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#ETMOOC | A MOOC about educational technology & media – Coming January 2013

MOOC = Massive Open Online Course

"This space will act as an information hub for #etmooc, an open, online experience that is designed to facilitate & nurture conversations around the thoughtful integration of educational technology & media in teaching and learning.

Think of #etmooc as an experience situated somewhere between a course and a community. While there will be scheduled webinars and information shared each week, we know that there is a lot more that we will collectively need to do if we want to create a truly collaborative and passionate community.

We’re aiming to carry on those important conversations in many different spaces – through the use of social networks, collaborative tools, shared hashtags, and in personalized spaces. What #etmooc eventually becomes, and what it will mean to you, will depend upon the ways in which you participate and the participation and activities of all of its members. Let’s see if we can create something that is not just another hashtag – and, not just another course.

Some exciting topics will be explored during the #etmooc experience. We’ll be leading conversations around many of the recently popularized technologies, media and literacies including social/participatory media, blended/online learning environments, digital literacies, open education, digital citizenship/identity, copyright/copyleft, and multimedia in education. We hope that this list of topics will grow as we expand our membership and tap into the expertise of our participants. However it is not the topics that we cover, but it is what we discover, create and share together that will be critical to the success of the etmooc experience."

"Topics & Tentative Schedule (Revised as of January 9, 2013)

The 2013 tentative schedule of topics is found below. More detailed information will be provided soon, including exact dates and connection information. Each topic is 2 weeks long so that there is adequate attention and depth.

 

Welcome (Jan 13-19): Welcome Event & Orientation to #etmooc

 

Topic 1 (Jan 20-Feb. 2): Connected Learning – Tools, Processes & Pedagogy

Topic 2 (Feb 3-16): Digital Storytelling – Multimedia, Remixes & Mashups

Topic 3 (Feb 17-Mar 2): Digital Literacy – Information, Memes & Attention

Topic 4 (Mar 3-16): The Open Movement – Open Access, OERs & Future of Ed.

Topic 5 (Mar 17-30): Digital Citizenship – Identity, Footprint, & Social Activism

Jim Lerman's curator insight, December 21, 2012 2:22 AM

Looks like it's going to be a great course.

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Pixt - Create and Share a Wall

Pixt - Create and Share a Wall | Learning, Teaching & Leading Today | Scoop.it

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Digital Storytelling with Mobile Devices

Find resources at http://bit.ly/mlearningLINKS...
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The Psychology of Storytelling: 10 Proven Ways to Create Better Stories (and Why Stories Sell)

The Psychology of Storytelling: 10 Proven Ways to Create Better Stories (and Why Stories Sell) | Learning, Teaching & Leading Today | Scoop.it
Telling Better Stories Works.How To Via @SparringMind : http://t.co/oEXjiaXi via @MarketingHits #Storytelling...
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The 22 Rules of Storytelling, According To Pixar

The 22 Rules of Storytelling, According To Pixar | Learning, Teaching & Leading Today | Scoop.it
"On Twitter, Pixar storyboard artist Emma Coats has compiled nuggets of narrative wisdom she's received working for the animation studio over the years. It's some sage stuff, although there's nothing here about defending yourself from your childhood toys when they inevitably come to life with murder in their hearts. A truly glaring omission."
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Telling the Story in Your Organization

Telling the Story in Your Organization | Learning, Teaching & Leading Today | Scoop.it
How can you increase the storytelling culture within your organization? Here are 11 tips to help you and others in telling the story.


Stuck for ideas about where to find stories in your organization? Looking for concrete practical advice for how to support storytelling within your company?


Then you are going to love these quick easy tips to get you started!

Dr. Karen Dietz's comment March 26, 2012 11:08 PM
Thank you for re-scooping this article Dennis! Have a great week :)
Ken Morrison's comment, March 27, 2012 5:37 AM
Hi Karen.
Wow! Scoop.it score of 91! I have my students starting their 10-week scoop.it project this week. If you you have a few sentences of advice, I would be glad to pass it on to them.
Best wishes.
Ken
Dr. Karen Dietz's comment March 27, 2012 12:58 PM
Hi Ken! Yep, pretty proud of that score :) Here's my advice -- write reviews and add tags. Both are invaluable and make the distinction between an 'aggregator' of information and a curator who carefully selects, reviews, comments, and catalogs the articles to create a meaningful context for readers. Sounds like a fun class! Looking forward to hearing more about it.
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Storify on the iPad

This video tutorial shows you how the Storify app works on the iPad.

