As anybody that knows me would tell you, I am a very disorganized person. I ten to leave all my documents (passports, ID, etc) in a drawer (ok, but which one?), spare photocopies all piled up in a very old box which looks like about to explode at any time, bank notes and coins all over the place (pockets, on tables, inside books…).…
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Loading...After clearing out the classroom we now have a large (almost) welcoming space at “my” school. The school’s groundsman (who was a learner at the school a few decades ago) tells me the room is part of the old school that was built in 1929. …
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We’re building a new neighborhood. Want to visit for a while?
As I learn more about PLNs through #etmooc, especially from @bhwilkoff, I realize I have a responsibility to help find and support the sub-committees that have a common focus. …
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Is it a building or a location? Is it a group of people who teach and learn together? Is it an organization grouped around a unified philosophy of learning?
I work at a school I love, though I fumble about inarticulately when I try to explain why it makes me so happy.…
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I have been inspired by Caine’s arcade for a while now, but I am not the only one. Michael Smith has also been inspired by the hand-made arcade, and has transformed it into a teaching and learning experience for his students.…
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Learning in the “presence of those who are absent” (Rheingold, 2002, p. 196) can be an uplifting process, however the #etmooc carnival currently playing in a Google+/ Twitter/ Blackboard collaborate zone-near-you draws on each participant’s metacognitive process to enhance repurposing and synthesises connected learning, as illustrated above.…
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This week’s topic for #ETMOOC has been Connected Learning: Tools/Processes/Pedagogy, which I think is perfect because our Internet for Educators class has also been discussing Connected Learning as well! For me Connected Learning definitely included my PLN, so I’ve created a “Visualization of my PLN” below.…
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And so the fun begins this week. I thought I was ahead of the game in the prep for it, but spent way too much time playing around with tools: Xtranormal, Bitstrips and Go Animate.…
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