Some young people are not only downplaying the need to act in a communal way regarding covid-19, they are suggesting that it is a way to weed out those from an older, out-of-touch generation using terms like Boomer Eraser and Boomer Remover.
Coming Together to Cover the Pandemic
Education is seeing unprecedented support from education technology during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Reflections on PD From an Ed Tech Conference
Professional Development is craved by instructors yet it is so poorly executed by institutions that it becomes dreaded.
Online Teaching Tips, Tricks, and Ideas
Bringing learning research best practices to bear in the online class.
Connectedness in the News
We put a lot of pressure on academics if the classroom is the only place students can find or build community.
Friday Campus Connections
Join us every Friday to see how connectedness shows up in “real-world” stories and scenarios. Here are 5 articles, blogs, or other resources that illustrate the power of connectedness. Of course, we’ll keep blogging away too. We hope you’ll stop back by on Monday, to see our newest post. And don’t forget to follow us on twitter (@IICEorg). Happy Friday!
What Is A Learning Ecosystem? (10 Minutes)
A learning ecosystem is an omni-channel, multi-modal system that includes all necessary support, resource, and context options by which people learn. In a formal context, such as a college or university, the learning ecosystem is typically a mix of people, technology, and other infrastructure, leading to certifications and/or degrees for students. But all of these stakeholders require balance. The key to an effective learning system is stasis. The term ecosystem becomes crucial in this context as it connotes interdependence. In any ecosystem, stasis is reached when interdependence of a (typically) complex system or network is balanced between organisms and their environment.
Friday Campus Connections
Join us every Friday to see how connectedness shows up in “real-world” stories and scenarios. Here are 3 articles, blogs, or other resources that illustrate the power of connectedness. Of course, we’ll keep blogging away too. We hope you’ll stop back by on Monday, to see our newest post. And don’t forget to follow us on twitter (@Ice_Inst_Org). Happy Friday!
Tricksters, and Hustlers, and Cons, Oh My!
Meanwhile, educators have a captive audience of 20-2000 students, every week. You are experts with important and powerful messages of learning, critical thinking, problem solving, and more. These students need your message. These students would benefit from your wisdom and solutions. Yet, without the best practices surrounding connectedness, those same messages are seen as boring or undeserving of attention. With becoming a master teacher, your expertise does little to help these needy students. It is in everyone’s best interest to learn how learning works in every sense of the word!