In most of my work, I strive for openness and transparency as an open researcher and educator. My purpose in this is to explore and play with possible new opportunities for scholarship in digital contexts. I’ve written in the past about how (and why) to become a digitally agile researcher. I’ve also written about how to…
Journaling is like whispering to one’s self and listening at the same time.Mina Murray In an earlier post, I discussed formative and summative assessments, and how they can provide opportunities to support learners. Assessment is a fundamental component of the teaching & learning process. Formative & summative assessments can provide meaningful opportunities to meet the…
I’ve written quite a bit about blogging, and my creation of open education resources over the past on this website. A lot has changed in my blogging habits, and general digital identity construction since those posts. Most of the response that I get from colleagues, students, and tenure committees is “why in the world would…
This week I sent out issue #100 of my weekly newsletter. Too Long; Didn’t Read is a weekly, quirky look at education, technology, and literacy. For those of you that already subscribe…thank you very much. In a previous post I discussed three questions to consider as you develop an awesome newsletter. This post will unpack…
In a post I discussed how (and why) to start reading in Medium. I then moved to writing and publishing in Medium. The last post shared some tips and tricks for long form and advanced writing on the platform. In this post I’ll share how and why you should syndicate your posts to Medium. Why…
Over the last couple of years I’ve been writing, publishing, and building content online. This process involved a continual examination, review, and sometimes overhaul of the spaces and places in which I publish online. Part of this process also includes the use of various social networks and platforms in which I share content online. The…
Over the last two posts we’ve looked at reading and then writing in Medium. Now we’ll examine some advanced writing techniques. Next week we’ll look at publications, sharing your work on your own blogs, and syndicating to Medium. To get started, at this point you should have a Medium account, you should have started to follow…
In these posts, we’re taking a look at using Medium for reading, writing, & connecting. Medium is “a place to read, write, and interact with others about stories that matter.” In our first post, we took a look at reading, annotating, commenting, and recommending content on Medium. I recommend following that first post, and dipping…
Once you’ve made a choice to write online…you’ve got a ton of options for where you’d like to write. In this decision, you should consider the look and feel of the writing space or platform. You should also consider social and commentary connections in the platform. Finally, you should think about who owns your content…
Yesterday we held the fourth episode of Digitally Literate. The show is a “monthly”, hour-long netcast that we produce using a Google Hangout-on-Air. The Digitally Literate show focuses on “meta-level” issues associated with literacy, education, and (sometimes) technology. The goal is to produce a discussion forum in which a panel of experts discuss challenges and…