Active Learning in a world of Difference 6

Active Learning in a world of Difference 6 th July 2010 John Davitt phone survey / learning score

Many ways to share#1 www. wordle. net for SIPs overview etc Image courtesy of Wordle. net A curriculum is many different paths to the same destination – Google alerts areas of interest

How do you like your. . Left. . don’t care right. . bothered We will have some fun exploring Key points explained soon Write in pen or pencil Trace round your phone on piece of paper There will be a talking Toast sheep soon Follow Map with finger Yes this is a & directions Acknowledge Difference Then. . Bingo Hunch Thursday

The sensory matrix for content & activity random hear see 4 cylinder learning eg a field trip Bermuda The whole triangle Enchilada solvitur ambulando gpsmission scribblemap stamps touch The chessboard beyond the square of talk look listen write Docendo discitur feel Free Legs just email leg tojohndavitt@mac. com File or DIY property/ range of files RAG

Questions in future Answers in the past thanx 4 a 4? Mix Digital concrete Nelson #3 learn

Lets dance. . mebbe build a school of our collective wisdom? www. bit. ly/ididwell Share a small idea/skill that has a powerful result & nmka n Ephemeral-will only last as long as today n See the group wisdom at www. bit. ly/schoolofthemoment n First iterations of new tech are usually feudal n

The difference engine runs again When the digital revolution finally came upon us we missed some of its impact at first. We thought computers but we also should have thought tools & activities and risk. Have we made enough difference with these tools or do we need a dispensation adjust. . S&N#2? sequences from www. newtools. org

The Learning Event Generator The perfect grammar of the strong verb… Do… As… Constraint and struggle & meeting the challenge Moving activity from afterthought to artform. Excel

Managing Difference Keep learning active & provide good formative feedback research proves it Work the Active/Passive axis and activity Build your own curriculum wiki etc Make learners as important as shoppers? /steal ideas & approaches eg Commoncraft Struggle, constraint & expectation esp groups Chase the endorphins of enthusiasm

Success came not just from the large hardware investment But also from the small ubiquitous device and the locus of control was close to the teacher and the learner. Formal education is a mayfly moment here Keep drive the locus of control near the teacher and learner.

So…Time for. . Gov translation n. Making things n. Telling stories How can new tools help us amplify, extend and share? n Creativity & constraint leg et al n Otherwise history will say ‘’they had what tools. . they did what with them? ” n

An understanding Some file types to come alongside text I. III. IV. V. VI. MP 3 Audacity et al JPEG Photostory 3 Flash/ Animation Quick. Time Movie dog sheep VLE PLN et al

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The barcodes are coming QR codes and Microsoft TAG i. Pods with eyes etc Fujitsu Fi 60 f Let’s Play Jargon Bingo tick when mentioned Cheer for horizontal lines Big prize for full house Participative & personalised yet?

Build for the future. . no one device – organic? n ebb & flow fonts n Every school a ABC? Lid Zone n Embrace the “age of adhocracy” n Walk many paths even the 10 cent curriculum n Celebrate your own learning curve ? n Open the bandwidth of talents n Manage data outofsted n Prepare for Internet of things n twitteresque cpd

John Davitt www. newtools. org johndavitt@mac. com www. learningscore. org book www. bit. ly/newtoolsforlearning John’s Book

challenge Your challenge n Get it done in 20 minutes n Decide how you will share n Live performance or…. . n Bluetooth to John Davitt’s laptop n The barcodes and RFID tags are coming QR codes and Microsoft TAG i. Pods with eyes etc Fujitsu Fi 60 f

Possible follow ups to John’s session n n n Formative feedback via voucher Keep your own slant on new tools Elevate activity design to an art form Explore active learning props like the Learning Event Generator RAG etc Trial use of tools like Learning Score for group lesson design Celebrate different talents Trial of data tools like 4 matrix for action research

Now is a time for more Theseus less Sisyphus 2 More connected learning and sharing web 2 lives less pointless repetitive labour that takes us no further stringstone explore