Session+Four

SESSION FOUR: eLearning, Mobile Learning, GPS, PBL, and the Changing Landscape of Assessments

 * Topics Covered**
 * eLearning
 * Mobile Learning
 * Changing Landscape of Assessments


 * Objectives:** Participants will -
 * investigate the expanding role of online learning and the increase in personalized, customized learning.
 * examine the impact of eLearning on student achievement and motivation.
 * determine the impact of online and mobile learning on assessments of learning.

Vocabulary
 * eLearning**
 * F2F (face-to-face)
 * Blended
 * Online or eLearning

[|Technology Counts Report 2011: K-12 Seeks Custom Fit] The rise of customized, personal learning

[|Education Week Report: Crafting E-Curriculum That Inspires]

[|Number of High School Students Learning Online Triples in Three Years, Survey Shows]
Click [|here] to read the report.

[|Summer School Classes Move Online] (saving this district thousands of dollars)

[|International Association for K-12 Online Learning] //Why All Teachers Must Learn How to Teach Online// - Susan Patrick
 * Click [|here] for the blog post.
 * ====Click [|here] for her pre-conference podcast.====

[|Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation WILL CHANGE the Way the World Learns]

[|Breaking Away From Tradition: E-Education Expands Opportunities for Raising Achievement] From Education Week

[|Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practices in Online Learning]

[|iSchool Initiative]

[|Khan Academy]

[|Connections Academy]

[|Digital Seed]

[|The eLearning Expansion]

What are the implications in education as technology becomes smaller, cheaper, and faster (i.e. the iPhone, iPod Touch, and BlackBerry)? As learning becomes more mobile, how can teachers harness anytime, anywhere access to learning? How will teachers need to adjust their approach to teaching and assessing learning? How are QR codes and apps being used in learning?
 * Mobile Learning**

[|Learning in Hand]

[|iPads atBurley] iPads in grades 1 and 2.

[|iPod & iPad User Group Wiki]
[|Livebinders] A three-ring binder for the web. Now, have some fun by clicking [|here] and exploring the tabs in this section.

[|AppCraver]

[|Appolicious]

[|iEAR]

Mobile Learning Wiki

[|Technology Counts 2010 Report: Powering Up Mobile Learning Seeks the Spotlight in K-12 Education]

[|Time to Adoption: Smart Objects - Four to Five Years - From Horizon Report]

[|Linkling: Interactive Textbooks for iPads]

[|QR Huh? What The Heck Is A QR Code?]
 * QR Codes**

[|GPS from COSN]
 * GPS - Learning Connected to Place**

[|Project-based Learning for the 21st Century] [|Project-based Learning Video from Buck Institute] [|Apple has something very similar with challenge-based learning.] [|Apps for Project-based Learning]
 * Project-based Learning**

Click here to read this [|EdWeek]article.
 * Hybrid Charter Schools on the Rise**

John Danner of Rocketship Education: > “I think technology is over-hyped right now,” says Danner. “We need to make sure we don’t get too enamored of the technology.” Instead, he says the focus must be on what truly works for students. Rick Ogston of Carpe Diem adds: > Though Carpe Diem has been around for a decade, it converted to the current format, based on a digital curriculum, six years ago. “One of the most important lessons we’ve learned is that it’s not about technology. It’s about leveraging technology wisely,” Ogston says. Mark Kushner of San Francisco Flex Academy made this important point: > “The virtual school model is wonderful for those families with the ability to have their children at home or supervised in their workspace, but the majority of families can’t do that,” Kushner says. “This [hybrid setting] enables families to use … the K12 curriculum, but it solves the custodial issue.”


 * The Changing Landscape of Assessments**

[|New Student Assessments and Advancing Teaching as a Results-Oriented Profession]

[|Education Leaders Urge Assessment Innovation, Not Super Test]
[|Common Core Assessments]

Cool Tools Showcase [|ScreenToaster: Online Screen Recorder] [|Jing Project] [|Water Effect] [|Mirror Effect]

Using VoiceThread, each team will decide on which topic they would like to report -
 * Student Assignment:**
 * a summary of what you believe are the best approaches in learning. Your discussion can expand beyond the resources provided here.
 * an examination of redefining literacy.
 * a critique of curriculum standards or a critique of the National Educational Technology Plan.


 * Tools You Use:** Present your lesson via VoiceThread designed for student input on questions that you post within the VoiceThread.