Eclectic Technology

How often have you tried to get your students to show their critical thinking abilities and walked away frustrated as they struggled to reach the depths you had hoped for? This post shares a wide range of habits (or strategies, actions, behaviors, use the word that suits you) that will help students reach the depths of higher order thinking. Four of the suggestions are below. Click through to the post see all 33 (that's right, one more has been added).

* Thinks laterally, endlessly connecting this to that, here to there.

* Can move back and forth from micro to macro thinking.

* Asks “Why?” almost annoyingly.

* Values questions over answers.

What is citizenship? What is digital citizenship? Many students struggle to answer these questions. This infographic provides one way to look at digital communication, asking students to THINK before they choose to use Twitter, Facebook or IM. 

If you had to come up with the seven most "compelling trends" in education today what would they be? This graphic shows one view of the trends. The ones listed are:

* Digital & Research Literacy 

* Shifts from Standards to Habits

* Game-Based Learning and Gamification

* Connectivism

* Transparency

* Place-Based Education

* Self-Directed Learning and Play

For more information on these check out the original post.

What are the good habits of the world's smartest people and what are their bad habits? This infographic explores these areas. It is divided into a two major sections - the good and the bad, and each is then divided into additional sections. The good includes areas that discuss:

* Persistency

* Goal Setting

* Benefits of being an avid read

* Self-disciplined

* Thinking about thinking

The negative inclues areas that discuss:

* Potential addictions (specifically drinking and drugs)

* Sleep deprivation

* Anxiety

The infographic does provide a list of resources. Scroll down to see a clickable list of the links (beneath the infographic).

There are many learning models that we may explore, and this one is presented a bit differently than others I have seen. Quoting from the post "The goal of the model is simple enough–not pure academic proficiency, but instead authentic self-knowledge, diverse local and global interdependence, adaptive critical thinking, and adaptive media literacy."

There are nine domains in this model (listed below) and the post provides additional information.

* Five Learning Actuators

* Changing Habits

* Transparency

* Self-Initiated Transfer

* Mentoring and Community

* Changing Roles

* Climate of Assessment

* Thought and Abstraction

* Expanding Literacies