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• Deborah Harrington wrote a new blog post: Day 7: FTLA 2010   2 weeks, 6 days ago · View

  Reflections on 1st Day Peer Review Overview of Peer Review Protocols and Assignment Observation Checklist Mobile Learning Mobile Apps & Sites Connectivism Read  the theory behind Connectivism iPod Touch Overview (Apple Site) Creative Uses for iPod Touch in Education Education Apps on iTunes (will automatically open iTunes) iPod touch. Touching student lives in the classroom. The iPod touch classroom Setting up site visits Please use Doodle to setup visits. Homework Find an [...]

• Deborah Harrington wrote a new blog post: Day 6: FTLA 2010   1 month, 1 week ago · View

  Lori Returns to the FTLA! Freewrite: Students began by writing a reflective freewrite on ch. 4 of Bain and how it also speaks to Myron’s work, activities we’ve all been engaging with for this first two weeks of the FTLA, and to the ir own experiences in the classroom. Class Discussion Lori led the class in a rich discussion covering [...]

• Deborah Harrington wrote a new blog post: Day 6: FTLA 2010
  

  Lori Returns to the FTLA!
  Freewrite:
  Students began by writing a reflective freewrite on ch. 4 of Bain and how it also speaks to Myron’s work, activities we’ve all been engaging with for this first two weeks of the FTLA, and to the ir own experiences in the classroom.
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• Deborah Harrington wrote a new blog post: Day 5: FTLA 2010
  

  Lynn Wright’s Presentation/Facilitation on Classroom Research:
  Resources:
  1. Windows on Learning–Carnegie Foundation Homepage
  Here are some specific action research/inquiry pages on the site listed by topic:

  When Capable Students Fail: The Academic Sustainability Gap

  In this site, Katie Hern, an English instructor at Chabot [...]

    1 month, 1 week ago · View   1 month, 1 week ago · View

• Deborah Harrington wrote a new blog post: Day 2: FTLA 2010
  

  
  Morning Session
  During the morning, we welcomed our guest, Dr. Myron Dembo, Professor Emeritus, USC, for part one of a two-part presentation.  The initial topics included student-centered syllabus creation, engaging students on the first day of class, and strategies for reading within the discipline. Dr. Dembo has significant expertise in key areas [...]

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• Deborah Harrington wrote a new blog post: First Day for 2010 FTLA!
  

  When:  9 am-3 pm
  Where: LRC 205, LA Mission College (Breakfast and Lunch hosted by the Mission College Culinary Institute at the Cafeteria)
  Reading in advance of session one: College Fear Factor, Chapter 1
  Check out syllabus and flowchart of topics for the semester:
  FTLA 2010 Syllabus
  Flowchart of Topics
  Polls
  <img class=”aligncenter size-full wp-image-212″ title=”Facebook Poll results” src=”http://ftla.edulounge.net/files/2010/01/Facebook.jpg” [...]

    1 month, 3 weeks ago · View   1 month, 3 weeks ago · View

• Deborah Harrington wrote a new blog post: APPLY TODAY for the 2010 FTLA!
  

  Application materials can be accessed here: http://www.box.net/shared/3ehtof9i8k

    4 months ago · View   4 months ago · View

• Deborah Harrington wrote a new blog post: BSI Tune-Up
  

  Click on the link below to go to a file containing the “Tune-up Kit” and corresponding “Rubric” developed under Gary Colombo’s subgroup of the 2009 ESL/Basic Skills Professional Development Grant Steering Committee. It is for use with your local BSI Action Plans.
  http://www.box.net/shared/ndzfq0zhk8

    5 months, 1 week ago · View   5 months, 1 week ago · View

• Deborah Harrington wrote a new blog post: 2009 ESL/Basic Skills Professional Development Grant: Progress Report
  

  Just Released: 2009 ESL/Basic Skills Professional Development Grant Progress Report–READ IT HERE:
  http://www.box.net/shared/aoe0pnh8dh

    6 months ago · View   6 months ago · View

• Deborah Harrington wrote a new blog post: Day Three @the Institute
  

  Here are the two readings related to Dr. Tina Christie’s presentation:
  learning-and-transformation-through-evaluation
  program-evaluation-final-to-editor-christie-and-fierro
   
  And here is Dr. Christie’s presentation:
  christie-bsi-2009-institute

    8 months, 3 weeks ago · View   8 months, 3 weeks ago · View