Learning2gether Episode 110

Learning2gether was on summer recess and coopted this IATEFL LTSIG Event

http://ltsig.org.uk/online-events/46-future-online-events/233-176-using-social-media-with-learners.html

Using Social Media with Learners with Petra Pointer

When: Sunday 17 June 2012,

Announcments:

• http://taedtech.ning.com/events/learning2gether-with-petra-pointer-using-social-media-with-learne
• http://groups.yahoo.com/group/evonline2002_webheads/message/29436
• http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/multilit/message/1732
• http://groups.yahoo.com/group/learningwithcomputers/message/6751

Learning2gether Episode 109

Sunday June 10, 2012 Laine Marshall

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Three reasons to flip your classroom with Laine Marshall, LIU Hudson  Helaine (Laine) directs the Language Teacher Education Programs at LIU – Hudson – Graduate Centers of Long Island University, USA.  She collaborates with her colleague, Nancy Lemberger from LIU-Brooklyn on cross-campus online programs in TESOL and Bilingual Education.

For this session, Laine will share her experience flipping her Fundamentals of Linguistics class this spring semester for the first time. There were many surprises in what occurred when she decided to try the flip. She hopes to generate discussion on the rationale for the flipped classroom, what students and courses are best suited for this model and how it has worked out in her class.  One of her students, Edith Ramirez-Lopez, will join in to provide the learner perspective. 

Recording:  Adobe Connect –

http://liu.adobeconnect.com/p1hwzxrdzu3/

Materials:  Videos, articles, blog posts, links, that you may like to check out in advance to prepare for our discussion:

Start here:   A short, clear explanation of the concept behind the flip – Katie Gimbar

Next:  Watch Aaron Sams talk about how this works in his classes

More:  In each video, Katie Gimbar responds to FAQ about flipping the classroom

Background:  Article in Harvard Magazine about the professor who got this ball rolling in higher education by Eric Mazur

http://harvardmagazine.com/2012/03/twilight-of-the-lecture

An opposing view:   Reasons for rejecting the flip by Ira Socol:

http://speedchange.blogspot.com/2012/01/changing-gears-2012-rejecting-flip.html

Forthcoming Book from ISTE:  Flip Your Classroom :Reach Every Student in Every Class Every Day  by Jonathan Bergmann and Aaron Sams

http://www.iste.org/store/product.aspx?ID=2285

Feel free to add more resources here that folks may like to know about, Laine.

Announcements:

• http://groups.yahoo.com/group/evonline2002_webheads/message/29412
• http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/multilit/message/1730
• http://groups.yahoo.com/group/learningwithcomputers/message/6749
• http://taedtech.ning.com/events/learning2gether-with-laine-marshall-flipped-classrooms

Learning2gether Episode 107

Download: https://learning2getherdotnet.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/2012-06-03curtbonk2.mp3

Sunday, June 3, 2012 Curt Bonk

Dr. Curtis Bonk will tell us about his new Free, Open Course

Course Title: Instructional Ideas and Technology Tools for Online Success

How open?  It’s THIS open!!  Even more … 

Session Recordings:

Blackboard Collaborate (Elluminate)

• https://sas.elluminate.com/p.jnlp?psid=2012-06-03.0623.M.7AE801FFB697DA460D4BF25AA8C21B.vcr&sid=75
• or: http://tinyurl.com/2012jun03bonk 

• Geekspeek Podcast
  • http://vance_stevens.podomatic.com/entry/index/2012-06-06T05_15_17-07_00
  • http://vance_stevens.podomatic.com/player/web/2012-06-06T05_15_17-07_00

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Link to the landing page: 

http://events.blackboard.com/open (interest form)

Blog Announcement: http://www.coursesitesblog.com/2012/04/16/empowering-you-through-openness-and-choice/

CourseSites Blog: http://www.coursesitesblog.com/

Host: CourseSites (from Blackboard) announces a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC)

Audience: Thousands of Blackboard, CourseSites, and other online and blended learning instructors around the world.

Description: Motivating students and creating community within blended and online learning environments is crucial to academic achievement and success. This open course will provide both theoretical concepts and practical tools for instructors to improve motivation, retention, and engagement within blended and online courses.

Enrollment: Open Enrollment begins Monday April 23, 2012. Please fill out the interest form to learn more.

