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Tuesday, October 30, 2012

TGIF -- FridayLive: 3 Generations View of Improving Teaching, Learning...with Technology





Twenty third issue, Volume Five

TLT Group TGIF 10.30.2012           
From TLT Group World Headquarters
Most of the TLT staff have been impacted by hurricane Sandy in some way, as have so many others. 
Best wishes to you all.
 
More from the TLT-SWG Blog

"ambivalence is the sign of an interesting mind." R. Goldstein NYT 20100328 [I'm not sure how I feel about this quote-SWG]

DRAFT GUIDELINES/DESIDERATA for good educ Social Media/Networking Tools/Resources from TLTGroup Oct19 tlt.gs/frlv FridayLive! #TLTGfrlv

Online Workshops
NEW FOR November!!!
20+ good higher ed Social Media/Networking Tools/Resources from TLTGroup,
Nov 15 and 29, 2012, 2PM ET

Look for new dates and times for these workshops:
  • Silver Cloud  - Revisioning and Supporting Retirement Transitions
“...what I really wish someone had told me.”  
  • Demysifying Accreditation
3 Generations View of Improving Teaching, Learning...with Technology FridayLive! with Derek Bruf, Milt Cox, Stephen Kaufman, & Timothy Lomardo Nov2 2pm ET Free to all. Register in advance

Is higher education changing too fast or too slowly?  In the past few decades, higher education has often been criticized for changing too fast AND for changing too slowly.  Is Charles Dickens always right?  “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.”
This multi-generational panel will focus on the past, present, and future of how we teach, how we learn, and how faculty members adapt. We’ll try to “clothe the emperor”

Silver Cloud - Avoiding the Discussion FridayLive! with Charles Ansorge, Nancy Becker, Michael Dabney, & Ilene Frank
Nov9  2 pm ET Free to all.  Register in advance

Silver Cloud - What is/isn't interesting, useful?
Topic people want to avoid?
Topic people don't recognize is relevant until its too late?
Topic people expect to get help elsewhere (AARP, local emeritus org?)
Who cares? Why bother?

NOT JUST THE MONEY! WHAT CAN WE DO AFTER WE STOP BEING FULL TIME EMPLOYEES OF COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES? ESP. IF WE DON'T LIVE NEAR OUR INSTITUTION!

 sMOOCher Week Four is underway
MOOC meet-ups are fixing the problem with MOOCs Paul Glader explains in his blog post  sMOOChers is TLTs answer, see below for how to get involved. Thanks Penny Kuckkahn for the link.

According to George Siemens, MOOCs should offer a variety of ways for participants to connect so they can chose their normal way of interactivity. sMOOChers will also offer a variety of ways to connect: through this forum
tlt.gs/smoochforum, via this Twitter hashtag #tltgSMOOCHERS, and synchronously just prior to FridayLive, tlt.gs/login

There have been some great guest presenters in #CFHE12.  This presentation by Deborah Quazzo, QSV advisor, was recommended by Ilene Frank and I concur.

The focus this week is on Analytics and Big Data in Education.

sMOOChers  Smart MOOCs Higher Education Research Subgroup
October 8 -November 18 2012
PLUS FridayLive! follow ups on October 12, 26. and November 30th 1:00-2:00 pm EDT  
This workshop is free to TLT Group Individual Members. Click here to register and stay up-to-date with MOOC related discussions and events. Our online MOOC exploration will focus on this MOOC “Current/Future State of Higher Education” (#CFHE12). “The course starts October 8, 2012.” You will need to register separately by following this link. http://edfuture.mooc.ca/index.html
Twitter hash tag:  #tltgSMOOCHERS
  
 
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