Those with whom I network for learning purposes through Twitter, blogs, Nings, etc. are largely members of an amorphous educational technology community. That community is fond of throwing around terms like “change” and “reform” connected to schools or education and most often the “change” or “reform” is largely related to advances in technology. The gist [...]
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Posted in 21st Century Education, Ed. Policy, Ed. Tech., community, learning • 24 Comments »
I’m teaching a course called The Politics of Education to an awesome group of our doctoral students this semester. The wiki/syllabus (a living, breathing document) is located HERE. You can participate and help my students’ (and my own) learning in a couple of ways. First, tagging…anything that you think might be related to what the [...]
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Tags: blogs
Posted in Ed. Policy, blogging, community, higher ed., learning, teaching • 3 Comments »
A picture is worth… SOURCE: Tyack, David (1974). The One Best System. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. Page 286
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I blogged. For Wes Fryer. Because I’m trying to steal the attention of his vast audience. Click here to see the post if you’d like. photo credit: AchimH
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Tags: cake, chocolate, education, equity, PD, professional development, technology
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[NOTE: thanks to Scott McLeod for dreaming up this idea three years ago. This is my contribution to Leadership Day 2009. The Leadership posts I've already seen are great, and the collection of posts will ultimately make for an important and interesting contribution to the field of educational leadership.] I have a doctorate in Politics [...]
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Tags: governance, leadership, policy, politics, technology
Posted in Ed. Leadership, Ed. Policy, Ed. Tech. • 8 Comments »