Wednesday, August 13, 2014
Monday, August 11, 2014
Edupunk and student centred learning.
George Machlan
http://www.wiziq.com/myeslfriends
We do not need "them", we only need each other.
This group of pilgrims called "The Edupunk" are seeking a new paradigm for online learning. We hold to several core principals:
1. All can teach, all should teach
2. Mistakes and willing to risk mistakes are much prefered over the false goal of perfection.
3. Fun activities and gaming are not only more engaging, they are the key to a sustainable model for learning... anything.
4. Live interaction and group activities create the basis for deep and experiential learning.
5. Accountability and competition is the basis of our community. We build and only associate with leaders who can recognize that they and every member have knowledge to share.
http://quickshout.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/edupunk-and-student-centred-learning.html
Edupunk is a term that was first coined by Jim Groom, an instructional technologist working at the University of Mary Washington and it is a reaction against the attempts of corporate interests and commercialism to reframe learning into commercially defined products and applications.
Edupunk encourages more of a student centred and ‘do it yourself’ approach to the use of technology in education - student centred because it focuses on using the tools and applications students will need and use in their everyday lives, and these are very unlikely to be interactive whiteboards and learning management systems, and ‘do it yourself’ because it relies on the teacher to assess the needs of the students and work with them to develop materials and activities that will broaden their understanding and use of these tools and help them to apply them to learning.
Of course this puts a considerable burden onto teachers and demands that they broaden their knowledge of technology and develop the ability to utilise an ever widening range of tools to help students achieve their learning goals.
In the training work that I do with teachers around the world I try to focus on a very broad range of tools and web based applications, so much so that I’m often asked, ‘Well isn’t there one tool or one place we can go that can do all this?’ but I’m sad to say that I don’t think there is a ‘one tool’ solution and I’m not really sure that there should be.EDU (Education)
+ PUNK ( a non-traditional attitude)
= EDUPUNK
Edupunk English is the current course offering by George (the author of this blog) at WizIQ http://www.wiziq.com/myeslfriends
an online learning portal. The main goals of this course are:
1. English Fluency
2. Affordable
3. Interesting & fun
4. Friendly
English fluency, particularly in spoken English, has become one of the biggest needs world-wide. At Edupunk English, we will focus primarily on activities that will challenge and grow your ability to speak comfortably. There are no secrets in our methods. The more you talk, the better you will become both at speaking clearly and without effort (fluency). George is not a traditional “teacher," rather he is an accomplished coach and encourager. A constant focus on technique and practice will produce results that no amount of traditional classes will give.
Affordable… Value in online lessons is viewed in many ways. We at Edupunk English know that most students need to be very cost conscious in today’s tough world economy. To find out more about the costs, please visit the “Join Us” tab at the top of this page. Note that if you pause the mouse over that tab you will also see some sub-pages for those who need financial help.
Interesting ( = fun), why? Because any learning system, to be sustainable, must be enjoyable. Very few of us can develop the sustained effort and disciplined study to achieve success in an abstract subject area like English for the sake of English alone. Unless you happen to be an English teacher, English is not one of your “fun” activities. Only by finding a vehicle for your learning of English can we hope to make learning of English truly painless and “easy”. That is why, even in our more traditional areas like grammar, we find ways to make it interesting and even fun with games.
Friendly, yes friendly! Your American coach George is not interested in being a respected, all-wise professor for you to worship and lookup to. He is a fun-loving person who happens to be a native speaker. The best relationship for learning is to become partners and co-discoverers of the world by exploring English together. This play is not without goals; rather it will be a joint discovery of many areas that we both find interesting. If we can do this together, as equals, we both are empowered in our future endeavours. If we keep up the traditional model of all-knowing teacher and submissive student, only one of us are empowered (the teacher), and the student will always have to depend on others to meet their goals in life. So, let’s be friends and accountable to each other in our mutual path for English fluency.
