The Dao of TOW
by Barrett Golding
1. Learn to Learn
1.1. Research, Ask Peers and Other People
1.2. Job of Jounralist
2. User Experience
2.1. Surveys
2.1.1. Tweak
2.1.2. Feedback path
2.2. UX Firm
2.3. Works/Doesn't Work/Needs Work
2.4. Watch Learning Happen
3. Conversation Is King
3.1. LMS Separates Discussion
3.2. Forum Silos Topic
4. Learners
4.1. Older, Educated, Employed
4.1.1. National Geo: Story Editor
4.1.2. Voice of Nigeria: Anchor
4.1.3. American University in Cairo: Communications Professor
4.2. Assignments Due Monday
4.3. Family, Work Week
4.3.1. Asynchronous Learning
4.4. TOWAlums
4.4.1. Facebook Group
4.5. 60 Learners from 6 Continents
4.6. English as Second Language
4.6.1. Translation
5. Mentor(s)
5.1. Win Friends, Influence People
5.2. Co-teaching
5.2.1. Radiolab Maternity
5.2.2. NPR Next Generation
5.2.3. N. AZ U
5.2.4. TSW
5.3. Critical Thinking vs Critique
6. Project-Based Learning
6.1. Real-life Exercise
6.2. Portfoliio
6.3. Assignement Examples
6.4. TOW Around the World
6.4.1. TOW/World
6.5. No Stickin' Badges (or Tests, Quizzes)
7. Peer Instruction
7.1. Embed Media
7.2. King of Conversation
7.2.1. Free, $1B Tool
7.2.2. Saved Weeks and $1000s
8. From the Discussion Up
8.1. o2 (collaboration-centric theme)
8.2. How Facebook Thinks
8.3. Grow vs Build
8.4. Complex, Creative, Communication-Based Skills
9. Prototyping
9.1. Minimum Viable Product
9.2. 1 Month Launch (vs 3–6mo/$50K–$200K)
9.3. Real-time Data
9.4. Engine of Revelation
10. Edu Evo
10.1. Share
10.1.1. TOW Around the World
10.1.2. TOW Outline
10.2. Contribute
10.2.1. Kurt Lancaster
10.2.2. Berkeley J-School
10.3. Required
11. Learning Materials
11.1. Curate
11.1.1. Interviewers on Interviewing
11.2. Create
11.2.1. How to Shoot B-Roll
11.2.1.1. Use: Surveys
11.3. Share/Publsih
11.4. Short
12. Classroom to Chatroom
13. Documentation
13.1. The Shape of Learning
13.2. Launch & Learn
14. Workshop
14.1. Agreement
14.2. Syllabus
14.2.1. User Manual
14.2.2. Grow (Taxonomy)
14.3. Surveys
15. Assignments
15.1. Near Transfer
15.2. Medium Agnostic
15.3. "What are your afraid of?"
15.4. Fishing
15.5. Core Exercises
16. Future TOW
16.1. Other Class Topics & Instructors
16.2. NPOs: Tell Their Story
16.3. Workplace Training
16.4. Courseware: Plug & Play
17. Research
17.1. Online Classes
17.2. Learning management Systems (LMS)
18. The Future of Journalism
18.1. Invest in Future Journalists
18.2. Smartphones: Journalists Field Kit
18.2.1. Rodney King to Russian meteor