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Recently, during an online conversation about the existence of a generational divide in the Twitterverse, @d_mulder expressed interest in what I was doing with Twitter for my students. The honest answer? Not much. I’ll elaborate.
This semester I polled 50 students (grades 11 and 12) about their use of Facebook and Twitter.…
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The new car smell has faded from this school year, but I’m making a new start. Blogging ideas have germinated and stretched their tender shoots into the air only to wither under the heat of a heavy schedule.…
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This week I learned more about how important mistakes are when learning.…
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About two weeks ago I hopped out of the ETMOOC pool in order to kick start my second semester. That feels like yesterday, but I’m typing my first post in February, and it’s after Valentine’s Day!…
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While I do intend to return to blogging, I’m getting caught up in vlogging at the moment. I’ll be sure to add words soon. If you’re interested in what you see and hear, join the conversation on Google+ with the Reflective Practice Vlogging community.…
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This is a response to Ben Wilkoff’s post, The Three Learning Paths: The Beginning of an #etmooc Journey.
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(No Ratings Yet)Loading...This post is an expanded version of a comment I left on Jenni Scott-Marciski’s blog, Ed(ucation) Musings. She posted about participating in ETMOOC as an investment in herself.
On airline flights, the safety instructions alway remind you to secure your own oxygen mask first before attempting to help anyone else with their mask.…
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A blog post by @mrsdkrebs got me thinking about what is holding me back from being the chief learner in my class. For many teachers it is fear.
Several ETMOOCers have expressed levels of fear and uncertainty about the course or an app, but I think the real source of fear is much deeper.…
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