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Connecting to Success! The delegates at the 3rd Annual MindShare Learning EdTech Leadership Summit at York U on November 7, 2012.
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Dear Thought Leader,
I’m thrilled to share our November MSL Report which comes to you in real time as we’re hosting our 3rd Annual EdTech Leadership Summit. Follow our livestream or Twitter hashtag #MSLsummit.
Our Cross Canada spotlight on Alberta coincidentally comes on the heels of the Alberta Government’s New Education Act that will set its provincial course for 21st century learning. In equally exciting news, as a member of the C21 Canada team, we are pleased to announce that C21’s national framework for learning, “Shifting Minds”, is now available for download online in both English
and French.
In conjunction with our Summit, one of our goals in this issue is to bring clarity to the evolving digital learning ecosystem in Canada. You have the benefit of a curated global perspective from my recent travels and conference appearances including: our EdTech Summit, the Frankfurt Book Fair, CEA annual conference, ECOO12, and the World Congress on IT in Montreal.
Some other highlights to check out in this issue include:
We are pleased to welcome Natalie Gilbert and Mary Pat O’Meara to our team, who bring journalism, film, and teaching expertise to MindShare Learning.
We hope you enjoy this issue of the MindShare Learning Report. As always, we welcome your comments and encourage you to share your success stories with us!
In closing, please keep us in mind when you’re hosting your next event. We’ve proudly supported and nurtured learning communities including ECOO12, When Faith Meets Pedagogy, EdCampTO, EdCamp Ottawa and EdNET12.
Until then, keep the learning curve steep!
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P.S. The lucky winner of the iPad mini from our national EdTech Teacher survey is...
Follow us on Twitter @MindShareLearn
Robert Martellacci
M.A. EdTech
Publisher & Managing Editor, The MindShare Learning Report™
President, MindShare Learning™-- Connecting Education & Business to Support Student Success
mindsharelearning.com
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Quotes of the Month
“Education technology is on the rise and is transforming the educational experience of thousands of students and future employees”
- Zev Gotkin, Huffington Post, Education Canada Blog. Gotkin is an entrepreneur and founder of L'Mala, a writing firm specializing in website content development, blogs, branding, and social media.
“Every research document from the last 30 years shows that technology, 'when used appropriately' will improve learning”
- Mark Carbone, CIO, WDSB, @markwcarbone tweet from #AELI
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21st Century Blogger Awards
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We asked you to vote for your favourite education bloggers, Tweeters, and websites. A huge thank you for your submissions and insight into the most popular online education reads.
Here are the winners:
Best Overall Edu Blog: Chris Kennedy's Culture of Yes
Best K-12 Teacher Tweeter: David Wees, @davidwees
Best K-12 Teacher Blogger: Joe Bower
Best K-12 Administrator Blogger: George Couros
Best K-12 Administrator Tweeter: Tom D'Amico, @TDOttawa
Best Overall Edu Blog in Post-Secondary: Doug Peterson
Best Post-Secondary Tweeter: Alec Couros, @courosa
Best Edu Industry Blogger: Dean Shareski
Best Edu Parenting Blogger: Cheryl Jackson
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21st Century Spotlight
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Cutting the cake at our 5th Annual MindShare Learning Video Challenge Launch at Dundas Central Public School in the Grade 6 classroom of last year’s Central Canada winner, Ms. Heidi Siwak.
We invite you to join our webinar on Thursday, November 29 at 1:30 p.m. EST to help create Canada's largest virtual classroom! We will be talking about the video contest and sharing tips on how to create a successful entry. To participate, email natalie@mindsharelearning.com.
You can learn more about the contest here. The deadline is December 14, 2012 at midnight EST.
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Cross Canada Spotlight on Alberta
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In Alberta, Canada’s highest performing province on the 2009 PISA reading and science sections, the Alberta Initiative for School Improvement (AISI) is a grant given to school boards to use at their discretion.
“The idea is to get innovative and think outside the box,” says president of the Alberta School Boards Association Jacquie Hansen in an email to Globalnews.ca. “Many schools zeroed in on an achievement gap, like numeracy or literacy and spent all the money on new initiatives focused of these things. Others used it for technology, others high school completion.”
