I participated in a free webinar today titled Collaborations 101 and offered through CILC. This is my third webinar through them and have really enjoyed them. Besides being free, they're one hour long, very interactive, and I always come away with a couple of new resources I know I'll use.
An incredible resource I found out about today can be found at:
http://www.protopage.com/web2point0forteachers#Web_2.0_For_Teachers/Welcome. It's Web 2.0 for Teachers by Kim Peacock, University of Alberta. It's a GREAT resource and well organized.
A couple other things I came away with:
The presenters began by talking about the "Age" we are in today. Not a new topic but it was said in a clearer way (at least for me) today. We were in an "Informational Age" -- focused on facts, who, what, where, why, etc. Our students have grown up in a "Conceptual Age" -- an age focused on design, story, empathy, play, meaning. It is very different from the previous age and it demands a difference in how and what we teach.
Recommended was Daniel Punk's A Whole New Mind: Why Right Brainers Will Rule the Future. I can't wait to read it.
Lots of things to think about!
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