When you leave the school grounds with students you are out there in the wide open. Anything can happen! And when you take the class to the zoo, there are all kinds of different activities to do and strange and
From a Tweet to Keynotes to Bike Races
It was just like the playground. You accidently bump into someone while playing kickball and a week later you say hi to them in the hallway. A month later some random circumstance places you near them and you have a
Baden-Powell all the Boys and Betty Crocker all the Girls
Thanks to Mark Shelley’s post about grading. “Examinations are of use only so far as they test the child’s fitness for social life and reveal the place in which he can be of most service and where he can receive
Getting Some QM Rolling Along
Last week we had 18 faculty in a seven hour workshop about Quality Matters. The title of the workshop was “Applying the Quality Matters Rubric.” It is described by QM as, “The Applying the Quality Matters Rubric (APPQMR) workshop is
Them “Bells and Whistles”
I am working on a presentation titled, “Bells and Whistles.” I am working on it as I write. Who knows, maybe writing this will help clarify some of the thoughts I have? I have an idea looking at technology in
Some of the “Why” in EDU 255
The “why” of the course I offer as an example today is because I work with so many who anxious about the possibilities of technology. They are worried about not knowing enough about, or not having enough technology to do
The #whyiteach in the #ccourses
Today, for me, the “Why I teach” is a result of the “Why and how I want to learn” I have experienced in most of my schooling. I was a whiner and very stubborn and I wanted it my way.
Drew A. Blank, Creative Director, Checking into Connected Courses
Took me all the way to the end of the post to get the Click and Clack from Car Talk… You guys are funny. Todd Conaway here reporting in from the middle of the Arizona desert. I am a fortunate
Upgrading or degrading?
You know how these things change. I mean these computers and stuff. One day you are just figuring out Windows 7 and then it is gone and replaced with Windows 8. And you are lost. Again. (Repeat cycle) And soon
Week One: A Look Back
For me this week has been really exciting, and I have been more than a little nervous to see how folks would adapt to the making a blog.” How will they take to commenting and our Diigo group and all
Where “Technology” Fits in Teaching and Learning
These days I often hear “Technology is just a tool” and for the most part I agree. However, unlike some “tools” there are technologies that have the power to transform experiences. I’ll give you an example. Let’s say that a
BYOD&A (Bring Your Own Drink & Art)
I really admire what @techsavvyed has done with the ds106 book club and keeping it close to the ds106 network. I have not participated in the events, but they make perfect sense. We have a beautiful community with so much