This week I attended the AECT conference and it was quite different from any conference that I have attended. AECT – the Association for Educational Communications and Technology – was a gathering place of graduate students and researchers from all over the world. These amazing people have been digging into …
The Discussion Board Prompt and my response. The TPAK framework is here – it is a really interesting model and is not hard to read. Dr. Penny has really had me fired up the past few weeks!! First, describe the topic or concept and explain why it is difficult for …
This is a quick post about some thoughts bouncing in my head… I’m not sure on the exact amount of money that our state spends on testing – what if that money went into teachers (pay raises or hiring new teachers)? What kind of change would happen in our schools? …
If you have not investigated YourEdustory – then you are missing out! This darn graduate work has taken its toll on my blogging this semester and this space feels strangely neglected. I have recently eeked out a couple of blogs based on some topics from class – but not written of …
Today while mowing the lawn I listened to two podcasts that just happened to be centered around education. First was the TED Radio Hour, hosted by Guy Raz. It was really interesting and was focused on Unstoppable Learning. If you teach please click here and listen! The talk that stood …