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The Technology Edge: Leading Innovation in Our School from the Olathe East HS Library
Jun 15th
Note: Her slides will be posted to slideshare. I’ll embed them here when they’re uploaded.
Lori Franklin, Olathe East HS Library, Olathe KS [Also Ph.D. student, working on dissertation on 21st Century Learning, I believe]
Uncharted
- We know what is availble to us in terms of hw, sw, and experiences
- What we actually do not know is where we could actually end up on our journey…
The questions…
- Whose job is it to determine the journey’s end point and success level?
- The Teacher?
- The Student?
- The Team?
Talking to students. Filters are insulting to the students. If they’re filtered on the school computers, they won’t use them. They have their smartphones, that More >
Education Nation: Six Leading Edges of Innovation in Our Schools
Jun 15th
For the next two days, I’m at the 15th annual Education Innovation: 21st Century School Libraries symposium, aka, Summer Institute for School Librarians at Emporia State University in Emporia, KS.
The first speaker this morning is Dr. Milton Chen, Author (Education Nation) and Senior Fellow, The George Lucas Education Foundation (Edutopia). [Follow Edutopia on Twitter]
Edit: I think these are close to the same slides he used:
Milton Chen presentation at MASA/MASE View more presentations from MiltonChenEarly mentioned links
MacArthur Foundation: Digital Media & Learning
YOUMedia at Chicago Public Library
IMLS + MacArthur Foundation grants for Learning Labs
“Imagine an ‘education nation,’ a learning society where education of children and More >
TEDxOKC: Chris Howard, The 5 Bs of a Real Education
Apr 29th
Session 1a: _________
Chris Howard, President, Hampden-Sydney College (See his biography for more information)
- Be yourself. Showing up to school as a 7th grader with a tie everyday. (Reminds me of the Lawrence kids — link to this article). It’s about expressing yourself. Then joined junior ROTC and showed up to football practice in a green ROTC uniform. Odd. “Why are you doing this?” Trying to be serious. Trying to be something. It’s about being myself. No matter where you go to college, people will offer you things you shouldn’t be smoking, drinking, or licking. You must be about being something.
- Be humble. Bill More >
TEDxOKC: Introduction for the Day
Apr 29th
And the long-awaited notes begin to be published Through this series of notes (which will be across 15+ posts periodically published over the next few weeks), any of my comments in the posts will be set off by italics and parentheses. I also plan to include thoughts at the end of the posts, whenever possible.
TED: “Everything begins with an idea.”
TEDxOKC: April 8, 2011. OKC, OK.
“On April 8th, 2011, a spectacular group of people will converge in Oklahoma City to experience a unique event. TEDxOKC will bring innovators of the future together to exchange ideas and create startling conversations to inspire and create. Participants will More >
Libraries, IT, Reference, the Future…and Learning?
Apr 26th
A CNET senior editor questions the need for a library in today’s world and librarians are outraged. (I was outraged too, and then read his response on LISNews in the comments. He makes some very valid points on library problems that aren’t new problems.)
Then, Library Journal has a provocative story out today, Geeks Are the Future: A Program in Ann Arbor, MI, Argues for a Resource Shift Toward IT and librarians are outraged in response, if the comments mean anything.
A quick snapshot of one of the many Twitter conversations around this article:
and my response
Meanwhile, a new book is out, beginning a conversation More >
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