Reflections on 1st Day
Peer Review
Overview of Peer Review Protocols and Assignment
Observation Checklist
Mobile Learning
Mobile Apps & Sites
Connectivism
Read the theory behind Connectivism
iPod Touch Overview (Apple Site)
Creative Uses for iPod Touch in Education
Education Apps on iTunes (will automatically open iTunes)
iPod touch. Touching student lives in the classroom.
The iPod touch classroom
Setting up site visits
Please use Doodle to setup [...]
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Now that we’re in the second week of the semester, the time is right to consider how we are conducting our classes. What kind of “critical learning environment” are you building? Are your students engaged (and will they stay that way)? Are you starting with the students rather than with the discipline? You’ve made commitments to [...]
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Bain poses a number of interrogatory questions in this chapter in his book, How Do They Prepare to Teach. But the first four (listed on p. 49) seem particularly essential right now, as you finish preparing you first day plan.
What should your students be able to do (intellectually, physically and emotionally) as a result of [...]
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Lori Returns to the FTLA!
Freewrite:
Students began by writing a reflective freewrite on ch. 4 of Bain and how it also speaks to Myron’s work, activities we’ve all been engaging with for this first two weeks of the FTLA, and to the ir own experiences in the classroom.
Class Discussion
Lori led the class in a rich [...]
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Lynn Wright’s Presentation/Facilitation on Classroom Research:
Resources:
1. Windows on Learning–Carnegie Foundation Homepage
Here are some specific action research/inquiry pages on the site listed by topic:
When Capable Students Fail: The Academic Sustainability Gap
In this site, Katie Hern, an English instructor at Chabot College, presents the interrelated and overlapping themes that have emerged to explain the gap between students’ [...]
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Myron’s Presentation
Day 4 got underway with Myron completing his two-part presentation (see the complete PowerPoint for Parts 1 & 2 below). Myron challenged FTLA’ers to make sure to take one of his strategies and work most intently on it throughout the upcoming semester. He will be back with us to follow-up on what the FTLA’ers [...]
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ePortfolios
FTLA ePortfolio site
Mahara Community Forums – discussions on usage, pedagogy, Moodle/Mahara integration, and so forth
Mahara User Guide
Benefits
Benefits to Students:
Assists learners in making connections among learning experiences (formal and informal learning, academic, co-curricular and extra-curricular learning).
Promotes development of reflective learning – “Reflection … challenges students to use critical thinking to examine presented information, question its validity, [...]
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Morning Session
During the morning, we welcomed our guest, Dr. Myron Dembo, Professor Emeritus, USC, for part one of a two-part presentation. The initial topics included student-centered syllabus creation, engaging students on the first day of class, and strategies for reading within the discipline. Dr. Dembo has significant expertise in key areas of student success, including self-regulated learning, [...]
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Guided Freewrite
Before you start writing, please setup your account on box.net. Use this to store all of your writing and documents.
Spend the next ten to fifteen minutes reflecting on your own student pathway to instructor, librarian, counselor, administrator. Use the four questions below as prompts to help you brainstorm.
In chapter one of the College Fear [...]
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When: 9 am-3 pm
Where: LRC 205, LA Mission College (Breakfast and Lunch hosted by the Mission College Culinary Institute at the Cafeteria)
Reading in advance of session one: College Fear Factor, Chapter 1
Check out syllabus and flowchart of topics for the semester:
FTLA 2010 Syllabus
Flowchart of Topics
Polls
