N Stygall- Mindlab 2018 blog

This week there will be three activities for you to complete in groups Fully online study Mobile sensor inquiry Mobile geolocation This is a fixed-schedule station rotation. Each group will be allocated 20 minutes for each station in a specific order. STATION 1: Fully Online Study Prepare to online study by discussing, posting and commenting on your  Location Specific Online Community.  If you don't yet have one, it's time to   create your own FB or G+ group to help you have local discussions and share ideas, and to make sure everyone from your location is part of that group. What challenges do you assume you will face when studying online? Possibly think back on your ideas from the Design Thinking Week? Ideate solutions on how you can help each other during your online studies Do you need a study buddy or a study group? F2F or virtual? If so, suggest when and where are you going to meet? (f2f / Online?) Could you give and receive rev...

The Mind Lab Spiral of Teacher Inquiry During the online part of the programme your learning will centre around a teacher inquiry, for which you will carry out a small-scaled cycle. This picture gives an overview of the two online courses (RESEARCH and PRACTICE) and their assessments for the next 16 weeks. There is also a  pdf version of this spiral  on this weeks related media.  Online Learning and Learning Support During the 16 Weeks Self-directed and self-paced online learning with the portal help You will continue to receive Weekly emails with a weekly video - read and view them! (If you are not receiving these, contact postgrad@themindlab.com) Webinar (on Zoom) doing some of the weekly tasks together every Tuesday and Wednesday 4-5pm (same content) Live Chat (on G+ Community) online educators will answer questions that you post on the Google+ Community in real time every Thursday 4-5pm Online learning support links and schedules are listed on the...

Inquiry Learning vs. Teacher Inquiry This week, in this course we are covering inquiry learning, and in the leadership course we are covering teacher inquiry. Team Solutions (2009) make the distinction between them as follows: Inquiry Learning (DIGITAL) Teacher Inquiry (LEADERSHIP) A process where students co-construct their learning in an authentic context Where teachers inquire into their own practice and use evidence to make decisions about ways to change that practice for the benefit of the students Healey (2015) underlines the importance of inquiry learning to the contemporary classroom in her blog, stating "A recent popular magazine asked what education will be like for the class of 2025. While the accompanying article mostly rehashed the ongoing debate between content and process, I saw the cover and had a one-word answer: research." She also suggests a couple of processes for inquiry learning. Which careers are a safe bet? In 2015 the BBC set up a web pag...