Adopt A Family

The holidays are often a time of year when we often realize how truly lucky we are for family, friends, food, warmth, and gifts. There are MANY who do not have all of these blessings. This year Darius and I "adopted a family" here in Michigan through the Children's Hospital. There are many programs out there where you too can contribute. Make someone's holiday season a little brighter this year. Buy one less present for your child or children and invest in those who are less fortunate. Involve your children in the giving to others, it's a small lesson with huge rewards. Happy Holidays!

You Deserve to Celebrate!

The MIAECT Chapter hosted another successful event in November. At the AECT Conference Rewind meeting we had 23 people in attendance! Our speakers, Dr. Monica Tracey, Dr. Susan Hart, Kecia Waddell, Jill Stefaniak, Jason Siko, and Kelly Unger did an outstanding job presenting attendees with an abundance of career advancing information. Thank you presenters for sharing your experience and expertise! We truly appreciate your service.

Wow! Can you believe we are about to enter the holiday season? Where did the time go? Let's get together one last time in 2010 and celebrate the energy flowing through our organization. It'll be a great opportunity to meet our new members and mingle with others.

Join us at Lefty's Lounge on Cass Ave. in Detroit on December 8. It's a great opportunity to relax and socialize with others in our field. This event is free to all so please bring along your spouse, significant other, friend, cousin, or neighbor, and lets celebrate! We have reserved a room in the back of Lefty's just for our group. We'll be there starting at 5:30pm, but please feel free to stroll in when you are available.

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Wayne State University - Tenure Track Faculty Position

Tenure-Track Faculty Position (Instructional Technology)
2011-2012 Academic Year

Wayne State University's College of Education invites applications for an Assistant/Associate/Full Professor faculty position in the Instructional Technology (IT) program.

Responsibilities: to teach undergraduate and graduate level courses in the Instructional Technology program that are related to your areas of expertise; advise graduate students and serve on doctoral committees; engage in research, scholarly activities and publication; engage in service-related activities, including participation in program area/division/college and university committees and in professional organizations.
Qualifications: an earned doctorate in Instructional Technology or related field with primary emphases in multimedia, interactive technologies and instructional design; a record of publication appropriate to the rank sought. In addition, expertise in areas such as on-line learning, interactive courseware, instructional design and development is preferred, as is experience in university-level teaching and research, distance education, and technology-based product development.

WSU is a comprehensive research university with a concentration of students in professional and graduate programs. The Instructional Technology program in the College of Education offers doctoral and master's degrees; there are approximately six hundred IT students, including 70 doctoral students. The IT program sponsors the Certificate in University Teaching and Certificate in Online Teaching, and the State of Michigan's Educational Technology Endorsement program for P-12 teachers. In addition, the IT program is affiliated with the college's Institute for Learning and Performance Improvement and has strong ties with the metropolitan Detroit educational and training communities.

Candidates must complete an online application at: https://jobs.wayne.edu/ applicants/Central?quickFind=192139

For an electronic application to be considered complete, candidates must attach to it the following: a letter of application that addresses their qualifications for the position; a current vita; a 1-2 page summary of their research agenda; a list of at least three references and their contact information (mailing address, e-mail addresses, and phone numbers).

In addition, applicants must arrange to have transcripts and three original, recent (within the past 12 months) letters of recommendation sent to: Dr. Timothy Spannaus, Chair, IT Search Committee, Wayne State University, 379 College of Education Building, Detroit, MI 48202.

Please include your e-mail address in the materials you submit by mail so that we may acknowledge receipt of same, send additional information, and contact you as necessary throughout the review process.

Inquiries regarding this position should be directed to Dr. Spannaus at: tspannaus@wayne.edu.

Please note: The successful candidate for this position will be asked to provide official transcripts and proof of degrees awarded before the hiring process is completed.

Salary and Rank for above: Commensurate with qualifications and experience. Application Deadline: Review of applications will begin immediately and the search will continue until the position is filled. Requests for confidentiality will be respected until the final search phases.

Starting date: August, 2011.

The College of Education's theme "The Urban Educator: Reflective, Innovative and
Committed to Diversity," guides and develops its programs. The college is characterized by its diversity and commitment to an urban mission and reflects the dynamic characteristics of urban life. The College of Education currently enrolls about 2,000 undergraduates and 2,000 graduate (master's/education specialist/doctoral) students in approximately 34 different programs.

