When we think of teachers, we often think of the adults in learning community. However, we should never discount what we can learn from our students.
Today, while speaking to a senior about an issue unrelated to technology, I noticed that he was using a web tool that I was unaware of, Flashcard Exchange (www.flashcardexchange.com). He [...]
Entries from September 18th, 2007
Teachers Are Found Everywhere – Learning From Students
September 18th, 2007 · No Comments · teaching and learning
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Learning 2.0 – My personal experiences
September 15th, 2007 · 3 Comments · Staff Development, teaching and learning
Over the past 36 hours, I have had several profound learning experiences. First, I have been trying to experience as much of the Learning 2.0 conference which was going on in Shanghai on both Friday and Saturday evenings. Like members of my learning community, Carolyn Foote, Jennifer Wagner, Clarence Fisher, and David Jakes, I have [...]
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Opportunities to Learn and Connect
September 13th, 2007 · No Comments · teaching and learning
With the advent of the Internet and the new tools which many of you have begun to be exposed to, there are a opportunities for you to learn about new technologies and to cultivate new relationships with people around the world. Many of these conferences allow for asynchronous communication, which means that you can download [...]
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The Accelerating Pace of Change
September 11th, 2007 · No Comments · teaching and learning
It is funny how much difference three or four years make. That is when I started providing awareness of Moodle as a course management system to our high school teachers during our technology professional development meetings. At the time, faculty just didn’t get it. Eventually, I got one teacher to pilot using Moodle in her [...]
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Internet Safety – Message Delivered
September 11th, 2007 · 1 Comment · teaching and learning
On Monday, September 10th, I had the opportunity to deliver my message that I had crafted on Internet Safety to our high school students. (Notes on the genesis of the new message). Unbeknown to me was that I had chosen to use a similar strategy to deliver the message as other great people, such as [...]
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