A Thinking Pedagogy
Research Notes
 

 


Last updated September 2004

The papers that feature here are all papers that we recommend. The information here is not databased YET but will be eventually. The order reflects nothing other than the most recently read articles being at the top of the list. The list was begun about two yearsago so none of the articles here was read more than a year ago.


These 5 readings are the key readings to read if you have just found this site.


CEO Forum: School Technology & Readiness
http://www.ceoforum.org/reports.html

Education System Design
http://www.cpt.fsu.edu/pdf/alternativemodels.pdf

Seymour Papert: On project Learning
http://glef.org/php/interview.php?id=Art_901

Learning Architecture Framework
http://www.icttaskforce.edna.edu.au/documents/learning_architecture.pdf

So you think you are smart?
http://www.scre.ac.uk/scot-research/thinking/

A Conversation on the future of e-learning
http://www.downes.ca/files/oehlert.htm

Critical thinking: A statement of expert consensus for purposes of educational assessment 7 instruction.
http://www.insightassessment.com/pdf_files/DEXadobe.PDFP

What is wisdom?
http://www.cop.com/tw-ch01.html

Wireless networking in Schools
http://members.ozemail.com.au/~cumulus/wireless.htm

Learning Without Walls
http://www.asbj.com/specialreports/0902Special%20Reports/S1.html

Question Techniques for Gifted Students
http://www.nexus.edu.au/teachstud/gat/painter.htm

Connecting Brain Research with Dimensions of learning
http://www.ascd.org/el/2001/november/hardiman.html

The Dynamics of Innovation
http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/erm0413.pdf

Navigating the Children's Media Landscape
http://www.ciconline.com/Enrichment/MediaLiteracy/NavigatingMediaLandscape/default.htm

Brain Research & Education: Fad or Foundation http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/forum/fall03/brain.html

Guidelines for the Publication of Student Images & Schoolwork
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/governance/curriculum/copyguide_e.php

Dr Brilliant & The Devil of Ambition
http://www.fastcompany.com/online/39/brilliant.html

Learning for the 21st century (essential reading)
http://www.21stcenturyskills.org

21st Century Skills
http://www.dfes.gov.uk/skillsstrategy/

Knowledge Workers
http://www.fastcompany.com/learning/bookshelf/lewis.html

Social Software & e-Learning
http://www.learningcircuits.org/2003/dec2003/kaplan.htm

A Revolution in Knowledge Sharing (essential reading)
http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ERM0350.pdf

Knowledge Networks
http://www.knetus.net/white/knowledge-networks-mapping.html

Early Followers: Early Adopters
http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/EDU0004.pdf

Fractal Neural Networks
http://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/~inns/IvoWidjaja/report.htm

Designing Technology to Promote Thinking (essential reading)
http://www.nestafuturelab.org/reviews/ts01.htm

The Sustainabilty Challenge
http://www.benton.org/publibrary/sustainability/sus_challenge.html

Tech's Answer to Testing
http://www.edweek.org/sreports/tc03/article.cfm?slug=35exec.h22

Virtual Schooling Myths
http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStoryalert.cfm?ArticleID=4456

Knowledge Management in Education
http://www.iskme.org

The Effect of Computers on Student Writing
http://www.ascd.org/publications/researchbrief/volume1/v1n7.html

Tablet Computing: The Next BIG Thing?
http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/reports/TabletSpec403/

Constructivism: A Matter of Interpretation
http://www.askeric.org/plweb-cgi/obtain.pl

Handheld Computing in Education
http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/reports/hhc/

The Effect of Classroom Practice on Student Achievement
http://www.ascd.org/publications/researchbrief/volume1/v1n11.html

Performance Based e-Learning (this is a must read article)
http://www.svispi.org/networker/2002/0202a1.htm

Transfer of Learning (David Perkins/Gavriel Salomom)
http://learnweb.harvard.edu/alps/thinking/docs/traencyn.htm

Thinking Habits of Mind, Heart & Imagination for the 21st Century
http://www.mnfuturists.org/PDF/thinkingaj.pdf

The Leadership Moment (Karen Sewell)
http://www.ero.govt.nz/speeches/2001/Leadershipks.htm

The Future of Work
http://www.tuc.org.uk/em_research/tuc-2397-f0.cfm

BrainFire
http://www.tearaway.co.nz/arts_header.asp?ViewStory=1&StoryID=942

Phi Delta Kappa
http://www.pdkintl.org/kappan/k0301ack.htm

In the Digital picture
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/10/03/1033283526749.html

We've Wired Schools - What Now?
http://www.ciconline.org/uploads/CIC_REPORT.pdf

Education Leadership: A Conversation with Andrew Meltzoff
http://www.ascd.org/readingroom/edlead/0011/meltzoff.html

Thinking Habits of Mind, Heart & Imagination for the 21stC
http://www.mnfuturists.org/PDF/thinkingaj.pdf

