Inquiry & Reflection for Better Learning
This podcast, recorded on my way home from Learning 2.0: A Colorado Conversation, is just a stream of consciousness reflection on the day. I am humbled to be in community with so many wonderful , talented and devoted educators, both here in Colorado as well as around the world.
Read More The Podcast: Conversation StreamToday’s podcast, one of several recorded today, is a reflection about my upcoming session for Learning 2.0: A Colorado Conversation, recorded on my way home from the Colorado Podcast Summit. I hope to post more audio from the summit as time allows. (But, since time won’t ever allow, I’ll try to do so […]
Read More The Podcast: 2 Conferences and a MonsterToday’s podcast is a reflection on some experimentation I did today with Brian C. Smith as we’re both learning how to collaborate via the XO. In short, we were impressed. Enjoy. LinksChris Craft’s postXochat.org
Read More The Podcast: Collaboration StationI’m pretty excited about tomorrow. Tomorrow, I begin this class: The K120 Online Conference is an online offering of presentations created by educators and centered around new applications and new technologies. It’s a way to address both teachers’ needs as well as the opportunity to connect to an online network of professionals that […]
Read More K12Online. Slow & Reflective.I always hate being at technology conferences that focus too much on tools and not enough on learning. I’m pleased that this conference wasn’t one of them. I attended one "tools focus" session, and that seems like the right ratio for me this conference. Over the past three days, I’ve had […]
Read More The Rest of My Whispering on TextbooksIn this podcast, I manage to define a network as a group (gulp – forgive the error) while attempting to explain some of what’s been on my mind as I’ve been getting used to my new job. Yeah, that theme’s getting a little old around here – but I think it’s going to […]
Read More The Podcast: I’m Learnin’I’ve been reading lots of folks lately writing to the effect that this whole read/write web world is not about the tools, it’s about how we use them. I agree with that notion. Mostly. In some of the conversations I’ve been having recently, I’ve been arguing that, at least at some level, […]
Read More It IS About the Tools, SometimesBarbara Morgan taught a lesson to students from space earlier this week. This was the highlight quote for me. I think she perfectly captures the essence of teaching and, for that matter, learning. From the article: Asked how teaching compared to being an astronaut, Mrs Morgan, 55, replied: "Astronauts and teachers actually do […]
Read More Explore. Discover. Share.In today’s podcast, I reflect a bit on the power of connections, meeting with friends, "starting over" as a blogger, and a teeny bit of what I’m up to in my new position. Enjoy! Links from the ‘cast Darren Karl Space Shuttle Endeavour DrupalEd My Twitter
Read More The Podcast: Post-Dinner DrivingI’m still on a blogging vacation, buried in new work, new systems, adjusting to office work and just enjoying my family. I got stuck, in a writerly sense, as happens from time to time, and needed the extra time away from the blog. I’ll be back soon, but in the meantime, I thought […]
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