline for all....http://www.blogger.com/profile/04916744238834041733noreply@blogger.com0