gotten this set of materials though i can’t see the actual report on symantec’s site yet. a good read, or should i say must, for SG teachers and parents. not too sure if our students/kids will read this, probably not (:
this morning a couple of us went for a Content Analysis and Grounded Theory in Qualitative Research seminar conducted by Prof Peter Taylor (CRPP), 0930-1130hr, NIE5-01-LT11. here’s my personal set of notes. some symbols to take note: (1) words in quotes are the words i think i hear during the seminar; words in [square brackets] are personal thoughts; (2) words with a question mark attached? are words that i’m not sure if i see/hear correctly 
p@ssword to open: password2010 the set of notes (:
these few days were in and out of major meetings reporting and demoing on the upcoming The ICT Connection website, and was guided to think of the website’s next phase of development. the idea of building a community among teachers who are interested to come together to work and improve on existing ICT lesson examples. and saw this post by Christopher D. Sessums defining web2.0:
Web 1.0 = me
Web 2.0 = me + youWeb 1.0 = read
Web 2.0 = read + writeWeb 1.0 = connecting ideas
Web 2.0 = connecting ideas + connecting peopleWeb 1.0 = search
Web 2.0 = recommendations of friends/othersWeb 1.0 = find
Web 2.0 = shareWeb 1.0 = techies rule
Web 2.0 = everybody rules
part 2 and 3 probably’s the way forward for The ICT Connection. but again, are our teachers ready and have the time to embrace this Web2.0 culture or perhaps i should say “Web2.0 lifestyle“. it’s like owning an iphone, it’s not abt the physical device, it’s abt adapting to and owning a new lifestyle.
learning is our core business but at times if you are asked “how do people learn?” we may not be able to give an answer outright or an explanation following the latest development in learning sciences research. chanced upon this website while looking at AifL, Learning About Learning is a very informative website. you’ll find video illustrations, checklists for evaluation, info on further reading and staff development resources for 9 areas covering:
- Differences (in learning)
- The brain
- Emotions
- Thinking
- Motivation
- Creativity
- Collaboration
- Digital learning
- Assessment
nice (:
if you’re an EL/CL/ML/TL/any other language teacher and seeking ideas to “web2.0″ your language classrooms, check out this resource put together by Alan Levine. the idea’s not too difficult:
change the tool as often as you like and you can plan unlimited ways (use a different story prompt, coupled with different media, and when more and more tools’ made available) of getting students to tell/write stories the whole year round (:
if you need an example of how it can be done, take a look at Alan’s 50+ Ways to Tell the Dominoe Story.
enjoy (: