The fourth property of complexity that both Taborga and Lawrimore discuss within the context of modern organizations is openness or, as Lawrimore terms it, adaptability. This is, I think, a particularly critical property of complexity and most relevant to my current conversations about education, especially the conversation about MOOCs.…
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Wow, it’s been two months since I last posted. I’ve had many thoughts, experiences and learnings, but time seems to tick away. Time? It’s a challenged for me as I always try to strieve a balance between my vocational duties and personal interests and priorities.…
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...A discussion of complex time can too easily become abstract and abstruse, at least for me, but I don’t think it necessarily must become so. Time is one of those basic concepts that pretty much informs everything else, even education (I say education with some tongue in cheek, maybe the whole tongue in cheek), so Time has practical implications.…
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...As someone who leads professional development workshops and classes, I know first hand how hard it is to coordinate a place and a time that meets everyone’s schedules. I don’t usually like to admit defeat, but it seems to be IMPOSSIBLE these days.…
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Digital Literacies Peacock (Photo credit: *s@lly*)
What does it mean to be digitally literate? And who can actually answer that question today – teachers, administrators, researchers, students? I’m not sure I can do it justice. I think that’s one of my big takeaways from participating in the #etmooc Digital Literacy topic.…
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