lissenden.co.uk » 21st Century Learning http://www.lissenden.co.uk He who feels that he is too small to make a difference has never been bitten by a mosquito. Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:32:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Just in time learning with Twitter and the death of the Virtual Learning Environment http://www.lissenden.co.uk/2009/11/10/just-in-time-learning-with-twitter-and-the-death-of-the-virtual-learning-environment/ http://www.lissenden.co.uk/2009/11/10/just-in-time-learning-with-twitter-and-the-death-of-the-virtual-learning-environment/#comments Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:54:46 +0000 Steve Lissenden http://www.lissenden.co.uk/?p=201 As ever Twitter demonstrates its ability to deliver ‘just in time’ learning.

I am currently logged into my schools Virtual Learning Environment, attempting to understand how it fits together, what I can do with it, and more importantly, what the kids can do with it. While I was mulling this over the following video came through [...]]]>

As ever Twitter demonstrates its ability to deliver ‘just in time’ learning.

I am currently logged into my schools Virtual Learning Environment, attempting to understand how it fits together, what I can do with it, and more importantly, what the kids can do with it. While I was mulling this over the following video came through my Twitter stream….

Thanks to James Clay of elearning stuff for the original post.

]]> http://www.lissenden.co.uk/2009/11/10/just-in-time-learning-with-twitter-and-the-death-of-the-virtual-learning-environment/feed/ 0 Myths and Opportunities: Technology in the Classroom by Alan November http://www.lissenden.co.uk/2009/09/28/myths-and-opportunities-technology-in-the-classroom-by-alan-november/ http://www.lissenden.co.uk/2009/09/28/myths-and-opportunities-technology-in-the-classroom-by-alan-november/#comments Sun, 27 Sep 2009 23:20:59 +0000 Steve Lissenden http://www.lissenden.co.uk/?p=149

Myths and Opportunities: Technology in the Classroom by Alan November from Brian Mull on Vimeo.

In this video presented by Mobile Learning Institute, Alan tours his hometown of Marblehead, MA and comments on the historical global vision of his community. Alan challenges us to think about the emerging role of “student as contributor” and to globalize [...]]]>

Myths and Opportunities: Technology in the Classroom by Alan November from Brian Mull on Vimeo.

In this video presented by Mobile Learning Institute, Alan tours his hometown of Marblehead, MA and comments on the historical global vision of his community. Alan challenges us to think about the emerging role of “student as contributor” and to globalize our curriculum by linking students with authentic audiences from around the world. (For more, read Alan’s article, Students as Contributors: The Digital Learning Farm. novemberlearning.com/resources/archive-of-articles/digital-learning-farm/.)

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The Networked Student was inspired by CCK08, a Connectivism course offered by George Siemens and Stephen Downes during fall 2008. It depicts an actual project completed by Wendy Drexler’s high school students. The Networked Student concept map was inspired by Alec Couros’ Networked Teacher. I hope that teachers will use it to help their [...]]]>

The Networked Student was inspired by CCK08, a Connectivism course offered by George Siemens and Stephen Downes during fall 2008. It depicts an actual project completed by Wendy Drexler’s high school students. The Networked Student concept map was inspired by Alec Couros’ Networked Teacher. I hope that teachers will use it to help their colleagues, parents, and students understand networked learning in the 21st century.

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