Shiny Objects, Classroom Practice and Professional Growth Eric Brunsell [email protected] @brunsell Elizabeth Alderton [email protected] Future Technology Conference <> 5.10.10
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Shiny Objects, Classroom Practice and Professional Growth
Eric [email protected]@brunsell
Elizabeth [email protected]
Future Technology Conference <> 5.10.10
Citation:
Brunsell, E., Alderton, E., & Bariexca, D. (2010, May) Shiny Objects, Classroom Practice, and Professional Growth. Presented at the WiscNet Future Technologies Conference, Madison, WI. May 10, 2010
“Twitter Bird” is from Matt Hamm's Flickr photostream
How many bloggers does it take to change
a light bulb?
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1…and 99 to comment on how they would
have done it.
Via: http://www.bloodhoundrealty.com/BloodhoundBlog/?p=2027
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Brunsell, E. and Cimino, C. (2009) Investigating the impact of a weekly weblog assignment on the learning environment in a secondary biology course. In Education, 15(2)
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“94% of students used resources NOT provided by the teacher as they participated in blog
assignments
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Week 117%
Week 872%
Face-to-Face Participation
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“After getting used to talking to everyone on the
blog it didn’t seem like such a big deal to give an
answer in class.”
Week 117%
Week 872%
Face-to-Face Participation
“In the beginning of the class I was afraid to raise my hand
and look stupid. The blog assignments made me feel
more confident each week so I was no longer afraid to look
stupid.” Whiskeygonebad’s Flickr photostream
More than a Shiny Object?
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In the initial survey, only 33% of students had a positive outlook on classroom
blogging. By the fifth week of completing blog assignments, all but one student (97%) had positive perceptions of the project and that one was indifferent.
More than a Shiny Object?
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46% Multiple perspectives
“I liked hearing from different people in my
major, and hearing their points of view without them actually saying
them aloud. I think a lot of people don’t speak up very often and this is a great way to see what
those people think about different topics.”
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22% Time to process / think deeply about content and ideas.
“I think that having to write something in front of my peers
is good motivation to thoroughly understand a topic so that I don't end up looking
like a total fool.”
“I like the opportunity to compile my thoughts and
express them when I'm ready and at my own pace.”
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t Wor
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“When we had to pose a question at the end of our
discussion it made me think a bit deeper about what I
was writing on the discussion board.”
“Many people had written questions in their reflections, so
when responding I was really forced to think
more deeper and critically.”
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20% Mandatory participation
“I liked that we had to post twice because without that I
wouldn't have tried to understand other people's perspectives or read what
they wrote.”
“for on-line discussion it is mandatory for everyone to
engage in discussion. In class its easy to not participate. So
being engaged was the benefit.”
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Hey, this is Nancy. Twitter is down right
now…when you get this message, give me a call. I’m dying to hear what you had for breakfast.
Hey, this is Nancy. Twitter is down right
now…when you get this message, give me a call. I’m dying to hear what you had for breakfast.
Via danhollings.posterous.com
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Who are they?
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Who are they?
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Who do they follow?Who do they follow?
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Educators: 67%Content: 17%Other: 16%
Educators: 67%Content: 17%Other: 16%
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What are they Tweeting?
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What are they Tweeting?
Educational PracticeAsking Questions
Sharing ResourcesSocial
Unknown
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40%4%10%43%3%
What are they Tweeting?
Educational PracticeAsking Questions
Sharing ResourcesSocial
Unknown
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40%4%10%43%3%
54%
What are they Tweeting?
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My students are researching topics related to disability for "Stop The R-Word" day. http://www.r-word.org/ 9:59 AM Mar 31st via iTweet
What are they Tweeting?
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Wow! Thanks @[teacher]. What a cool history idea! http://twhistory.org/reenactments/ 3:56 AM Mar 11th via web
What are they Tweeting?
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What sites, similar to CoverItLive, do you use for creating a chat room for your students? 5:49 AM Feb 28th via web
What are they Tweeting?
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@[teacher] He shot at me (us?) from some bushes & then jumped out waving his gun. I think he was going to rob us till he saw his daughter 7:05 PM Apr 15th via…
@[teacher] He didn't know me yet. That's how I met him. I was walking w/ his daughter, who he hadn't seen in 2 yrs, 7:04 PM Apr 15th via TweetDeck in reply to teacher
What are they Tweeting?
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@GovChristie U refuse 2 extend the tax 2 those who make $400K plus b/c they leave state, what do U think will happen w/ talented educators? 7:09 PM Apr 4th via TweetDeck…
@GovChristie How do you justify paying a guy to tweet 25% more than you pay me, a 10yr veteran, gave up career in molecular biology research 7:07 PM Apr 4th via TweetDeck in…
@GovChristie And I gladly pay it, now more than ever, to defend my rights as a n educator. Thank you for strengthening my local btw 7:05 PM Apr 4th via TweetDeck in reply to…
Collaboration
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Collaboration
“I've shared several examples of classroom activities related to cell respiration with @[state science education consultant] and @[teacher] -
we have emailed the projects back and forth and provided each other with constructive criticism.”
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Collaboration
“I've communicated with a lot of Twitter people in regards to things like finding appropriate research
articles, using different classroom resources & activities, and conference attendance.”
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Benefits
“My practice benefits from my involvement on Twitter because I am more confident in my ability, have many more resources, have a PLN [personal
learning network] I can turn to for instant response to a problem or encouragement when
I’m in need of it.”
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Benefits
“I have people to offer advice and keep me motivated on days teaching is hard.”
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Benefits
“I’m exposed to so many new ideas and tools that I take into my classroom. It shapes how I see my
practice and how I see what is possible in my classroom.”
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Impact
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“Thanks to my Twitter Network, I now routinely use Text-to-Speech software with students during the editing phase of the writing process.”
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“I will be participating in the National Writing Project because my Twitter Network has convinced me that I need to participate to improve my teaching practice.”
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“[Teacher] and I have worked together on several projects between our classrooms. Specifically, we worked on a project designed to raise attention around the genocide occurring in Darfur. Our students developed blog entries, videos, Animoto
presentations, and VoiceThreads around the issue.”
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I Tweet,
I learn
So What?
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