Symbiosis & Mutualism

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APROPOS & LEARNING PLATFORMS

August 09, 2014

What is Apropos?

• Apropos is a collaborative search and learning activity (CLA)

• It enables educators and learners to seamlessly blend technology into their classroom lessons

• Apropos applies 21st century skills as defined by ATC21S, UNESCO, OECD, P21 and the European Commission. !

• Built by Continuum Education in Santa Cruz, California, Apropos turns the Internet into a collaborative learning space.

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Introducing Apropos

Turning the Internet into a collaborative learning space

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Educators create inquiry, problem-based

activity, aligned to standards

Learners collaborate and

search for content related to activity

Educators and Learners discuss results

Educators extend lesson plans based on discussion

and results

Educators possess longitudinal

data for student progress

Apropos: Results

Educators are empowered with easy-to-incorporate applications of technology in the classroom.

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Apropos: Results

Learners leverage knowledge and resources while using personal or institutional-supplied devices. !Learners inquire and explore content based on personal desire. !Institutions fulfill greater ROI on SW/HW IT investments. !Publishers and Providers realize greater reuse of content IP.

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Apropos Demo

Educator View: on the video conference screen !Student View: (use your smart phone browser) (passcode comes from the educator) !Today’s prompts (you choose): • Academic: Find positive and negative examples of the purpose and

value of marketing research. • Academic: What are examples of integers form the real world? • Familiarization: If you could take a few years to go back to school and

get a new degree, what would you want to study? • Familiarization: Who are your favorite musicians? • Familiarization: If we could all have dinner together tonight, where

would you suggest we go? • Or we can make one up…

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L E A R N I N G P L AT FO R M S A R E L A R G E , CO M P L E X A N D R E Q U I R E S I G N I F I C A N T CO M M I T M E N T O F R E S O U R C E S , I N V E ST M E N T A N D P E R S O N N E L

A P R O P O S I S A CO L L A B O R AT I V E L E A R N I N G AC T I V I T Y A N D TO O L . L E A R N I N G TO O L S P R OV I D E P L AT FO R M AG I L I T Y T H AT C A N B E L E V E R AG E W I T H O U T R I S K I N G T H E I R C U STO M E R R E L AT I O N S H I P S

sym·bi·o·sis // noun // !: a relationship between two people or groups that work with and depend on each other

A P R O P O S WO R K S A LO N G S I D E L E A R N I N G P L AT FO R M S W I T H O U T D I S R U P T I O N

mu·tu·al·ism // noun // !: mutually beneficial association between different kinds of organisms

A P R O P O S C A N WO R K W I T H OT H E R TO O L S S E A M L E SS LY

A P R O P O S C A N A L S O WO R K A LO N E

A P R O P O S C A N A L S O S U P P O R T I N ST I T U T I O N S AS W E L L

eco·sys·tem // noun // !: everything that exists in a particular environment

Apropos Technology

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Apropos Integration

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August 09, 2014

sources

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_birds_in_Kaziranga_National_Park

• http://www.theguardian.com/news/2013/nov/01/best-pictures-of-the-day-live

• http://mangelsen.com/birds/wadingbird/free-ride-african-elephant-and-cattle-egret-2631.html

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cattle_egret • http://www.mombasaairsafari.com/Destination/masaimara • http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/cattle_egret/id • http://nathistoc.bio.uci.edu/birds/ciconiiformes/Bubulcus

%20ibis/index.htm • http://www.zoo.org.au/werribee/animals/rhinoceros

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