eLearning

OER Commons

Open Educational Resources are all about sharing.

In a brave new world of learning, OER content is made free to use or share,
and in some cases, to change and share again, made possible through licensing,
so that both teachers and learners can share what they know.

Browse and search OER Commons to find curriculum, and tag, rate, and review
it for others.

Use the Tutorials
as a guide. Join and contribute to the global Open
Education community.

More at: http://www.oercommons.org/

Boys & Girls Club - Sacaton

We are now working on a strategic plan + project plan for the Boys and Girls Clubs. It will focus on technology, curriculum and professional development.

Coming very soon~

Learning Technologies in Action

The Association for Learning Technology's annual conference, ALT-C
2008, brought together over 700 delegates and more than 100 speakers
from all over the world. Catherine Dhanjal reports on some highlights
from the conference.

Here are some highlights from the ALT conference: a report on two
presentations from the business sector, and a fascinating seminar on
the divide between businesses who use internet and communications
technology (ICT), and those who don't.

More at: http://www.trainingzone.co.uk/cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=191719&d=680&h=608&f=626&dateformat=%25e-%25h-%25y

Stephen Downes' List of Free Applications

Jane Hart's articles and list of free applications for eLearning.

More information at: http://www.downes.ca/cgi-bin/page.cgi?author=Jane%20Hart

Student Skills

Student skills for 21st Century society

Open Learning Exchange

Ensuring every child a quality basic education by 2015 by creating networks of nation-based Centers that demonstrate the power of free and open educational content using low-cost technologies and that motivate governments to make the essential financial investments.

More information at: http://ole.org/

Palmeto Project & Laptop SC

One Laptop Per Child/South Carolina is a statewide partnership between the South Carolina Department of Education and the non-profit Palmetto Project.

More information at: http://laptopsc.org/

Resistent Learners

Resistant Learners ....lack a fundamental belief that academic learning and achievement can help them achieve personal goals or initiate positive change. Too often they have suffered repeated, long-term frustration from inappropriate learning situations. A series of unskilled, imperceptive instructors, unfortunate learning experiences, or missed opportunities have deterred resistant learners from enjoying learning. These learners do not believe in or use formal education or academic institutions as positive or enjoyable resources in their life.

More information at: http://training.trainingplace.com/loq/pop_resist1.htm

Successful Learning Strategies: http://www.trainingplace.com/loq/strategies.htm

Conforming Learners

Conforming Learners like routine, structure, supportive relationships, and stability. They generally are more compliant and will more passively accept knowledge, store it, and reproduce it to conform, complete assigned tasks (if they can) and often please and help others. These learners typically prefer to leave the holistic, critical, or analytical thinking to others.

More information at: http://training.trainingplace.com/loq/pop_conf1.htm

Successful Learning Strategies: http://www.trainingplace.com/loq/strategies.htm

Performing Learners

Performing Learners ...are generally self-motivated in learning situations that particularly interest them, otherwise they may seek extrinsic rewards for accomplishing objectives that appear to have less value or benefit to them. They most often:

* are skilled, sophisticated learners that systematically follow principles, processes, or procedures, think hierarchially, and capably achieve average to above-standard learning objectives, tasks, and performance.
* may sometimes clearly acknowledge meeting only the stated objectives, getting the grade, streamlining learning efforts, and avoiding exploratory steps beyond the requirements of the situation and learning task.

More information at: http://training.trainingplace.com/loq/pop_perf1.htm