Hansen says delegates from many countries have come to see the work enabled by AISI including some from Finland and China, two of the highest scoring countries.
Alberta schools also prioritize public engagement and working closely with government, the provincial teachers union, superintendents, business officials and parent association to build relationships and “foster collaboration with the focus on the student.” Hansen says education is all about relationships and the human condition.
Read the rest on Global News.
New Education Act will set course for 21st century learning
Alberta Government, 23/10/12
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The World Congress on IT | Montreal, QC
Robert Martellacci shares a MindShare moment in Montreal, Quebec, with Don Tapscott, author, speaker, and advisor on Media, Technology, and Innovation.
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ECOO | Richmond Hill, ON
MindShare Learning's President Robert Martellacci catches up with Dr. John Seely Brown, keynote speaker at ECOO 2012.
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Kim Varey of Brechin Public School was the lucky winner of a SMARTboard recent at the ECOO conference. Presenting the SMARTboard certificate is Master Trainer & Professional Learning Manager John Palbom.
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Frankfurt Book Fair | Frankfurt, Germany
Beth Martin, Head of Education, shows off txtr's Beagle, a mini e-reader that was displayed at Frankfurt's book fair. Tune in to learn more from Ms. Martin on the future of etextbooks.
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CEA's Exploring Contemporary Pedagogies for Teaching and Learning…in a Technology-Rich World | Toronto, ON
A MindShare Learning moment with Bruce Dixon of Anytime Anywhere Learning Foundation.
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Insight into EdCamp Toronto
By Stephen Hurley, @Stephen_Hurley
When most participants arrived at York University's Winter College on Saturday, September 29th they were prepared with coffee in hand and questions in mind. They knew in advance that coming to EdCamp Toronto was not about sitting around for the day listening to someone else talk about their vision of education. Instead, they knew that they would be invited to become actively involved in conversations based on the questions and ideas about teaching, learning, technology and school that they brought with them.
The EdCamp Toronto event is one of nearly 100 international gatherings being held this year, a number that has continued to grow since the movement's beginnings just two years ago. Based on a vision for dynamic, participant-driven professional learning, EdCamp Toronto has been committed to the ancient practice of starting with the burning questions. As the day starts, questions that resonate most with participants in attendance are brought forward and the conversations begin. There are no session presenters, no "outside" experts to dispense wisdom; the whole spirit of the event is that by inviting teachers, parents, administrators, community-thinkers, and members of the interested public to walking around the questions, a new and organic type of learning will take place.
At this year's event, a harvesting team worked throughout the day to capture the thinking of each group, with the goal of being able to find the connective tissue among conversations. The early results of this process will soon be posted on the edcampto.org website.
Through the generous support of organizations like MindShare Learning, York University, The Canadian Education Association,
Pearson Education,
The Tapscott Group, Microsoft Learning, NearPod, Softchalk and
Cedarvale Consulting, EdCamp Toronto was able to maintain the vision of free access to a day of exhilarating and lively conversations about education. And it all began with the questions!
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K-12 Events
3rd Annual EdTech Leadership Summit | November 7, 2012 | Toronto, Ontario
Follow the event's livestream here.
Media Literacy Week | November 5-9, 2012 | Online
EduCause 2012 | November 6-9, 2012 | Denver, CO and Online
Adobe Education Exchange Live | November 8-9, 2012 | Toronto, Ontario
EdCamp Ottawa | November 10, 2012 | Ottawa, Ontario
International Education Week | November 11-17, 2012 | Worldwide
"Stand Up! (to bullying)" | November 12 - 17, 2012 | Canada
Global Education Conference | November 12-16, 2012 | Online
ATLE Convergence 2012 | November 14th - 16th, 2012 | Edmonton, AB
Digital Interactive and Gaming Conference | November 13-14, 2012 | London, Ontario
The Time Project | November 30, 2012 | 00:00 GMT Online
The Learning Partnership Round Table on Technology: Managing Social Media Issues for Educational Leaders | November 30, 2012 | York Catholic District School Board
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To address the issue of cyber bullying, Robert Martellacci spoke with Dr. Debra Pepler, a distinguished research professor at York University. Her research focuses on bullying, aggression and other forms of violence, especially among marginalized and alienated young people.
