Tomorrow's Teaching and Learning: Demonstrated - the Importance and Significance of the Subject Matter
Background
Thursday, January 26, 2012
TLT Group Inc. FridayLive! Ender's Game & Ender's Test of Artificial Instruction
Who needs teachers?
Interesting question (among many) that we posed following a recent
staff read of Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card. So interesting, in fact,
that we scheduled a FridayLive! to talk more about it!
Join us this Friday Jan 27 for a special book discussion about Card’s great story. We’ll consider the educational implications of Ender’s world, the role of games and simulations in a teaching/learning environment, as well as our own personal reactions to Card’s dystopian vision.
Join us this Friday Jan 27 for a special book discussion about Card’s great story. We’ll consider the educational implications of Ender’s world, the role of games and simulations in a teaching/learning environment, as well as our own personal reactions to Card’s dystopian vision.
We also want to draw your attention to a fantastic workshop coming up in February: Is Meta Really Betta? Using Metacognition and Reflection Online. Highly interactive, rich in content, presented by skilled, experienced educators - it's a valuable offering that we are most pleased to bring to you. Read below for more information and to register.
Ender's Game & Ender's Test of Artificial Instruction
Does a course need a teacher?
A new kind of test for a new kind of plagiarism?
A special two-part FridayLive!
Does a course need a teacher?
A new kind of test for a new kind of plagiarism?
A special two-part FridayLive!
Friday Jan. 27, 2:00pm EDT.....and.....Friday Feb. 10, 3:15pm EDT.......Free to all
On Jan. 27, Steve and company will lead a book discussion of Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card.
On Feb 10, we'll ponder the challenge of developing a test for determining whether an undergraduate course is being "taught" by a human or not. What activities or features would convince a student who is taking a course that there is a human teacher in a meaningful role, even though the student cannot see/touch/smell the teacher? I.e., what are the characteristics of a “teacherless” course essential to convince the students who take it that they have a teacher? Who cares? Why does/doesn’t this matter? For whom?
The context is the growing pressure on faculty and other academic
professionals to adapt, recreate, etc. courses that have been entirely or
mostly based on face-to-face interaction and "traditional"
teaching/learning resources into "courses" that include more online
activities or elements or resources.
Registration for Jan. 27 "Ender's Game Book Discussion"
What's ahead on FridayLive!... ...Reinventing Colleges...and more...FridayLive! full event calendar
Sign up for the new FridayLive! season today through FASTPASS
Winter/Spring 2012 season FASTPASS is now available for registration for TLT Group Individual Members. Benefit of FASTPASS -- automatic registration for all FridayLive! sessions and login reminders emailed automatically to you on the Thursday before a FridayLive!
Is
Meta Really Betta? Using Metacognition and Reflection Online
February 14, 21, and 28, 2012
2:00 - 3:00pm EDT
Three presenters skilled in developing strategies for improving the success of students and teachers in courses will present a highly interactive three-session workshop on using reflection in teaching, helping participants learn how to teach the way we want to teach.
Leaders: Lucy MacDonald, Florida State College Jacksonville, Saundra McGuire, Louisiana State University, John Zubizarreta, Columbia College
REGISTER
This workshop is free to TLT Group Individual Members. Check your institution's status here if you have your membership through an institutional subscription.
Partnership for Youth Development: I need a leader...
With
our community partners, we are asking New Orleans children and youth what they
need from a leader and will be sharing their responses as the NORDC Chief
Executive Officer final interview schedule moves forward. Every NORDC
stakeholder agrees that creating exceptional service and opportunities for New
Orleans children, youth and families is the ultimate goal of the Chief
Executive Officer search so please help us reach this goal by sharing these
direct pleas from youth to the adults who help shape their future.
Be on the look out for each new video and please share with your mailing lists to help publicize youth voice! As soon as the Search Committee provides a way for community members to submit questions to the candidates and the schedule for the final interviews we will pass on that information. We encourage all interested community members to attend the NORDC Chief Executive Director Search Committees' final candidate interviews and help make sure the needs expressed by youth are heard.
