Quick disclaimer: I’m sitting the the Bloggers’ Cafe at ISTE 2013 right now, which is an awesome feeling. I had an fantastically productive time at HackedEd 2013 yesterday, with a lot of new PD ideas, and this morning’s Epic Leadership workshop on game mechanics with Jane McGonigal was just as good.…
Calgary … Floods and A Hopeful Community 2013
Calgary … An amazing community of people willing to
make a difference.
Calgary is experiencing as @CBC says one of the worst natural disasters in Canadian history. Social media has a positive part to play in helping inform and help in the days, weeks and months to come.
Hacked Learning
Image: ‘hack my creativity 1‘
Found on flickrcc.net
I have been hearing a lot about hacked design recently. You may be confused with hacking we associate with computer systems but this requires taking an already design object and changing it to fit another purpose. …
Reach Out- Social Media Helping to Relieve Tension in Times of Pressure
Yesterday I woke up to a surreal situation. Calgary, Alberta, Canada, my hometown, the place where I have lived since birth, was declared to be in a state of emergency due to flooding. I heard it on the news and then went straight to my twitter account to gain all the latest up to date information.…
A Day Unlike No Other
Connected Learning Mooc (clmooc)
So I’ve joined clmooc and I’m a little late to the party. But that’s ok because this is a “participate when you want, where you can, do what you want to do” mooc. A “choose your own adventure” mooc. Similar to Teachtheweb, which I didn’t do as much in as I should have….code…
10 Proven Steps to Accelerate Your Online Course, Part 2
In part one of this two-part post, we discussed the first five steps (and offered tips) to accelerate your online course.
Remember: Many online learners are non-traditional students who have full time jobs and responsibilities in ……
Merging Basic Lesson Design With Technological Pedagogical Knowledge
lovingly copied from Teach Thought How will you embed technology into your lessons this fall?…
Just a little note…
Before I start talking about integrating technology into the classroom I have a confession make. My “Podium of Pedagogy” is really exciting, especially the name, but I have never seen anyone teach like this. The way I was taught at uni to teach is very teacher focused and worksheet driven.…
10 Proven Steps to Accelerate Your Online Course, Part 1
This is part one of 10 Proven Steps to Accelerate Your Online Course. Below, Dr. Melissa Kaulbach shares the first five steps of the course acceleration process; part two will address the remaining five steps.
Because ……