Today I am starting the Courseara course “Social Psychology” by Dr. Scott Plous. Last spring I took a leadership course which I found very interesting but disconnected from as it was so large and the professor was unaware of the difference between conducting a lecture and facilitating an online forum.…
Learning with LEARN Quebec – Part 1
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It is back to school time……..
That means starting off the new year with a Professional Development bang! How can you initiate authentic PD for your staff? I am lucky – I get to start the year with the LEARNQuebec Team.…
Student Perspectives: UT Arlington Graduates Share Experiences with RN-to-BSN Online Program
Colleges and universities are moving online because of the benefits online programs offer students:
an accessible education that accommodates the working adult’s lifestyle and
an affordable education that decreases high costs characteristic of on-campus courses.
Institutions have dedicated ……
Finding Your Voice
It’s exciting that so many conversations about educational transformation are focusing on teacher leadership and teachers “having a voice”. What thrills me about this movement is a recognition that teachers are professionals. I believe this has been one of the missing pieces in past efforts to change the educational system.
Changing the Culture of Subbing
Smart Elephants
I stood at the doorway of Tuesday’s #PATUE Twitter chat waiting for the proper time to enter. If I had a circus peanut for every time I maxed 140 characters but did not press the enter key I’d be one happy elephant – an elephant not in the room.…
Google Maps Treks – The most awesome Streetview explorations ever. http://bit.ly/1d7zRFT
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Design Thinking: Ideate
My take on the #whyopen community concept of open
I put together a presentation based on the #whyopen survey responses. It’s a mindmap of the different ideas, with some embedded youtube videos, and clickable links to additional resources on the various ideas that people came up with. Click on the small icons to the right of the graph nodes, or bubbles, to open the resources in a new window.…