Photo Credit: Will Lion

This photo and post came through the ole aggregator today from the Remote Access blog authored by Clarence Fisher a classroom teacher up North in remote Canada. 

Thought that title might get your attention and no, this isn't a backdoor or loophole for you to seek out to use someone elses intellectual property.  This is an example of how one teacher, Maura Kerkezis, used a creative way to teach students about copyright and to produce their own content based on ideas from others. 

While her students were producing their own Public Service Announcements, Maura notice the majority of students picking photos off of Google Images to use within their projects.  Apparently, this sparked a discussion around whether they could just take someone's photos and the concept of copyright.  Interestingly, she encouraged students create or recreate their own photos.

This is what I would call peripheral learning.  This was not part of the curriculum.  At least, not part of the Health curriculum.  Learning that takes place along side a larger goal, learning that supports the larger goal and subsequent other learning goals. This is one of the concepts I think we, as educators and learners ourselves, need to keep in mind when venturing forth with designing and taking part in new learning experiences. 

Most educators find, while infusing technology into learning experiences, that they learn so much more as an educator and learner. 

When might have your students (or you) experienced peripheral learning?

During our last Town Meeting it was great to see people sharing the different things that they have found, and how they might use them. As always it is interesting to see what people are discovering. Over the past two days I have heard about another tool that I have thought was pretty interesting.

When it comes to educators as learners, time is critical.  Setting aside time to sit down and work through a new technology, instructional strategy or for a meeting is one thing.  Traveling, even across town, is another thing.  How do we solve the time and space issue when looking at personal/professional learning ?  Enter Adobe Connect.  Adobe Connect is an online meeting/presentation space available through Monroe #1 BOCES for staff development webinars and meetings.  To learn more about accessing and participating in an Adobe Connect session watch the following TeacherTube video.