Posted in classroom blogging, personal learning network on Mar 8th, 2008 No Comments »
Skimming my Twitter messages yesterday, I came across a request from Dr. Alec Couros from the University of Regina to help him respond to a writer who took issue with his use of the phrase “authentic learning” in an article, Safety and Social Networking, that he had written for TechLEARNING. The writer in question [...]
Posted in conferences, events, personal learning network on Oct 10th, 2007 4 Comments »
What images come to mind when you think of a fireside chat? Crackling fire? Intimate group of friends or colleagues? Stimulating conversation? Laughter? Companionship? Glass of wine (or other libation)?
Yesterday evening I had the pleasure of attending the K12 Online Conference – Fireside Chat with David Warlick. What a treat!
Crackling fire? No, but picture all [...]
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 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, 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 [...]
