by rrubio | Dec 10, 2010 | Blog
As you enter the Big Ideas Fest 2010 through the main hallway you’re greeted by nine metal boards on wooden pedestals covered in colored paper and magnets. These are the Big Idea Fest’s Share-out Boards. Following their participation in each Action Collab attendees...
by cynthiajimes | Dec 8, 2010 | Blog
The Open Education Models session at Wise 2010 had speakers from MIT, the Commonwealth of Learning (COL), and the Indira Gandhi National Open University. Much of the usual information was presented, including definitions of and philosophies behind OER, the history of...
by ClareMiddletonDetzner | Dec 7, 2010 | Blog
The traditional path for achieving success in the workforce is that as income increases with level of education attained. Students who complete high school and go on to complete a college degree will be more successful in the workforce than students who only complete...
by cynthiajimes | Dec 7, 2010 | Blog
I’m the only ISKME-ite not attending the Big Ideas Fest, but I’m certainly there in spirit. I’m at the WISE Summit in Doha, Qatar. The WISE Summit is an annual event created by the Qatar Foundation, and ISKME was a finalist for the 2010 WISE awards. Similar to the...
by admin | Dec 6, 2010 | Blog
Participants took their first steps toward connecting and collaborating during the opening session of Big Ideas Fest. Participants were asked to discuss personal stories about how their personal learning experiences were influenced by the issues of access, cost,...
