Calling all bloggers! – Leadership Day 2010 Since the past three have been so successful,* I am putting out a call for people to participate in Leadership Day 2010. As I said three years ago: Many of our school leaders (principals, superintendents, central office administrators) need help when it comes to digital technologies. A lot of help, to be honest. How to participate On Friday, July 30, 2010, blog about whatever you like related to effective school technology leadership: successes, challenges, reflections, needs, wants, etc. Some prompts to spark your thinking What do effective K-12 technology leaders do? Here are the ABSOLUTELY EXCELLENT posts from the past three years A badge for your blog or web site I hope you will join us for this important day because, I promise you, if the leaders don’t get it, it isn’t going to happen. Checklist * Footnote
eLearning Pulse About My name is George Couros, and I am currently a Division Principal of Innovative Teaching and Learning with Parkland School Division, located in Stony Plain, Alberta, Canada. The schools are from ages K-12, and I love working with kids of all ages. I am passionate about distributed leadership within my division, and believe that creating a collaborative environment with all stakeholders, will help to ensure that we meet the best needs of all children. Personally, I am someone who is passionate about all of the things that I do. Music is also a passion of mine. I am originally from the small town of Humboldt, Saskatchewan and my parents are originally immigrants from Greece. It is important to me that we always work to get do “what is best for kids”, and I appreciate discussion when talking about meeting the needs of students with all stakeholders. My family and inspiration
The Rapid eLearning Blog Creating great interactive learning experiences requires a few core building blocks: relevant content, pull versus push, and real-world decisions. With those building blocks you're able to structure effective learning scenarios that are meaningful to the learner and helps meet the objectives of the course. One of those building blocks in creating relevant content or content that is placed in a meaningful context. Essentially, you want to recreate the types of scenarios that are similar to the ones the learner has in real life. This allows them to see the content in ... Read the full article After last week's post on the different drag & drop interaction examples, I had quite a few emails asking for tips on how to create drag and drop interactions for elearning. Sliders are used as a means to make adjustments/selections or as a simple way to navigate content. It helps to look at what others are doing to get ideas and inspiration for your own work. Create ...
Finding Ways for All Kids to Flourish Learning Ecosystems From DSC: I’m not sure where the item below ultimately came from, but it was in one of those emails that came to me via a family member. It reminds me of how people come in and out of our lives — and that goes not only for parents, siblings, spouses, and other family members, but also for teachers, professors, coaches, mentors, pastors, managers, supervisors, etc. They all help us learn and grow…and then we no longer have them in our lives. So it’s very relevant not only to our personal lives, but a reminder to be thankful for those who have ridden a train with you, with me — if even for a brief period of time. The Train of Life At birth we boarded the train and met our parents, and we believe they will always travel on our side. However, at some station our parents will step down from the train, leaving us on this journey alone. As time goes by, other people will board the train; and they will be significant (i.e. our siblings, friends, children, and even the love of your life).
Learning in the Corporate Sector Pinched Head Blog Canada Day is fast approaching and to celebrate, I put together a little Canada Day challenge for all who dare to try it. I initially created this quiz for David Anderson’s weekly e-learning challenge over at Articulate. The challenge was to repurpose a quiz template created by Jackie Van Nice so thanks Jackie! Just click on the picture to get started. I like to create little projects to test drive ideas before inflicting them on my clients. It’s a combination menu, photo viewer that I created in Articulate Storyline. Click the image to view the menu in action or click here to download the .story file. I created this screener in response to a question in the Articulate User Forum and thought I’d share it with you. Here’s a little trick for creating flashing navigation buttons in Articulate Storyline. Ho, Ho, Ho! Ok so this first Storyline tip is a bit of a cheat because I created this demonstration for something else but in the spirit of Reduce, Reuse, Recycle here it is again.
Surviving College Life Dave Mozealous — Articulate technology and tech usability. Study Hacks Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World The ability to focus without distraction is becoming increasingly valuable. Here’s how to hone this skill. More about this book » So Good They Can’t Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love “Follow your passion” is bad advice. More about this book » How to Be a High School Superstar: A Revolutionary Plan to Get into College by Standing Out (Without Burning Out) Learn the secrets of relaxed superstars—students who get into top colleges without hating their high school lives. More about this book » How to Become a Straight-A Student: The Unconventional Strategies Real College Students Use to Score High While Studying Less Revealed for the first time: The proven study techniques used by real straight-A students. More about this book » How to Win at College: Surprising Secrets for Success from the Country’s Top Students More about this book »
Where Learning, Technology, and Marketing Meet If you work for a membership organization, we need your help. We’re launching the survey that will form the basis for our upcoming white paper on the use of social technologies for learning among associations, due out in June. The purpose is to better understand how associations are and aren’t using social technologies (blogs, wikis, networking sites, etc.) to deliver learning products and services. [click to continue…] I’m working on a new survey (on social technologies for learning—keep an eye out for its release in the coming days), I’ve been spending some time in SurveyMonkey, and I came back across a tiny survey we did before our Assessing Your Market for Education Products Webinar in February. Twenty-five Webinar registrations took the time to indicate how often they use six market assessment techniques before developing a new educational product or service: 1. [click to continue…]