I want to thank everyone who came out for the CTL conference last Friday. It was a great opportunity for people to learn and share knowledge about these amazing online tools, and I hope everyone found it to be a good experience. Thank you especially to our presenters, who did a great job. Also, special thanks to Frank Miracola and the Macomb ISD for hosting us. Without their hard work, facilities, and technology, we wouldn’t have had a conference.
But, the learning isn’t over yet. We will be posting some of the presenter notes shortly, and hope to have audio and/or video of the presentations posted within the next couple weeks. So, check back for more information.
The preconference workshop, “Survival Training for Tech Integration Specialists“ will take place Nov. 12 from 9:00am to 3:00pm at the Macomb ISD. This session, led by Scott Schopieray and Brandon Blinkenberg from Michigan State University (and sponsored by the SIG PL group of MACUL), will address a variety of strategies and tools to support technology leaders in helping their colleagues integrate technology into their instruction.
If you haven’t already registered, you can do so on site at the Macomb ISD. Registration is $85 and includes lunch. If you haven’t registered but would like to attend, please visit our pre-workshop survey at http://bit.ly/2ffkhV, and show up at the Macomb ISD at:
44001 Garfield Rd.
Clinton Twp, MI 48038.
So, online registration for the CTL conference is closed, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t come to the conference. On-site registration will take place at the conference, so make sure to come by the Macomb ISD on Friday, Nov. 13. The conference has a number of great sessions – see the program.
So, this is a little off topic, but also noteworthy as a “food for thought” item like my last post. James Paul Gee, of Arizona State University, talks about the notion of assessment in computer games, and offers some suggestions regarding the role of technology to support collaboration, as well as thoughts about the role of textbooks and facts in modern learning. Yet a little more to think about with respect to the notion of schooling to support collaboration and the skill sets our students need in the future.
So, leading up to our CTL conference (and because one of my sessions is on the next generation of the Web), I stumbled across this segment of an interview with Google CEO Eric Schmidt. If there is someone who has something to say about the Internet, I would think he is a good choice.
Anyway, here is a video clip in which he addresses a number of considerations of what the web will be like about five years from now. In summary: real-time search, lots of video, and a majority of content in Chinese. Need more detail? Check out the video…
The Collaborative Tools for Learning conference is now upon us. The conference starts this Thursday (Nov. 12) with the pre-conference workshop, “Survival Training for Tech Integration Specialists”. Registration for this workshop can still be done on-site for $85 for the whole day session. Then, on Friday (Nov. 13), the full conference kicks off at 8:30am with an opening address by Bruce Umpstead, followed by a wide variety of hands-on sessions and workshops through the day.
Registration is still open on-site, so if you haven’t yet registered for the conference online, please come and join us. This conference has nearly 50% more sessions than in past years, and a wide variety of topics. Registration is $85 and includes lunch, session activities, and access to the follow-up resources and podcasts of the various recorded sessions from the day.
Questions? Contact us!
Otherwise, we’ll look forward to seeing you at the conference.
While posting my program on Scribd (see more in a future tutorial), I stumbled across this article. I have followed Edutopia articles and publications since they came into being back in 1991), and I know that they are one of the leading organizations to share ideas and strategies for school reform through technology use. This article is a great summary of some of the efforts you can use in the classroom with Web 2.0 tools to better engage your students and develop their skills and understanding. Enjoy!
We’ve reviewed the proposals, facilities considerations, and schedule, and have come up with the program for the Collaborative Tools for Learning Conference. This year’s program looks to be even stronger than past years, with 50% more presentations, and some new features.
Thank you to everyone who proposed presentations or workshops for the conference. We appreciate your willingness to share your ideas and expertise with your fellow educators from around the state.
For more information about the program, click here.
To register for the conference, click here.
Yep, the submissions for the Collaborative Tools for Learning conference are now in. The deadline is past. If you didn’t submit your proposal by now, you’re out of luck…
No, just kidding on the last part – if you really, desperately wanted to present and were taken hostage by a pack of evil parakeets last week and couldn’t submit your proposal, please email us directly with your request (and a couple pictures of Andrew Jackson?!? – No, just kidding there too). Otherwise, we are working out the details of what space we have available, what proposals we have, what content needs we would like to have addressed, etc. and hope to have the CTL program ready next week.
Thanks for your interest and submissions!
Today (October 5) is the last day for proposal submissions to present at the Collaborative Tools for Learning conference. Be sure to get your submissions in by the end of the day today (11:59:59 tonight… or a few hours later, since I don’t plan on reviewing these until the next morning).
You can find out about the conference here…
and submit a proposal here.