Review/summary Sener’s 7 Futures Amer. Education: Improving.. Screen-Captured World. For MOOCow tlt.gs/7FsMOOCow

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Book Review by Christine Geith - including summary of some major points - of Sener’s The Seven Futures of American Education: Improving Learning & Teaching in a Screen-Captured World - Concludes with:

“Sener communicates a keen understanding of the shifts in the foundations of American education institutions and the tensions in societal values. His first-hand knowledge of the evolution of online education in America provides a unique perspective imbedded in the cyberization notion that is the premise for the book. Sener provides seven compelling scenarios based on a comprehensive and insightful understanding of current trends affecting American higher education, as well as K-12 education.

“The Free Markets and Standards Rule scenarios describe a focus on efficiency, consistency and education as commodity. Free Learning Rules and Cyberdystopia describe a more emotional response to the trends. Steady As She Goes and Education Improves focus on social barriers and opportunities. The Distant Scenario, is a call to action taking the best of all points of view and leveraging the trends and foundational shifts to create high-quality education for everyone. These well-developed future scenarios provide a variety of lenses through which to understand the current landscape of change in American higher education.”

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Nineteenth issue, Volume Six

TLT Group TGIF 5.14.2013

From Group World Headquarters

Seven Futures of American Education schMOOC/MOOCOW starts on Friday!
Learn more by attending FridayLive on May17th! or Clicking Here

Consider an institutional membership in TLT.

Institutional Subscription entitles everyone at your institution to TLT group activities, services, and resource materials. And individual membership is free to all within your institution. You will find more information on our website. Sally Gilbert, Director of Administration, can answer any questions you may have sallygilbert@tltgroup.org

Design Courses: Significant Learning vs Cover Content + Dev 7Futures MOOC. Transcript/etc tlt.gs/frlv #TLTGfrlv online free FridayLive! TLTG

Uses of "MOOC material" - controversy & comments (NCSU TLTR) prep for TLTG MOOCow planning today 2pm ET tlt.gs/frlv

Members Only Exchange

Changing Roles in Online Teaching and Learning

(This session is free to TLT Group Members Fee to others)

May 15, 2013 2:00pm Eastern Time

Leaders: Steve Gilbert, Beth Dailey, and others Register Here

This session is free to TLT Group Individual Members. ($75 to others)

We have done a session on roles such as VOC. In this session the plan is to talk of other roles such as that of a scribe, maybe even the designated learner. There could be a designated questioner, naysayer, optimist, etc. What else have people used or what else could be done.

This is especially relevant to our MOOC creation and to our Silver Cloudians who we hope will take some of these roles as we proceed.

May 24th advanced organizer.
Trey Mireles returns to FridayLive on May 24th, Putting EAT (Experience, Apply, Teach) to the Test

Register Here

Participants will share their experiences in putting EAT to the test. Trey has also offered to field questions via e-mail, trey.mireles@gmail.com

In addition, those who attended the Animoto session agreed to share the Animoto presentations they have produced.
It will be fun to share, learn from each other and hear more from Trey.

FridayLive! First Session of Seven Futures of American Education schMOOC/MOOCOW*: Getting Started

May 17, 2013 2:00-3:00 pm ET - free to all. Presenters; John Sener, Steve Gilbert and others Register Here

This first live session will launch a schMOOC/MOOCOW* (Massive Open Online Course Or Whatever) that will explore John Sener's book "The Seven Futures of American Education: Improving Learning & Teaching in a Screen-Captured World."

This session will:

introduce what will happen in the course,

explain how to access course materials and resources,

explain the course structure, schedule, and other basics of participation.

For more information on the schMOOC/MOOCOW,click here.

Registration information coming soon.

Up-coming FridayLive! schedule:

May 24 Putting EAT (Experience, Apply, Teach) to the Test. Trey Mireles, Psychology instructor, Madison College

June 7 Seven Futures 2nd session “The Seven Futures Approach to IEQ: A Dialogue”

June 14 Seven Futures 3rd session, “Modeling the IEQ Planning Process”

June 21 Seven Futures 4th session, “Sharing Your Plans, Reflecting on Your Experience”

June 28 Review, Respond and Shape

MOOCs Round Three

Seven Futures of American Education schMOOC/MOOCOW

May 17 - June 21, 2013

First synchronous session, May 17th

Registration for the MOOCOW coming soon.

Seven Futures of American Education schMOOC/MOOCOW

The series will begin on May 17th and conclude on June 21, 2013.
It will consist of four live synchronous sessions and four modules

The schMOOC/MOOCOW* (Massive Open Online Course Or Whatever) will explore John Sener's book "The Seven Futures of American Education: Improving Learning & Teaching in a Screen-Captured World."

The series will include these participation options ("paths"):

guided sequence to enable participants to create an action plan for implementing one or more quality improvement strategies in their course, program, or institution.

“do-it-yourself” (DIY)   approach which allows participants to learn what they wish by defining their own objectives and using available resources (both inside and outside the course) to attain them as desired.

Course Schedule:

Time Frame

Event/Topic

Friday, May 17, 2 - 3pm ET:

Live Session: Getting Started: Getting to Know You, Us, the Seven Futures

May 17 - June 7:

Module 1: Identifying Your Challenge



Module 2: Defining Quality Improvement: the Seven Futures Framework & You

Friday, June 7, 2 - 3pm ET:

Live Session: The Seven Futures Approach to IEQ: A Dialogue

June 7 - 14:

Module 3: Selecting Your IEQ Strategy

Friday, June 14, 2 - 3pm ET:

Live Session: Modeling the IEQ Planning Process

June 14 - 21:

Module 4: Preparing Your IEQ Action Plan

Friday, June 21, 2 - 3pm ET

Live Session: Sharing Your Plans, Reflecting on Your Experience





The series will also model several of the key strategies described in Seven Futures, including:

learner-generated content (create an action plan and other content that you can use),

event-anchored learning (participate in TLT Group's FridayLive! synchronous events to S‘anchor’ course activities), and

impact assessment (opportunities to reflect on what you’re learning, mine insights, and assess their impact on you, your students, your colleagues...).

NOTE: *a “schMOOC/MOOCOW” is our version of a MOOC (Massively Open Online Course):
schMOOC” = “somewhat connectivist, hypothetically Massive Open Online Course” --
“somewhat connectivist” because the course offers DIY and other connectivist options but also offers more structure than a typical cMOOC. “hypothetically” Massive because the course is open to all but not likely to be huge.

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Review/summary Sener’s 7 Futures Amer. Education: Improving.. Screen-Captured World. For MOOCow tlt.gs/7FsMOOCow

Uses of "MOOC material" - controversy & comments (NCSU TLTR) prep for TLTG MOOCow planning today 2pm ET tlt.gs/frlv

SIMPLE Advices for BEGINNING online teachers: Prep for FridayLive! 5/10 2pmET tlt.gs/frlv #TLTGfrlv free online