We were talking about where to put the camera earlier today. I brainstormed with Risa about this, and we ended up…
We were talking about where to put the camera earlier today. I brainstormed with Risa about this, and we ended up…
Year: 2015
#C4C15 – Blend Me: Wanna See a Movie? How to Conduct a Meaningful Discussion about a Movie while WATCHING the Movie
This is a great every day example of how a more connected classroom changes the way in which students learn: First, I would love to take your Blended Learning Rhetoric and Composition class. Do you have a class website for this course that I can follow along with? Second, I …
What I'm Learning: #studyblr is possibly the best community of students talking about studying. Ever.
I accidentally found this community of students all talking about their study habits and posting pictures of their experiences with studying on Tumblr. For some reason this feels really important. It feels as though it is something that we should all be looking at as educators to see just how …
#C4C15: Learning should be consensual… | Blogush
While I do find applying the term “consensual” to any type of learning experience as somewhat off-putting, I think Paul’s post is rather important. Consensual learning is a matter of trust. Do we trust our students enough to know what they need? Do we trust our students enough to make …
What I'm Using: Tiny Tiny RSS (Because I'm fed up with Feedly)
In an effort to better own my reading and learning rituals, I have started hosting my own RSS Feed Reader. As it turns out, it is super easy to do, and I now I can organize and manipulate my feeds as much as I want without Feedly (or any other …
#C4C15: It Can’t Be About Me ALL of the Time – Out of the Box
I love this vignette of a student and teacher making meaning together: I keep on finding myself drawn to conversations between one student and one teacher, like this one. There is something special about what can be done when this kind of personal exchange can take place, where both sides …
#C4C15: Who’s Afraid of the Special School? | The Diary of a Not So Ordinary Boy
My thoughts on a different part of the Edublogosphere: Thank you so much for linking to these additional blog posts on “non-inclusive” education (or whatever this discussion would be okay with calling itself). I have to say, it has challenged me (and my educational philosophy) profoundly. Generally, I advocate for …
#C4C15: Too Soon? | Bailey & Derek's Daddy
My comment on a wonderful post regarding childhood, innocence and the modern sense”growing up”: “Thank you for writing this post. I struggle with “growing up” as my kids are getting older, but I keep on trying to figure out what is actually just DIFFERENT about being a kid with instant …