The Network is the Learning
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpbkdeyFxZw] More on Connectivism from George Siemens -Connectivism: A Learning Theory for the Digital Age
SMART Goal-setting for the 21st Century
I was doing some research today on goal-setting. Many people use the SMART acronym to help define the goal-setting process. It helps to develop goals that are: Specific - significant,...
Writing Across the Curriculum: Classroom Activities
Effective writing activities can help students learn any type of content better. I found a great list of resources from Ohio State University on incorporating writing into lesson plans. I...
Douglas Kellner: New Media and New Literacies
If you haven't read this article, you should. New Media and New Literacies: Reconstructing Education for the New Millennium Douglas Kellner At the same time that we are undergoing technological...
National Writing Day – Oct. 20th
The Learning Network: Why I Write: A Celebration of the National Day on Writing, Oct. 20 Why do you write? With our partners, we're inviting the world to answer that...
Content: The “Stickier” The Better
The book, “The New Digital Shoreline: How Web 2.0 and Millennials Are Revolutionizing Higher Education” by Roger McHaney has some really interesting ideas. In Chapter 1, McHaney references Malcolm Gladwell’s...
We Should Talk More About Students and Less About Tests
There has been a lot of talk this past week about reforming education. I followed Education Nation as much as I could on television and online. On a side note,...
Network Theories of Power – Manuel Castells
Manuel Castells has written a lot about the network society. For me, his writing is more relevant now than ever before. According to Castells there are four different forms of power...
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