Erin Wilkey Oh's Blog posts
In his recent blog post at DMLCentral, Doug Belshaw shares some thoughts on how we approach educational technology in terms of 1:1 learning in schools. His thoughts are timely, as more budget-restricted schools and districts consider alternatives (such as BYOD) to single-device initiatives.
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In August, Paul Allison hosted two episodes of TTT on the topic of badges. His goal was to encourage a practical, pedagogical discourse on the subject and break through some of the heckling and the hype.
In the first episode (embedded below), the guests spend much of the hour teasing out...
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On the connectedlearning.tv webinar series last week, Kylie Peppler, assistant professor in the learning sciences program at Indiana University, Bloomington, led a discussion about e-textiles and her current work on creativity, systems thinking, and media arts in youth comminities. For this...
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On September 13, 2012, Dell hosted a social think tank and town hall meeting focused on innovation in education on the campus of MIT. The gathering featured a forum of 20+ leaders and thinkers including students, school administrators, and representatives from educational organizations and...
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In a recent installment of the connectedlearning.tv webinar series, Bud Hunt and Cindy O’Donnell-Allen facilitated a conversation about teacher inquiry as a method of professional development and questioned whether teacher inquiry practices align with the connected learning model. The webinar...
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We’ve been talking about connected learning quite a lot lately, and I think many of us are starting to get a handle on ways to support the principles of this approach in different types of learning settings -- schools, libraries, makerspaces, home, etc. However, until last week’s connectedlearning....
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In a recent blog post at DMLcentral, Liz Losh profiled the work of UC San Diego Ethnic Studies professor Wayne Yang. Yang asks the students of his Worldmaking course at UCSD's Sixth College to present their culminating research project in graphic novel format. The interdisciplinary course anaylzes...
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John Jones, assistant professor of professional writing and editing at West Virginia University, presents some fascinating thoughts about the changing nature of writing in his summer blog posts at DMLcentral.
In "The Challenge of Teaching Networked Writing," Jones argues that the daily...
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Those of you familiar with Common Sense Media may have heard some buzz in social networks recently about their new Learning Ratings Initiative for Digital Media. For many years now, Common Sense Media has been the go-to source for parents and families to find unbiased ratings and reviews of all...
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Jac de Haan (@techwithintent) delivered this powerful Ignite talk at the 2012 ISTE Conference in San Diego.
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On Wednesday of this year's annual ISTE Conference in San Diego, I learned about DeforestACTION, a global collaborative project by and for students around the world. I found the story of this organization extremely inspiring. And, I think it's a great example of how digital media enables kids to...
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It's the second full day at ISTE 2012. This morning, we were privileged to hear Dr. Yong Zhao speak (video embedded below). There is much to reflect on from his talk, but one idea I am thinking about right now is what it means for educators to be connected to the global community.
Zhao shared data...
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Humanity is essentially based on the principle of diversity. We are hugely different in our talents, our passions, our interests, our motivations, and our aspirations. The irony is, our education systems are predicated on compliance and conformity, not on creativity and diversity. I believe there...
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A recent study from the Pew Internet and American Life Project shows that African-American and Hispanic teens use their phones to go online in higher percentages than their white peers. Mobiles are increasing access to technology and the Internet for disadvantaged youth. This has led some to...
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I took some time recently to explore the Ignite talks from this year’s DML conference in San Francisco. One I found particularly exciting was by designer and researcher Hsing Wei, who founded an innovative collaborative called The DTC Lab. The DTC Lab is a group of teachers, designers, and...
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Amanda Lenhart, senior research specialist at the Pew Research Center's Internet and American Life Project, talks about her research in a recent interview for the DMLcentral Newsletter. Lenhart and her team focus on teens, social networking, and web 2.0, and have released several reports of...
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To promote more conversation around this new idea of connected learning, the Digital Media and Learning Research Hub is hosting a series of webinars at their new website, connectedlearning.tv. The second webinar in the series was held on Thursday, March 22, and featured DML Research Network Chair,...
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On March 1, 2012 at the Digital Media and Learning (DML) Conference in San Francisco, a team of researchers supported by the MacArthur Foundation's Digital Media and Learning Initiative introduced a new learning model--connected learning. This new model is based on extensive research into the ways...
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You are all probably familiar with the Horizon Reports from the New Media Consortium and the Educause Learning Initiative. Published annually since 2004, each edition of The Horizon Report introduces six emerging technologies or practices that members believe are likely to enter...
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Each summer, the Digital Media and Learning (DML) Research Hub (dmlcentral.net) invites a select group of advanced graduate students and postdoctoral scholars conducting research in the field of Digital Media and Learning to discuss their research and build relationships with other key researchers...
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