Wayne State University is a premier institution of higher education offering more than 350 undergraduate and graduate academic programs through 12 schools and colleges to more than 32,000 students in Metropolitan Detroit.

See www.coe.wayne.edu/aos/it for additional IT program information; www.coe.wayne.edu for college information and www.wayne.edu for university and campus information. Wayne State University is located in Detroit (MI), the eighth largest metropolitan area in the U.S., with the range of cultural and recreational offerings typical of a major city. See wayne.edu/community/index.php to learn more about the university and the Detroit area.

Wayne State University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

AECT Presentations - Oct. 26-30 - Anaheim, CA

Wayne State University Presentations
AECT 2010 - October 26-30, 2010

“Innovative Program Steeped in Tradition”

Date	Time/Place	Title	Presenters
Wed.	8:00-11:30am South Tower - 2nd Floor / Valencia	IDT Professor's Forum **PROFESSORS ONLY	Elizabeth Boling Monica Tracey Ginger Watson Richard Schwier
Wed.	1:00-2:00pm North Tower - 2nd Floor / Salon IV	Introducing in-service teachers to Web 2.0	Kelly Unger Michael Barbour
Wed.	2:15-3:15pm North Tower - 2nd Floor / Salon VI	Promoting problem solving in online collaborative learning: A mixed-method study in Taiwan	Ke Zhang Jui-Long Hung Fei Gao
Thurs.	1:00-1:30pm North Tower - 2nd Floor / Salon II	Hot off the Press: Introducing The International Journal of Designs for Learning and The Journal of Applied Instructional Design	Monica Tracey Elizabeth Boling Leslie Moeller
Thurs.	1:00-2:00pm South Tower - 2nd Floor / Granada	Where are we losing them? (dis)Engagement patterns of virtual high school students	Abigail Hawkins Charles Graham Michael Barbour
Thurs.	2:15-3:15pm South Tower - 2nd Floor / Granada	Career Forward: A course for meeting the K-12 online learning requirement Student Experiences in a Virtual School Environment Examination of the use of tools in K-12 online course development	Michael Barbour Kelly Unger Sacip Toker Michael Barbour Jonathan Morrison Jason Siko Michael Barbour

Fri.	8:00-9:00am Lobby Level / Grand Ballroom D	Collaborating with More Than Written Words in Online Learning: A Study on a Multimedia Presentation Tool	Fei Gao Ke Zhang
Fri.	8:00-9:00am South Tower - 2nd Floor / Barcelona	Homemade PowerPoint Games in a High School Science Setting	Jason Siko Michael Barbour Sacip Toker
Fri.	9:15-10:15pm South Tower - 2nd Floor / Madrid	Preparing In-Service Teachers for Virtual Schooling	Michael Barbour Kelly Unger
Fri.	1:00-2:00pm North Tower - 2nd Floor / Harbor Room B	Graduate Student Assembly Session: ID in the Field	Monica Tracey
Fri.	2:15-2:45pm South Tower - 1st Floor / Terrace E/F	K-12 Online Learning in South Korea: Lessons for United States Jurisdictions	Michael Barbour
Fri	2:15-3:15pm Lobby Level / Grand Ballroom D	Technology Integration Professional Development Intervention: A Design and Development Study	Kelly Unger Monica Tracey
Sat.	9:15-10:15am Lobby Level / Grand Ballroom B	Networking on the Ning: Building Communities of Learners to Support Classroom Discussion and Learning	Monica Tracey Kelly Unger Matthew Schwartz

Rhee resigns. Will she go to Newark? Will Bobb leave DPS and replace her? http://ping.fm/eLAi5

MI AECT 2010-2011 Event!

Greetings Current and Future MI AECT Members and Welcome our Chapter's 2nd year! We write today with great enthusiasm about the upcoming year of MI AECT activities and events! We invite you and any colleagues, friends, or relatives interested in learning more about MI AECT, to join us as we kick of the the Chapter's 2nd year! Please join us at Dino's Lounge in Ferndale on Wednesday, October 20 anytime from 5:30pm - ????. Dino's has offered us space so we can chat and mingle, and some really great prices on eats and drinks Please feel free to email, print and share with others). Below is a list of dates and tentative topics and events. All of the locations have not yet been finalized, but this list will allow you mark your calendars in advance.

October 20 - 2010-2011 Kickoff Social - Dino's Lounge - 5:30pm - ????

