I was at RedCamp, Red Deer’s first ever EdCamp on Saturday. It was fantastic to be among so many connected educators from Central Alberta. There were 100+ people there, even though it was a beautiful Saturday, many had traveled from outside Red Deer.…
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Loading ...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.…
(No Ratings Yet) 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.…
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Three years ago, I wrote my first post about Twitter.
If you are looking for a way to keep parents informed in bite-sized portions, Twitter may be a good solution for you as it can integrate nicely into a parent’s handheld lifestyle.…
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...This year I am a mentor for the edublogs Student Blogging Challenge, it is the first time I have been involved, and I am looking forward to it, although I have a lot of posts to read. I have been assigned 29 students from the United States and Trinidad and Tobago; it is interesting how similar their interests are.…
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Verena Roberts hosted an Open Education panel on Thursday that I watched live-stream with some of my co-workers. We missed the very beginning and end of the session, but it was still a great way to introduce them to the concept of open education and consider Google+ Hangouts could be used for webinars.…
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...One thing I have really enjoyed about etmooc is the connections that I am making with passionate educators in Alberta and around the globe.
The current theme in etmooc is The Open Movement – Open Access, OERs & Future of Ed.…
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...On Wednesday February 27th I took part in a webinar from the Buck Institute about STEM PBL. The Buck Institute provides great training and resources for learning about and implementing project-based learning (PBL) in your classroom. I have taken part in two hands-on PBL training sessions about Project Based Learning with the Buck Institute (PBL 101 and PBL 201) in Red Deer and participated in a few of their webinars.…
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...We just got home from the Silver Skate Festival, celebrating it’s twenty-third year, it is Edmonton’s oldest winter festival. In a bit of a Freudian slip, I initially typed Edmonton’s coldest festival (my hands are still a little chilly) the temperature wasn’t that cold, but the wind was very cold!…
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...I initially posted this image on January 30th, drawing it (off-line) gave me an opportunity to think about the experiences so far in #etmooc.
My ET MOOC Learning Experiences Jan. 21 – Feb. 1
I did need to spend some time away from my computer to reflect, but once I had finished the mind map, I wanted to add hyperlinks.…
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