by Brian | Aug 11, 2006 | Blogging, Change, Digital Video, Education, Literacy, Messy Learning, Project Based, Student Access, Technology
One of the most popular posts (judging by the number of comments it received) on this young blog (6 months old) was Working, Breathing, Reproducible, Intriguing Models – where I lamented the seeming lack of good models of project/problem based learning supported...
by Brian | Jul 27, 2006 | Blogging, Change, Education, Messy Learning, Student Access, Technology
I am reprising this post since the vote about Deleting Online Predators Act (DOPA) is happening soon. See David Warlick’s blog to get contact info to contact representatives about their vote. Paper and pencils can be used to draw inappropriate, hate filled,...
by Brian | Jul 15, 2006 | Blogging, Change, Education, Messy Learning, Project Based, Student Access, Technology
Will Richardson posted today about his experience at SLA this week – it ties in with David Warlick’s post from yesterday about what he heard about teachers in China teaching less and planning more. From Will’s blog: It was the last day of an 8-day intensive...
by Brian | Jul 14, 2006 | Blogging, Change, Education, Student Access, Technology
Many of the conversations lately have been a bit downtrodden. Brett’s Skypecast last night, Will Richardson’s recent “deflating†experience, Jeff Utecht’s NECC experience, Miguel Guhlin’s recent post and others. We’ve been bemoaning that the access...
by Brian | Jul 9, 2006 | Blogging, Change, Education, Email, Messy Learning, Project Based, Student Access, Technology
Us edtech / project-based, folk have lamented for a long time how slow others have been to adopt the new tools and methods of the 21st century (although many of these methods are not new at all). We have talked about creating a buzz, an excitement about these methods...
by Brian | Jul 9, 2006 | Blogging, Change, Cooperative Learning, Digital Video, Education, Email, Field Trips, Literacy, Messy Learning, Project Based, Student Access, Technology
OK so nothing is like really being there … but this was pretty good. Wes Fryer set up an international Skypecast to share what was learned at NECC 2006 – thanks for laying the groundwork Wes! Here’s a link to his podcast of our Skypecast. So what is a...