Course Duration: April 30th- June 4th ( A total of 5 weeks)

Course Objectives:

• Identify and apply relevant motivational strategies and instructional techniques
• Construct thinking skill options for different types of learners and subjects
• Design and share innovative thinking skill activities as well as unique cooperative learning
• Map and apply instructional models and ideas to online learning tools

Scheduled Sessions: Wednesday May 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30 at 4 pm EST (see below) 

1.      Motivation and retention online (TEC-VARIETY model): Wednesday May 2nd; 4 PM EST (Hour #1 Bonk Presents; Hour #2 Q&A)

2.      Addressing Diversity and Learning Styles (R2D2 model): Wednesday May 9th; 4 PM EST (Hour #1 Bonk Presents; Hour #2 Q&A)

3.      50 Hyper-Engaging Ideas: Critical, Creative, Cooperative : Wednesday May 16th; 4 PM EST (Hour #1 Bonk Presents; Hour #2 Q&A)

4.      Question and Answer (Q&A) Session: Wednesday May 23th; 4 PM EST (Up to two hours of Q&A)

5.      Blackboard/CourseSites Overview: Wednesday May 30^th; 4 pm EST

Twitter Note: The Twitter hashtag will be: #bonkopen

About Dr. Curtis Bonk:
Curt Bonk is Professor of Instructional Systems Technology at Indiana University and President of CourseShare. Drawing on his background as a corporate controller, CPA, educational psychologist, and instructional technologist, Bonk offers unique insights into the intersection of business, education, psychology, and technology. A well-known authority on emerging technologies for learning, Bonk reflects on his speaking experiences around the world in his popular blog, TravelinEdMan. He has coauthored several widely used technology books, including The World is Open, Empowering Online Learning, The Handbook of Blended Learning, and Electronic Collaborators.

4 Reasons Why the Bonk MOOC is So Interesting, posted April 25, 2012 By Joshua Kim

http://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/technology-and-learning/4-reasons-why-bonk-mooc-so-interesting#ixzz1tDPRmjqB

Week 5 of MOOC:

Bonk, C. J. (2012, May). Participants, Questions & Answers, Demonstrations, and Reflections. Week 5 presentation at Blackboard/CourseSites Massive Open Online Course (MOOC): Instructional Ideas and Technology Tools for Online Success, Online from Bloomington, IN. Available:

Elluminate recording: https://sas.elluminate.com/p.jnlp?psid=2012-05-30.0802.M.F6BEA9BD70D8107D94DF042CA08814.vcr&sid=7 .

Color PDF of Slides: http://www.trainingshare.com/pdfs/MOOC-Participant-Comments.pdf

Week 4 of MOOC:

Bonk, C. J. (2012, May). The Rise of Shared Online Video, the Fall of Traditional learning. Week 4 presentation at Blackboard/CourseSites Massive Open Online Course (MOOC): Instructional Ideas and Technology Tools for Online Success, Online from Bloomington, IN. Available:

• Elluminate: https://sas.elluminate.com/p.jnlp?psid=2012-05-23.1002.M.F6BEA9BD70D8107D94DF042CA08814.vcr&sid=7
  • YouTube (1:44): 
• Color PDF of Slides: http://www.trainingshare.com/pdfs/The-Rise-of-Shared-Online-Video-IU-new.pdf

Week 3 of MOOC:

Bonk, C. J. (2012, May). 50+ (actually 75) Hyper-Engaging Ideas: Critical, Creative, Cooperative. Week 3 presentation at Blackboard/CourseSites Massive Open Online Course (MOOC): Instructional Ideas and Technology Tools for Online Success, Online from Bloomington, IN. Available:

• Watch Curt MODEL (his new thinking cap AND) most of these 75 tips in the Elluminate recording: https://sas.elluminate.com/p.jnlp?psid=2012-05-16.1100.M.F6BEA9BD70D8107D94DF042CA08814.vcr&sid=7
  • YouTube (1:48): 
• Color PDF of Slides: http://www.trainingshare.com/pdfs/50-75+_Activities_for_any_class_size-Blackboard-with_polls.pdf
• Seventy-five (count them!) 75!! Hyper-engaging IDEAS or teaching tips, and 20 “warm-up” polls:
  https://www.coursesites.com/bbcswebdav/pid-339061-dt-announcement-rid-7652311_1/courses/bonkopen2012/Week%203/50-75%2B_Activities_for_any_class_size-Blackboard-with_polls.pdf
• Week 3 Summary:  50 Hyper-Engaging Ideas:  Critical, Creative, Cooperative
  https://www.coursesites.com/bbcswebdav/pid-340614-dt-announcement-rid-7721661_1/courses/bonkopen2012/Week%203/Week%203%20Summary_052312.pdf

Week 2 of MOOC:

