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February Newsletter

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Spring is near, including the K-12 traditional Spring Break, and thoughts turn to new pursuits that take flight in the energy of the spring.

This newsletter features events of interest, news, and announcements.  We celebrate the release of the tenth anniversary of the K12 State of the Nation research document and offer some research and articles for your spring break reading pleasure.

Please forward this news on your own networks using the tools at the bottom.

Featured Events

Featured Events

Open Education Week 2018

March 5 to 9: https://www.openeducationweek.org/schedule

  • Join a webinar, see projects from around the world, or attend a live event.
  • You can tweet a question or comment (#openeducationwk)

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BC Digital Learning Symposium

April 18-20, Richmond, BC

Annual Digital Learning Symposium brought to you by the BC Partners in Online Learning and the Canadian eLearning Network

Frontiers of Innovation: Curriculum Change in Online Learning Environments. 

  • Tony Bates, Rod Allen, new models for online & blended learning

Dialogue, networking, sharing, creating, and learning

https://canelearn.net/symposium/

Program here: https://2018dlsymposium.sched.com/

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Upcoming PD – Mark your calendars!

blendED2018: Alberta’s Blended and Online Symposium

http://www.blendedalberta.ca/

  • October 10-12, Edmonton AB

CIDER Session: State of the Nation — K12 E-Learning in Canada

  • The latest issue of the report marks its 10th year and the fifth year of CANeLearn’s support of this research
  • Join Michael Barbour and Randy LaBonte for this CIDER session overview
  • Info and link to join found here: http://cider.athabascau.ca/

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New Archives Worth a Look

Canada Moodle Moot: https://canadamoodlemoot2018.sched.com/

  • Stephen Downes, topical panel sessions, Moodle sessions, Martin Dougiamas…
  • Recording links posted in plenary sessions and those listed in Rooms 003 and 005
  • No login required: some pre-conference sessions not full recordings… 

Alan November: https://home.edweb.net/webinar/adaptiveliteracy20180222/

  • Creating a new culture of teaching and learning
  • Requires login: start at the 15-minute mark

OpenCon 2018 K-12 Athabasca: http://bolt.athabascau.ca/index.php/k-12-open-conference-2018/

  • Adobe Connect recordings and resources from the Open Conference
  • Requires Adobe Connect plugin to view
PD Calendar
See more here…

Stay Connected!

  • Use #CANeLearn to stream specific items of interest to members. Join the conversation!
  • Follow @CANeLearn, “like” us on Facebook, subscribe to our YouTube Channel
  • Check out our Members’ Site
  • Join CANeLearn – only $50 for associate membership!
Join today!

In the News

State of the Nation: K-12 E-Learning in Canada Updates

  • The 10th anniversary edition of the State of the Nation: K-12 E-Learning in Canada study released
  • Provincial, Territorial and Federal Profiles Updates
  • New issue papers & vignettes
  • French version released also!
  • Check http://k12sotn.ca/

McDowell Foundation Award

  • John Paul II High School (North Battleford, SK) is the recipient of the McDowell Foundation Award for Outstanding Research
  • Time, Pace, Place: Using Flexible Design and Delivery to Support Learners
  • Read more here
  • Ramona Stillar, Carlo Hansen, and Tracie Harty will be presenting their research at the BC Digital Learning Symposium (http://sched.co/DCvv for session)

Steve Dotto’s Tech Toolkit

  • See the list of tools that Steve uses and teaches you how to use
  • Warning: You need to sign up for Steve’s emails and his free Webinar Wednesdays (worth it for most!)
  • Click here to read how to access the Toolkit…

To boldly go… – from @dougpete

  • Space exploration from Google
  • See Doug’s post here…

 

Spring Break reading…

Reading

From Signals to Seas of Change

  • Michael Fullan
  • A free article (5 free articles available) posted on the EdCan Network site
  • “deep system change in public education is inevitable over the next decade, and Canada is in a position to help lead the way ”
  • “It changes outcomes (namely toward global competencies); it changes pedagogy (by focusing on personally and collectively meaningful matters); and it alters context (where people pursue learning, and with whom)”
  • Fullan reports on advances in Ontario and Quebec as part of the New Pedagogies for Deep Learning initiative
  • Read more here…

Blended Learning – Design, Delivery, and Engagement

  • “Combining online learning with a face-to-face experience dedicated to active learning has been found to be a very successful model for teaching effectiveness and student engagement and achievement.”
  • Practical advice and resources for successful blended learning courses
  • Read more here…

Rethinking Learning and Teaching in the Digital Age

Ten key developments changing the dynamics of universities and colleges:

  1. Student Expectations and Requirements are Changing.
  2. Flexibility is Shaping New Ways of Delivering Programs and Courses.
  3. Competency-based and Outcome-based Learning are Growing Quickly – expanding into fields which long resisted this move, especially for universities (colleges are already engaged in competency-based education (CBE) for a considerable time).
  4. Technology is Enabling New Approaches to teaching, learning, assessment andadministration.
  5. MOOCs are Offering Expanded Routes to the Delivery and Recognition of Learning, including for K-12 and college based students.
  6. Assessment for Learning and Assessment of Learning are Changing – using video, simulation, virtual reality, as well as new forms of paper- based assessment.
  7. Governments are Rethinking Quality and Accountability.
  8. Equity Remains a Challenge, Despite Massification.
  9. e-Portfolios Are Emerging as Critical Resources for Students.
  10. The Roles of Faculty are Changing.
  • Read the full article here…

From Stephen Downes: Top Articles Worth Reading

  • A list of articles posted by Stephen on his blog site worth a review
  • Click here for the list…

Is Learning to Learn from MOOCs a Teachable Skill?

  • Blog post from Joshua Kim with five assertions about learning online
  • Check it out here

The Web We Weave: Curation in Action

  • How do teachers apply specific curation tools?
  • How do educators make decisions about where to curate, how to build their collections and when to share with others?
  • How do educators weave the web we want?
  • Read more here…

Global Digital Citizen Foundation – Interesting Blogs…

  • Some interesting blog posts worth exploring

  • Check them out here…

Edsurge Blog Posts on Technology in Schools

  • An assortment of interesting posts to scroll through
  • Scroll through the list here…

From the MVLRI Research Clearinghouse k12onlineresearch.org

  • K-12 Blended Teaching Readiness: Phase 1-Instrument Development
  • Charles R. Graham, Jered Borup, Emily Pulham, Ross Larsen
  • Delving Further into Blended Learning: Examining Professional Development Models, a Flipped Learning Approach, and Open Educational Resource
  • Leanna Archambault, Jared Borup
  • Conceptualising Online Knowledge Sharing: What Teachers’ Perceptions Can Tell Us
  • Nina Hood
  • The Effects of Instructor Participation and Class Size On Student Participation in an Online Class Discussion Forum
  • Elizabeth J. Parks-Stamm, Maria Zafonte, Stephanie M. Palenque

Happy reading!

Events

Adventures in Archives

2017 Leadership Summit

Check out presentations, curated documents & video recordings!

  • Click for Schedule Archive  or
  • Google Drive Folder

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2017 BOLTT (Bringing Online Teachers Together) Conference

Presentation Padlet archives here:

  • http://www.oelc.ca/sessions/
Events

See all CANeLearn archives here

blendED 2017: Alberta’s Blended & Online Learning Symposium

Links to Curated Notes in Program Session Descriptions:

  • https://blended2017.sched.com

Video Archive of Selected Presentations:

  • https://canelearn.net/abblended2017/

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