Online Learning Notes (weekly)

• The Future of Reading - In Web Age, Library Job Gets Update - Series - NYTimes.com

  Great article and video about the modern school librarian/ "information literacy teacher."

  tags: information reading web critical-thinking education online teaching learning library

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Online Learning Notes (weekly)

• What To Do After You've Made A Mistake | allnurses.com | Readability

  "Nursing school doesn't really teach you how to be a nurse, it just gives you a glimpse into the world of nursing and the NCLEX gives you a license to learn. If you're smart, you'll learn something new every day of your career. If you're very smart, you'll learn how to handle those moments when you're very, very stupid."
  
  This is cool - I saved it from Readability - it was written in green Comic Sans on AllNursing.com's website with too many colorful flashing ads - horrible. But Readability makes it... erm, readable!

  tags: nursing health learning mistakes ethics

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Online Learning Notes (weekly)

• A Distracting Article About Digital Distraction

  Too distracted to finish reading this...

  tags: thought ADD web computers learning

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Online Learning Notes (weekly)

• Instructional Models for Using Weblogs In eLearning: Case Studies from a Hybrid and Virtual Course -- Campus Technology

  This article presents models for using blogs and offers recommendations for faculty who are considering using blogs in their courses.

  tags: online, teaching, learning, integrating_technology, blogging, blogs, education

• Writing With Web Logs

  Using blogs for teaching.

  tags: integrating_technology, education, blogging, blogs, teaching, online, learning

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iPods and School

I'd like to try a little persuasive writing challenge - here's the topic:

Should iPods (or other mp3 type players) be allowed in class? Why or Why Not?

Your job is to try to convince me of practical, constructive, educational reasons to allow iPods. Or the reverse. Be specific! When should they be allowed, and when shouldn't they? For what purposes? Is there research backing up your opinions? Please cite at least two different sources with examples of positive educational uses of iPods in class, or conversely, problems related to their use.

If you can convince me with enough evidence and examples, I may try it - so be persuasive and back up your talk with sources!

Online Learning Notes (weekly)

• Adult Learning - Neuroscience - How to Train the Aging Brain - NYTimes.com

  Interesting article!

  tags: screencast, thought, brain, memory, education, learning

  • But she also finds that if you are primed with sounds that are close to those you’re trying to remember
    • - post by naturegeek
  • The brain, as it traverses middle age, gets better at recognizing the central idea, the big picture.
  • If kept in good shape, the brain can continue to build pathways that help its owner recognize patterns and, as a consequence, see significance and even solutions much faster than a young person can.
  • “We need to know stuff. But we need to move beyond that and challenge our perception of the world. If you always hang around with those you agree with and read things that agree with what you already know, you’re not going to wrestle with your established brain connections.”
  • As adults we have all those brain pathways built up, and we need to look at our insights critically,” he says. “This is the best way for adults to learn. And if we do it, we can remain sharp.”
  • After all, I can Google a simple name.
    • - post by naturegeek

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Some links of interest for online teaching and learning

From Diigo, one of the great research, bookmarking, annotating, and sharing tools online, here are some recent articles I've saved:

• Is surving the Internet altering your brain?

  We're not just surfing - we're EVOLVING!

  tags: thought, web, learning, brain

• Millennial Future Learners and Digital Literacy

  Julia Fallon

  tags: education, web, web2.0, learning, online, technology

• Thing 1: Lifelong Learning | The Digital English Classroom

  Great blog with 23 "things" that help in online education

  tags: education, learning, blogs, tools, web2.0, teaching

• 5 Basic Elements of Cooperative Learning | LearnHub

  Explanation of the 5 Basic Elements of Cooperative Learning

  tags: education, learning

• 100 Helpful Web Tools for Every Kind of Learner

  Determining how you best learn and using materials that cater to this style can be a great way to make school and the entire process of acquiring new information easier and much more intuitive. Here are some great tools that you can use to cater to your individual learning style, no matter what that is.

  tags: web2.0, tools, education, learning, web

• Librarian of the Internet: Spinning the Social Networking Web in the Classroom

  Incorporating Social Media in the classroom

  tags: teaching, education, learning, web2.0, social, media

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