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  • Blended Learning is Not a Spectrum.This is the first time I have tried to envision blended learning as a set of ingredients to be blended together rather than a spectrum to…
  • Your Identity is PluralI love the digital literacy conversation going on within the #etmooc, but I worry that the conversation around a digital identity is too singular…
  • We Should Totally Make Hipster STEM LabsJohn spencer did an amazing blog post on Hipster STEM labs, and why it might be cool to look at older technologies withint the learning…
  • 90 Days of Good.I’m trying to figure out how to tell 90 good stories about the learning going on around me, and I need a bit of help. How do you tell stories of…
  • There is No One Community to Rule them AllThere is no single community to rule them all. There is no single goal for learning. There is also no single monolithic community for Youtube.…
  • The Joy of Discovery is the Only Way To Truly SeeSometimes we forget about the joy of discovery in favor of all of our other responsibilities. Joelle Warsh called attention to this, and I…
  • Isn't Everything "Real Life"?I have been a part of a lot of discussions around whether or not schools are "real life" or whether they should prepare us for "real life". But, I…
  • Second-Chance Serendipity and Your Long Tail LearningI was flabbergasted to learn that one of my favorite current collaborators and I had shared a conversation four years ago. Neither of us…
  • I Feel Lucky to Be within a SchoolThis is my mini-Ode to schools. I was so happy to have the opportunity to teach and learn within a school recently, that I thought I would talk…
  • Time-Bounded Learning ExperimentsCollaborations don’t last forever. But, if you chronicle them as they are happening and if you talk about what you are learning, the conversations…