November 10 - Michigan AECT Conference Presenters and Attendees discuss their research and experiences from the conference. Round table format where you pick only the topics with most interest to you. More details to come.

December 8 - End of the year celebration - Lefty's Lounge - 5:30pm - ????

January 12 - Come one come all! Ring in the new year with fellow members. Members are encouraged to bring a guest(s). If your guest(s) join MI AECT that night your name is entered for a prize drawing. More details to come.

February 9 - Panel Discussion - "Waiting for Superman"...MI AECT responds. Discussion centered on the recent documentary on the current state of education. Interact with a panel of experts from business, non-profits, K-12, and higher education on doing our part in the much needed educational reform, and discuss how Instructional Designers and Educational Technologists can contribute to improving education. More details to come.

March 9 - Panel Discussion - "Are you socially network savvy?" Join a panel of social networking gurus as they discuss how social networking has impacted their work, and provide advice on integrating social networking into your profession. More details to come.

April 13 - MI AECT members share their cutting-edge research. Round table event where members present their research. Select topics which are of interest to you, and find an opportunity to collaborate. Contact us if you are interested in presenting your research. More details to come.

May 11 - Celebrate the accomplishments of the Chapter and it's members by attending an end of the year dinner and strolling auction. More details to come.

Recordings posted of "Elevating the Education Reform Dialog" big show yesterday! http://icio.us/oqmc12

Elevating the Education Reform Dialog

Notes from the session: 10/4/10 @ 5pm. (I only listened to the first 5 speakers. Will take more notes when I finish listening to the recorded session. 75 minutes online with little interaction lost my interest)

Facilitated by Steve Hargadon. learncentral.org
Global education Conference - Nov. 15-19

Speakers:

Alfie Kohn writes and speaks widely on human behavior, education, and parenting. The author of eleven books and scores of articles, he lectures at education conferences and universities as well as to parent groups and corporations.

-Today we are focused on MACRO; firing teachers, busting unions, test achievements, charter schools.
-Need to focus on MICRO; include teachers and students
-Caring Communities; no memorizing
-People who know least about how children learn are the people with the most power
-Every educator in the country needs to take a stand against national standards
-How can teachers take the power back: Short run - minimize the damage for the children; Long Run - must organize to change laws
-Need to be progressive

Diane Ravitch is Research Professor of Education at New York University and a historian of education. In addition, she is a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C. She shares a blog called Bridging Differences with Deborah Meier, hosted by Education Week. She also blogs for Politico.com/arena and the Huffington Post.

-Today's views are that all of the problems in education are bad teachers (she disagrees)
-Interested in supporting teachers
-Against the Waiting for Superman documentary
-"The Billionaires Boys Club" - Ex. Gates Foundation
-Mr. Smith goes to Washington (1930's movie)
-Time Magazine, NBC, Newsweek - constant dumping on teachers along with Obama Administration and Billionaire Boys clubs...how will teachers get there voices heard over these dominant powers
-Teachers must connect online
-Today's thought only provides two thoughts: Choice and Accountability (Who should we punish?)
-Respect for teachers is of utmost importance
-Have MASTER TEACHERS who are principals.
-Bush is hosting a program to train people to be principals...most are not from education.

Deborah Meier has spent more than three decades working in public education as a teacher, principal, writer, advocate, and ranks among the most acclaimed leaders of the school reform movement in the U.S.

-Is Democracy important?
-Need to respect all: Parents, students, teachers, administrators
-Teacher conferences don't have a major purpose that's why parents don't attend
-Unfortunately, schools are built on distrust

Chris Lehmann is the founding principal of the Science Leadership Academy, a progressive science and technology high school in Philadelphia, PA. The Science Leadership Academy is an inquiry-driven, project-based, 1:1 laptop school that is considered to be one of the pioneers of the School 2.0 movement nationally and internationally.

-Up against BILLIONS OF DOLLARS; must globalized, needs to be more than grassroots
-The Union has a role; Public schools are a hallmark of our democratic ideals
-Job is to create citizens...not workers
-Superman (Messiah of Education)

Since 1982, Gary Stager, PhD, an internationally recognized educator, speaker and consultant, has helped learners of all ages on six continents embrace the power of computers as intellectual laboratories and vehicles for self-expression.

