Reading List

Banta, T., Jones, E., & Black, K. (2009). Designing effective assessment: Principles and profiles of good practice. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Brookfield, S. (1995). Becoming a critically reflective teacher. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Brookfield, S. (2006). The skillful teacher: On technique, trust, and responsiveness in the classroom. (2nd Ed.). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Elbaum, B., McIntyre, C., & Smith, A. (2002). Essential elements: Prepare, design, and teach your online course. Madison, WI: Atwood Publishing.

Gillespie, K. (Ed.). (2002). A guide to faculty development: Practical advice, examples, and resources. Bolton, MA: Anker Publishing.

Palmer, P. (1998). The courage to teach: Exploring the inner landscape of a teacher's life. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Seldin, P., & Higgerson, M. (2002). The administrative portfolio: A practical guide to improved administrative performance and personnel decisions. Bolton, MA: Anker Publishing.

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Border between East and West Germany, August 1985.

To know that a free society is where the exchange of ideas is welcomed, encouraged and tolerated - that's why I served. (US Army 1984-1996)

Thoughts on 21st Century Skills

The 21st century skills, the 21st century learner ... can't they be collapsed or aggregated into the following: (1) students will need to think, (2) create, (3) share and (4) grow. And, given the growth of social media, isn't the greatest potential for learning in SHARING or COLLABORATING? We learn, but we learn MORE when we learn in the company of others ... and technology makes our circle of influence a lot bigger.

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Defining "Skillful"

"Skillful teaching is whatever helps students learn. Skillful teachers adopt a critically reflective stance towards their practice." (Brookfield, 2006, p. 17) (Emphasis added)

Brookfield, S. (2006). The skillful teacher: On technique, trust, and responsiveness in the classroom. (2nd Ed.). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

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New month, different challenges, different technologies

What new challenges await? How will the classroom shift this month? The greatest change is a result of the changes in technology. Stop and think of the new technologies that have emerged this month. Think of the updated software that has been released this month. How have these changes impacted teaching and learning? What do we do when technology changes? If we accept and embrace the change, then teaching and learning continue to improve.

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Blog Worthy Topics - The Month in Review

1. DAY 0 of 31: Using mobile technology to learn – 09/30/2009 http://quality-instruction.blogspot.com/2009/09/using-mobile-technology-to-learn.html
2. DAY 1 of 31: Using digital assets in teaching and learning – 10/01/2009 http://quality-instruction.blogspot.com/2009/10/using-digital-assets-in-teaching-and.html
3. DAY 2 of 31: Social learning or learning socially with social media – 10/02/2009 http://quality-instruction.blogspot.com/2009/10/social-learning-or-learning-socially.html
4. DAY 3 of 31: Delicious as a digital resource aggregator – 10/03/2009 http://quality-instruction.blogspot.com/2009/10/delicious-as-digital-resource.html
5. DAY 4 of 31: Using Google Reader to gather and sort information – 10/04/2009 http://quality-instruction.blogspot.com/2009/10/using-google-reader-to-gather-and-sort.html
6. DAY 5 of 31: Twitter as a collaborative tool – 10/05/2009 http://quality-instruction.blogspot.com/2009/10/twitter-as-collaborative-tool.html
7. DAY 6 of 31: So, why use social media? – 10/06/2009 http://quality-instruction.blogspot.com/2009/10/so-why-use-social-media.html
8. DAY 7 of 31: Why Google Documents? – 10/07/2009 http://quality-instruction.blogspot.com/2009/10/why-google-documents.html
9. DAY 8 of 31: Using Slideshare for presentations – 10/08/2009 http://quality-instruction.blogspot.com/2009/10/using-slideshare-for-presentations.html
10. DAY 9 of 31: Best practices for technology in the classroom – 10/09/2009 http://quality-instruction.blogspot.com/2009/10/best-practices-for-technology-in.html
11. DAY 10 of 31: Screencasting – 10/10/2009 http://quality-instruction.blogspot.com/2009/10/screencasting.html
12. DAY 11 of 31: Collaboration and technology – 10/11/2009 http://quality-instruction.blogspot.com/2009/10/collaboration-and-technology.html
13. DAY 12 of 31: Microlectures, microteaching – 10/12/2009 http://quality-instruction.blogspot.com/2009/10/microlectures-microteaching.html
14. DAY 13 of 31: Web 2.0 – 10/13/2009 http://quality-instruction.blogspot.com/2009/10/web-20.html
15. DAY 14 of 31: Using different technology, or using technology differently – 10/15/2009 http://quality-instruction.blogspot.com/2009/10/using-different-technology-or-using.html
16. DAY 15 of 31: Evernote as a digital organizer – 10/15/2009 http://quality-instruction.blogspot.com/2009/10/evernote-as-digital-organizer.html
17. DAY 16 of 31: Technology and quality – 10/16/2009 http://quality-instruction.blogspot.com/2009/10/technology-and-quality.html
18. DAY 17 of 31: My blogging statement – 10/18/2009 http://quality-instruction.blogspot.com/2009/10/my-blogging-statement.html
19. DAY 18 of 31: Netbooks – 10/19/2009 http://quality-instruction.blogspot.com/2009/10/netbooks.html
20. DAY 19 of 31: Using Flip video cameras to extend the classroom – 10/19/2009 http://quality-instruction.blogspot.com/2009/10/using-flip-video-cameras-to-extend.html
21. DAY 20 of 31: Deep learning – 10/20/2009 http://quality-instruction.blogspot.com/2009/10/deep-learning.html
22. DAY 21 of 31: Mindmapping – 10/21/2009 http://quality-instruction.blogspot.com/2009/10/mindmapping.html
23. DAY 22 of 31: Twitcam – 10/22/2009 http://quality-instruction.blogspot.com/2009/10/twitcam.html
24. DAY 23 of 31: Blogger, Tumblr and Posterous – 10/24/2009 http://quality-instruction.blogspot.com/2009/10/blogger-tumblr-and-posterous.html
25. DAY 24 of 31: Google calendar and task management – 10/25/2009 http://quality-instruction.blogspot.com/2009/10/google-calendar-and-task-management.html
26. DAY 25 of 31: Defining faculty development – 10/25/2009 http://quality-instruction.blogspot.com/2009/10/defining-faculty-development.html
27. DAY 26 of 31: Technology use and integration – 10/26/2009 http://quality-instruction.blogspot.com/2009/10/technology-use-and-integration.html
28. DAY 27 of 31: My definition of technology – 10/28/2009 http://quality-instruction.blogspot.com/2009/10/my-definition-of-technology.html
29. DAY 28 of 31: Gathering and Sharing Digital Assets with Web 2.0 Tools - 10/29/2009 http://quality-instruction.blogspot.com/2009/10/gathering-and-sharing-digital-assets.html
30. DAY 29 of 31: Tweetmic for audio instruction – 10/30/2009 http://quality-instruction.blogspot.com/2009/10/tweetmic-for-audio-instruction.html
31. DAY 30 of 31: Traditional technologies – 10/31/2009 http://quality-instruction.blogspot.com/2009/10/traditional-technologies.html

