We are living, learning, and educating in an information-rich (Shirky), connected (Siemens), creative (Florida), participatory (Jenkins) culture. We make the bold statement that “the Internet is the dominant text for our students.” One of the best ways to really understand how to use the Internet as the sole resource a source for learning something new. …
This post details and shares items from the Survey of Literacy and Identity within Digital Environments (SLIDE) instrument. The SLIDE instrument was used in research about participant activities in the #WalkMyWorld Project and led to this research and publication on social scholarship of educators. The SLIDE was constructed to collect demographic information about participants. The SLIDE…
For the third make of the 2014 Connected Learning MOOC (#CLMOOC) I was tasked with creating a Game. Due to recent events with the Facebook Mood Experiment, I wanted to create a simple game that would allow me to satirize the experiment, while educating users. I also wanted to play a bit with gaming. Initial…
Today I’ll have the privilege of keynoting the Teaching Academy at Southern Connecticut State University. My talk will focus on opportunities to teach inclusively with technology. The materials for my sessions are available below. I’ll record the session and make the screencast available at the end of the week. We’re running a Today’s Meet during…
TL;DR Version: This blog post announces the Networked Learning Collaborative and the rationale for this collaborative, connected work. The Networked Learning Collaborative is an open educational podcasting network. For more information about the shows, purpose, or how to get involved please read below. Challenges associated with working online Over the past couple of years I’ve…
Yesterday I had the privilege of attending a Hangout on Air with Verena Roberts. The purpose of the talk was to get a couple of people together to talk about the work Verena has been conducting in developing her open badge initiative, and questions that she has had along the way. You can (and should)…
This blog post shares basic principles for educators as they develop their own personal learning network. I detail several options that I personally use. Because of the influx of new and digital literacies the ways in which we learn, socialize, and communicate as a society are constantly in a state of flux. This means that…