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 ...Education 3.0 is the next generation of education and the radical step enabled by the advancements in information and communication technology. Prof. Derek W. Keats argues that institutions must respond quickly to remain relevant and …… Continue reading
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...This is one of two posts I’ve been meaning to write since I attended ASCD13 in Chicago over my spring break.
After I attended the ASCD Conference in Chicago, where I learned so much, I went home to my parents’ place for a different kind of lesson.…
(No Ratings Yet) 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 ...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.…
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I had the great pleasure this morning to speak with TALONS alumni Liam St. Louis, Jonathan Toews, Clayton Dowdell, Megan Edmunds, Zoe Fajber and Iris Hung (along with Verena Roberts & the #ETMOOC crowd via Google Hangout) about the experiments and experiences in Open Learning we’ve embarked on in their four years at Gleneagle.…
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As part reflection on a statement made during the introductory session of Alec Couros‘ #ETMOOC, and part synthesis of the TALONS introductory blogging and commenting on the American Revolution, I wanted to highlight some of the recent dialogue and discussion going on in the TALONS classroom these last few days.…
(+1 rating, 1 votes) Loading ...Since I’ve participated before in connectivist MOOCs, the start of #etmooc has me thinking about why I’ve come back. Sure, I’m interested in the content of the course. The topics this course will explore come up daily in my work as an instructional coach, so I think this course will help me stay current on important, emerging themes in educational technology.…
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