Traditional technologies

Long before the computer, long before the smart telephone ... we learned. We learned by reading books. We learned by taking notes (on index cards, notebook paper, or spiral bound notebooks). We learned to write papers (long hand). We used typewriters (some manual, some electric). We didn't think of this as technology - it was supplies, it was expected that we would have this in our book bags.

So, does THIS technology still have a role in education? in the digital age? There is still something to be said about the tactile roles in learning - paper and pencils/pens fill this role. We can USE digital technologies to make this easier, more efficient, faster ... but putting pencil to paper still has worth.

Paperless? Digital? Parts of teaching and learning might be ... but there is still the need for paper and pencil.

Tweetmic for audio instruction

Tweetmic - a small iPhone application. (Search the iPhone APP store). Can record AND upload audio file AND post link from Twitter to the Tweetmic audio file. This has the potential to add GREATLY to the Twitter experience. More than reading a 140 character message, Tweetmic is a VOICE to a Twitter user.

http://tweetmic.com/p/ov7svonyn6i

So, a text-based message can be accompanied by a voice message. Pretty cool. I'm still figuring out uses ... for instruction ... for professional development.

Gathering and Sharing Digital Assets with Web 2.0 Tools

Delicious, Diigo and Shareaholic. Three web applications. Using them to tag, classify, annotate, and share (or push) can make online research - or information gathering - easier to do. Granted, there may be some overlap between the services, but each has a distinct role. Using the plug-ins for the Firefox web browser makes each flexible and robust.

I've used Delicious more, probably, to gather and annotate URL's. My delicious account (http://delicious.com/dpeter19) is growing. I use this to collect and share URL's (or web or digital assets) in professional development workshops. I don't have to worry about my bookmarks being "stale" as my delicious tags and bundles continue to grow.

Shareaholic is just a multi-application application. Find a URL and send it to many places, Twitter, email, Delicious, FriendFeed and MORE. Simple and easy to use. I use this to send URL's to email addresses and Twitter, FriendFeed for example.

I'm starting to use Diigo a bit more. The Firefox toolbar makes this easier.

How do I manage the avalanche of digital data, and find things? Delicious. How do I share things immediately via Twitter, email, FriendFeed and others? Shareaholic.