For the last two months I have been fortunate to participate in ETMooc, an Educational Technology & Media, massive open online course. It is a cMooc, a connectivist Mooc, structured in a way that encouraged the development of a learning community.…
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Loading ...We’ve launched a Post #Etmooc Blog Reading Group as one way to continue develop our extended learning relationships. The idea is based on a post by George Couross.
Interested in reading? Commenting, communicating? Join us, join our Google+ Community.…
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My permanent residence is in my head. Often I am a wee bit philosophical. Talking about my thinking helps me to create space and relevance for it in my daily actions. Currently, I’m trying to cultivate more positive thoughts so that my actions reflect that positivity.…
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...With all this learning going on, I’m trying to make it all fit together!
Here is just a short list of all the learning opportunities that have come my way via the internet and the connections that can be made with other educators.…
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...I apologize for another long post. However, I’m trying to tie several streams of thought together. I hope you’ll follow and add your own thinking.
Last Sunday I read an article in the Chicago Tribune… titled “Pope wants more focus on poor.” I’ve been working on a story about this all week. Continue reading
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My second Moocing attempt is not starting well… I was away for the first week, and am now faced with an ocean of material to swim/waddle through. I am interested, though, first in the topic of openness, and the link to lifelong learning, but also in what goes on in a Mooc; my own reaction has been similar for the previous Mooc I attempted – the spaces are what I find challenging; how do I create my own space, in my own time (learning chronotope, my old friend…), or is a Mooc not about individual time and space, but about the hive-like swarm?…
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...I have always figured I am about 3 years ahead of my students, at least in adoption of technology for learning. But with this MOOC thing, I have leapt way, way ahead. The way universities are set up, the education system so entrenched and ossified here in Japan, I fear for the 2020′s (and figure not much will happen until then).…
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...In an ongoing effort to make Hacktivity Kits as useful as possible, I thought I would explain (quickly) what they are and how to use them. They are designed to be the “meaty” part of any Webmaker event. The kits contain the Big Picture, an overview with learning objectives and stuff about how you might assess someones learning.…
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...As part of my learning to integrate technology into the literacy classroom, I’m considering the goals for myself and the students. And as always asking many questions. Using Will Richardson’s questions from his recent article in Educational Leadership as a springboard, I considered my own:
What do students need to know to be successful in the future?…
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