Inquiry & Reflection for Better Learning
It sure seems like a lot of things just happen to people. You know, beyond our control and all. We’re well-intentioned, and rocking along, and all of a sudden, but on a pretty regular basis, something just happens. And we are helpless in the face of all this happening stuff. Right? Of course not, but […]
Read More In Search of AgencyWho knows what lurks within these walls? I bet you do.
Read More #NPM2012: Prompt – 2National Poetry Month begins in a few days, on April 1st, of course ((No foolin’.)) and with it, I’ll begin again each day of the month with a prompt, an invitation, if you’d like one, to write a poem. I don’t always write a poem every day, and you certainly don’t have to, either, but […]
Read More #NPM2012: Let's Begin Again, Again@sjunkins You have a pretty cynical view of lots of stuff. I can't tell if you're trying to be provocative or something else. Everything ok? in reply to sjunkins # @thecleversheep Only when you define them too narrowly. in reply to thecleversheep # @shareski Better question – What are the essential texts for teaching whatever […]
Read More The Week in Tweets for 2012-03-26Spring Breaking with my family for part of this week. First family activity is an early morning trip to the gym. No coffee. # Wondering if I should rethink this "family time" thing and head into work. # Grilling bratwurst. 70 degrees. Temporary Spring in Colorado. I love it here. # Biggest decision left for […]
Read More The Week in Tweets for 2012-03-19I’ve been meaning to write more about the idea, expressed by many at DML, myself included, that we need to be paying lots more attention to our inputs in education, rather than our outputs. I wrote a note to myself near the end of the conference so I wouldn’t forget: So we need APIs that’ll […]
Read More #beyondthetextbook – Considering InputsA big bunch of friends, associates, colleagues, and interesting strangers will be sitting in a conference room in Maryland this weekend, talking about the future of textbooks. This is market research, but hopefully semi-public and sharable to others. I suspect it’ll be an interesting conversation. I’ve written before about some of what I think needs […]
Read More Not #beyondthetextbook. #betterthetextbook@alexanderdiner A fine reminder. Thank you for it. # I just unlocked the "Explorer" badge on @foursquare! http://t.co/PsWwfPzb # i3 Leadership meeting this morning. So thankful for our solid guest wireless network. # @jonbecker Did I throw folks under the bus? Didn't mean to. in reply to jonbecker # @jonbecker Fair enough. in reply to […]
Read More The Week in Tweets for 2012-03-12One of my takeaways from the DML 2012 conference is that the messages of connected learning have not quite caught up yet with the practices of academic conferences. It’s a common complaint – both that I hear and that I sometimes make – that the learning spaces that we want for children should at least […]
Read More #DML2012 – The Experience of Listening. Was (Too Often) All.Thinking about writing with pictures as I fiddle more with Pinterest and Instagram. What modes of composition are valued in these spaces? # @crafty184 "Digital storytelling" is a broad brush for a wide range of practices. Often too narrowly applied. in reply to crafty184 # Related: How do Web tools that deemphasize text shape the […]
Read More The Week in Tweets for 2012-03-05