I had the opportunity this morning to “speak” to a great group of students in the Two Summers Program at UConn. I previously taught in the program and like to maintain connections with the faculty and students in the program. For this talk I video conferenced in using a Google Hangout on Air, and used…
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Embedding Technology Instruction in Common Core State Standards – A “MOOC”
TL;DR version: The ORMS class is an open, online class which provides educators with an understanding of a research-tested way to embed new literacies in the CCSS. To take the course, please click here. It’s finally complete. I finished my first “MOOC.” In the traditional sense it is not a MOOC as currently understood in…
Reflection on Learning Event Ten of the #WalkMyWorld Project
We’re at the end of Learning Event Ten of the #WalkMyWorld Project 2015. This also means that for many of us, we’re at the end of the #WalkMyWorld Project 2015. You can learn more about Learning Event Nine by clicking here. creative commons licensed ( BY-NC ) flickr photo shared by danielweiresq This week we pulled all…
Continued Exploration and Development of Digital Badges
TL;DR version: An update in my continued exploration and development of a digital badging system. At this point…it’s good news. Scroll to the bottom to review the relaunch of the badges. It has been awhile, but throughout this blog I’ve had a thread that documents my trials and tribulations as I build, and rebuild my…
Evolution of a Syllabus on New Literacies Research and Practice
I’ve been teaching a class called New Literacies Research and Practice (or some variant of that title) for about eight years now. Searching through my emails to get prepared for this post I found copies of the syllabi I produced for the class throughout time. I recently threw most of the syllabus and the course in…
Apply a Creative Commons License to your Digital Learning Hub
This trimester students in our IT&DML program will begin building and refining their digital learning hub. As I detailed in a previous post, the digital learning hub is viewed as the teaching space, or the teacher website for each individual. The “hub” as it is affectionately referred to is a sister-site to the blog that…
Work Habits of the Digital Native
I recently had the privelege of presenting a two day session to the participants of the Keystone State Reading Association‘s Leadership Workshop. Under the direction of KSRA President Julie Wise, the organization is thoughtfully investigating ways to integrate digital texts and tools into their organizational work flow. As part of this initiative, they have a year long series…
Empowering Students in the Reader/Writer Nature of Online Information
This afternoon I have the privilege of attending and presenting at the Treasure Mountain Research Retreat. According to their website, Treasure Mountain is a group of school library researchers and practitioners that initially met in conjunction with the AASL National Conference in 1989. In a round-table session today I’ll be presenting on the work that…
Use Google Sites to Build Your Own Digital Learning Hub
TL;DR version: As your create and curate your digital identity and online educational brand, consider using Google Sites as your digital learning hub. This allows you to have one place online that you use to include any & all content you want your students to use. In a previous set of blog posts I…
Day Four at the MA New Lit Institute – Building Your Own LMS using GAFE
On day four at the MA New Literacies Institute we primarily had a series of Digital Texts and Tools sessions, and time for participants to work collaboratively on their units. My sessions included a focus on screencasting, audio podcasting, and Google Presenter. In working with participants to help them plan out and develop their work…