My focus for the Blog and Website Resources is 21st century learning - with a K-12 and non-profit emphasis. These resources support my work in online education as I strive to push my own thinking about learning forward. The ideas presented in these blogs and websites help me keep my thinking fresh, challenge my ideas with different views, and provide me with resources to share with online teachers and learners.
1. The Partnership for 21st Century Skills
This website is important to me because one of my goals in online education is to engage learners with content that is meaningful and relevant to them. This means creating learning experiences that require learners to think creatively and flexibly, manage information, communicate in a variety of ways, and lead initiatives. The Framework for 21st Century Learning is especially useful.
2. The Council on 21st Century Learning
The Council on 21st Century Learning is a local organization that is "supporting systemic change that transforms schooling into powerful learning that serves the needs of all people." The Resources section of this site is especially helpful to me, and provides great food for thought.
3. Will Richardson's Blog
I began reading this blog when my group and I worked on the Web Conference in the eLearning certificate courses. Our "session" was on Web 2.0. Reading Will Richardson's blog is a great way for me to stay informed on Web 2.0 applications in education.
4. Church of the Customer Blog
This blog attracted my attention after hearing Jackie Huba speak at the NACOL Virtual School Symposium in November 2007. The blog is interesting to me, not so much from an educational point of view, but rather from that of an entrepreneurial approach to business. The focus of the blog is on "word of mouth" as a marketing approach, and how to maintain customer loyalty. This focus is very important for our small, non-profit organization. Plus I need all the help I can get when it comes to thinking about and implementing marketing strategies.
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It would be great to also add these sites to our Diigo group! :)
Thanks!
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