Archive for the ‘Ongoing Learning’ Category
Still thinking about those transferable skills
Posted by: Mary Alice Anderson on: October 13, 2009
I am no longer providing any direct instruction to elementary or middle school students; I miss those opportunities to remind them how they can easily how to use new computer applications just by remembering how they used the same skill in another application. A speaker at a conference listed skills she expects studentes to learn, [...]
E-Learning Certificate and Online Learning Certificate
Posted by: Mary Alice Anderson on: July 27, 2009
It seems like “everyone” I talk to these days is taking online classes, teaching online, or wanting to know more about online learning. I’ve been honored this summer to work and learn with a practicum student in the elearning program offered by the University of Wisconsin-Stout. This final course in the 5 taught program is [...]
Get recharged! Innovations and Opportunities for Media Specialists
Posted by: Mary Alice Anderson on: July 22, 2009
In The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote “Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.” With the beginning of each new school year, media specialists have a chance to start fresh.
Innovations and Opportunities for Media Specialists is your opportunity to get recharged and energized to deliver a media program that [...]
I’m back to attempt another go-around of 23 things. I just viewed the clip by the author of Here comes everybody, a book that’s been on my ” to read” list for a while. Some of the “things” I first explored a year ago are now routine–Delicious, Picture Trail, and Google Docs, especially. [...]
Inspire Data, Kidspiration, Inspiration
Posted by: Mary Alice Anderson on: October 10, 2008
I’m inspired again. A group of us paticipated in a webinar about Kidspiration 3.0 so that we could have a common vision about the possibilities. It was interesting to learn that in one school district Inspiration was first used by School board members to develop flow-charts. The Board members are now using Inspire Data to [...]
Biometrics. . . continued
Posted by: Mary Alice Anderson on: April 24, 2008
It’s working! Students at an elementary school and our high school are enrolling their fingers in the biometric system for media center checkout and school nutrition services! A few senior high students protested; most are eager and enjoying the experience as are many teachers. We have learned to use the proper teminology –Finger ID–Stay [...]
Thing # 11. Del.icio.us
Posted by: Mary Alice Anderson on: March 29, 2008
Delicious was on my “to learn” list for far too long; it was one of the motivating factors for my participation in “23 things!” I desperately needed a way to better manage all the wonderful ideas I’m acquiring for teaching and writing. It was a bit of a surprise-and humbling– to see that [...]
Thing # 10: Wikis
Posted by: Mary Alice Anderson on: March 25, 2008
I’m meeting my original goal–getting my feet wet, picking up some new ideas for online teaching and trying to figure out which options are the most workable both for me and busy adult students. As I explored the 23 Things on a Stick Wiki I noticed the value of transferrable [...]
Thing #6: Tagging. . . and university partnerships
Posted by: Mary Alice Anderson on: March 1, 2008
I’m negligent; I haven’t learned to use del.icio.us yet; it’sone reason I signed up for 23 things so I need to get going. Increasing information overload is motivating. . .
Yesterday Vern from Winona State University’s Krueger Library and a student in one of his classes worked with a group of senior high students to [...]
23 Things #2: Media Center 2.0
Posted by: Mary Alice Anderson on: February 15, 2008
The pace of change accelerates . Abram’s analogy of equating learning something new to exercise is perfect. Find time to exercise and learn! Search iTunes; listen to an informative podcast when you walk. Five minutes into this THING I’ve picked up some ideas. Learning by doing.
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