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Thirty-eight issue issue, Volume Eight TLT Group TGIF 05.20/15
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Two great sessions this week.  





WEDNESDAY for members: Susan Bearden returns to answer your questions about Twitter. She will also introduce an app she created call Tweechme. Register Here 
FRIDAYLIVE!  for all. Teaching & Learning Paradigms and more.
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NEXT BOOK DISCUSSION: We are beginning to design the next book discussion, please give us your feedback






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Twitter - Part 3


Date: May 20, 2015


TIME: 3:00 PM ET


Presenters: Susan Bearden, Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy, Steve Gilbert, Beth Dailey, TLT Group and others


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Susan Beardon returns! this time to help us explore how to utilize Twitter (searching for hashtags, setting up a profile, using it for the book discussions, etc.)



Susan will also introduce us to the various features of an app she developed called TweechMe. The app is  available for iPhone, iPad, Android, and Windows mobile.  Susan will walk us through the various features of the app so if you download the app before the session you can follow along. She developed the app to teach educators how to leverage twitter to create and enhance their PLN. Learn more about the app here.



Interesting Resource:  How to Turn a One-Hour Twitter Chat into One-Week’s worth of Tweets!











Upcoming Member Exchange events


May 20, 2015 Twitter Part 3
May 27, 2015  IFTTT - Designated Learner Session
June 3, 2015 Webinar Exploration Learning Community


June 10, 2015 PLANNING MEETING - 4th Spring 2015 Discussion - FICTION, An Unnecessary Women


June 17, 2015 Evernote Learning Community


June 24, 2015 TBD




















 



FridayLive! Free to all!



Teaching & Learning Paradigms and more


Date: May 22, 2015


Time: 2:00 PM ET


Presenters: Steve Gilbert, Beth Dailey, TLT Group


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What teaching/learning paradigms are implied by these 3 documents? How do they overlap, dovetail and conflict?







1. 'What’s the Point of a Professor?By MARK BAUERLEIN NYT MAY 9, 2015'  approx 4 pp.


http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/10/opinion/sunday/whats-the-point-of-a-professor.html?_r=0



2. "I Will Not Be Lectured To. I’m Too Busy Teaching.Posted on May 9, 2015 by Kevin"   5-7 pp. http://www.thetattooedprof.com/archives/356



3. “Technology-Enhanced Learning: Best Practices and Data Sharing in Higher Education” (pdf), From "Global Learning Council (GLC), a consortium of leaders in the field of education from academia, industry and nonprofits, released a first draft of a white paper that includes proposed recommendations regarding technology-enhanced learning (TEL) and the sharing of learning data."6 pp paper ​http://globallearningcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/GLC_DRAFT_White_Paper_April_2015.pdf​






For the "and more" part of the session, we will be talking together about summer events.  On our agenda to address are:


1. Book Discussions
2. Teaching Online for Beginners (TOL4B)
3. Low Threshold Applications (LTAs)






This is your opportunity to influence our programming, plus we always have fun learning together.
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Up-coming FridayLive! events
May 22, 2015 Teaching & Learning Paradigms and more
May 29, 2015 Real-time student engagement: leveraging tablets for faculty and future faculty develo

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Thirty-fifth issue, Volume EightTLT Group TGIF 4.28.15
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This week on FridayLive! we dive head long into metacognition as we explore ways to Help students make more thoughtful choices about how to study and learn  This will be with the help of Doug Eder and Saundra McGuire.  You will want to join us on Friday. More information here.



Be sure to get your copy of Brain Rules in preparation for our book discussion next week



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PLANNING MEETING: 3rd Spring 2015 Discussion - COGNITIVE SCIENCE Brain Rules & TLTG Institutional Membership Discussion


Date: April 29, 2015


Time: 3:00 PM ET


Presenters: Steve Gilbert, Beth Dailey, TLT Group and others
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3:00 - 3:30 PM ET In this session we will talk together about how




best to design the third book discussion in our spring series. This link will take you to more information about the event and how to register,




COGNITIVE SCIENCE











Selection #3 comes from our cognitive science survey:


Medina, John (2014) Brain Rules, (Updated and Expanded): 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School, Seattle, WA: Pear Press




Explore the author’s website and download the 12 Brain Rules.


