Laura+Franklin

= Sessions I attended at the Emerging Trends for Online Learning Conference a collaboration of SLOAN-C MERLOT and MOODLE, San Jose, California, July 19-23, 2010 = =**M****eet SLOAN-C**= =**Grade Guru**= =**[|Grade Guru]**=
 * I attended an information session about upcoming SLOAN conferences and learned about their Blended Learning Conference from Conference Chair, Mary Niemiec. We discussed the challenges and best practices of hybrid courses. I am very interested in improving my hybrid courses at NOVA, so I might check this one out next year:**
 * Grade Guru is a student-centric peer-support tool to increase student engagement and put students web 2.0 skills to academic use.
 * A free knowledge-sharing network for college students.


 * Added tools:**
 * GradeGuru Citation Manager**
 * GradeGuru Link List**
 * How does GG develop their tools?**
 * The 80/20 rule: 80 percent support what they already do 20% push them to innovate and try new things.**

e-portfolio California

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 * __Issues and observations:__**
 * Interoperability**
 * Multiple Tools**
 * When e-portfolios are student-centered they are more successful.**
 * How does teacher apply e-portfolio in the classroom?**


 * Models for supporting e-portfolios: edutools**
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 * Research with Stanford on effectiveness of e-portfolios.**
 * Rubrics for evaluating e-portfolio tools.**

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 * __Developing a community of practice: eportfolioca.org__**

COOL Keynote: Milton Chen, [|Edutopia]
= student life=real life =

Look at these student profiles and learn more about who we are teaching.
 * Youth profiles**
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 * Why do we not have students find the five best web sites on any topic ?**

Gen-Yes.com
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iRead is a group of teachers in Escondido Union School District dedicated to the idea that digital audio can be a powerful learning tool for all students. iRead will give you a chance to create meaningful, curriculum-centered audio projects with your students. Teachers are using digital audio tools (iPods, mics,Garageband, iTunes, Keynote, etc. and various accessories) to improve reading processes. Teachers meet on a monthly basis to exchange ideas and strategies.
 * ipod.iListen,** **iRead**
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 * A Hybrid Open Learning Model for Teaching Social Media Online (esc.edu/smart) **

**Making connection to other environments for our students:** **Digital storytelling** **Web 2.0** **Animoto** **Wordpress (Open space that connects beyond the LMS)** **Blogger** **Photopeach** **Jing** **Twitter** **Voicethread**

20% course discussion 20% virtual field trip 60% story projects Theory and practice of digital storytelling across a range of media <span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Emerging applications of digital storytelling <span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">DS and digital media <span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Effective digital design

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Story project process <span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Introduce tool <span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Explore technology <span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Create project <span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Write reflect <span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Instructor Assessment <span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Example: All Hail the Queen (Kate Blood) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Voice Thread: First Day of School on my Front Steps Voice Thread <span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Matthew Bisiaux's blog <span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Google Wav