Feb 25th, 2010
Think about *all* the implications that come from shifting our language from learn(ing) from to learn(ing) with. (and words matter, right David Jakes?) That’s the “shift” that has to happen. (apologies to Karl Fisch) That’s it. “Learning from” was often necessary when one party in the learning transaction(s) had greater access to information than the others. [...]
Jan 29th, 2010
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 [...]
Dec 13th, 2009
[NOTE #1: this was originally posted on February 7, 2008. I am re-posting it here as part of the #edublogBT idea/meme about which I wrote yesterday.] [NOTE #2: at the time, I had designs on posting a weekly blog post about educational research. I think I got as far 4 or 5 entries before that [...]
Jul 16th, 2009
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
[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 [...]