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Foundational Theories

gregory.wilson — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:44:21 CDT

There are some theories that are appear as though they will be important concepts in the development of my ideas, such as constructionism and cognitive apprenticeship.

However, I am just starting to consider the true definitions of many words, concepts and ideas and so I cannot say for sure how my thinking is going to evolve. I have an idea of where I am and I think I know where I want to end up, but there appear to be many paths that are available to me and I am not sure which routes will be the ones that I select and use.

So I am not going to start limiting potential routes at this time just as I start identifying the true destination to which these ideas would take me.

Conferences

gregory.wilson — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:04:23 CDT

American Psychological Association

Professional Learning Communities at Work™ Summit: New Insights for Improving Schools

37th Annual International Conference Vive l'Expérience: Engaging Cultures & Place Through Learning

ECOO 30th Annual Conference: Inspire, Connect, Teach

ISTE 2010 (International Society for Technology in Education)

Cultural Attitudes Towards Technology and Communication Conference '10

Marilynn's Conference on Aboriginal Education

Podcasts

gregory.wilson — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 21:27:34 CDT

The Education Podcast Network

Big Ideas - TVO

People

gregory.wilson — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 21:26:03 CDT

Malcolm Gladwell

David Brooks

Thomas Friedman

George Will

Sir Ken Robinson

Dr. Gerry Stahl - CSCL Expert

Gregory Cajete

Seymour Papert

Ray Barnhardt

Angayuqaq Oscar Kawagley

Bryan Brayboy

Marie Battiste

Noam Chomsky

Wade Davis

Leroy Little Bear

Seth Agbo

Timothy Koschmann

Marlene Scardamalia

John W. Tippeconnic, III

Journals

gregory.wilson — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 20:23:40 CDT

Links to a list of journals I find helpful in my research. This list is incomplete and not organized. I have barely started my research. These journals were selected based on titles and their similarity to concepts found within my research question. These journals will be organized into levels of importance as I have time to review them in detail.

Journal of Technology Education
Journal of Educational Technology and Society
Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology
British Journal of Educational Technology
Educational Leadership
International Journal of Knowledge and Learning
Oxford Review of Education
T.H.E. Journal
Journal of Research on Technology in Education
International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education
Education and Culture
Social Education
Technology, Pedagogy & Education
Science, Technology & Human Values
Globalisation, Societies and Education
Journal of Language, Identity and Culture

Journal of Technology Education

Journal of Educational Technology and Society

Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology

British Journal of Educational Technology

Educational Leadership

International Journal of Knowledge and Learning

Oxford Review of Education

T.H.E. Journal

Journal of Research on Technology in Education

International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education

Education and Culture

Social Education

Technology, Pedagogy & Education

Science, Technology & Human Values

Globalisation, Societies and Education

Journal of Language, Identity and Culture

Canadian Journal of Native Education
Journal of American Indian Education

Research Articles

gregory.wilson — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 20:18:38 CDT

These articles are a starting point for the review of literature that I have performed on my question. This list will lengthen and become more organized (instead of just being in alpabetical order) as I broaden my resarch and understanding of my question.

Cilesiz, S. (2009). Educational computer use in leisure contexts: A phenomenological study of adolescents’ experiences at internet Cafes. American
Educational Research Journal, 46(1), 232-274.

De Castell, S. & Jenson, J. (2006). No place like home: Sexuality, community, and identity among street-involved “queer and questioning” youth. McGill
Journal of Education, 41(3), 227-247.

Fischer, J. M., Mazurkiewicz, G., Kellough, Z., & Preslan, J. (2007). Building connections and community: The roles expeditionary learning can play in
tolerance and democratic education. Social Education, 71(3), 153-157.

Goodfellow, R. (2004). Online literacies and learning: Operational, cultural and critical dimensions. Language & Education: An International Journal, 18(5),
379-399.

Jover, J. N., & Cerezo, J. A. L. (2008). Technological innovation as social innovation. Science, Technology & Human Values, 33(6), 707-729. Kenan, S.
(2009). The missing dimension of modern education: Values education. Educational Sciences: Theory & Practice, 9(1), 279-295.

Lee, M. M. (2006). "Going global": Conceptualization of the "other" and interpretation of cross-cultural experience in an all-white, rural learning environment.
Ethnography and Education, 1(2), 197-213.

Lock, J. V. (2006). A new image: Online communities to facilitate teacher professional development. Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 14(4),
663-678.

McLoughlin, C. (1999). Culturally responsive technology use: Developing an on-line community of learners. British Journal of Educational Technology, 30(3),
231.

Spring, J. (2008). Research on globalization and education. Review of Educational Research, 78(2), 330-363.

