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My Personal Learning Space

TweetSpace — the next frontier! I explain in this rather corny introduction to my course, ECI 521 “Teaching Literature to Young Adults,” that we’ll all develop our Personal Learning Spaces during the semester. My hope was that students would get … Continue reading

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Arriving Where We Started . . .

TweetWe shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first time. – T. S. Eliot I’m arriving where I started in the sense … Continue reading

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Working the Edge of My Incompetence

TweetNever one to take the path of least resistance, I thought it would be interesting to learn a new tool Norm had suggested for my final POT presentation. The tool, Present.me, is the most engaging I’ve seen yet for creating … Continue reading

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The Enterprising Teacher

Tweet“You mean you give the course away for free?” Shareski is right that teachers love to share but there’s a business model that has been superimposed on the teaching process that makes sharing stop at the Moodle/Blackboard log-in. Trying to … Continue reading

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The Magic of Self-Invention

TweetPerhaps the perennial nature of the classics, the fact that they have been loved and learned from for generations, does not matter, because in the new publishing and societal paradigm they will be replaced by an “upstart literature” — literature … Continue reading

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Saving Time in a Bottle

TweetThere’s a big difference in “saving time” so you’re more efficient and can accomplish more versus “saving time” so that you are clearly and deeply connected to where you’ve been, where you are, and where yet you might go. As … Continue reading

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The Garden MOOC

TweetIt took a huge lightning bolt and a 10-decibel thunder clap to chase us out of our community garden. Some of us had been out in the rain since 8 am. Why are we such happy, determined gardeners? My theory … Continue reading

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Scaling the Walled Garden

Tweet“What did you learn about building your zen garden that has most influenced your thinking about the future of education?” That was a question I had been eager to ask Kieran Egan since I had discovered his blogging of his … Continue reading

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The Poetry of Learning

Tweet“gardner = poet of education” That’s the title that Cogdog (Alan Levine) bestowed on Gardner Campbell during Campbell’s presentation to the Learning Analytics 12 MOOC. Those who have had the pleasure of hearing Campbell speak would agree. His presentations are … Continue reading

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Twofer: Student-Generated FAQs

TweetSince we began this study we have found in both the quantitative and the qualitative data that students say convenience is the most valuable benefit of IT in courses, and this year 7 of 10 agreed with the statement “IT … Continue reading

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