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Featured Post Secondary News
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Shifting Minds: A Review
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A Short Overview of “Shifting Minds: A 21st Century Vision of Public Education for Canada.”
By Timothy Gard, Educator, Toronto District School Board
@MindShareK12
The 21st Century skills movement is not new. Many different groups, organizations and countries have produced their documents, outlined their philosophies and articulated why it’s important to move education systems out of an older paradigm and into a newer one. Of course, this ‘shift’ is required because the world is changing. If a country hopes to compete economically in a growing and more open global economy then there’s a need to ensure that requisite citizens are prepared to function with the proper skills needed to keep a country strong and vibrant. C21 Canada is an organization made up of various groups and individuals who have championed Canada’s understanding and justification for moving our systems of education into this arena of paradigm shifting. And they’ve produced a document entitled, “Shifting Minds: A 21st Century Vision of
Public Education for Canada” to prove it.
Read more
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DigitWhiz
DigitWhiz is an online math program that guides kids
ages 8+ to master key foundational skills in
five areas: Multiplication, Division, Integer
Operations, Like Terms and Solving Equations.
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Edcanvas
Edcanvas is the one place for teachers to create and deliver lessons digitally. Most definitely worth a try out!
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Securly
Securly protects students on computers throughout the school while giving them safe access to 21st century learning tools like YouTube, Google and Wikipedia. No hardware. No software.
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Professional Development
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Self-Directed Professional Development: Cultivating & Curating Authentic Learning Experiences
By Joseph Romano, OCT, BFA, B.Ed, M.Ed, @romanoj
Most commonly understood as the growth of professional practice and knowledge, Professional Development (PD) in the field of Education has allowed teachers and educational professionals opportunities to broaden their pedagogical and instructional strategies. PD, in many ways, allows the teacher to become the learner who takes part in crafting knowledge focused on a subject taught or skill set to be developed.
Cope and Kalantzis (2010) state, “a revolution is occurring in education. This revolution is being fuelled in part by the new information and communication technologies. Fundamentally, however, the change is in the human relations of learning.”
Yet, with a PD structure that is typically systemically based – a process which is ordered, mandated, and implemented by the powers that be – are our teachers given opportunities to learn in authentic, self-directed ways in new spaces, using innovative information and communication technologies?
Read more
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Careers
Senior Advisory Consultant - Higher Education
Desire2Learn, Kitchener, Ontario
The Senior Advisory Consultant will advise clients on proven success strategies and innovative approaches to achieve desired strategic outcomes in blended and online learning. The role will leverage deep experience and understanding of teaching and learning in K12, higher education, and corporate environments to help clients find effective answers for existing issues and upcoming opportunities.
Senior Director - Business Development
Canarie, Ottawa, Ontario
The Senior Director, Business Development is responsible for creating and developing relationships with senior representatives of CANARIE’s stakeholder groups, including our provincial and territorial network partners, international network partners, and Chief Information Officers and Vice Presidents, Research at Canadian universities. These relationships will inform the development of an extended suite of CANARIE services targeted at the higher education community.
If you are interesting in listing a career opportunity from your organization, please email info@mindsharelearning.com
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MindShare Musings
The Connectors, Leaders, and People on the Move
It’s great to be back home after a whirl wind of travel and conferences. It was great to see the continued excellence in learning & innovation across the Canadian landscape. Congrats to Jim Roche, CANARIE President & CEO, who received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for outstanding service to Canada.
Maxim Jean Louis, CEO, ContactNorth recently shared they have a new and improved Ontario Online Learning Portal for Faculty & Instructors at www.contactnorth.ca/home.
SMART Technologies names Neil Gaydon as the President and CEO. He brings a wealth of global expertise to the table that should bode well for the world’s leading IWB manufacturer.
Congrats to Rothwell-Osnabruck School, winners of the High Performance School Award! Principal Susan Rutters accepted the award on behalf of her school from UCDSB Director of Education David K. Thomas.
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On the international front, Brian Lewis takes the helm as CEO, ISTE from MindShare’s good friend and Pinnacle Award recipient, Dr. Don Knezek, after making his mark as a 10-year veteran.
A former superintendent moves to great heights. I would be remissed if i didn’t recognize MindShare’s friend and ERDI colleague, Carol Olsen, former Superintendent and CEO, Halifax Regional School Board, who took on a new post as Deputy Ministry in Nova Scotia.
