June 12, 2012
Let the good times (and lobster) roll!
Today we kicked off the NMC Summer Conference with a line-up of stellar preconference workshops! Many thanks to the presenters! Here are some highlights:
Personalization:
Jeff Borden, Pearson
Brad McIlquham, Knewton
When asked what the biggest takeaway was for this workshop, Jeff had some valuable wisdom to share: "Start small."
Jeff's tips for enabling faculty to take more risks:
1. Get more support from heads and chairs of their schools and districts.
2. Be open with students and ask for feedback from them.
> Learn more
Zen of Teaching
Antonio Vantaggiato, Universidad del Sagrado Corazon
Vantaggiato's workshop focused on the solving the problems that arise with traditional thinking about pedagogy wherein the teacher, as the content holder, "delivers" knowledge (as if it were a pizza) while the student sits passively on the receiving end of the transmission. A great conversation ensued about how to fix this.
> View the slides
> Read the NMC recap
Connected Collective Knowledge
Philip Desenne, Paolo Ciccarese, Martin Schreiner; Harvard University
When we caught up with one of the presenters, Philip Desenne, he said the biggest takeaway from the workshop was the importance of "building collective intelligence through connected, collaborative annotations."
> Visit the community group
> Learn more
Digital Storytelling on the Go
Ruben Puentedura, Hippasus
As always, Ruben's session was very visually stimulating! Attendees learned to tell stories using various tools and apps, including PhotostudioHD, Strip Designer, and FlickStackr. As evidenced by one of the participant's work above, everyone became a better digital storyteller by the end of the workshop.
> View Ruben's slides
Reshaping Content. Engaging Students.
Apple Professional Training Staff
Some great stuff we learned about iBook Author today:
1. Videos are able to be embedded in an e-book in a way they can't be on a web page. They are protected so others cannot take that video and re-embed it.
2. Create and easily track bookmarks. Plus you can annotate by actually speaking the note.
3. You can search through entire book for a particular word or phrase.
4. Just drag and drop your text , pictures, videos on the fly into iBooks author.
> Learn more
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NMC Summer Conference Daily Digest
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It's Here! The Horizon Report > 2012 K-12 Edition
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The Most Important Thing: Zen of Teaching
In the NMC Summer Conference "Most Important Thing" series, we feature a presenter and the most important takeway from their session. Today, we caught up with Antonio Vantaggiato, who spoke at the "Zen of Teaching" preconference workshop, where he dispelled the most common myths of teaching, learning, and technology. If you couldn't make this amazing session, we've captured this golden moment for you.
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Preconference Workhop Evaluations
We hope you enjoyed today's line-up of preconference workshops. Please take a few moments to provide us with your feedback. Your evaluations are taken to heart and will help us make next year's Summer Conference even better. Many thanks for your time and contributions!
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NMC Summer Conference on iTunes U
Welcome to your front row seat at the 2012 NMC Summer Conference, hosted by MIT in Boston. From Joichi Ito's opening keynote to 2012 NMC Fellows Award recipient Lord David Puttnam's closing remarks, we're capturing all the compelling moments on video for you. We'll be updating this collection every day throughout the event, so check back here regularly for new content from June 12-15 - or better yet, subscribe. Share it with your colleagues and peers that couldn't make the conference!
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#NMC12 Tweeter of the Day
Congratulations, @dcbphd, the NMC Summer Conference Tweeter of the day! This winning NMCer, Christopher Brooks, hails from the University of Minnesota. We're always excited by the discussions the conference catalyzes and we appreciate Christopher's response to our notion of students taking risks at school. Faculty deserve the same safe environment to fail. Well said, Christopher!
> Join the #NMC12 Twitter conversation
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