Yildiz, S. (2009). Social presence in the web-based classroom: Implications for intercultural communication. Journal of Studies in International Education, 13
(1), 46-65.

Willms research on link between SES and academic achievement
Agbo, S. (2004). First nation perspectives on transforming the status of culture and language in schooling. Journal of American Indian Education, 43 (1), 1-31. Agbo, S. (2007). Addressing school-community relations in a cross-cultural context: A collaborative action to bridge the gap between first nations and the school. Journal of Research in Rural Education, 22(8), 1-14. Brayboy, B.M.J and Castagno, A (2009). Self-determination through self-education: Culturally responsive schooling for indigenous students in the USA. Teaching Education, 20(1), 31 — 53 Canadian Council on Learning. (2007). Redefining How Success in Measured in First Nations, Inuit and Metis Learning, Report on Learning in Canada 2007 (1st Edition). Ottawa, Canada: . Castagno, A and Brayboy, B.M.J (2008). Culturally responsive schooling for indigenous youth: A review of the literature. Review of Educational Research, 78(4), 941–993. Creswell, J.W. (2009). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches. Thousand Oaks, Ca: Sage Publications. Edirisingha, M. N., Pluciennik, M. and Young, R. (2009). Socialisation for learning at a distance in a 3-D multi-user virtual environment. British Journal of Educational Technology, 40(3), 458-479. First Nations Centre. (2007). OCAP: Ownership, control, access and possession. Sanctioned by the First Nations Information Governance Committee, Assembly of First Nations. Ottawa: National Aboriginal Health Organization. Freire, P. (2006). Pedagogy of the oppressed. New York: Continuum. Griffith, N. (2000). The relationship between biculturalism and stress among northern plains american indian college students. Retrieved from Educational Resource Information Center. Harrell, S. V. (2009). Second chance at a first life: Fostering the mathematical and computational agency of at-risk youth. (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from http://silver.skiles.gatech.edu/~dharrell3/Sneha Ibbitson, J. (2010, 03, 16). Ottawa urged to end indian band councils' post-secondary funding. The Globe and Mail. Retrieved from: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ottawa-urged-to-end-indian-band-councils-post-secondary-funding/article1501658/ Kincheloe, J.L. (2006). Critical Ontology and Indigenous Ways of Being: Forging a Postcolonial Curriculum. In Y. Kanu (Ed.), Critical Ontology and Indigenous Ways of Being: Forging a Postcolonial Curriculum ().Toronto: University of Toronto Press. Nasir, N.S. and Hand, V.M. (2006). Exploring Sociocultural Perspectives on Race, Culture, and Learning. Review of Educational Research, 76 (4), 449-475. National Archives of Canada, Record Group 10, vol 6810, file 470-2-3, vol 7, pp. 55 (L-3) and 63 (N-3). Papert, S. (1993). Mindstorms: Children, computers, and powerful ideas. New York: Basic Books. Saul, J.R. (2008). A fair country: Telling truths about canada. Toronto: Penguin Canada. Squire, K. & Barab, S. (Eds.). (2004). Proceedings from ICSL ’04: The Sixth International Conference on Learning Sciences. Santa Monica, CA: Erlbaum. Wang, C. X., Song, H., Stone, D.E. and Yan, Q. (2009). Integrating Second Life into an EFL Program in China: Research Collaboration across the Continents. TechTrends, 53 (6), 14-19. Warren, S.J., Dondlinger, M.J. & Barab, S.A.(2008). A MUVE Towards PBL Writing: Effects of a Digital Learning Environment Designed To Improve Elementary Student Writing. Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 41(1), 113-140. Warren, S.J., Stein, R.A., Dondlinger, M.J. & Barab, S.A. (2009). A look inside a MUVE design process: Blending instructional design and game principles to target writing skills. Educational Computing Research, 40(3), 295-321. Willet, R. (2007). Technology, pedagogy, and digital production: A case study of children learning new media skills. Learning, Media and Technology, 32(2), 167-181.

Organizations

gregory.wilson — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 20:16:20 CDT

AECT

American Educational Research Association

The John Dewey Society

Ontario Principals' Council

Ontario College of Teachers

Notes and Quotes

gregory.wilson — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 20:13:43 CDT

This area will be used to store quotes and notes from websites and/or newspapers or other resources that will help me with cement the ideas and concepts that I am working with for the dissertation.

For starters:
"Every expereince influences in some degree the objective conditions under which further experiences are had...a child who learns to speak has a new facility and new desire. But he has also widened the external conditions of subsequent learning."(pg 37) Dewey, J. (1997).Experience and education. New York, New York: Touchstone.

