January 25, 2008

Week 1: Introduction to the Learning 2.0 Program

Welcome to the first week of our Learning 2.0 exploration where we will ease into the program by becoming familiar with all of the various things we will be learning and doing in the next ten weeks. In addition we will consider some lifelong learning habits and begin to gain a better understanding of what that mysterious term Web 2.0 actually means.

Simply click on the blue links below to take you to the page for each "thing" where you will receive more information and the resources necessary to complete each task.

Let's get started!


Thing #1:

Your first task of the program is to simply get to know more about Learning 2.0 and familiarize yourself with the "23 Things" that you will be asked to accomplish. If you have not already done so, please take a look at the following MCPV Learning 2.0 pages and read the article by Stephen Abram about the 45 Things website that inspired Helene Bowers, the original designer of the Learning 2.0 program, to create this professional development project and share it with the world.

FAQs Page

The 23 Things

Stephen Abram's Article


Thing #2:


Find out about the 7 1/2 Habits of Successful Lifelong Learners by watching a short video tutorial.


Bonus Resources:


Below are some articles that offer more insights into the current generation of students and what "Web 2.0" technologies means for the future of education.


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