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SITE Success 2010

April 3, 2010 by  
Filed under Breaking News, On The Road

Peters and King Debut a Success at AACE SITE 2010 Conference in San Diego

The room was packed and the people roaring, they would not leave, they wanted more… and this was after 3.5 hrs of workshop time at a professional development conference.

  • Q: What exactly IS going on in there?
  • A: Peters and King had hit the workshop circuit at the AACE SITE Conference!

On March 28, 2010, 35 educators from around the globe convened on the 21st century global learning workshop co-facilitated by Dr. Laurence Peters and Dr. Kathleen P. King. And the word is that teaching and learning might never be the same because of it.

Professors, teachers, staff developers, superintendents, information specialists, graduate students and student teachers alike joined in this extended workshop to discuss, share resources, and work on developing lessons related to integrating 21st century learning and global education into their classes.

From Kenya to Belgium, Canada to Florida, Oregon, to the UK, Australia, California, Iowa and beyond the educators were seeking answers to pressing questions

  • What form is 21st century learning is taking?
  • What resources are available?
  • How do we encourage faculty to participate?
  • How do we design instruction?
  • How do we reconcile 21st century learning in a standards based and assessment culture?

In this quick moving session all the questions were discussed in-depth,……………

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Seven Myth Busters of Distance Learning

December 1, 2009 by  
Filed under e-zine articles

f you have been in the workplace or higher education during the last 5 years, you have heard the phrase: distance learning. And, whether you have used it or not, you probably have formed your opinions about it. This Myth Buster article is meant to open doors of opportunity, and in the process, may create some new ways of thinking.

In this brief article, I expose some of the most common and deadly misconceptions about distance learning. And you want to read this. Why? Because if you do not …..

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