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Entries from September 2007

K12 Online Conference

September 26th, 2007 · No Comments

3 Reasons Meme

Time for a new blog meme to help spread the word about the upcoming K12 Online Conference 2007.  When you are tagged– simply create a blog post where you link to this flickr photo. Then write your 3 reasons and tag several others who will do the same thing. After you tag someone [...]

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Tags: Uncategorized · learning · professional development

Connectivity

September 25th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Last week brought a bevy of online connections which solidifies my belief in the changing way we need to do ‘business’.
It all started over the weekend when I sporadically followed the Learning 2.0 conference in Shanghai (now in a dynamic and ‘to-be-continued’ status, thanks to Jeff Utecht) - the Ning site was a great mashup [...]

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Tags: learning · professional development

Engaging the Masses

September 16th, 2007 · 1 Comment

As I begin to wind down my marathon of classroom Media Orientation presentations, I’m wondering about the value and efficacy of this time. On the positive side:

For me to have face-to-face contact with students across the campus is a reward in and of itself, so that alone might make the visits worthwhile.
Another immediate feedback [...]

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