21st century education. It’s as conceptually different from 20th century education as one could imagine. As teachers, we are preparing our students to learn and function in a world which is experiencing rapid change, a big part of which is revealed through the virtual environment.…
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(No Ratings Yet)Loading...James E. Zull’s book The Art of Changing the Brain makes a very useful connection between emotions and learning. Traditional education and scholarship has worked hard to minimize emotions within the Academy, and if Zull is correct, then this is most unfortunate.…
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...This was supposed to be a post about the Mentoring EVO starting next week, but I got carried away again…
There is so much to look forward to this year. Apart from the day-to-day fun of being a full-time dad, there are be a few other excitements awaiting me in the next few moths.…
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...When I began this blog, I intended it as a curation of the MOOC discussion, weaving in the current news with historical reference and adjacent issues in education. That ended quickly, as the MOOCstrom (think Norway on that one) is relentless, with a barrage of new articles popping across email, blogs, RSS and social media. …
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...The first post of a blog is similar to writing on the first page of a new notebook. As Miss Stacy said of each new day, it is “fresh with no mistakes”. That’s why I think I have developed first-post-phobia. This serious and very common condition causes sufferers to begin multiple blogs, yet never really get into the pattern of posting… usually because the first post doesn’t seem quite right… Well – in an effort to conquer this debilitating condition here is my first post.…
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For 5 weeks beginning Monday, January 28th, 2013, in E-Learning and Digital Cultures, I am allowing The University of Edinburgh through Coursera.org, to observe my digital behavior. My relationship to technology as both a teacher and a learner will be subject to study, and perhaps my cyber-thoughts and actions, and those of others, will reveal results worthy of shaping the narrative of what it means to teach and learn in the digital age. (No Ratings Yet)Loading...
I house all my photos on Flickr AND I use it as a learner, photographer, and educator. Here are just 8 reasons I like Flickr.
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...A little intimidated but taking the plunge anyway
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