Free Online Courses for All: An Effective and Sustainable Education Model?

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The idea of free online education and degrees has also garnered skepticism along with enthusiasm. Experts are concerned about the financial sustainability of such a purely non-profit model, and it seems that no clear answer is available, other than to charge students modest fees for certain aspects of their education.

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7 Habits for Highly Effective Teachers!

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“1. Be proactiveyou choose success

2.  Begin with the end in minddesired direction

3.  Put first things firstpriorities

4.  Think win-winsolutions

5.  Seek first to understand, then to be understoodlisten

6.  Synergizecreative cooperation – innovate and adapt

7.  Sharpen the sawself-renewal

BECOME MORE EFFECTIVE!”

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How We Will Teach&Learn #MindShift

Brilliant post: Colaboration among united educators, ICT and blended or hybrid learning. Could it be more?

And what does it really mean?

  • “Teachers’ and students’ relationships are changing, as they learn from each other.
  • Teachers roles are shifting from owners of information to facilitators and guides to learning.
  • Educators are finding different ways of using class time.
  • Introverted students are finding ways to participate in class discussions online.
  • Different approaches to teaching are being used in the same class.
  • Students are getting a global perspective.”

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Online Pedagogy

here I am again. I admire all my colleagues who work hard day and night. I am trying to keep the pace but it is hard. Interrupted by my responsibilities at school and by my private  life (strange, isn’t it?), I miss to post interesting ideas on the subject I am interested in.

This video is very true. It represents the third online pedagogy principle presented by Peltz. Teacher must be virtually present all the time.

Engagement v. Empowerment – once again

I have to start this blog post. It is a necessary condition to end it, isn’t it?

Chris Lehman brings so many interesting, not to say provocative thoughts. I feel he is right but one has to elaborate them. Engagement, empowerment, progressive pedagogy, School 2.0, Technology is like oxygen …

I strongly recommend  this blog, Chris’s presentation on Slideshare.

Enjoy in sharing his  passion.

Amazing Presentations

It was a real pleasure to discover the Chris Lehman’s presentations on Slide share. After long months, even years, of digging the Net, suddenly I hit the gold mine.  I opened the School 2.0 and immersed myself in it. It was an amazing experience. I felt as if I didn’t have any idea what followed on the next slide and, at the same time, I intuitively knew what was coming.

First of all, Chris suggests that (Progressive!) Pedagogy means A LOT. Then, if we have Web 2.0, it does not necessary mean that we have School 2.0 and Teacher 2.0 …

Check the Educon22. It is to far for me, unfortunately. And also