Face 2 Face has online down for count?

Get engaged?

Wanting to reflect on what face to face and what online communication
and learning had to offer. I used the following to stir my thinking pot about it.

• The Face to Face curve
• Average retention rates Pyramid
• The Australian article about students saying no podcasts
  

The Face To Face Curve

While not dismissing online interactions this representation points to some thing special
happening in face to face environments. It makes some sense to me having just been to the big face to face of Ulearn08. I believe that huge learning that can happen when we txt, blog, read and comment within our personal learning networks. The people we are involved with in these
spaces are more filterable and subject to our moderation. The New Zealand educators in my learning network may get verified by f2f meetings but there can be an interaction richness long before this. It would lead me to think that f2f can provide alot but the essence of effective learning may come about from other nuances likely to exist in that environment.



























Average Retention Rates



















The average retention diagram (from USA's National Training Laboratory)has some other insights in my mind as to what we might look for to maximise learning.
Given the f2f curve's proposition that communication, capability and richness increase as we approach a f2f threshhold the average retention throws down a different perspective.

Much participatory and active learning achievement can come from engagement in online learning.

Even some physical achievements are virtualised and placed online as performances, document of construction and actual events.

In fact the face to face often is now recorded to become the digital artifact.

Many bloggers have posting as a part of a personal learning network that has perhaps more emotional engagement and nuance (perhaps stretching it) than we would expect.

Facilitating f2f meetings will bring most for these bloggers when the same discussion groups, teaching of others and practice by doing is afforded by the face to face experience.

(note this diagram has been ousted as a hoax)

Students say no to Podcasts

Which brings me to no wonder we have students saying no to the lack of inspiration, encouragement and isolation where online learning is not well constructed and understanding interaction richness.

E-day and beyond

Took a whole lot of equipment to the e waste day in Hamilton and was suprised with
a line up of cars queuing to drop off e waste. There were people being sent away who had trailers
of stuff. We had been stock piling crt screens which had been replaced with more energy efficient LCDs. We also had some wireless cards that were no longer compatible with our network.

It was good to see proactive people organising this waste.
We are a small country but we collected
over 900 tonnes of equipment.

“All equipment collected through eDay will be recycled by accredited recyclers who have advised us that over 95% of the materials in a computer can be recovered and re-used. Precious materials such as copper, lead, zinc, gold and silver can all be recovered from e-waste and turned into new products instead of being dumped in landfills,” said Mr Zwimpfer in Wellington.

What still scares me is that some one in China will probably burn off the plastic and inhale
the toxic fumes of disposal, wade in heavy metals etc.

To improve our sustainability we can purchase equipment designed for its end of life
and with less impact in its life.

Envirochips - the low power consumption of the intel atom chipset makes it the sustainability pick for all but higher end video editing tasks.

Three desktop units that may be suitable are

Asus EEEpc desktop








Shuttle x27







Very Pc company








And we need to have a way to recycle these with less burning and looting.

Looking at visual literacy yet again

This is a simple but effective shaping example taken from a class at Selwyn Ridge on a visit a while back. Take photo white out tshirt shape. Write bio poem or similar. Nice so good to see a real image with the writing.

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Visual literacy

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Visual literacy Reality check

Visual literacy Reality check
I have interviewed Peter Walch an innovative teacher at Southwell School
about the impact of visual literacy on learning. Learners in Pete's class have told powerful stories with Visual Language driving the message. I asked Pete some questions about Visual Literacy and he came up with some interesting answers.

Video from 2007

Key Competencies in my classroom.

The image below is taken from eduorigami a indepth look at learning from Andrew Churches of Kristin School. I used the image to help me consider what learning might look like for students. We have been asked as a staff to consider what we see as important with the key competencies so here Goes. What would it look like in my classroom? While Andrew's diagram is not only about competencies it has helped me to think where I stand with them. What would we try to work towards as a group.




Thinking

• Creating something original and owning ideas
• Real problem solving and reflection using
  
• Teaching others how to do things about what we discover
  
• Looking from different perspectives (the discipline of creativity)
  
• Creative thinking across disciplines
  
• Taking risks in problem solving
  

Communication

• Real world communication (online publishing, blogging, commenting on others etc)
  
• Working with and creating visual and oral communications
  
• Media literacy (understanding the purpose and origin of media we see and hear)
  
• Using digital tools to communicate effectively
  
• Working with an Audience
• Understanding and working towards realistic standards of work
• Adapting and creating knowledge.
  

Managing Self

• Self assessment and peer assessment
• Regular Goal setting and review
• Managing impulsivity with technology
  
• Persistence and extending ability
• Risk taking
  
• Being the best we can be
  
• Feeling ok with who we are
• Act appropriately in a range of settings
• Having our own strategies
  

Relating to others

• View situations from others perspectives
• Working with people distant in time and place
• Peer review and support
• Varied group work
• Manners
• Be an active listener

Participating and contributing

• Social action informing others
  
• Service
• Team commitment and involvement
• Operacy as in the ability to do and be part of something

What do you think about cyberbullying?

I read a bebo comment where someone was called a loser and asked to "go cut themselves". I know that online insults often don't hold back. Well we notice more people involved in having their say. So "students" have a look at this video on youtube. Have your say Comment on any of the following or just make general comment about this clip.

• Is cyberbullying real for you?
• What would be different if this video was filmed in New Zealand?
• How effective do you think this video was?
• What methods of filming did they use to get their message across?
• How is the talent show connected to cyber bullying?
• If you were to make a video about cyber bullying what would it be?