TL;DR version: This post is the second in a series of posts in which I reflect on events and discussions from #LRA13 in Dallas, TX. This post focuses on the changing nature of writing, multimediating, and online spaces. I’ve been very much interested in “writing” and how it’s changed while using digital texts and tools.…
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…
TL;DR Version: Creative Commons (CC) licensing of content allows creators and users of online, digital content to share while protecting/acknowledging the rights of others. This blog post is a supplement to my earlier post on CC licensing and identifies basic ways to CC license your content. In my work I try to identify and disseminate…
Next week we will begin beta testing of the ORMS MOOC. This journey has been a long one that I’ve documented the various developmental changes here on this blog. The beta testing will be conducted by about a dozen educators globally. The purpose of the beta testing is to identify potential issues and errors in…
In this blog post I share some new digital texts and tools I’ve been playing with as I continue to evaluate my own writing process. Play with…and take a look at EtherPad clones, Twiddla, and Draft the next time you, or your students write. Introduction Since wrapping up my dissertation I’ve spent about a year…
TL;DR version: Stop motion video production is a fun way to play with, make, and share online content. After some initial experience in video construction…and with the proper scaffolds (using storyboards), I would recommend adding this to your classroom. I’m continuing on with my work during my #makesummer. First I wrapped up a great experience…
TL;DR version: Documentation of the graphics, design choices, and rationale of iterations of the open badge initiative we’re completing for use in the Online Research & Media Skills learning community. As I have documented through a series of blog posts, we’ve been working on developing an open badge initiative. The badges will connect with completion and serve as…
As we have detailed several times in this blog, I’ve been hard at work researching, developing, and (hopefully) soon will be implementing an open badge initiative. To tell the truth, I’ve got a crack team of great graduate students that have been researching and pushing my thinking about badges…but I get to take the credit…
As I posted a little over two weeks ago, I just finished my first MOOC. No sooner after I finished the open educational resource did I start to think about edits and revisions that needed to be made to streamline learning for participants. My plan is to build address the “Next Steps” I detail at…
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…