-Every teacher should wake up and think "how can I make this the best 7hrs, 42mins, etc. of a students life?"
-Waiting for Superman - only school of reform is one of obedience
-School Day needs to be longer; School Year needs to be longer
-Can't just keep doing the same thing over and over
-KIPP Schools
-Who is going to become a teacher when they are demonized and put down.
-Endless testing of students makes it uninteresting, and shows a report that the schools are failing. This constant enforcement to parents is not supporting a conducive learning environment.

Julie Evans is the CEO of the national education nonprofit organization, Project Tomorrow (www.tomorrow.org) whose mission is to ensure that today's students are well prepared to become tomorrow's leaders, innovators and engaged citizens of the world.

Will Richardson considers himself an "evangelist" for the use of Weblogs, RSS and related Internet technologies in classrooms and schools. Over the past six years he's had the chance to speak and work with thousands of educators from around the world on the merits of "The Read/Write Web." He was a classroom teacher for over 20 years who integrated these technologies into his curricula for over four years.

Sir Ken Robinson, PhD is an internationally recognized leader in the development of creativity, innovation and human resources. He has worked with governments in Europe, Asia and the USA, with international agencies, Fortune 500 companies, and some of the world’s leading cultural organizations.

REMINDER: Educational Reform Discussion TONIGHT @ 5pmEST http://tr.im/futureofed EVERYONE should sign on and listen

Educational Reform Discussion - 10/4/10

Between the NBC "Education Nation" Summit, Waiting for Superman, The Oprah Winfrey Show, and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg's $100 million gift to Newark city schools, there has been a lot of media attention focused on the topic of education reform. Unfortunately, much of it has excluded actual educators, let alone students. Furthermore, and perhaps as a consequence, the dialog has become divisive, blaming, and ultimately counter-productive.

FutureofEducation.com and Edutopia are collaborating this coming Monday on a two-hour live and interactive look at "Elevating the Education Reform Dialog"--an online discussion with special guests and specifically for educators, to help move past the bashing and to engage in a constructive conversation about the best way forward. Connection details are at the bottom of this post. Confirmed speakers include:

Julie Evans is the CEO of the national education nonprofit organization, Project Tomorrow (www.tomorrow.org) whose mission is to ensure that today's students are well prepared to become tomorrow's leaders, innovators and engaged citizens of the world.

Alfie Kohn writes and speaks widely on human behavior, education, and parenting. The author of eleven books and scores of articles, he lectures at education conferences and universities as well as to parent groups and corporations.

Chris Lehmann is the founding principal of the Science Leadership Academy, a progressive science and technology high school in Philadelphia, PA. The Science Leadership Academy is an inquiry-driven, project-based, 1:1 laptop school that is considered to be one of the pioneers of the School 2.0 movement nationally and internationally.

Deborah Meier has spent more than three decades working in public education as a teacher, principal, writer, advocate, and ranks among the most acclaimed leaders of the school reform movement in the U.S.

Diane Ravitch is Research Professor of Education at New York University and a historian of education. In addition, she is a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C. She shares a blog called Bridging Differences with Deborah Meier, hosted by Education Week. She also blogs for Politico.com/arena and the Huffington Post.

Will Richardson considers himself an "evangelist" for the use of Weblogs, RSS and related Internet technologies in classrooms and schools. Over the past six years he's had the chance to speak and work with thousands of educators from around the world on the merits of "The Read/Write Web." He was a classroom teacher for over 20 years who integrated these technologies into his curricula for over four years.

Sir Ken Robinson, PhD is an internationally recognized leader in the development of creativity, innovation and human resources. He has worked with governments in Europe, Asia and the USA, with international agencies, Fortune 500 companies, and some of the world’s leading cultural organizations.

Since 1982, Gary Stager, PhD, an internationally recognized educator, speaker and consultant, has helped learners of all ages on six continents embrace the power of computers as intellectual laboratories and vehicles for self-expression.

Date: Monday, October 4, 2010

Time: 2pm Pacific / 5pm Eastern / 9pm GMT (international times here)

Duration: 2 hours

Location: In Elluminate. Log in at http://tr.im/futureofed. The Elluminate room will be open up to 30 minutes before the event if you want to come in early. To make sure that your computer is configured for Elluminate, please visit http://www.elluminate.com/support. Recordings of the session will be posted within a day of the event at the event page.

Event and Recording Page: http://www.learncentral.org/event/106358
Hashtag: #elev8ed