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The Yellow Test: Writing Narrative Nonfiction

The Yellow Test: Writing Narrative Nonfiction | Learning, Teaching & Leading Today | Scoop.it
How to write narrative nonfiction in blocks of scenes.
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Finding the Human Element in (Food) Storytelling

Finding the Human Element in (Food) Storytelling | Learning, Teaching & Leading Today | Scoop.it

There’s lots of debate these days about “local food.” Is it better tasting, or better for you? Does it offer a viable economic model? Is it a fad? The answers to those and other pointed questions are best answered elsewhere. But, as a writer and consumer of food media I can tell you one thing with certainty. The local food movement has completely changed the way we tell stories about food. As the local farmer has found a voice, the narrative has shifted. Food is no longer an impersonal commodity. More often, it is a customized, nurtured, hand-crafted product created by a passionate and invested individual.

 

Here's a terrific article about how market forces and storytelling is changing marketing and branding. In this case, the author Tom Barritt is talking about the food industry.

 

I like how Tom chronicles this shift, and the food industry offers a great example. The key to this shift? Finding the human element in your stories. For maximum effect, your stories are not about the product, or the 'brand', but about people.

 

Take a lesson here for better business storytelling and enjoy better results!

 

This review was written by Karen Dietz for her curated content on business storytelling at www.scoop.it/t/just-story-it

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Five types of leadership storytelling & when to use each

Five types of leadership storytelling & when to use each | Learning, Teaching & Leading Today | Scoop.it

Just how many types of stories are there, you ask? The answer is, as usual, it depends who you ask. Various storytelling aficionados categorize stories in different ways, and there are no hard and fast rules.


These are overviews of each (read the full article for more details and prompts to help you come up with each type of story):

1. Introducing me

2. Conveying values

3. Teaching

4. Jumpstarting action

5. Inspiring


Here's the link to the full article: http://www.internal-monologue.com/2012/07/careful-around-campfire-five-types-of.html ;


These 5 broad categories and the examples shared in each are really good and will build a good foundation for leadership storytelling. According to Paul Smith in his forthcoming book on leadership storytelling "Lead With A Story" (August 20112), there are actually 21 different categories/applications for leaders to know about and use.


But this article brings clarity to the topic and will definitely get you started!


Thank you to fellow curator Gimli Goose for this article!


Via Kim Zinke (aka Gimli Goose)
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How to Engage Your Customers and Employees [a road map for stories]

How to Engage Your Customers and Employees [a road map for stories] | Learning, Teaching & Leading Today | Scoop.it

Most customers now ignore targeted marketing campaigns, avoid responding to offers, and provide minimal feedback when asked. Instead, potential customers interact with each other, bypassing sanitized corporate messages devoid of meaning or value.


'Engagement' is dominating the business conversation these days because it is where the world is moving to. Everybody wants customer and employee engagement. Nice concept -- but how do you do it???


When I found this article, I said "Finally, here is how to think about this whole 'engagement' thing, and how to craft some next steps!"  The author clearly spells out what is involved in customer engagement.


The author Ray Wang shares 9 key components of successful engagement: 3 are people-centric values (the why & your starting point), 3 are delivery & communication styles (the how), and 3 are the right-time drivers (the when).


This is no easy task, and there's lots for you to figure out here as you grapple with these 9 components. I've already started making lists and jotting down ideas as I think about the culture of my small company, the community I serve and the steps I take to be credible (the 3 parts to the 3 people-centric values components).


Where do STORIES come into play? In how you connect with your communities (which stories to tell), the content you share, they are your catalysts, and your currencies -- which are all part of the 9 key components. Storytelling is woven through them all.


When you combine this article with the video from Amy O'Leary on "Beyond the Like Button: Digitally Addictive Storytelling & the Brain," http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thVbdqY-cCg&feature=player_embedded you will move light years ahead in engaging customers and employees via stories and story sharing.


These 2 pieces are some of the best material I've curated lately -- and definitely keepers in my book.

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Tools 'demand new American story'

Tools 'demand new American story' | Learning, Teaching & Leading Today | Scoop.it
The long-held theory of how humans first populated the Americas may have been well and truly broken.

Archaeologists have unearthed thousands of stone tools that predate the technology widely assumed to have been carried by the first settlers.

The discoveries in Texas are seen as compelling evidence that the so-called Clovis culture does not represent America's original immigrants.

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