In their study Nash & Shaffer (2010) look at how modeling can be used to learn real-world skills, knowledge, values and ways of thinking. The method used is playing an epistemic game modeled after a practicum course for urban planning students. Epistemic games are computer games that simulate how professionals work. The participating middle-school students […]
Read more "Mentoring reflection"We visited the Oulu University Teacher Training School (OUTTS) and were introduced to the UBIKO (ubiqutous technology enhanced learning) project by Heikki Kontturi. UBIKO is a pedagogical development project, consisting of 110 4th and 5th graders working with their teachers. The aim is to create a learning environment and teaching/studying culture that promotes Collaborative learning […]
Read more "Ubiko visit"Planning Describe your solo phase task Read the articles, make ICE notes and reflect. What topics and concepts are related to your task? Rubrics and Self-assessment Scripts Self-Regulation Training Programs Set a goal for this work period Learn more about assessment and interventions as they pertain to SRL. How confident are you that you will […]
Read more "Self-regulated Learning course – Solo phase 4"Planning Describe your solo phase task My task is to read and understand the lecture material and three articles about SRL and make ICE notes. More specifically, define three main concepts from each paper and describe 2 ideas that arose while studying this material and make notes ICE notes for them. What topics and concepts […]
Read more "Self-regulated Learning course – Solo phase 3"Planning Describe your solo phase task My task is to read and understand the lecture material and three articles about SRL and make ICE notes. More specifically, define three main concepts from each paper and describe 2 ideas that arose while studying this material and make notes ICE notes for them. What topics and concepts […]
Read more "Self-Regulated Learning course – Solo phase 2"Planning Describe your solo phase task My task is to read and understand the lecture material and three articles about SRL and make ICE notes. More specifically, define three main concepts from each paper and describe 2 ideas that arose while studying this material and make notes ICE notes for them. What topics and concepts […]
Read more "Self-Regulated Learning course – Solo phase 1"The term affordance was introduced by James J. Gibson (1977). An affordance is a quality of an object, or an environment, which allows an individual to perform an action. These “action possiblities” are objectively measurable and independent of the individual, but always in relation to the actor and therefore a product of an interaction between […]
Read more "INTRO course: Portfolio assignment 4 – Evaluating affordances of blogs"Just something I found interesting while browsing the net for edu tech stuff http://bobsprankle.com/bitbybit_wordpress/?p=3728
Read more "Professional learning in the real world"from: http://steve-wheeler.blogspot.fi/ Learning 3.0 and the Smart eXtended Web from Steve Wheeler
Read more "Learning 3.0?"My Personal Learning Environment The term personal learning environment (PLE) describes the tools, communities, and services that constitute the individual educational platforms that learners use to direct their own learning and pursue educational goals. PLEs represent a shift away from the model in which students consume information through independent channels such as the library, a […]
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