Thank you, Carla. For me it was a life-changing experience. I would never have started blogging if it hadn't been for you, guys. And here I am, five years later……
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Loading...This week in #openspokes we were asked to tackle the tough topics and I decided to tackle the topic of suicide which is NOT easy.
School Counsellors often have to assist students with the grief process. Over the years I have seen students who have lost parents, siblings, friends, classmates and family members some due to a completed suicide which is the most tragic of all.…
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...So in the great dictionary battle over what open means, many see MOOCs as being disruptive innovation or some such not only to lecture theatre bricks and mortar but then also to OERs and the general concept of openness. Openess measured as some fraction of ajar and not instead as in permissive or flexible.…
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...I just discovered I am the worse internet researcher on the planet. This last application assignment has set my braincells on fire! Help. In my current masters level course, I’m learning about information literacy, the “science” of research. I’ve learned how the world of the internet has changed the way we research information. …
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...This month in the Post #etmooc Blog Reading Group we are exploring 21st Century Publishing, and the featured blog is Hybrid Pedagogy. There are discussions taking place in the Google+ community, and there have been a few live events.
I have been caught in the craziness of June and haven’t been able to participate in any of the live events yet, so I really am looking forward to participating in Hybrid Pedagogy’s 24 hour Moocathon this Saturday.…
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...In the Next Generation University 2013 report, the New America Foundation highlights six universities that have yet to allow the bleak state of higher education prevent them from focusing on world-class research and providing quality ……
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...Don’t miss the next Ed Tech Du Jour webinar!
Register for Screencasting with JING: Dr. Heather Farmakis and Dr. Melissa Kaulbach will share the benefits of screencasting and how it can be used to explain complex ……
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...I was out to dinner this evening with a friend when she asked how often I wrote in my blog. She knows how often I talk about blog posts I have ‘half written’ and I think she expected me to say more often.…
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Yesterday at #rscinspire13 Chris Barber introduced his audience to the AudioNote app for iPads and iPhones which I immediately downloaded and am really excited about using. The software seems to be exactly what I’ve been missing – an application that can cope with audio and visual note talking whilst cross referencing both at the same time.…
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...My reflections on Dr. Martha Nussbaum on 21st Century Enlightenment follows:
I agree with Nussbaum’s notion that the goal of education is not just to turn out students with skills to drive economic growth, but instead must also be able to build whole citizens.…
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