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Understanding
"How People Learn" Course. The Vanderbilt Catalyst... [Use and Abuse of IT]
I have just spent a week working on our school's curriculum. We are redesigning the whole thing, led by ideas from our director, Kevin Bartlett, who has been a leader in curriculum design in international schools for many years (PYP, etc.). The basis of our curriculum is enduring understanding that leads to the development of independent learners and international citizens. This is an exciting project and no one should be surprised to be reading more about this in the educational press in the next few years. Anyway, the course posted above sounds as though it fits right into this idea.HPL principles are the basis for our design of a new teacher education curriculum. Courses are comprised of modules and granules systematically linked to learning resources that lead learners to an in-depth understanding. Granules can be resources, like movies, sound files, web pages, or simulations that can be used in a variety of different courses. The HPL framework provides a basis for making decisions on how to link these granules together to help students build a deep understanding of a concept through building indepth knowledge. The HPL process helps students to build a conceptual model so they understand how the various pieces fit together. The Vanderbilt Catalyst and HPL are part of PT3, which is a grant program from the U.S. Department of Education. There's lots to read and absorb here, especially in connection with the curriculum project and the integration of technology. This will be more for reading and reflection during vacation.
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Weblogs Defined
Need to answer the "What is a Weblog" Question. I have been meaning to write that basic article to answer the questions that keep coming up these days....... "What is a Weblog"......Looks like I don't have to do it....here is a nice set of articles that address this exact question.
The whole site looks like a valuable resource.......Weblogs Compendium - Definitions [Use and Abuse of IT]
Now I really have to get a search engine on this blog. Did I post this resource before or not?
BTW, Jim, you need to proofread your postings. This one was a mess. :-)
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Making the Invisible Visible
Invisible Web. Week after week, the Invisible Web content proves to be one of the most popular topics on the About Web Search site. I've been hard at work the past two weeks collecting resources and writing articles designed to satisfy your... [Web Search]
More to read -- maybe when I'm on "vacation" next week.
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Internet Scavenger Hunt
July Scavenger Hunt. This month's scavenger hunt focuses on U.S. history in celebration of Independence Day. Don't forget to check out the June Scavenger Hunt Answers or the list of June Winners as well.... [Web Search]
This comes from the example listed in the earlier post about About.com. I'm gathering examples of quizzes, contests and competitions that I might be able to use with older students for library PR and painless learning tools. This one looks as though it has possibilities.
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About About.com
About.com adopts a Blogging Model. About.com, a commercial portal site of over 400 web topical guides hosted by experts and enthusiasts, has adopted a Moveable-Type blogging model on the front page of each guide. [SiteLines - Ideas About Web Searching]
My students often use About.com, but it's not usually a tool that I recommend, since I find it very annoying. Rita of SiteLines tells me in this post that I'm not the only one, but she also points out some very good features, including this new front page interface. Now that I can, I'll be subscribing to several of the guides.
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