Comments on: Bringing Outsiders Into the Learning Process http://novemberlearning.com/bringing-outsiders-into-the-learning-process/ Expanding the Boundaries of Learning Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:38:45 +0000 hourly 1 By: Brian Mull http://novemberlearning.com/bringing-outsiders-into-the-learning-process/comment-page-1/#comment-440 Brian Mull Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:10:55 +0000 http://novemberlearning.com/?p=3871#comment-440 I was just telling my group the other day after our three day hands-on bonanza that we should send our students home tired out everyday just like they were during our time together. That means big, important work is getting done. I was just telling my group the other day after our three day hands-on bonanza that we should send our students home tired out everyday just like they were during our time together.

That means big, important work is getting done.

]]> By: Brad Ovenell-Carter http://novemberlearning.com/bringing-outsiders-into-the-learning-process/comment-page-1/#comment-439 Brad Ovenell-Carter Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:17:10 +0000 http://novemberlearning.com/?p=3871#comment-439 We've used Skype very successfully in similar situations. For example, I teach a philosophy course to my Grade 9 students; part of of our study is an exploration of the nature of reality. A colleague at a school in another province put me on to a young physicist with a PhD in quantum mechanics who was now working on a teaching degree. He agreed to meeting my students online. Our conference lasted nearly two hours. Our heads were sore--a sure sign we'd been thinking hard, I told my students. We recorded the session so we have the data to review. Here's a tiny <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvtfBCuUDMI" rel="nofollow">clip</a>. We’ve used Skype very successfully in similar situations. For example, I teach a philosophy course to my Grade 9 students; part of of our study is an exploration of the nature of reality. A colleague at a school in another province put me on to a young physicist with a PhD in quantum mechanics who was now working on a teaching degree. He agreed to meeting my students online. Our conference lasted nearly two hours. Our heads were sore–a sure sign we’d been thinking hard, I told my students.

We recorded the session so we have the data to review. Here’s a tiny clip.

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