I’m very wary of Obama’s recent suggestion to tie federal student aid to a rating system for universities. I think we’ve seen what unintended bad results can result from this kind of thing in K-12. Read more of my thoughts
A MOOC? What? Me?
You’ve heard of MOOCS. But have you participated in one? There’s no better way to learn about MOOCs that to take part, and here’s a fun, low-stress way to do it. Making Learning Connected (#clmooc) is a MOOC, but in
4T Virtual Conference
Next week is the Virtual 4T Conference put on by the University of Michigan School of Education. This is a free, virtual conference (but registration is required). On Monday, May 20 at 7pm Eastern, I’ll be a part of a
Free, online school leadership conference
On Thurs., March 28, TICAL is hosting a free, online School Leadership Summit. Here is the schedule. Join us for this great day of learning.
MOOCs: the big…err, massive…new thing
(cross-posted from K12 Open Ed) ISTE’s Learning and Leading with Technology (L&L) just published an article I wrote about MOOCs. This article was a step in the progression of some thinking I’ve been doing about deeper professional learning. (Stay tuned
A unique opportunity
I believe that we have a unique opportunity at this moment when districts all over the country are looking at new curriculum and assessments. We can either see this as an opportunity to innovate and improve learning…or we can just
Open Education Week
(cross-posted from K12 Open Ed) The second annual Open Education Week is this week, March 11-15, 2013. Open Education Week is a five-day celebration of the global Open Education Movement, featuring online and local events around the world, video showcases
Using a G+ Hangout as a Part of a Panel Presentation
I recently helped put together a conference session about the law and filtering that involved a G+ hangout with a panel of remote guests. It took us a while to find the combination of things that worked the best with
An Un-session: Try This at Home
An Un-session: Don’t Try This at Home I did a session with Mike Agostinelli at NCCE 2013 this week about peer learning. I thought I’d try to model peer learning in the session, and the results were quite unexpected and
Scratching the surface
For a long while, I’ve been planning to dive into Scratch, a programming environment where you can make your own stories, games, programs, etc. Now that I’m in the Learning Creative Learning MOOC from MIT, it’s time! Here’s an intro