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MIT MOOC: Learning Creative Learning—STARTS TODAY
StandardOnce again, MIT Media Lab will offer a MOOC titled Learning Creative Learning. This massive open online course is full of fantastic resources about engagement, passion driven learning and tinkering.
If MOOC’s aren’t for you but you would like to explore a little more about this style of learning check out this TED talk by Gever Tulley: Life lessons through tinkering founder of tinkering school.
http://embed.ted.com/talks/gever_tulley_s_tinkering_school_in_action.html
What PBL is Not
StandardProject oriented or project based? Check out the short video below from Jeff Robin, art teacher at High Tech High, that outlines a common misunderstanding of project based learning.
http://howtovideos.hightechhigh.org/js/embed.js.php?id=265http://howtovideos.hightechhigh.org/vimp.swf?playlistmode=media&mediaid=265&webtv=false&hosturl=http%3A%2F%2Fhowtovideos.hightechhigh.org%2Fflashcomm.php
Analytics as Evidence Based Jumping Off Point For Reflection
StandardGreat news! Analytics are now easier than ever to view and work with on students digital portfolios (and all edublogs).
Analytics are a great way for student to gage their audience and reflect on their use of their digital portfolio to display evidence of themselves as learners.
Help Your Students w/ Project Planning and Reflection
StandardProject planning is often a concept that our students struggle with. Taking the time to have them flush out specific tasks and a timeline will help them think about this essential step to any task that has multiple steps. Below are three ideas that can help:
- Try a team task log such as this one from BIE
- Use the 4T’s: tasks, time, team, and tools as a guide (click here to download an example 4T’s planning sheet)
- Take time to identify obstacles, know and articulate the objective, know when to stop, offer milestone rewards (if you don’t think this works just talk to Tracy about her use of Jolly Ranchers or Jason D about his scratch and sniff stickers), and finally talk about failure and it’s association with innovation.
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After a project students often have lots of lesson they have learned and great ideas for improvement. Here are two BIE student reflection sheets that might help:
Are Your Students Lacking Motivation?
StandardHow about a project? Diane Curtis (2011) explains why concrete, authentic project-based learning taps into intrinsic motivation in her article in Edutopia- Project-Based Learning: Real-World Issues Motivate Students.
Animoto is a story board, video tool is a great tech tool to accompany PBL.
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