It occurs to me that some people may not agree with my characterization of writing, especially in the sense of an actual text or document, as a network phenomenon. After all, scholars have long emphasized the linear nature of printed documents, such as books, typed letters, and journal articles.…
On being open
So I went to Vancouver for a week for Open Ed 2012, and it was a somewhat spiritual quest. I wasn’t hoping to find myself, but I was definitely hoping to find “something” – insert your own joke about colonialism. Perhaps it was more a case of Kerouacism, for want of making a new word up.…
WAC: Writing to Learn across the Curriculum
I have the opportunity to design a new writing across the curriculum program for college, and I’m interested to see how I might translate theory into practice. I have been writing for three years now about networking, connectivism, and rhizomatic education, but it has all been rather abstract.…
Registrying…
Today (October 22nd) was the JLERN workshop, to wrap up and discuss the learning registry project that MIMAS and assorted others have been working on. Here are my slides for the day….
I demonstrated the two chrome plugins developed so far (see my github for details), as well as submitting the WW1C project to the node using Ramanathan.…
The Sights and Sounds of Student-Centered Inquiry: Scientific Method (6th grade)
My husband watched the first video below and said that he did not remember ever having an experience like this in science where kids were able to talk, experiment, and do…and have fun. He commented on the activity level and noise level right away.…
Community Service Strange but True Multimedia Story: 6th graders!
- Tell 11 year olds to clean their rooms and you get long faces, sighs, and often uncleaned rooms.
To Share Is To Learn
Knowledge is power. NO. Knowledge is power when it is shared with others. YES. Sharing your knowledge and thinking can be done in many ways. It can be done using words, images, actions and numbers. Why do we share? … Continue reading …
“Can I – TEACH South Africa ?”
Why Connectivism?
I’ve not blogged in over a month, and I have a serious case of disconnection. I’m irritable about it. Really. I’m not so pleasant just now, and I think a large part of it has to do with my loss of connection with my writing, my thoughts, my conversation.…