Veronica Lacey, President, & CEO, The Learning Partnership, one of Canada’s outstanding and inspirational education leaders recently announced that after more than a decade, she will be stepping down as President and CEO of The Learning Partnership as of December 31.
TVO’s Learning 2030 Series is a must-see series that took place recently on envisioning learning in the future. Watch here.
Congratulations to “Dr.” Tania Sterling, Pearson, Research & Communications Manager, Digital Learning (seconded YRDSB), who recently completed her doctoral studies.
Please keep the news coming. We enjoy hearing from you!
In closing, I’d like to take the opportunity to specially thank Aislinn Malszecki, Digital Media Specialist, for his valued contribution to MindShare Learning as he moves on to new challenges in his career
Until next time, walk the digital talk!
R.M.
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Advisory Board
The MindShare Report is grateful of the guidance and support provided by our esteemed advisory board. Members include:
Laurent Burman, M.B.A., Chief Client Officer, POSSIBLE
Chip Fesko, Sr. Director of Advertising & Strategic Alliances, George Lucas Educational Foundation, Edutopia Magazine
Timothy Gard, Educator - Media Literacy & Technology, Toronto District School Board
Dr. Eric Hamilton, Associate Dean of Education, Pepperdine University, Graduate School of Education and Psychology
Marty Keast, President, Pearson Learning K-12 Canada
Gary Kern, Principal, Technology & Innovation, West Vancouver School District
Dr. Greg Malszecki, Professor, Department of Kinesiology & Health Sciences, York University
David Marsi, AVP, Learning & Development, Invesco
Jamie McNamara, Superintendent of Schools, St. Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic Schools, Leduc, Alberta
Dr. Ron Owston, Director, Institute for Research on Learning Technology, York University
Cheryl Paige, Principal, Joyce Public School, Toronto District School Board
Dr. Camille Rutherford, Associate Professor, Education at Brock University
Ron Sedran, MD, Equity Capital Markets, Canaccord Adams
Joni Turville, B.Ed, M. Ed (Instructional Technology), Educator, AISI Coordinator, St. Albert Protestant Schools
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About Us
The MindShare Learning Report team is made up of the following individuals:
Robert Martellacci, M.A. Ed Tech., Publisher and Managing Editor
Timothy Gard, M.A., B.Ed K-12 Editor
Natalie Gilbert, B.Journ, B.Ed, EdTech Consultant
Mary Pat O'Meara, B.A., B.Ed, Digital Media Specialist
Valerie Rusnov, B.A. Hons., B.Ed., Editor
Terri-Jo Fennell, B.A., B.Ed, Jr. Digital Education Consultant
Joseph Romano, OCT, BFA, B.Ed, M.Ed, EdTech Consultant
About The MindShare Learning Report™
Canada's Leadership, Learning & Technology eMagazine.
Our mission is to transform education by sharing knowledge of 21st Century innovative best practices and success stories in the Canadian education market space and beyond. We harness the power of Web 2.0 technologies to feature engaging Vodcasts, podcasts, polling, Canadian educational technology news headlines & upcoming strategic industry events in the K-12, Higher Ed and corporate eLearning market segments. Other elements of the MSL Report eMagazine include: successful practices, ask an educator, ask a professor, research & tech tools, GreenIT and career listings, to support educators and educational technology providers in maintaining a pulse for emerging trends in Canada. mindsharelearning.com/report
Editorial content for the monthly issue is due the third week of each month.
Please forward your news releases as web links to
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Annual subscriptions to the MindShare Learning Report can be purchased at $99 CDN
About MindShare Learning
MindShare Learning is a privately held company based in the Greater Toronto Area, Canada. Its hallmark is providing strategic marketing solutions to learning & technology solution providers in the K-12, HED and corporate learning markets, to support new market expansion and revenue growth. MindShare Learning's partial client list includes: Adobe, Blackboard Inc., EPSON, GlobalScholar, Learning.com, RM PLC UK, Softease Ltd. UK, netTrekker, IMSI (ClipArt.com), CERC (Canadian Education Resources Council), Tech4Learning, Xoolon, NECTAR Foundation and ERDI Canada.
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