Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Forming generalization of doma...

Forming generalization of domain theories, design frameworks, and design methodologies....

Writing up design based resear...

Writing up design based research proposal, may fall over soon.. research driven, systematic documentation, formative evaluation....

Hi from Thomas , Mid Coast Mai...

Hi from Thomas , Mid Coast Maine US#psd70admin

Monday, October 25, 2010

@Kristina__H just the framewor...

@Kristina__H just the framework! Topic, driving question, table of contents/outline for project, all in a Mahara View!

#EDT 400: check out this ePort...

#EDT 400: check out this ePortfolio project! http://bit.ly/dnQ2VX, from Tony Hursh's course as an initial benchmark!

Friday, October 15, 2010

Vicki Davis rocks! Excellent ...

Vicki Davis rocks! Excellent clinic ! Torres 2009 and now Davis 2010, thank you for inspiring me!#actem

Social Networking projects due...

Social Networking projects due Tuesday!#EDT400

VD: NetGen project/integrative...

VD: NetGen project/integrative project pods=student centric learning!#actem

VD: Finnish teachers as entrep...

VD: Finnish teachers as entrepreneurs /national standards individualized curricular design by teachers=top PISA scores #actem

VD: "instructional technology ...

VD: "instructional technology courses should be mandatory for degrees in education in a 1 to 1 state!"#actem

Vicki Davis: pre-service teach...

Vicki Davis: pre-service teachers can learn to teach through assessment in FCP! #actem

Thursday, October 14, 2010

Creating a New Imaginary for Cultural Heritage

The Institute for Global Civic Culture was launched this May and our pilot program Global Civ is proving to be one of the most inspiring projects I have ever worked on.  Global Civ is a wall-less learning ecology featuring a socially relevant project based curricula designed around the concepts of Society, Environment, and Economy in place based and international studies.  Our 2010-2011 pilot program features one high school aged "fellow" and  is truly a redefinition of education.  Critical literacy across the knowledge territories, experiential learning, service learning and eLearning provide a framework for Global Civ and the results have been amazing. This year the projects are focus on the North American Experience (NAE).  An integrated  study of North America, "place", and the international interconnectedness of humanity, NAE has already proved a success. I was recently reminded of this success as the project fellow exhibited his ePortfolio artifact for a current project. The ePortfolio artifact focused on indigenous North Americans and the ramifications of contact with Europeans. The  project fellow found, vaildated and leveraged a TED talk from the Canadian Anthropologist Wade Davis:

Wade Davis: Cultures at the far edge of the world

In the TED talk Davis chronicles the need for a new imaginary for the conservation of cultural heritage around the world and the  understanding of our shared "ethnosphere" essential for the 21st century.

This ePortfolio struck me deep in the heart and inspired me beyond my expectations for our project.  At the Institute for Global Civic Culture we are committed to providing a framework for creating a new imaginary for cultural heritage conservation around the world.  We applaud our first Global Civ fellow and his construction of meaning to this end.  His is critical work shows a careful and enduring understanding of the world and a passion for the world.  This is the mission of the Institute for Global Civic Culture and Global Civ.

Please look for more information about Global Civ and our announcement of program expansion for the 2011-2012 year.

Wade Davis has a Massey Lecture on Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern World.

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Thursday, October 7, 2010

Saturday, October 2, 2010

Will use the film "Babel" for ...

Will use the film "Babel" for a seminar I give next week focused on critical education and eLearning. Look forward to reviewing it this eve.

Very good friend who calls me...

Very good friend who calls me his "crazy" Maine friend now going barefoot on his daily run....things are good!

Friday, October 1, 2010

@sharonbetts would you email m...

@sharonbetts would you email me about ACTEM. I have been so busy that I was remiss in checking schedule....thought I was presenting?