European Journal of Open, Distance and E-Learning

European Journal of Open, Distance and E-Learning
According to the definition provided by Hewlett (n.d.), open educational resources are “teaching, learning, and research resources that reside in the public domain or have been released under an intellectual property license that permits their free use and re-purposing by others”. These can include whole courses of open content, textbooks, multimedia, software and any other materials which may be used to teach or support learning such as lesson plans and curricula. There remains some debate about what should qualify as an ‘open’ resource, with some definitions emphasizing open access to resources and others focusing on the affordances for revising and repurposing afforded by open licenses (see Creative Commons, 2013). However, any disagreements tend to be limited to the specific kinds of licenses for educational that are termed ‘open’ and whether they should permit specific forms of re-use (such as only allowing non-commercial re-use).

Restoring Humanity to Teaching, and Delight to Our Classrooms - Education Week

Restoring Humanity to Teaching, and Delight to Our Classrooms - Education Week

I have resolved to put less self worth into my students’ test scores, and more into the degree of excitement and curiosity I see in their faces each day.

I have made time to find out what my students like about our class, what they don’t, and why. One of the simplest ways to do this is the “Stoplight” activity, where students write one thing they want you to keep doing, one thing they want you to stop doing, and one thing they want you to start doing.
As a result, I took down the behavior chart this year. I have found ways to teach my students to work hard and be kind to one another without resorting to punishments or prizes. Being a teacher is harder now, but it’s better, too.

I love Philip Pullman’s line that “Responsibility and delight can co-exist.”

https://ostankowicz.wordpress.com/2015/11/10/teacher-training-a-waste-of-time/

I have been teaching for over 40 years.

In my view, teacher training courses are crucial for improving my teaching. I have been participating in many of them. As a lifelong learner, I feel I need to make a statement that it has always been a challenge, pleasure and a great fulfillment.

I have learnt a lot.

Nowadays I am doing some online courses for Teachers.

Teaching with Technology

Micro Teaching in Pairs

Teaching in a Virtual Class

Moodle MOOC 7 Moodle for Teachers training course

Courses are delivered by Dr. Nellie Deutsch @ Integrating Technology

http://www.integrating-technology.org/course/index.php?categoryid=115

Future of Education the Second Part

 The Future of Education
My Hopes for the Future Education
"Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to another." - G.K. Chesterton
My hope is that teachers will make learning personalized rather than standardized for everyone.
My hope allows to improve students’ creativity and teachers increase that natural curiosity with learners. Curiosity is the basis of innovation. Curiosity will power our world to progress.
My hope is that you charge the power of technology in thoughtful and incredible ways. Applied science can connect everyone, everywhere, at whatever time. We should use it to our advantage.
I hope for everyone to be able to discover the things you are passionate about.
I also hope that you have remarkable, encouraging educators and mentors who try groundbreaking and wild teaching techniques to help you grow as a learner.
My hope is you are ready for the challenges as well as the failure.
Making mistakes is a way to learn. It’s not about the disaster; it’s how you respond to the failure.
And finally my hope is that your school is different from most of the current transactional learning models, where the students are consumers of education.
Lastly, I hope for people to be just educational learners fitted in transformational learning approach with opportunity for active, creative and profound personal development. Education can take place anywhere and at anytime. It is not only about reading, writing, and learning mathematical practices.
Knowledge is wide-ranging. It’s breathing. Learning is the future.
“I am not a teacher, but an awakener.”
― Robert Frost
https://youtu.be/vCXqpc67-WM

 Read the article by Ludmila Smirnova

Teaching For the Future: Training Teacher for edTPA, a New Certification fo...: A new system of certification for teachers edTPA caused a lot of controversy and debates. The debate is never ending but the training of te...

George Ellington: dust

George Ellington: dust:
the besmeared merchant sighs his dilapidated stall shivering even from the weight of the dust that covers his trivial wares usele...

Read this beautiful poem.
What do you think , the massage is?

Fall Blog Festival for 2015

This is Dr. Nellie talking about FBF for 2015.
Come and join us.

RSA Animate - Changing Education Paradigms

This is about how the current educational delivery approach, which has been used in education since the industrial revolution, is failing students, in this, the most exciting and dynamic time in human history.
Ken Robinson clearly identifies how the currently used old world model fails to solve the problems of the current and future world.
The MUST watch video.

Future Learning | Mini Documentary | GOOD

What is The Future of Education?

Creativity — it’s our future.

http://edex.adobe.com/professional-development/workshop/creativity-exploring

1. 1. Step 1: Think Differently
   1. Step 2: Explore and Correct
   1. Step 3: Make a Connection
   1. Step 4: Promote Higher-order Thinking
   1. Step 5: Connect the Dots
   1. Step 6: Focus on the Future
   1. Step 7: Consider Creativity in the Classroom
   1. Step 8: Make a Distinction
   1. Step 9: Put It All Together
       

David Christian: The history of our world in 18 minutes

David Christian's ideas.

Modlitwa - Tadeusz Nalepa

Co moi uczniowie myślą o tej piosence?
What do you think about this song?

Jack C. Richards on the Noticing Hypothesis

"The noticing hypothesis" (Schmidt, 1990). Listen carefully...

Learn English Through Stories | Subtitles: Love Story (level 3)

Listen and tell the story.

Blended learning

This is what I do.

▶ Action Research in Education. - YouTube

▶ Action Research in Education. - YouTube

What is action research? Dr Carol Davenport describes how action research in education can be applied as part of a continuous professional development programme for science education in schools and colleges.

The network of Science Learning Centres run a number of courses which include elements of action research.

John Elliott (1991) defines action research as:

“Action research is the process through which teachers collaborate in evaluating their

practice jointly; raise awareness of their personal theory; articulate a shared conception of

values; try out new strategies to render the values expressed in their practice more consistent with educational values they espouse; record their work in a form which is readily available to and understandable by other teachers; and thus develop a shared theory of teaching by research practice.”   

About Active Learning

What is active learning?

• Active learning is "anything that involves students in doing things and thinking about the things they are doing" (Bonwell & Eison, 1991, p. 2).
• Felder & Brent (2009) define active learning as "anything course-related that all students in a class session are called upon to do other than simply watching, listening and taking notes" (p. 2).
• Active learning strategies can be as short as a few minutes long.
• Active learning techniques can be integrated into a lecture or any other classroom setting relatively easily. Even large classrooms can involve learning activities beyond the traditional lecture format.

Music Lessons Make You Smarter Infographic

Music Lessons Make You Smarter Infographic - e-Learning Infographicse-Learning Infographics

About Future Learning

Spring Blog Festival: Future Learning | Mini Documentary:

 Students are the future, but what's the future for students? To arm them with the relevant, timeless skills for our rapidly changing w...

What is the future of education? Maybe this time we can consider how tech enhances - not replaces - traditional learning. 

• How can education prepare students for living in the 21st century?
• How can schooling change to meet meet the opportunities and challenges of the 21st century?
• How can we prepare students to address "future-focused" issues such as sustainability, globalisation, citizenship, and enterprise?

Literature suggests we need to be future-oriented and adaptable, adopting a more complex view of knowledge, that incorporates knowing, doing, and being. Alongside this we need to rethink our ideas about how our learning systems are organised, resourced, and supported. 

 

Halina

Listen to my student's story.

HALINA'S LEARNING, TEACHING AND MUCH MORE....: Education Online The Latest State of Research

HALINA'S LEARNING, TEACHING AND MUCH MORE....: Education Online The Latest State of Research:

T here are both pros and cons of online education . Online learning should be seen as a complement and extension of classical forms o...