My Infographical Mind
Within the world of technology and the internet, infographics have been created and shared at an amazingly fast rate. Anyone who is a visual learner will probably enjoy the world of infographics, as I do, and probably be involved in sharing them through social media....
Become a Teacher: Anyone can do it!
The video, "When I Become a Teacher" is all about stating the opposite of what good teaching should look like. It reminded me of parodies that Armstrong and Miller, two stand-up comedians from the UK, did about becoming a teacher. Here are two examples: Here are more...
Full Tilt Into Design Thinking
This past week I was lucky enough to participate in four days of Design Thinking workshops given by the University of Kentucky DLab (ukydlab) director John Nash. In addition to myself, the people who participated in these four days were; Stacy Stephens (curriculum...
Are Digital HOTS Worth The Time They Take?
-Is all of this experimentation with how to use technology in the classroom helping my students learning, or hindering it? -Are these time-consuming synthesizing tech “projects” the best way for students to learn? -To what degree is the time-investment in product...
Geeks Unite!
3 weeks and counting... Reading through Living and Learning with New Media (2008), and about the final stage or level of participation, "Geeking Out", I began to wonder if I had ever reached 'geekdom' with anything I had particpated in. What would classify me as a...
You’ve Just Been Drafted…
Using Twitter without TweetDeck lists was akin to what one might experience in “lines” or “cues” in certain unnamed countries (I’m sure you can imagine which ones): spatial and self-absorbed chaos. My Twitter feed was dominated by those line members who were loudest,...
In a World of Chaos…
...how do we know what is real? Moving on to the article on Connectivism: A Learning Theory for the Digital Age (2004) what really stood out to me was how Siemens discusses the new chaotic manner in which learning now occurs. Including technology and connection making...
Learning is Messy!
This is one of many new infant and toddler tech-related creations popping up in stores. This particular product is Fisher Price's iPad Apptivity Seat labelled for "newborn to toddler", and advertised as "drool-proof", ha! I can't say that this image doesn't upset me,...
The Mess I’ve Made
I’m just starting to realize that I’ve been messing around for far too long. The simple fact that I’m here embedded in this COETAIL journey, however, indicates that I might not be messing around for much longer. In Living and Learning with New Media, a study completed...