21Jan

Documentation of Learning About News, Media & Information Literacy

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I am documenting my learning journey to be able to capture the state of issue around news, media and information literacy at this moment in time. It is an increasingly important topic as a global citizen. A topic around literacies (the ability to read, write and being able to express ideas and communicate effectively) that […]

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7Jan

Documenting as Part of the Learning Process… not just in Schools

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As I am reading more books outside of the educational arena, but still wear my “documenting hat”, I am re-assured that documenting is highly valued outside of schools as well. A significant part of my running journey is the documentation of my learning along the way. The documentation via images and text on Instagram, has helped me reflect on […]

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26Sep

Documenting and Learning from a Half Marathon Training

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Two weeks ago, I reached a personal goal of mine: Finishing a half marathon run! After I set my goal and signed up for the 21K (13.1 miles) Half Marathon of Buenos Aires, I decided to connect my passion of documenting learning with my learning experience about running during the training. I am a relative […]

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26Sep

Comfort Zones and Documenting Learning

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I am a list maker… to the extreme… I will even add items to the list after completion, in order to be able to get the satisfaction of checking it off. 😉 One of my strategies in life is to try to prioritize and do things that allows me to check off more than one […]

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6May

The Four Kinds of Documentation

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by Melissa Thompson, cross-posted from her blog. As I work on creating a Blogging Bingo Challenge for my students, I felt an inforgraphic explaining some of the tasks would be helpful for my students. I contacted Kelli Vogstad, whose blog post on Digital Portfolios has been a guiding light for me as I go through […]

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28Jan

During Documentation Phase: Capturing Images

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During the Documentation Phase, you might capture different media. Images are an easy and fast way to capture visible and sometimes “not so visible” evidence of learning. As with other media, there are a few things to consider to: protect someone else’s privacy observe digital citizenship etiquette minimize post-documentation editing time and effort Here are […]

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28Jan

During Documentation Phase: Encourage “Capturable” Thinking

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There are three phases for the documentation OF/FOR/AS Learning process that Janet Hale and I advocate for in our book A Guide to Documenting Learning. This blog post explores a little the “During Documentation” phase and ways to encourage “capturable” thinking in our students. The actual moment of documentation changes one’s perspective when one is […]

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20Jul

#CorwinTalks Twitter Chat Archive

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On June 19th, Corwin Press hosted a Twitter Chat with Janet and I about our book. We had many fantastic participants and contributors to the conversation. Check out the chat’s archive below.

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7Jun

Trying to Make Reflection Visible

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by Silvia Rosenthal Tolisano Photography is one of my hobbies. Over the years, I have had different themes that I try to capture with my lens (ex. doors, faces in nature, trees, etc.) . I believe, when we set out to capture something specific, trying to be creative or giving a twist in the interpretations […]

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2Jan

10 Tips for Embedding Digital Portfolios as Part of your Classroom Habits

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Teachers and schools are dipping their toes into the world of Digital Portfolios. They are using platforms such as edublogs, Blogger, SeeSaw, Bloomz or Google Sites, to document and archive student work. BUT….the simple act of having digital portfolios for your students doesn’t necessarily mean they are working. The learners need to own them and see benefits […]

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