Posted in collaborative projects, connected learning, education reform on May 1st, 2008 No Comments »
I’ve been keeping an eye on the Horizon Project 2008 when I can steal away for a few minutes and am very impressed with the efficiency of the students as they get themselves organized into their focus groups and assign individual and group responsibilities.
The project was officially opened more than two weeks ago with a [...]
Posted in conferences, connected learning, personal learning network on Oct 9th, 2007 No Comments »
David Warlick, consummate story-teller and king of the metaphor has done it again – kicked off the K12 Online Conference in style – entertaining, engaging, stimulating, and challenging us to “Invent the New Boundaries“. The video takes a while to download but is well worth the wait. The audio file of course [...]
Posted in conferences, connected learning, personal learning network on Oct 7th, 2007 No Comments »
I am a passionate learner. Never am I more energized than when I am learning and contributing to the learning of others. Having said that, I rarely get as excited about organized professional development opportunities as I am about the K12 Online Conference set to start tomorrow, October 8, 2007!
Last year’s conference completely changed the [...]
Posted in connected learning, personal learning network, the new literacy on Aug 11th, 2007 No Comments »
This is a question that has been tumbling through my mind recently. I’ve spent this past week as a guest of the Canadian Space Agency, touring the Kennedy Space Center, and watching the launch of the Space Shuttle Endeavor. That means I have spent my time in the company of people who, at the very [...]
Posted in backchannelling, connected learning, the new literacy on Aug 1st, 2007 No Comments »
As I mentioned earlier in my “Uber-blogging” post, I’m taking the time to really process the implications of backchannelling for both my own professional learning and its relevance to the way we structure learning opportunities for our students. I have quickly come to the conclusion that I must develop some new skills myself and re-think [...]
Posted in conferences, connected learning, personal learning network on Jul 23rd, 2007 No Comments »
On her blog, Musings about Using Technology as a Tool for Learning, Sharon Peters talked recently about the “evolution of the über-blogger“.
I love the phrase, “uber-blogger”, and wish I’d thought of it. The following is based on a comment I made to Sharon’s original post. It (my comment) seems to have vanished [...]
Posted in conferences, connected learning, personal learning network on Jul 19th, 2007 No Comments »
Here I am in sunny Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, accompanying my husband at his national optometric conference. Before me lies the gift of four days to do as I please! Of course I’m going to explore the city, shop, and walk the beautiful trails along the Saskatechewan River that runs through the city. I brought along my [...]
Posted in connected learning on Jul 16th, 2007 No Comments »
I had such a treat this past weekend. I attended the 100th birthday celebration of the teacher I had for most of the eight years of elementary school. I haven’t seen her in decades and at 100, I wasn’t sure how I’d find her. What a thrill to reconnect with this alert, bright, energetic woman! [...]
Posted in connected learning, personal learning network on Jul 16th, 2007 No Comments »
Lately I’m starting to feel like a nomadic blogger. In one sense that’s perfectly fine; many conversations that take place in the blogosphere bounce around from blog to blog, needing no fixed place or time. Ideas cross geographic borders in a heartbeat and find welcoming hearths in diverse locales. So, does it really matter [...]