Follow us on Facebook ( www.facebook.com/myESLfriends ) for course updates and blog posts about this English course. NOTE: if you click “like” on the page, you will see the updates on your wall and be notified of free classes if you do not join the paid course.
http://www.wiziq.com/myeslfriends
We do not need "them", we only need each other.
This group of pilgrims called "The Edupunk" are seeking a new paradigm for online learning. We hold to several core principals:
1. All can teach, all should teach
2. Mistakes and willing to risk mistakes are much prefered over the false goal of perfection.
3. Fun activities and gaming are not only more engaging, they are the key to a sustainable model for learning... anything.
4. Live interaction and group activities create the basis for deep and experiential learning.
5. Accountability and competition is the basis of our community. We build and only associate with leaders who can recognize that they and every member have knowledge to share.
http://quickshout.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/edupunk-and-student-centred-learning.html
Edupunk is a term that was first coined by Jim Groom, an instructional technologist working at the University of Mary Washington and it is a reaction against the attempts of corporate interests and commercialism to reframe learning into commercially defined products and applications.
Edupunk encourages more of a student centred and ‘do it yourself’ approach to the use of technology in education - student centred because it focuses on using the tools and applications students will need and use in their everyday lives, and these are very unlikely to be interactive whiteboards and learning management systems, and ‘do it yourself’ because it relies on the teacher to assess the needs of the students and work with them to develop materials and activities that will broaden their understanding and use of these tools and help them to apply them to learning.
Of course this puts a considerable burden onto teachers and demands that they broaden their knowledge of technology and develop the ability to utilise an ever widening range of tools to help students achieve their learning goals.
In the training work that I do with teachers around the world I try to focus on a very broad range of tools and web based applications, so much so that I’m often asked, ‘Well isn’t there one tool or one place we can go that can do all this?’ but I’m sad to say that I don’t think there is a ‘one tool’ solution and I’m not really sure that there should be.EDU (Education)
+ PUNK ( a non-traditional attitude)
= EDUPUNK
Edupunk English is the current course offering by George (the author of this blog) at WizIQ http://www.wiziq.com/myeslfriends
an online learning portal. The main goals of this course are:
1. English Fluency
2. Affordable
3. Interesting & fun
4. Friendly
English fluency, particularly in spoken English, has become one of the biggest needs world-wide. At Edupunk English, we will focus primarily on activities that will challenge and grow your ability to speak comfortably. There are no secrets in our methods. The more you talk, the better you will become both at speaking clearly and without effort (fluency). George is not a traditional “teacher," rather he is an accomplished coach and encourager. A constant focus on technique and practice will produce results that no amount of traditional classes will give.
Affordable… Value in online lessons is viewed in many ways. We at Edupunk English know that most students need to be very cost conscious in today’s tough world economy. To find out more about the costs, please visit the “Join Us” tab at the top of this page. Note that if you pause the mouse over that tab you will also see some sub-pages for those who need financial help.
Interesting ( = fun), why? Because any learning system, to be sustainable, must be enjoyable. Very few of us can develop the sustained effort and disciplined study to achieve success in an abstract subject area like English for the sake of English alone. Unless you happen to be an English teacher, English is not one of your “fun” activities. Only by finding a vehicle for your learning of English can we hope to make learning of English truly painless and “easy”. That is why, even in our more traditional areas like grammar, we find ways to make it interesting and even fun with games.
Friendly, yes friendly! Your American coach George is not interested in being a respected, all-wise professor for you to worship and lookup to. He is a fun-loving person who happens to be a native speaker. The best relationship for learning is to become partners and co-discoverers of the world by exploring English together. This play is not without goals; rather it will be a joint discovery of many areas that we both find interesting. If we can do this together, as equals, we both are empowered in our future endeavours. If we keep up the traditional model of all-knowing teacher and submissive student, only one of us are empowered (the teacher), and the student will always have to depend on others to meet their goals in life. So, let’s be friends and accountable to each other in our mutual path for English fluency.
Follow us on Facebook ( www.facebook.com/myESLfriends ) for course updates and blog posts about this English course. NOTE: if you click “like” on the page, you will see the updates on your wall and be notified of free classes if you do not join the paid course.
