The Ultimate Dissatisfaction of Intellectual Intercourse in “Inbox”
EDC MOOC, Week One Discussion Question for InboxOur facilitator, Jermey Knoxs asks: "We loved the quirkiness of this short film, and the original way it deals with contemporary social exchanges. How do...
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Alec Couros introduced Howard Rheingold. As a sidebar, I am very jealous of all the books and bookshelves in Howard’s office/study/wherever he was presenting from. He even had a ladder. Sidebar over....
View ArticleHow Life is Like Dinner Theatre: On Embracing Participatory Culture
First watch this: This was indeed life not too long ago. Until, perhaps, the “YOU” was inserted as a prefix to “TUBE”, among other advances. In the ’80s, I recall watching Videodrome, primarily because...
View Article“…totally uncharted territory.”
Something that I haven’t given as much blog attention here as I would have liked so far this semester is the vibrant community that has sprung up around our school’s Introduction to Guitar class....
View ArticleCommunicating, connecting and networking
So I'm still in reflection mode about my own learning so you'll have to bear with one more clmooc reflection. And it's not really so much a clmooc reflection as it is a reflection about 2013 so far, my...
View ArticleDesigning Great Comment Love in Peer to Peer Learning
Sally Field's "You like me! Right now!" Oscar acceptance speech One of the most important aspects of being part of a peer to peer learning environment such as ds106 is engaging in the art of giving,...
View ArticleLearning From Setbacks: Next Steps
My last post discussed how some of my standards based assessment plans went awry. The next post or two will document the adjustments I’m making in the new semester in order to improve the process. I’ll...
View ArticleEdusight Notes: Simple, No-Nonsense Assessment Aid
I often know the right thing to do, but my execution is regularly lacking. I know the power of writing conferences and their many benefits, including mentorship, relationship building, deeper learning,...
View ArticleIndividuals and Interactions Over Processes and Tools
#571619389 / gettyimages.com Note: This post is the first in a series on The Agile Schools Manifesto that I introduced in an earlier post. I do love my gadgets and tools. I rarely leave my local bike...
View ArticleAttentiveness and Participation Assessed! Sort of.
In an attempt to reframe effort in the classroom I’m trying to sift through the more traditional elements of effort (attentiveness, participation, compliance, focus, organization) and save the learning...
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