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Thursday, May 17, 2012

My reflections after #prgessentials organized by #Intel & #GlogsterEdu

Still the begining I want to tell you that I have the pleasure to be invited by Deena Kelly, GlogsterEDU director, and I received a phone from Justin Landis to take part like a GlogsterEDU Ambassador http://dumacornellucian.edu.glogster.com/ to Intel Teach Essentials organized in Prague between 22 - 25 may 2012 .   I must told you that I tried in last 3 years many times to make a Intel Teach Course here in Romania , but I find only online on   http://iteach.ro/  . I have the surprise to find that our trainer is Ollie Bray, that I meet on the elearning platform of Smile Project managed by European Schoolnet who is National Adviser for Emerging Technologies in Learning at LTScotland .


 Also we have a brilliant Intel Education trainer from UK Ruth Merrett who was in our project team in the right ( Marta and Mihaela ) and help us in our unit project and I learn from her how to make a succesful project and a lot of things .

Ollie present us the Intel Teach Essentials in a marvelous mode on next 8 Modules :
- Module 1 - Teaching with projects 
- Module 2 - Planning your teaching Unit
- Module 3- Making Connections
- Module 4 - Creating Samples of Learning
- Module 5 - Assessing Student Projects 
- Module 6 - Planning for students succes
- Module 7 - Facilitating with Technology
- Module 8 - Showcasing Unit Portfolios

In the first day of the training I discover that all the  GlogsterEDU founders are from Czech Republic : Patrick Pepsi, Tomas Plojhar Roman Smola, Martin Santorcl  and Stanislav Sramek and they present us GlogsterEDU features coming next school year and also all were invited to propose new features for the best XXI Century Education tool . Some features are the next to have a good management from your public  dashboard .

I have also the pleasure to present my Curation Restart Education project http://credproject.visibli.com/share/SkZjmz in the day 2 when we speack about module 3 making connections and I present my curation GlogsterEDU http://dumacornellucian.edu.glogster.com/credproject/ 

Ok . I must told you that we have also a lot of fun because we discover some Prague pubs were all drink beer :) ,   Brilliant Krizikova Fontana and also we visit the center and many historic buildings . 





If you were in Prague what do you like more ? Leave a comment and feed- back here  


In XXI Century Education the use of new online technologies web 2.0 and social media aren't regarded like a avantgarde movement, but we must learn how to use them even more as every day appear new free html5 tools and apps who can open gateway through knowledge for teachers and also for students . GlogsterEDU, my favorite tool where I am proud to be the 1-st Romanian GlogsterEdu Ambassador made a team with Intel Education and they organize in partenership Intel Teach Essentials Course in Prague, Czech Republic . They invite Glogster Edu Ambassadors all over the Europe to take part at this exciting opportunity and fortunatelly I will be in Prague between 22 - 25 and will take part to this Intel training who will provide us with the skills to integrate technology into our existing curriculum with the ultimate goal of improving student learning . If you read this blog post and you will participate also leave feed-back and comment . 
GlogsterEDU, SymbalooEDU , Edublogs , Edutopia, Computer-Using Educators and VolunteerSpot will organize in 40 days http://isteparty2012.com/ to help teachers worldwide to meet and share knowledge .
 For this reason 3 years ago I begin to use social media  with students in free educational projects in the online world . This year and last year I was also not only participant, but also judge in ThinkQuest Projects . Now I am eTwinning mentor .Because my web 2.0 project was finalist in Elearning Awards 2010, I launch ,, CURATION RESTART EDUCATION " PROJECT http://credproject.visibli.com/share/SkZjmz , but I need help to make a platform / website for this project where teachers worldwide can collaborate and share knowledge like http://web20ineducation2010.ning.com/profiles/blogs/proiectul-cred-in-competitia-nationala-restart-in-educatie? . 
After I return home from Prague I will add a blog post here ,, Top 10 tools to brand your name " because I live acroos all networks 
http://xeeme.com/LucianeCurator  .




Wednesday, May 2, 2012

WOW #mit and #harvard launch now #curation and #elearning platform #edX



Last year I read many articles about many free Mit elearning courses, but today Harvard and Mit launched edX see here 

What you think about this initiative ? Leave a comment :)
An organization established by MIT and Harvard that will develop an open-source technology platform to deliver online courses. EdX will support Harvard and MIT faculty in conducting research on teaching and learning on campus through tools that enrich classroom and laboratory experiences. At the same time, edX also will reach learners around the world through online course materials. The edX website will begin by hosting MITx and Harvardx content, with the goal of adding content from other universities interested in joining the platform. edX will also support the Harvard and MIT faculty in conducting research on teaching and learning.

Who will lead edX?
EdX is a priority for the leadership of both Harvard and MIT, and it will be governed by a board made up of key leaders from both institutions, appointed by each university’s president. MIT Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Anant Agarwal will be the initial President of edX and will report to the board.

What technology will edX use?
An open-source online learning platform that will feature teaching designed specifically for the web. Features will include: self-paced learning, online discussion groups, wiki-based collaborative learning, assessment of learning as a student progresses through a course, and online laboratories. The platform will also serve as a laboratory from which data will be gathered to better understand how students learn. Because it is open source, the platform will be continuously improved here http://www.edxonline.org/index.html


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