Today I traveled to Denver for the International Society for Technology in Education Conference . I grabbed an early flight so that I could attend the 4th Annual " Edubloggercon " an impromptu un-conference of "educational technology geeks" like me, who love learning and conversation. People were invited to submit ideas for conference topics, such as "Crap Detection and Student Research", "Cognitive Science and Education" and "Students Redefine School." I began the morning in conversation around "Crap Detection and Student Research." The term "Crap Detection" was coined by Howard Rheingold , who feels that it is a 21st Century Literacy. He has set up a wiki on critical thinking for study of this issue. Angela Maiers commented that students today struggle with first defining the purpose of their research. They often search only by the topic rather than breaking it down to figure out what they want to find out. Next...
Ideas and Tips on Digital Age Learning from Michael Walker. These thoughts and ideas may not represent the views of my employer.