This is a response to Ben Wilkoff’s post, The Three Learning Paths: The Beginning of an #etmooc Journey.
This is a response to Ben Wilkoff’s post, The Three Learning Paths: The Beginning of an #etmooc Journey.
I just had a total “whew” moment of being very, very “whelmed” (credit for the word goes to @snbeach, who makes me feel that way regularly), and it led to some bigger questions for me.…
As we move into a more connected style of learning, we have to learn how to manage our different spaces. Or at least I have to!
One thing I’m learning is when to sign up for daily updates and when to sign up for weekly updates.…
Edina Public Schools Mission Statement states:
The mission of Edina Public Schools is to educate all individuals to be responsible, lifelong learners who possess the skills, knowledge, creativity, self-worth, and ethical values necessary to thrive in a rapidly changing, culturally diverse, global society.
It is amazing how all different aspects of my life seem to come together on occasion.  This is not necessarily a frequent occurrence so when it does happen I end up with an “AHA” moment or moments.  …
Well, I didn’t finish a video. Didn’t even actually get it started. But after some great advice from Christina and Sue, I decided to focus on prepping for class today. I did listen to Dean Shareski’s session yesterday morning before starting work, while I puttered around my desktop (and his Sharing video is in my Pocket).…
Last week (January 23) we had another #etmchat in MOOC #etmooc. It was more an experience of “to use or not to use” twitter as a Pandora’s box, as well as one of the participants said at #etmchat.
We had in one hour of chat an exchange of experiences, ideas, concepts and it was so productive for everyone, I think.…
I believe that better backchannels are possible, so long as we don’t keep doing them in a chat that is reacted upon every few seconds. In the video, I identify three things our #etmooc backchannels need:
1. @mentions (replies that show to whom you are speaking)
2.…