Listen to a 3 minute YouTube introduction from John Medina.



NOTE: You can support The TLT Group indirectly by purchasing books from Amazon via links in our recommended reading list or shop using this AmazonSmile link. Amazon will then make a donation to the TLT Group.



Learn more about the entire series here.




3:30 - 4:00 PM ET Join the discussion and help the TLT Group make Institutional Subscription more appealing.




















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April 29, 2015 PLANNING MEETING: 3rd Spring 2015 “Book” Discussion - COGNITIVE SCIENCE Brain Rules & TLTG Institutional Membership Discussion


May 6, 2015 Keeping Up - - Semi-Stone Soup


Share Something New, Useful

May 13, 2015 Evernote Learning Community

May 20, 2015 Twitter Part 3









































 









FridayLive! Free to all!

Help students make more thoughtful choices about how to study and learn (face-to-face and online):  Reasons, strategies, and resources








Date: May 1, 2015


Time: 2:00 PM ET


Presenters: 
Steve Gilbert & Beth Dailey, TLT Group, 


Douglas Eder, Emeritus, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville


Saundra McGuire - Ret.) Assistant Vice Chancellor  & Professor of Chemistry Director Emerita, Center for Academic Success Louisiana State University


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Why should students understand more about their own options for studying and learning? How can they take more responsibility for their own learning?  How can faculty enable students to make more effective choices about their own learning?   



McGuire and Eder will describe how undergraduate students can improve their own learning rapidly and significantly in most courses (both face-to-face and online) by using  strategies such as:


A.  Teaching students to apply Bloom's Taxonomy and PARSA Study Cycle in specific courses - and more widely

B.  Assessing students'  engagement with course activities and content  

Other colleagues will share specific Low-Threshold Activities/Apps/Assessments (LTAs) and Classroom Assessment Techniques (CATs) that can be used to support such strategies by faculty and/or directly by students to improve student learning in a variety of courses.


In FridayLive! in March we revisited Chickering and Gamson's "Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education" and Ehrmann's article, "I

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On FridayLive! we will be exploring issues related to student review and peer assessment with project leaders and students involved in a National Science Foundation grant IUSE (Improving Undergraduate STEM Education). Join Us



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PLANNING MEETING for May 1st event: LTAs and CATS for Engaging Online Learners


Date: April 22, 2015  


Time: 3:00-4:00 pm ET - free to all


Presenters: , Steve Gilbert, Beth Dailey, Steve Gilbert, TLT Group, Doug Eder and Saundra McGuire


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The idea for the May 1st FRLV event emerged earlier this spring when we were talking about an 8th principle. Doug Eder and Saundra McGuire agreed to take the lead on this. In this event we will talk about how best to tackle this topic.  



This link will take you to the planning document for our May 1st event.



This link will take you to information regarding the Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education.




Join us as an active participant or as as an observer. These planning sessions are always interesting and often inspiring.






















Upcoming Member Events




April 22, 2015 PLANNING MEETING for May 1st event: LTAs and CATS for Engaging Online Learners


April 29, 2015 PLANNING MEETING: 3rd Spring 2015 “Book” Discussion - COGNITIVE SCIENCE Brain Rules & TLTG Institutional Membership Discussion


May 6, 2015 Keeping Up - - Semi-Stone Soup


Share Something New, Useful

May 13, 2015 Evernote Learning Community

May 20, 2015 Twitter Part 3









































 









FridayLive! Free to all!




Student Review/Peer Assessment:  to Deepen Learning;  to Reduce Faculty Workload Both? Either? Neither?


Date: April 24, 2015  


Time: 2:00-3:00 pm ET - free to all


Presenters: Ed Gehringer, Associate Professor, NC State University, Jennifer J. Kidd, Senior Lecturer, Old Dominion University Steve Gilbert, Beth Dailey - TLT Group, and students involved in the project


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Should students grade each other’s work?


