Mapping a Network

Recently, I asked all of you a question, “What would you do as a Director of Blended Learning?

Immediately after the first response came in, I realized that I would need some way to aggregate all of the answers.…

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What would you do as a Director of Blended Learning?

My learning network is invisible. At least it is to everyone but me. I see the connections I have made and know the level of depth our conversations represent. I have seen changes in learning spaces and whole systems shift because of the power of this invisible network.…

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Extremely powerful ideas for new types of face-to-face & web-based collaboration [Tidebreak; Christian]

From DSC:
As a team of us have been charged with putting together a new collaborative workspace/conference room, I’ve been thinking about some ideas for a new type of interface as well as some new types of Human Computer Interaction (HCI) to be used in group collaboration/web-based collaboration.  I was thinking it would be good to not only display files from various devices but also to be able to share files/URLs/other resources with each other.  (Some type of storage device that processes files — and scans them for viruses would be needed in addition to a large display or an interactive multitouch surface/wall.)

People within the same room could contribute files/items to a variety of “areas” — and so could others who joined in via the Internet.

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What is the startup effect?

Today is a very special day!

Not only is it the start of #etmooc but it is also the first ever startup effect interview day at KIPP Central City! We have narrowed down the field to 20 8th graders, which was not easy considering we had so many fantastic applications, and we are eager to see how the finalists perform in a real job interview.…

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10th Annual Sloan-C Blended Learning Conference and Workshop

This year’s theme: Trend to Blend Lessons from the Field reflects a renewed interest in blended learning while emphasizing the importance of research and proven effective practices of the past decade in guiding our future. When: 8th to 9th July 2013 Where: Milwaukee, WI, United States of America Website: http://sloanconsortium.org/conference/2013/blended/welcome Contact: Conference Services Organized by: [...]

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