Bonk, C. J. (2012, May). Blackboard/CourseSites MOOC Part I1: Where Are You R2D2?: Addressing Diverse Learner Needs with the Read, Reflect, Display, and Do Model. Week 2 presentation at Blackboard/CourseSites Massive Open Online Course (MOOC): Instructional Ideas and Technology Tools for Online Success, Online from Bloomington, IN. Available:

• Elluminate: https://sas.elluminate.com/p.jnlp?psid=2012-05-09.1034.M.F6BEA9BD70D8107D94DF042CA08814.vcr&sid=7;
  • YouTube (1:55): 
• Color PDF of Slides: http://www.trainingshare.com/pdfs/R2D2_Blackboard.pdf
• Week 2 Discussion Board Questions https://www.coursesites.com/bbcswebdav/pid-337513-dt-announcement-rid-7618760_1/xid-7618760_1

Week 1 of MOOC:

Bonk, C. J. (2012, May). Blackboard/CourseSites MOOC Part 1: The TEC-VARIETY model. Week 1 presentation at Blackboard/CourseSites Massive Open Online Course (MOOC): Instructional Ideas and Technology Tools for Online Success, Online from Bloomington, IN. Available:

• Elluminate: https://sas.elluminate.com/p.jnlp?psid=2012-05-01.1349.M.F6BEA9BD70D8107D94DF042CA08814.vcr&sid=7
  • YouTube (1:06): 
• Color PDF of Slides: http://www.trainingshare.com/pdfs/TEC-VARIETY_Blackboard.pdf

Introduction With Dr. Curt Bonk: Instructional Ideas and Technology Tools for Online Success

Curt’s blog post on what he’s learned about MOOCs: 20 ways to categorize them and how his fits in http://travelinedman.blogspot.com/2012/06/twenty-thoughts-on-types-targets-and.html 

 Some URLs visited during the discussion

• Course Networking http://coursenetworking.com/
  • http://www.thecn.com/ to create an account and a course
• http://www.extreme-learning.org/
• http://www.trainingshare.com/
• http://travelinedman.blogspot.com/
• http://seedsofempowerment.org/index.html
• History for Music Lovers: 
  • Reviewed by Joyce Valenza:http://blog.schoollibraryjournal.com/neverendingsearch/2010/12/31/history-for-music-lovers-on-youtube/
• Dan Bassill’s links:
  • http://michaelcnt.blogspot.com/2012/05/unleash-student-talent-fo-motivate.html
  • http://cmapspublic.ihmc.us/rid=1JXKNCFC5-2B6BFX7-1ZF2/Dropout%20Conference%202011.cmap
  • Explanation of Dan’s CMaps:  http://tutormentor.blogspot.com/2012/06/d-day-team-effort-shared-value-model.html
• The Narrows and the Shallows: A discussion of the book and concepts set out by Nicholas Carr, hosted by Michael Coghlan and Vance Stevens: http://learning2gether.posterous.com/the-narrows-and-the-shallows-a-discussion-of 
• EduMOOC: http://www.scoop.it/t/edumooc
• Education across Cultures, Robert Squire’s “intimate” MOOC:http://learning2gether.posterous.com/learning2gether-with-robert-squires-education
• Google ‘Craig Kapp NYU ZooBurst’ to find sites such as:
  • “Zooburst is a web-based digital storytelling tool designed to facilitate personal expression through the creation of interactive 3D pop-up books. Using a simple drag-and-drop interface, Zooburst lets anyone quickly construct immersive 3D worlds that can be experienced online or in the palm of your hand using a standard webcam and a printed piece of paper.” from https://itp.nyu.edu/itp/gallery/projectDetail.php?t=26&id=3171
  • Craig’s blog: http://blog.craigkapp.com/
  • TEDx Storytelling in the 3rd dimension: 
  • ZooBurst: Augmented Reality 3-D Pop-up Books for Students and Teachers:
    http://www.fastcompany.com/1644265/zooburst-augmented-reality-3-d-pop-up-books-for-students-and-teachers
  • MobileBehavior TV: Craig Kapp, ZooBurst: 

Announcements

• http://taedtech.ning.com/events/2012jun3bonk
• http://groups.yahoo.com/group/evonline2002_webheads/message/29376
• http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/multilit/message/1727
• http://groups.yahoo.com/group/learningwithcomputers/message/6745
• Scoop.it:  http://www.scoop.it/t/learning2gether/p/1906876183/learning2gether-with-curt-bonk-instructional-ideas-and-technology-tools-for-online-success

Reflections

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