Richard D. Solomon's Blog on Mentoring Jewish Students and Teachers: How Diigo can be used to facilitate learning inside and outside of the classroom

Thursday, May 10, 2012

How Diigo can be used to facilitate learning inside and outside of the classroom

When mentoring our pre-service and in-service teachers we need to describe and model both research-based and clinically tested best practices, and demonstrate how these best practices can be applied in the real (i.e. physical) and virtual (i.e. online) classroom for both teaching and teacher training. The combination of face to face instruction in a physical setting and online learning is called blended learning. In this section of the blog we will describe how the internet can serve as a supplemental resource for instruction and the mentoring of pre-service and in-service Jewish educators. In this post we will continue our discussion on how teachers and students in a Judaic Studies blended learning classroom can use Diigo as a tool and resources for Problem Based Jewish Learning.

Assumption: The teacher or mentor teacher has a interactive white board (i.e. SMART Board, Promethean, etc.), a Tablet PC (also called a Slate or Blade), a computer presenter or computer with internet access attached to an LCD projector in the classroom. It would be ideal if students or mentees had access to their own laptop computers or Ipads. Given parental and school approval, and the development of specific guidelines, smartphones can be used to enhance instruction as well.

Note: Although Diigo can be applied in the Judaic Studies blended learning classroom, it can be also be used for training pre-service and in-service Jewish educators for professional or staff development. It is our hope that Jewish educators around the globe will form an online community of practice, a CoP, a group of people who share an interest, a craft, and/or a profession, to enhance the delivery of instruction and training of Jewish educators. For example, here is a CoP you might want to join.

Note: Diigo can be used in both a physical and virtual Judaic Studies classroom.

What is Diigo?

Diigo is an online tool and resource for Problem-Based Learning including Problem-Based Jewish Learning.

Where is Diigo located on the web?

http://www.diigo.com/ and http://www.diigo.com/tools/diigolet

How Diigo can be used to facilitate learning inside and outside of the classroom

Click on the links below and find resources on how Diigo can be used to facilitate and enhance problem-based learning:

On the next post we will share how Diigo can be used in the Judaic Studies blended classroom and for the mentoring and training of pre-service and inservice Judaic educators.