Thinking Forward Into 2013
Now that the new year is underway and I’ve had a chance to reflect on 2012, I wanted to pause and do some thinking forward about 2013. Where will I go? What will I learn? What are my goals (big and...
View ArticleJoining #etmooc to Connect and Learn
I finally took the plunge and joined #etmooc! I have been watching the course grow and evolve online for a few years now but I had never actually jumped in and signed up. I was always worried that I...
View ArticleHow to Draw a PLN – An Exercise in Reflection
After the #etmooc Blackboard Collaborate session Tuesday night with Alec Couros on Connected Learning, I started to think more about my PLN and the prompts that were suggested. How would I define my...
View ArticleJoining the #Learning2 Family
Well, it has been far too long since I’ve made time for a reflective post here! There are so many posts I still want to write – about the amazing design thinking experience I had at FUSE14, the hubbub...
View ArticleTakeaways from Attending #SXSWedu
Two weeks ago I had the opportunity to attend SXSWedu in Austin. As I sifted through my tweets and notes from the conference, I tried to look for themes and key takeaways that came up throughout my...
View ArticleMapping My PLN in 2015
Click the Image to See it Full Screen This week I had the chance to map out my Professional Learning Network (PLN) using Popplet, a digital mind mapping tool (available free on the web and as a paid...
View ArticleReflecting on My Work in Tinkercad
Four weeks ago, I set a new learning goal for myself: Learn how to use Tinkercad to design and print at least three different types of projects: a sign, something with moving parts, and something that...
View ArticleReflecting on 7 Weeks of Ed Tech Learning
The past seven weeks of my Teaching for Understanding with Technology course have flown by! Between launching global partnerships for my Pre-K to 2nd grade classes, setting up our new IDEA Studio,...
View ArticleBreaking Out of the Echo Chamber
This week I reflected on different networked affinity spaces I use to connect with people, learn new skills and ideas, and inform my thinking. As Gee (2013) asserts in The Anti-Education Era, people...
View ArticleA New Adventure in Innovation
Last night I had the opportunity to speak on an alumni panel to answer questions and offer advice to a group of education students who are graduating from Bryn Mawr College and Haverford College next...
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