by andflywrite | Mar 1, 2016 | Individual Learner, Learning Community, Science of Learning
Among the many areas where there’s great potential for change, is releasing the “emotional side of being”, in support of learning. We are, to restate the obvious, emotional beings, and “what we are feeling” has a lot to do with what we...
by andflywrite | Mar 1, 2016 | BEST LINKS EVER, Capturing Imagination, Convergence on Target, Individual Learner, Learning Community
One of the tricky situations for online learning is to help learners adopt the most effective identity for learning. Obviously, if one thinks one “isn’t good at school” one will be handicapped at learning, and alas, many kids from poverty background...
by andflywrite | Feb 23, 2016 | BEST LINKS EVER, Learning Community
Anya Kammnetz writes about a New Jersey HS, that recently provided all the students with laptops and had them stay home and use online apps for learning. One of the apps noted is Schoology, a LMS. In student surveys taken after the event, the feedback was...
by andflywrite | Feb 12, 2016 | BEST LINKS EVER, Capturing Imagination, Convergence on Target, Learning Community, Understanding Media
As the early days of the mobile communication evolution roll on, we are challenged to envision where “things are headed” in order to understand media in the mobile age. That’s one of PSA’s 7 Core Elements. Snapchat is one tool for immersing...
by andflywrite | Feb 6, 2016 | BEST LINKS EVER, Embed Resources & Tools, Learning Community, Understanding Media
Reid Hoffman, the originator of LinkedIn, has a very broad vision of the cloud based future, as detailed in this New Yorker story from 10/ 2015. His vision is important for several reasons, perhaps foremost because he’s extremely well connected world wide, and...
