The feedback and discussions today were essential in helping me to develop my scenario. My concerns coming in today were concerning the kind of scenario I could use and what the polished product would be. The primary objective I developed in the morning was for students to create an annotated bibliography – an essential product [...]

Wrapping up day 2, Twitter, at PRLS. Check our Edublog wall for participants' Tweets http://t.co/rcQNse8W #PRLS12

Step 4 reflection: After covering primary objectives and writing my own, we learned about setting the context and had to set our own scenario. I thought this was really hard to do to effectively to create a scenario that is interesting and real-world relevant to properly frame my objective. Having the feedback of others was [...]

I have been on Twitter for a few years, but have not yet gotten addicted.  I do like getting brief, focused messages and hearing from friends and colleagues about what they want to share.  I have not yet been much of a Tweeter, but might star...

The AOL activity helped me pull together the key objective of the class in one activity that will be relevant to the student. The activity serves as a motivator for students to get started as well as a goal of completion to keep them going throughout t...

The AOL activity helped me pull together the key objective of the class in one activity that will be relevant to the student. The activity serves as a motivator for students to get started as well as a goal of completion to keep them going throughout t...

I could see Twitter being most useful in my professional development.  My connections in terms of accounting educators is limited to the faculty within the UH system so being able to branch out into a global community of accounting educators could...

Twitter is a tool for following people, places, and things related to the plant sciences.  Twitter is also useful for accessing information about conferences, professional organizations, and other resources for the botanical seeker.The hours have ...

Twitter will enhance professional development awareness for my global audience with:1.  Up-to-date announcements on professional development opportunities for faculty and staff at Leeward CC, in the UHCC system, and the world.2.  Information ...

For my “Labor Fest” scenario. I learned that a lot of the students on the West Side of Oahu are there for education, so the film showing with the education theme could have a large built in audience in the colleges. It’s an audience that should be targeted. Not only are they an audience, but [...]

Based on your conversations with the industry people, what did you learn?

Vascular Plant Families http://t.co/Fxue6kcw #PRLS12

#PRLS12 Here is a useful link to a cool seminar http://t.co/OTG7uY62

My idea for my AOL project involves having students identify a trend (past/current) within a community that they are involved in. The trend will be a trend that they are interested in researching. (Bring the relevance element into the picture). After students have selected a trend, they will investigate the “little things” that contributed to [...]

Using Twitter I found #Airlines that directed me to @hawaiianair, @southwestair and @AmericanAir. I can watch Hawaiian's expansion, get informed of Southwest's launch to Hawaii and American's bankruptcy proceedings as the companies tweet about these to...

Blog post activity: I explored Twitter to find hashtags related to my professional interests.  These included:1.  #botany2.  #botanical garden3.  #orchids4.  #horticulture5.  #agriculture6.  #ethnobotany7.  #gard...

Twitter has the potential to distribute pieces of information to an endless number of people. It is a great way to "spread the word" about something that you want to share with the world. Here are the top 10 Twitter people I found and how they could be...

Follow @prodevleeward to stay updated with the latest professional development news and announcements at Leeward Community College.I set up #HNGTS12 for this year's Hawaii National Great Teachers Seminar - Aug. 5-10, 2012!

Responding fully simply means addressing each and every discussion point in a critical yet thoughtful way, while ensuring that the responder bases their assertions on data and/or facts and not random, unverifiable opinion. I’d also argue that in advo... Continue reading →

RT @EdTech808: Can anyone pass along recommendations for college accounting instructors on Twitter. #PRLS12