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 * Welcome to the Wiki for the Professional Development Promising Technologies Workshop at SAIT, **** on **** January 13 and 14, 2012. **

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 * A short promotional overview of the Professional Development Promising Technologies (feel free to link here for anyone who is interested) **

Why this wiki?
This wiki will be our space for all notes, documents and exchange of information to prepare for the session and to work on together during the session.

What to do with this wiki before the session?

 * **Visit the wiki** and ensure you have reviewed all content we already shared with you in the email message to prepare you for the session.
 * **Complete the self-assessment tool.** This is the link to the self-assessment quiz. If you complete the quiz by December 23, 2011, it will ensure that the data gleaned will inform our session agenda. You can complete the quiz only once. The anonymous data collected will inform us as to what type of tools and interests we need to meet during your specific session. Everyone from the same session completes the **same self-assessment. Link Password:** **prodprot **
 * **Complete the poll to select the tools for the session.** By completing this poll you will decide, as a group, what tools we will discover, practice with and plan with during the two days. Your input is very important for this selection. Please complete the poll by **January 9, 2011. POLL LINK**
 * **Review the tool list document - [|toolsListforselection.pdf]**
 * ** Review the [|workshopAgendaSAIT.pdf] **
 * **Review the map for the location of the session**.
 * **Review the waiver that we will ask you to sign at the session**, to allow us to collect information and artifacts from the session to improve the project final products (the website with the tools). **[|Consent and Releas_digital.pdf]**
 * **Ensure you have created** **or** already **own a gmail account** (you can set it up at www.gmail.com )

**Visit the wiki** during the session for daily updates and links to information we create and share during the two-days workshop.
The wiki space will grow with more pages as we get closer to the session, and will be our one-stop-shop for all communications around the workshop. Welcome.


 * Deep Learning Task - Day 1[[image:pdptbrandon2012/114704-1440x900-Glasses.jpg width="384" height="240" align="right"]] **

Consider the following two questions. Reflect on them and share your responses with a partner. Then write your contribution as part of this discussion.


 * 1) Question 1) What are the reasons you are attending this workshop and what do you hope to obtain from these two days?
 * 2) Question 2) Read this definition of "**deep learning**" (also known as Transformative Learning) and share your thoughts about it.

"Transformative Learning is a theory of deep learning that goes beyond just content knowledge acquisition, or learning equations, memorizing tax codes or learning historical facts and data. It is a desirable process for adults to learn to think for themselves, through true emancipation from sometimes mindless or unquestioning acceptance of what we have to come to know through our life experience, especially those things that our culture, religions, and personalities may predispose us towards, without our active engagement and questioning of how we know what we know. " (from [] )

To share your written comments click on this link to the discussion posts. (Remember this is a free and voluntary activity).

A Different Story

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**DISCUSSION POSTING TEXT DAY TWO** // Click on the link below and participate in this individual discussion posting contribution. You can review the text of the discussion question here. //

**Discussion Posting Text** Read the following question. Reflect on it for a while and write your individual response below. "After a full day of experimenting and discovering new technologies, what "aha" moments have you had (if any) about realizing the potential these technologies may have to enhance or change your ideas about learning?"

You may want to consult and review a few resources as per links below: 
 * [|http://knol.google.com/k/open-online-learning-a-paradigm-shift#]

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