Higher Education FREE Webinar Series: Building an Engaged Campus
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How Emory
University is Utilizing Social Technologies to Enrich Communications and
Foster Community
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Thursday, February
9, 2012, 2:00 PM Eastern/11:00 AM Pacific
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Speaker: Alan
Cattier, Director of Academic Technology Services, Emory University
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Moderator: Jon
Corshen, CEO, GoingOn Networks
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Learn how social
technologies are being utilized to help streamline communications & foster student
engagement
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Discuss the emerging role of Private Academic Social Networks,
and how they differ from Facebook and Twitter
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Discover how to
transform static portals into "intelligent activity streams" that
ensure that you get
the right information to the right people in the right way
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Explore new tools
for fostering
connections and collaboration between colleagues, cohorts and classmates
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Learn how students,
faculty and staff can benefit
from a connected campus
Long before the emergence of Facebook, Emory University
pioneered LearnLink, an institution-wide online community and communications
environment for engaging students, faculty and staff around both academic and
co-curricular activities. Almost 15 years and millions of posts later,
LearnLink has become an integral part of the “Emory Experience,” and has
helped to set the bar for online engagement in higher education.
Today, Emory University is again at the forefront of exploring
modern social technologies to re-shape how students and faculty engage in
academic life. During this webinar, Alan Cattier, Director of Academic
Technology Services at Emory University, will share his vision for building a
vibrant, more engaged campus, as well as the hard fought lessons and best
practices that he has learned.
 Register Today! If you can't make the live webinar, please register and we will send you the recording afterwards. |
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To learn more about Emory University,
visit Emory.edu
To learn more about the webinar and GoingOn, visit GoingOn.com |
FREE eBook, Eight Classroom Disrupters: Getting Them Back on Track
FREE eBook: Eight Classroom
Disrupters: Getting Them Back on Track
Schools.com: Accreditation 101: Why Is An Accredited School Important?
Accreditation
101: Why Is An Accredited School Important?
Accreditation is the process by which an organization gains
recognition as a legitimate provider of high quality services. Academic
accreditation is given to schools by an accrediting agency and helps maintain
standards for faculty, a diverse and qualified student body, and up-to-date
courses.
If you're applying to a master's degree program, it's extremely important to make sure that the school awarding your degree is accredited, ensuring that you get a viable degree and a quality education. Accreditation protects you from diploma mills or programs that provide bogus degrees.
Why Is Accreditation Important?
1) If applying for federal funding, you will only be eligible if you attend an accredited program.
2) If you want to transfer academic credits to a different degree program, they will only be accepted from an accredited institution.
3) When you apply for a job, the employer may check to make sure you received your education from an accredited school.
4) For jobs that require licensure or certification, you may only be eligible if your training comes from an accredited program.
How Does a School Get Accreditation?
Accreditation is given after a thorough review by private, non-governmental organizations such as the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. Schools are examined on the basis of their faculty, recruiting and admissions procedures, course content, and more.
If you're applying for a degree program, make sure the schools on your list are accredited, and you'll have confidence in the quality of your education.
If you're applying to a master's degree program, it's extremely important to make sure that the school awarding your degree is accredited, ensuring that you get a viable degree and a quality education. Accreditation protects you from diploma mills or programs that provide bogus degrees.
Why Is Accreditation Important?
1) If applying for federal funding, you will only be eligible if you attend an accredited program.
2) If you want to transfer academic credits to a different degree program, they will only be accepted from an accredited institution.
3) When you apply for a job, the employer may check to make sure you received your education from an accredited school.
4) For jobs that require licensure or certification, you may only be eligible if your training comes from an accredited program.
How Does a School Get Accreditation?
Accreditation is given after a thorough review by private, non-governmental organizations such as the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. Schools are examined on the basis of their faculty, recruiting and admissions procedures, course content, and more.
If you're applying for a degree program, make sure the schools on your list are accredited, and you'll have confidence in the quality of your education.
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