Online Learning

The website I visited and listened to was Leading the Change. The two people in this discussion are Charlene Chausis and Dennis Richards. It's really interesting how their video did not match the words spoken. The visuals in the video played straight through really fast while the speaker was speaking at a slower pace. The speakers would refer to the pictures that were supposed to be shown but the audience doesn't see what they're referring to. Also, they spoke like they were reading off a piece of paper that they never read before. It was very dry and monotonous. But here are the basics of what they were discussing.

3 stories:

1) Claiming what we imagining = (Spoken by Charlene) a principal wrote a book that indicated mind shaping is world shaping. How we think will effect the world. The superintendent for this school that the principal was at took this idea and learned more about technology. this superintendent is Dennis Richards. Web 2.0 was what was mentioned the most.

2) Learning Beyond Boundaries = Dennis is sharing his experience with Web 2.0. He speaks about little workshops that had technology sessions, especially containing that dealing specifically with Web 2.0. He emphasises that we need to engage students by using technology like Web. 2.0. He started workshops about Web 2.0 and how best to use this to engage students.

3) Kids improved Learning = (Spoken by Charlene) speaks about how Dennis promoted Stem subjects using Web 2.0. Then explains in detail how Dennis went about doing this. The kids were to create projects and learning experiences that will be projected globally.

Conclusion:

We need to become a learner again by learning to use Web 2.0. Dennis states that we need to have courage to expand and transform education by using new technology.