In this episode, Alan talks to Lona Jack-Vilmar, Literacy Coach at International High School at Lafayette in New York. The discussion centers around a Wikipedia-based article that Lona created on the Wodaabe, a nomadic group that resides in Africa. Similar activities have the potential for modeling appropriate use of Wikipedia within schools.
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In this episode, Elliot Washor, co-founder and co-director of The Big Picture Company in Providence, Rhode Island, tackles the question, “What is learning?” In large part, the answer to this question forms the philosophy of all Big Picture Schools. Once again, the 2008 Building Learning Communities Conference, will feature a pre-conference session hosted by the MET School, one of these Big Pictures Schools. Visit http://www.novemberlearning.com/blc for more details.
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Jaw dropping. This sums up what we thought the first time we saw the three-dimensional model Zaki created of the recently-completed Washington International School library. Using a video game, a set of blueprints and a high level of motivation, Zaki created an absolutely stunning model that we know you will love. In this video podcast, Zaki and Pat Kyle, the school librarian, discuss this awesome project, complete with a walk through of the library. At the conclusion of the podcast, we also hear from Neil MacDonald of the Washington International School as he gives his account of how this project fits into the school’s International Baccalaureate program.
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We invite you to listen to Dr. Yong Zhao from Michigan State University. This podcast was recorded at the Building Learning Communities Conference in Boston, MA July 2007. In this keynote address, Dr. Zhao discusses Digital Citizenship in a Global Economy: The Internet Revolution and Its Implications for Education.
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