Learning Blog

At my school, we purchased five Tablet PCs this fall and have been exploring how they work as an educational tool. We have passed them around to faculty and students to get their thoughts and ideas on how to use them. After we had a few faculty test them out, they asked, [...]

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Two podcasts I listened to this weekend brought up the concept of Googling to find information about someone, especially during job searches. NCQ Talk’s Kris went as far as to say that Googling your name could be your actual resume. At Weblogs, Wikis, and Feeds — Oh My! they discussed that anyone can [...]

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From Practical Theory:
So here’s my question to you: What’s your best “Get Away From Our Schools” technique?
I’m on a three week paternity leave right now.  On my first two leaves (Elly is 5 and Evan is 2.5) I didn’t have the blogosphere to distract me.  I feel that it is harder to get away now [...]

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So I’m home on paternity leave with my four month old daughter for three weeks. We’re having a good time playing, eating and napping. One of my addictions (other than coffee) is listening to WNYC. As I listen, I have been thinking a lot about David Warlick concept of the new story [...]

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In order to really move our schools along into the 21st Century, we have to tell amazingly compelling stories of why the change from faculty to student centered education is so critical.  There have been some amazing posts and podcasts on this subject recently.  Here are some links:
Speed of Creativity - Wesley Fryer
2 Cents - [...]

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So I am part of our scheduling committee. We have so many courses and conflicts and we try to do it all for everyone. We do good job creating a high quality educating for students, but there is so much pressure on kids to perform in multiple classes. Maybe too much pressure [...]

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Commented Links to Papers and Articles - Blog EFL/ESL Wiki
(tags: blogging research)
Blackboard vs. Moodle
(tags: blackboard online-learning elearning moodle)
Stuart Highlights - a photoset on Flickr
(tags: flickr emotion birth death)
NPR : Student Gladly Shares Life Details on the Web
(tags: blogging professional-development npr) [...]

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I’ve been learning a lot about online life and the ins and outs of online communication lately, and I have found an interesting webcast called EdTechTalk.com. They broadcast almost daily and have an radio interview/conversation format using a skype conference and a text chat room that allows a background conversation.
The hosts of EdTechTalk are [...]

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This week, I found myself parallel thinking with Fred Bartels again. He’s proposed a Wiki Textbook called the InfoWiki. I found myself listing to an amazing series of podcasts about digital textbooks at EducationBridges.org. They have six shows on the topic now with some amazing folks such as Danny Wool from WikiMedia, [...]

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Boy, every time I think I have a small post about topic A, I end of with a long post about topic B. (See last post) Blogging is scary and fun all at the same time. As Alan November says, “We are all about hopes and fears.” One of my [...]

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