Inquiry & Reflection for Better Learning
Some days can blow your whole heart wide open, and remind you why you do what you do. Or at least why what you do matters. I had one earlier and it’s still on my mind. Our library, like most, is a safe place for folks who don’t have any other safe places to go […]
Read More The Enormity of Little Things That Are HugeI’m writing this post from the back porch of a family beach rental in South Carolina. The breeze is ruffling the pages of the paperback Ive just put down, and will soon pick back up. The ever-present hum/roar of waves hitting the beach drones on, in a most delightful way. My father’s swimming in the […]
Read More It’s All a Pretty Big, Jumbled Up Mess & I’m Okay with ItToday’s podcast is a short reflection on my learning experiences today, as well as some seriously first draft thinking about information and knowledge. As always, I hope the conversation continues. Links The Colorado TIE Conference Tom Woodward The form – share your presence tools! Chatterous – TwitterChat Dave Cormier – “Rhizomatic Education: Community as Curriculum” […]
Read More The Podcast: Of Information & KnowledgeI’m writing this morning from the , an event I’ve been fortunate enough to have been involved with as a facilitator since its inception last year. This is the second time we’ve run the event, which is an attempt to provide some time and structure for teams from writing project sites who wish to think […]
Read More Web Presence. On Purpose.The Reflective Teacher, one of my favorite reflective practitioners, left his blog behind recently. But now he’s back with another: Anyway, I figured it was time for a reinvention as a teacher. I see in myself a different person than I was when I became a teacher, and therefore have moved things over to another […]
Read More (Re)Creating Ourselves OnlineI’ve been a fan of CoveritLive since I discovered it during Educon. I’ve used it successfully a couple of times, and intend to use it in the future when it makes sense to. But I wanted a few more options – like multiple authors and the ability to get my data out of their system. […]
Read More Cover It Live Just Got BetterDay 1 of my Twitter break began with . . . a quick glance through Twitter. Habit. (Although I did give myself the limit of not posting to Twitter – reading is still okay. I do find Twitter to be quite valuable. But is it much of a vacation if I still scan the site […]
Read More Twitter Vacation – Day 1