#etMOOC +1: The Power of People

As we celebrate the first anniversary of #etMOOC*, I am overwhelmed with the stories of growth and sharing and learning.

* For those who hear about how MOOCs are a trend, a fad, a failure or a passing phase, here is the kind of MOOC I am referring to:

#etMOOC connected people.…

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What Are You Thinking?

Photo Credit: jDevaun via Compfight cc

Photo Credit: jDevaun via Compfight cc

Recently, this post was shared with me on Twitter:

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It’s a very good look at the need to communicate and respond in many ways to all the stakeholders in the school community.
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Learning to Lead by Being Falafel

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Thanks to morguefile for the photo

My permanent residence is in my head.  Often I am a wee bit philosophical.  Talking about my thinking helps me to create space and relevance for it in my daily actions.  Currently, I’m trying to cultivate more positive thoughts so that my actions reflect that positivity.  …

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If We Care About Engagement Online…What Follows?

Garnering attention is really hard in today’s day and age. People are increasingly distracted by the varied media spaces that permeate our lives.
Consider this: 
Most people who multitask do so although it degrades their performance. The allure of competing medias simply make it harder and harder to focus.
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Uncertainty Can Be Wonderful

On Monday night, I had the opportunity to attend Dave Cormier’s webinar on Rhizomatic Learning. I’ve been to hundreds of webinars, and this one cracked my top 10. Seriously– it was that good. Go watch it right after you read this post.
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Reach Out and Touch Someone: Values in Connected Learning

Connecting learning. It differs in method, scope, direction, and format from traditional learning. In short, it values community over content. As I progress throughout my personal learning, I needed to identify and define each concept.
Here’s how I conceptualize each:


As we continue to learn together, how will you reach out and touch someone with your ideas?

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Introducing ETMOOC trust exercises – falling in the right direction?


As in any ‘class’ ETMOOC has asked us to introduce ourselves to our peers in the orientation week.

In his welcome chat, our ‘chief conspirator’, Alec Couros, has emphasized that connected/networked learning, typical of cMOOCs such as these, simply does not work without TRUST.…

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The Power of Visible Learning

I enjoy reading Hattie’s work (Visible Learning and Visible Learning for Teachers), but in all the quality time I have spent with Hattie’s writing, I have only really thought about how it applied to children/students.

My first day in #etMOOC changed all that.…

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