Personal Learning Philosophy Version 1
Learning is acquiring new knowledge. We all learn in different ways and are motivated by different things. Passion and engagement drive the learning process. When students are able to take control of...
View ArticleWeek 10 – Participatory Culture and Learning
Welcome to Week 10 — two readings and a video! Confronting the Challenges of Participatory Culture: Media Education for the 21st Century, pp 3-11 (Jenkins) This paper discusses the informal learning...
View ArticleWeek 12: Future of Institutions and Pedagogy in the Digital Age
Week 12 Reading: The Future of Thinking, Learning Institutions in a Digital Age, by Davidson and Goldberg. Wow! This was one long reading! It took me the better part of a day to complete it. I also...
View ArticlePersonal Learning Philosophy v1
What is learning? First and foremost learning is a life-long process that involves the acquiring and utilization of new skills and knowledge. I believe that we learn best if we can identify with the...
View ArticleWiki’s and Learning
I have always found myself to have a love-hate relationship with Wiki’s. I mean, it’s hard not to love the massive amounts of information that can easily be found on a Wiki page; however, I absolutely...
View ArticleGot Books?
St. John’s College is a tiny university situated in the center of Downtown Annapolis, Maryland with a second campus in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Not many have heard of it, and although it is a private...
View ArticleID-2-ID Program brings instructional designers together for expertise...
Instructional designers (IDs) across the Penn State system have access to an invaluable and unique professional development opportunity, the ID-2-ID Program. The ID-2-ID Program gives Penn State...
View ArticleCollaboration
This week in our IST 210 class that focuses on databases, I conveyed the importance of collaboration when working in a team environment. We learned over time that not everyone has the same experiences...
View ArticleWater Cooler Time: Facilitating Highly Effective Virtual Teams
This is an update on my summer deep dive or as some might call it tour de teaming. I am not only thinking about groups that are face to face but also virtual groups. It is a well established fact …...
View ArticleWrite the Vision
I lead a team of women in dance ministry. I know that vision is important and I had written a vision for the ministry before anyone else joined. The last PSEL seminar reminded me of the importance of...
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