Frequent flyers, at one time or another, have the disorienting experience of having to consciously look for reminders of where we are; our minds simply can’t keep up with the frequent leaps between cities, states, and, occasionally, countries. Frequent learners engaged in co-learning (what Edward Brantmeier describes as the act of changing roles so teachers and learners become “joint sojourners on the quest for knowledge, understanding, and…wisdom”) within the world of connected learning may be facing a parallel challenge in at least a couple of ways; when interacting with connected-learning colleagues, we need to remind ourselves which of our wonderfully overlapping communities of learning we are currently engaging (Is this #etmooc—the Educational Technology & Media massive open online course?…
None of us is as good as all of us
I arrived home from #BIT14 at 2:30 Saturday morning and found this on my kitchen table:
It made me think a lot about my experience at #BIT14. I have a lot to think and say about my learning at the conference, but I think I’m going to save most of the “how to” and “why” that I picked up for another post and this one will focus more on one of the overriding messages, which is summed up in this banner that my daughter and each of the members of her Atom hockey team received at practice on Friday night.
Opening up my course on enterprise knowledge sharing #msloc430
I teach a course on enterprise knowledge sharing for the Master’s Program in Learning and Organizational Change at Northwestern University – MSLOC 430 – in the Winter and Spring quarters (January – March, March – June). For the past two years I have used class blog assignments and Twitter chats to create a tiny bit of open space in which graduate students in the class (who are all experienced working professionals) can discuss some of the more challenging questions about enterprise social networks (ESNs), knowledge sharing and collaboration with other practitioners and thought leaders.…
Creating Video Embedded PDFs in Google Presentation
At the Student #Gafesummit I attended, I learned how to step-up the traditional PDF newsletters that are shared with the school community by using Google Slides.
By embedding videos into a Google Slide and converting the final product into a PDF you can share videos of your students engaging in fun activities throughout your school or you can embed videos to support the character and learning goals of your school.…
Startup Weekend Education Melbourne
Last weekend saw the first Startup Weekend Education in Melbourne and I was lucky enough to be one of the organisers. Startup Weekends are typically a grassroot movement to empower entrepreneurs….. although ours was a little different. Education Startup Weekends are typically aimed at entrepreneurs to work with educators to develop ideas for education…..…
Creative Educator – Make Comprehension Work Fun with Choice Boards
Below is a link to my article on Wixie and using student voice and choice for completing comprehension projects instead of quizzing students with less Depth of Knowledge questioning. I have also included some student samples for you to see what products the students at my school are producing with Wixie.…
2014 National Distance Learning Week
Sponsored by the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA), National Distance Learning Week (NDLW) is this week!
What is NDLW?
Purpose: To generate greater awareness and appreciation for distance learning, including K-12, Higher Education, Corporate and Military, while recognizing leaders and best practices in the field.
Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Amy C. Smith
Today, we are spotlighting Dr. Amy C. Smith, Assistant Professor of English and Associate Director of the Quality Enhancement Plan, Lamar University. Dr. Smith was one of our Spring 2013 Academic Partnerships Faculty Research Grant recipients and has completed her final report.
What We Cannot Learn from the Udacity/GT Partnership
Today’s Chronicle of Higher Education features an article by Steve Kolowich about the potential impact of the Udacity/Georgia Tech/AT&T online master’s program on the future cost of higher education:
…The program, which started last winter, pairs MOOC-like course videos and assessments with a support system of course assistants who work directly with students.
The Rhizo14 Ethnography and Decalcomania
So Maha Bali and I started a Google Doc entitled Writing the Unreadable Untext to talk about the Rhizo14 auto-ethnography, and a half-dozen or more of our dearest Rhizo14 colleagues joined in. I want to write about this experience from the comfort and quiet of my own blog space, and if you have reached this post from the Google Doc itself, I want to offer an exploration of what I think happened …