Friday, August 8, 2014
Digital Badges and Certificates
http://stopandlearnenglish.blogspot.com.es/p/blog-page.html
Professional Digital Badges & Achievements are awesome.
I like this blog a lot.
Wednesday, August 6, 2014
Tuesday, August 5, 2014
HALINA'S LEARNING, TEACHING AND MUCH MORE....: Fall Blog Festival
HALINA'S LEARNING, TEACHING AND MUCH MORE....: Fall Blog Festival: Join and present. The Fall Blog Festival (FBF) is 1-day blog festival event showcasing bloggers, their work, and valuable tips for blo...
Fall Blog Festival
Join and present.
The Fall Blog Festival (FBF) is 1-day blog festival event showcasing bloggers, their work, and valuable tips for blogging for reflective practice, work with students, business and other reasons. This event takes place online on WizIQ, on September 21, 2014. Highlights include: Why blog, background to blogging, influencial bloggers, getting started, and best practices and challenges involved in blogging.
Join the Fall Blog Festival: http://www.wiziq.com/course/53478-fal..
HALINA'S LEARNING, TEACHING AND MUCH MORE....: Cool Tools for 21st Century Learners: EdTech You S...
HALINA'S LEARNING, TEACHING AND MUCH MORE....: Cool Tools for 21st Century Learners: EdTech You S...: Cool Tools for 21st Century Learners: EdTech You Should Know EdTech You S hould Know is a new show in the Instructional Tech Talk netw...
Cool Tools for 21st Century Learners: EdTech You Should Know
Cool Tools for 21st Century Learners: EdTech You Should Know
EdTech You Should Know is a new show in the Instructional Tech Talk network of podcasts created and facilitated by innovative educator Jeff Herb. The show features one educational technology tool per episode that is worth knowing about. The episodes are less than 10 minutes and they are designed to offer educators a taste of the great EdTech that's out there.
EdTech You Should Know is a new show in the Instructional Tech Talk network of podcasts created and facilitated by innovative educator Jeff Herb. The show features one educational technology tool per episode that is worth knowing about. The episodes are less than 10 minutes and they are designed to offer educators a taste of the great EdTech that's out there.
Monday, August 4, 2014
My online MMVC14 presentation
According to the newest concepts, thanks to
the Internet, our work and social life have been radically transformed, as well
as have changed our instruction scheme. Technology is now a guiding principle in
modern education. Do we forget about the human touch?
Moreover, this progress in technology not only puts an emotional
impact on the users who directly have access to information, but also generates
countless access to education around the world.
Teaching resources are now reachable virtually to
everyone very often for no fee.
Does existing know-how use the human touch or education has just become a technical structure?
Thursday, July 31, 2014
Wednesday, July 30, 2014
Sunday, July 27, 2014
Macy Gray I Try
MACY GRAY LYRICS
"I
Try"
Games,
changes and fears
When will they go from here
When will they stop
I believe that fate has brought us here
And we should be together
But wer,e not
I play it off but I'm dreamin of you
I'll keep it cool but I'm fiendin.
I try to say goodbye and I choke
I try to walk away and I stumble
Though I try to hide it it's clear
My world crumbles when you are not near
Goodbye and I choke
I try to walk away and I stumble
Though I try to hide it, it's clear
My world crumbles when you are not near
I may appear to be free
But I'm just a prisoner of your love
I may seem alright and smile when you leave
But my smiles are just a front
I play it off but I'm dreamin of you
I'll keep my cool but I'm fiendin
I try to say goodbye and I choke
I try to walk away and I stumble
Though I try to hide it it's clear
My world crumbles when you are not near
Here is my confession
May I be your possesion
Boy I need your touch
Your love kisses and such
With all my might I try
But this I can't deny
I play it off but im dreamin of you
I'll keep my cool but I'm fiendin
I try to say good bye and I choke
I try to walk away and I stumble
Though I try to hide it it's clear
My world crumbles when you are not near
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