The Path to Education Leadership in Education Technology  http://www.citejournal.org/vol2/iss2/general/article2.cfm 

Handheld Tested as Teaching Tool  
http://www.fcw.com/geb/articles/2002/0715/web-frost-07-19-02.asp

From Crayon to Keyboard  http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/11/08/1036308474986.html

Teachers Mainly Happy with Tech  http://www.wired.com/news/school/0,1383,56284,00.html

Pencils Across the Curriculum  
http://purple.nd.edu.au/coms/bj/publish/pencils.htm

The Path to Teacher Leadership in Education Technology
http://www.citejournal.org/vol2/iss2/general/article2.cfm

Think Like a Genius
http://www.newhorizons.org/wwart_michalko1.html

Tips for Facilitating Online Discussions
http://teachers.net/gazette/AUG02/bowmanconway.html

Authentic Assessment Tools
http://ericacve.org/docs/custer/custer5.pdf 

Neil Postman's view on some of the negative aspects of technology
http://www.ibiblio.org/cmc/mag/1995/mar/hyper/npcontexts_119.html

Children of the Information Age: A Reversal of Roles
http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=14310

Tips for Facilitating Online Discussions
http://teachers.net/gazette/AUG02/bowmanconway.html

An Overview of Thinking Skills: Craig Rusbult Ph.D.
http://www.asa3.org/ASA/education/think/skills.htm

Dimensions of Thinking Marzano; Brandt; Hughes; Jones; Presseisen, Rankin & Suhor http://www.ascd.org/readingroom/books/marzano88book.html

The Role of ICT in a Constructivist Approach to the Teaching of Thinking: David Chan
http://ipdweb.np.edu.sg/lt/mar02/pdf/ICT.pdf

A Framework for Designing Questions for Online Learning: Lin Muilenburg MA& Zane Berge Ph.D
http://www.emoderators.com/moderators/muilenburg.html

Defining 21st Century Literacy: 21st Century Literacy Summit March 2002 Berlin
http://www.21stcenturyliteracy.org/whatis/index.htm

Internet Use by Educators: Henry Jay Becker
http://www.crito.uci.edu/TLC/findings/Internet-Use/startpage.htm

Schools as Knowledge Building Organisations: Marlene Scardamalia & Carl Bereiter
http://kf.oise.utoronto.ca/abstracts/ciar-understanding.html

21st Century Skills: North Central Regional Educational Laboratory
http://www.ncrel.org/engauge/skills/indepth.htm

Linking Their Thinking MIT (Cambridge Mass. USA)
http://www.edweek.org/ew/ew_printstory.cfm?slug=20mit.h21

Using Technology to Enhance Literacy Instruction: North Central Regional Educational Laboratory
http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/content/cntareas/reading/li300.htm

Critical Thinking in a Digitised Age:
http://lth3.k12.il.us/crit_think/CORECONCEPTS.html

Critical Thinking: York University CA
http://www.yorku.ca/admin/cdc/lsp/read/read4.htm

Critical Thinking Across the Curriculum: Barbara Fowler; Longview Community College
http://www.kcmetro.cc.mo.us/longview/ctac/blooms.htm

Teaching Thinking Online: William Pierce
http://academic.pg.cc.md.us/~wpeirce/MCCCTR/ttol.html

Metacognitive Skills: University of Purdue
http://education.calumet.purdue.edu/vockell/EdPsyBook/Edpsy7/edpsy7_meta.htm

Problem Solving in a Constructivist Environment: Lee Chien Sing
http://ifets.massey.ac.nz/periodical/vol_4_99/lee_chien_sing.html

Information Literacy: A Position Paper—American Association of School Librarians, 2000,
http://www.ala.org/aasl/positions/ps_infolit.html

Pencils Down: Ho Decontextualised Standardised Testing can Destroy Education: David Thornburg
http://www.infotoday.com/MMSchools/may01/dcon0105.htm

Ideas About Learning & Technology: Alan November
http://www.anovember.com/ideas.html

Growing up Digital: Don Tapscott
http://www.growingupdigital.com/

Oversold & Underused: Larry Cuban
http://www.hup.harvard.edu/pdf/CUBOVE.pdf

The Four Dimensions: Ferdi Serim
http://oii.org/html/the_four_directions_explained.html

Laptops in the Classroom: A Bad Idea Whose Time Has Come: Judy Lightfoot
http://www.homestead.com/judy_lightfoot/files/Laptops_in_the_Classroom.html

Teaching critical evaluation skills for World Wide Web resources
http://www.libraries.psu.edu/emsl/ls301h/guides/evalcrit.html

Brainstorming: What it Takes
http://www.brainstorming.co.uk/

Children and the New Technologies: Prof. Edna Aphek, Jerusalem, Israel
http://www.theschooldaily.com/children.doc


 

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