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I’m stepping out of my comfort zone here folks, but without spreading one’s wings, one’s falling backwards! I’ve been a lurker for awhile now – time to actively participate! I’m a transplanted Canuck from the Great White North now living in the Great State of Texas. …
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Loading...I’ve just been reading ghkcole’s #etmooc blog Do Something, quoting Dean Shareski ‘Don’t feel guilty if you don’t do everything – only feel guilty if you don’t do anything‘. A quote and post that I am really glad I read and one that I too need to remind myself of regularly.…
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...At times teaching is like lifting the lid off of an amazing gourmet meal. We see how sumptuous it appears when presented to the hungry diner. The smells, sounds and sights of the experience flood the mind. What did it take to get everything right, that moment where the senses could be tantalized to the edge of anticipation of that first bite?…
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Last night I read a fantastic blog post about the benefits of #Mysteryskype by my colleague Jennifer entitled Exploring the World: One Skype at a Time and another by a member of my PLN Devon Caldwell on Differentiating with Skype.…
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...My research and scholarship revolves around how learning technology (specifically recent explosions in distance and online learning technologies such as Khan Academy, cMOOCs and xMOOCs) affects the teaching profession. There is great scholarship on the difficulties of distance instruction, and a whole host of people writing about educational technology while showing concern to stakeholders existing in academics. …
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One of the projects the participants of #ETMOOC are completing is a collaborative “Lip Dub” of a well known song! If you aren’t familiar with this type of project, here is an example that I LOVED!
I can’t imagine how much work would have had to go into creating a live presentation like that!…
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I’ve been blogging about the difficulties of Connectivist MOOCing, and about the pluses, and Christoph Hewett’s tweet helped synthesise a clatter of complex thoughts that had been rattling around my head for a few days.
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What’s going on inside the building of Bishop Carroll is not only exciting, but innovative, educational and engaging. Not only are the halls of Bishop Carroll High School buzzing, but inside the offices of several educators learning is taking place.
Bishop Carroll High School is a part of the Canadian Coalition of Self- Directed Learning.…
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(No Ratings Yet)Loading...Enjoyed session on Advanced Blogging by Sue Waters and supporting cast: Penny Bentley, Alec Couros, Elizabeth Dill, Peggy George, …
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