When peers are involved in the assessment process it can provide more feedback to students and deepen the learning process. But is it a viable practice? Do students grade accurately? How can educators help students be better reviewers? Join a conversation about peer review and peer grading with  National Science Foundation IUSE (Improving Undergraduate STEM Education) project leaders. They will describe their project and what they hope to learn.  The discussion will focus on peer review at multiple grade levels and include both computer supported and paper based processes. We will also hear from students actively engaged in student peer review/assessment.  Participants will be invited to suggest additional research questions and to consider participating in future research.




Selected Student Peer Assessment Resources:





NORA: No One Revises Alone: Classroom Web Application Facilitating Peer Feedback & Discussion by Denzil Sikka S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012



A Survey of Methods for Improving Review Quality Edward F. Gehringer Department of Computer Science, North Carolina State University



Essays on Teaching Excellence Toward the Best in the Academy Volume 14, Number 5, 2002-03 A publication of The Professional & Organizational Development Network in Higher Education (www.podnetwork.org). Helping Students Help Each Other: Making Peer Feedback More Valuable Linda B. Nilson, Clemson University



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TGIF: Get ready for a wild Member Exchange event on Wednesday!

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Thirty-first issue, Volume EightTLT Group TGIF 3.31.15
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This is a short week for the TLT Group with no FridayLive!.  We do have a fantastic Member Exchange event planned for Wednesday. There will be a little Keeping Up and planning for the May 1st Seven Principles and apps session. Be ready for a wild ride!




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Keeping Up - Semi-Stone Soup


Share Something New, Useful


DATE: April 1, 2015


TIME: 3-4 pm Eastern


PRESENTERS: Steve Gilbert, Beth Dailey and others


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The focus of this Semi-Stone Soup session is to explore apps and CATS that could connect with the 7 Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education. This is in preparation for the FridayLive! session planned for May 1st. Please come with your suggestions.


We will also be exploring the various alternative available for video conferencing.  If you are interested in testing ZOOM with us you will want to get an account. You can do so here.  We may even experiment a little with Periscope.  See Steve's blog post.


SUMMARY:  Good practice in undergraduate educa


tion:





Encourages contacts between students and faculty.



Develops reciprocity and cooperation among students.



Uses active learning techniques.



Gives prompt feedback.[See CATs]



Emphasizes time on task.



Communicates high expectations.


Respects diverse talents and ways of learning.



















Upcoming Member Events


April 1, 2015 Keeping Up - Semi-Stone Soup


Share Something New, Useful


April 8, 2015 PLANNING MEETING: 2nd Spring 2015 “Book” Discussion -A GRAPHIC NOVEL,

Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth.

April 15, 2015  Evernote Learning Community

April 22, 2015 LMS Updates Surprises and Recommendations for Student Peer Review/Assessment Options


April 29, 2015 Members Exchange: PLANNING MEETING: 3rd Spring 2015 “Book” Discussion - COGNITIVE SCIENCE Brain Rules



































 









No FridayLive! this week!!!
Join Us Next Week for…. Free to all!


Spring 2015 “Book” Discussion Series: Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth.


Date: April 10, 2015  


Time: 2:00-3:00 pm ET - free to all


Presenters: Steve Gilbert, Beth Dailey, TLT Group and others


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GRAPHIC NOVEL

Selection #2 focuses on a graphic novel: Doxiadis, A & Papadimitriou, CH. (2009).


Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth. Bloomsbury.






You will enjoy this conversation even if you don’t have time to read the book.  If you have a little time,


consider these additional resources:






Hear from the authors, a 4 minute description.



New York Times Review, September 25, 2019



Wikipedia article


Buffalo Library collection of reviews










Up-coming FridayLive! Events






April 3, 2015 No FridayLive!


April 10, 2015 Spring 2015 “Book” Discussion Series: Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth


April 17, 2015 Effective Practices in Personal
Digital Archiving for Faculty and Students

April 24, 2015 Student Peer Review/Assessment: to Deepen Learning; to Reduce Faculty Workload Both? Either?

May 1, 2015 Sharing Apps and LTAs that can be used Online to Support CATs and other Principles of Good Practice for Undergraduate Education




































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