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Reflections on Coaching Project

Mun Shing Cheong November 21, 2021 November 21, 202101 - Visionary leadership, 02 - Teaching, Learning, & Assessments, 03 - Digital age learning environments, 04 - Professional Development & Program Evaluation, 05 - Digital Citizenship, 06 - Content Knowledge & Professional Growth, coaching, Communication, leadership

Reflections on Coaching Project as part of the Digital Education Leadership Program.

Digital Ethics Audit

Mun Shing Cheong November 20, 2021 November 20, 202101 - Visionary leadership, 02 - Teaching, Learning, & Assessments, 03 - Digital age learning environments, 04 - Professional Development & Program Evaluation, 05 - Digital Citizenship, 06 - Content Knowledge & Professional Growth, DEL, Ethics, leadership, values

To develop a culture of ethics and compliance, an organization needs to start by developing an ethical culture that is woven into the fabric of the organization and everyday work practices.

How can digital technologies impact teachers’ wellbeing?

Ignasia Yuyun November 15, 2021 November 15, 2021#iste7, 01 - Visionary leadership, 02 - Teaching, Learning, & Assessments, 03 - Digital age learning environments, 04 - Professional Development & Program Evaluation, 05 - Digital Citizenship, 06 - Content Knowledge & Professional Growth, Digital Citizenship Advocate, Digital Wellbeing, EDTC6101

A coin has two sides. This idiom is perfectly matched…

Fake News and the Crap Detection Radar

Mun Shing Cheong November 14, 2021 November 14, 202101 - Visionary leadership, 02 - Teaching, Learning, & Assessments, 03 - Digital age learning environments, 04 - Professional Development & Program Evaluation, 05 - Digital Citizenship, 06 - Content Knowledge & Professional Growth, Digital Citizenship, Digital Ethics, Ethics, fake news, information literacy, tech, values

Besides using technology, education is our next best hope in fighting fake news. Teaching students to develop information-literacy skills can help combat fake news as students become savvier netizens.

The Techducator’s Mission

Mun Shing Cheong November 11, 2021 November 11, 202101 - Visionary leadership, 02 - Teaching, Learning, & Assessments, 03 - Digital age learning environments, 04 - Professional Development & Program Evaluation, 05 - Digital Citizenship, 06 - Content Knowledge & Professional Growth, Digital Learning, leadership, mission, values

Transformational leadership calls for a leader who inspires innovation and positive change. I look to the most influential transformational leader whom I know and came away with 3 core values which I shall adopt – integrity, responsibility, and humility.

Can I Speak Freely?

Jeff Birdsong November 7, 2021 November 7, 202101 - Visionary leadership, 02 - Teaching, Learning, & Assessments, 03 - Digital age learning environments, 04 - Professional Development & Program Evaluation, 05 - Digital Citizenship, 06 - Content Knowledge & Professional Growth, Digital Citizenship, Digital Education, ISTE, leadership, teachers, TechEd, technology

We all have different ways of expressing ourselves. Some choose to fashion, dressing in various ways that stand out. Others

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Build a tech-savvy teacher network in your district

Books and Mrs Bush November 7, 2021 November 7, 202101 - Visionary leadership, 02 - Teaching, Learning, & Assessments, 03 - Digital age learning environments, 04 - Professional Development & Program Evaluation, 05 - Digital Citizenship, 06 - Content Knowledge & Professional Growth, ISTE 2: Connected Learner

Most educators agree that technology is important in the classroom, but many educators struggle with its use. In fact “a 2013 national survey of more than 900 K-12 teachers and administrators, conducted by Common Sense Media, found that while 96% of respondents believe technology has a positive effect on student engagement, 43% of teachers surveyed […]

Assessing for Learning

Yanira Gale November 7, 2021 November 7, 202101 - Visionary leadership, 02 - Teaching, Learning, & Assessments, 03 - Digital age learning environments, 04 - Professional Development & Program Evaluation, 05 - Digital Citizenship, 06 - Content Knowledge & Professional Growth, assessment, EDTC6105, ISTE Standard for Coaches, ISTE Standards for Coaches

For this module, I decided to investigate ISTE standard 4.4b – help educators use digital tools to create effective assessments that provide timely feedback and support personalized learning. ISTE standard 4.6 also relates to the use of qualitative and quantitative data to inform one’s own instruction and professional learning. Designing learning activities with the end […]

Successful Coaching Part 4: The Art of Listening

Mun Shing Cheong November 7, 2021 November 7, 202101 - Visionary leadership, 02 - Teaching, Learning, & Assessments, 03 - Digital age learning environments, 04 - Professional Development & Program Evaluation, 05 - Digital Citizenship, 06 - Content Knowledge & Professional Growth, Active Listening, coaching, leadership

Exploring the mechanics of active listening and how coaches can become better listeners to coach more effectively.

Learning Analytics in Higher Education: What’s Working?

Katie Clum November 5, 2021 November 5, 202101 - Visionary leadership, 02 - Teaching, Learning, & Assessments, 03 - Digital age learning environments, 04 - Professional Development & Program Evaluation, 05 - Digital Citizenship, 06 - Content Knowledge & Professional Growth, data analytics, Data-Driven Decision-Maker, Higher Education, learning analytics, Learning Designer, student success

Data analytics play their part in all aspects of work and industry these days, and there’s no question that data analytics are also here to stay in the world of higher education. Through tracking, aggregating, and analyzing student activity captured in learning management systems, universities are hoping to “open the black box of education” using learning analytics technologies (Jones, 2019). Of course, in order to …

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