Perhaps the closest we can come to a meaningful definition of culture is the acknowledgement that eachis a unique and ever-changing constellation we recognize through the observation and study of its langauge, religion, social and economic organization, decorative arts, stories, myths, ritual practices and beliefs, and a host of other adaptive traits and characteristics. The full measure of a culture embraces both the actions of a people and the quality of their aspirations, the nature of the metaphors that propel their lives. And no description of a people can be complete without reference to the character of their homeland, the ecological and geographical matrix in which they have determined to live out their destiny. Just as landscape defines character, culture springs from a spirit of place. (pg 33) Davis, W. (2009). The wayfinders. Toronto Canada: House of Anansi Press.

Websites

gregory.wilson — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 07:59:32 CDT

The following is a list of websites that I found that I have found interesting and could help me in the future as I work towards my doctorate.

Lifelong Kindergarten - MIT Lab

University of Calgary - GDER

Fischbowl

MFNERC

FNESC

MK Nova Scotia

Kamehameha Schools

Promising Practices in Aboriginal Education

Council of Ministers of Education, Canada

Ontario Ministry of Education

Curriculum Services Canada

Compass for Success

Galileo Educational Network

Authentic Task Design Website (lots of resources)

AKRSI Unit Building Asessment (includes cultural content)

Books

gregory.wilson — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:23:35 CDT

This will contain a list of texts and e-texts that I have uncovered as focusing on my research as well as those recommended by professors and peers.
This list will become a little more organized as my reseach deepens during the course of my studies.

The Pedagogical Peom(a) by Anton Semyonovich Makarenko

Experience and Education by John Dewey

Learning Sciences in Informal Environments

The Underground History of American Education

American Indian Thought: Philosophical Essays edited by Ann Waters

Blogs

gregory.wilson — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:53:37 CDT

Teacher Education Blog

UNESCO Education

Marginal Revolution

Tim Lauer Education Technology Blog

Education Wonks

Vlogs

gregory.wilson — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:27:25 CDT

Ted Talks

Greg Wilson's Pathfinder Home

gregory.wilson — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:17:38 CDT

This is a collection of educational teachnology and culture resources as compiled by Greg Wilson. To learn more about the reasons for the collection of the resources please check out the background section. To learn more about Greg Wilson please check the About Me section.

Some of these section may appear incomplete, but the whole site is a work in process that will be developed and tweaked for the next four years, and probably longer.

Background

Lexicon

Foundational Theories

Notes and Quotes

People

Organizations

Research Articles, Journals & Theses

Books & News Articles

Podcasts, Blogs & Vlogs

Websites and Software

Conferences

Community

About Me

Background

gregory.wilson — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:11:25 CDT

This pathfinder is to help the organization of Greg Wilon's thoughts and resources as he works on completing his disertation at the University of Calgary.

Greg is currently a doctoral student at the U of C's education department. His focus within his studies is in Educational Technology.

Previous to studying to complete his doctoral Greg was/is a teacher in Northern Ontario, working in predominatley isolated areas in or near Native reservations.

While working in various communities he noticed a huge gap between the elders in the communities and the students in his classroom. Greg questioned the role of educational technology in this change of culture within the communities.

This has lead him to focus on: “How does the utilization of educational technology adjust students’ societal perceptions?”
as his research question.

I am not sure who is going to use this site, but I hope that with it being a very small part of the vast and wild internet that it may bring together some educators of like mind and help them find their way through the entanglements in which most teachers find themselves.

Community

gregory.wilson — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:04:27 CDT

I am hoping to develop a communty of learners that can discuss and debate the ideas in which our research and other work brings us into contact.

Podcasts, Blogs and Vlogs

gregory.wilson — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:02:23 CDT

The following links are to pages that will contain links to non-traditional information sources on topics I find might be helpful for my professional development.

Podcasts

Blogs

Vlogs

Software

gregory.wilson — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:59:36 CDT

This page will contain a list of helpful software for developing an experiential, constructivist classroom environment.

News Articles

gregory.wilson — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:55:06 CDT

This section will contain links to newspaper articles found during my research that helps with answering my question.

Theories

gregory.wilson — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:45:58 CDT

This section will contain the key poinst of the major foundational theories that my research and and dissertation will be based on. The organization of it has not been thought out yet, but once some entires have been made I will place some information to help the reader with the organization.

Lexicon

gregory.wilson — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 22:59:08 CDT

Word	Definition
Community
Culture
Society
Values
Traditions
Beliefs
Assumptions
Pedagogy
Alter
Develop
Modify
Facilitated Learning
Experiential
Media Literacy
Instructional Technology
Knowlede Economy
Postcolonial
Culturalist
Humanism
Constructivism
Construstionism