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Comment on The Name Game by Low hanging fruit

Low hanging fruit — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 04:17:08 +0000

[...] us the names of their centers (knowing that everyone is avoiding that LL word like the plague). The variety of responses was remarkable. So it seems as a profession we are running away from one term that we really don't like but we [...]

Comment on Teaching outside of the textbook and inside of the museum by VoiceThread as Final Exam

VoiceThread as Final Exam — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 03:55:45 +0000

[...] To recap: this post talks about what I had asked them to do. [...]

Comment on Being thankful for the people with whom you get to work/play by To the whiteboard!

To the whiteboard! — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 03:43:38 +0000

[...] am lucky to work with some pretty amazing people. I am also lucky that these same people are tolerant of my “what would happen if we did [...]

Comment on Outsourcing, Learning Virtually and Fear by Reflections from the Chair Swing, Moving into the Summer

Reflections from the Chair Swing, Moving into the Summer — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 03:42:04 +0000

[...] and seeking your own path for your own learning, based upon your passion and your interests, and allowing yourself to venture into the unknown and learn with people you may never meet, is foreign and weird concept to some of our students. And [...]

Comment on Why I teach. by Professional development: Simple, small-scale, and cost-effective

Professional development: Simple, small-scale, and cost-effective — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 03:30:20 +0000

[...] I mentioned here, I am a center director first and a teacher second. As a center director I teach faculty and [...]

Comment on An Open Letter to Joshua Kim by Low hanging fruit

Low hanging fruit — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 03:29:06 +0000

[...] comments that followed (both after Doug’s post here and and Mr Kim’s posts there) ranged from righteous indignation to just-barely-audible [...]

Comment on It started with a fishtank. by Reflections from the Chair Swing, Moving into the Summer

Reflections from the Chair Swing, Moving into the Summer — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 03:28:26 +0000

[...] has been a busy spring, what with our infamous birds and a remarkably rough and tumble college admission process for my eldest son. My energies, [...]

Comment on Say MOOC again! How MOOC mayhem might make us better teachers by Bearing Witness to Transformation: innovateOSU | bavatuesdays

Bearing Witness to Transformation: innovateOSU | bavatuesdays — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 20:35:24 +0000

[...] Last week at this time I was locked into the 4th annual innovateOSU conference which showcases the work happening in educational technology at THE Ohio State State University. I was honored to have been invited to kick off the conference, and what I realized in my short time on campus was how engaged and focused group of administration and faculty at OSU is having the right conversations about the possibilities of online education—something that’s been bubbling up globally over the last 18 months. In fact, the great Barbara Sawhill came down from Oberlin, and we talked about just that, and then she blogged about it [...]

Comment on Opening Day! by » Working on GIFS Detour Ahead

» Working on GIFS Detour Ahead — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 02:03:41 +0000

[...] I thought I should also try to pick up some of the same digital techniques I’m having my students explore, so I’ve been spending a good deal of time with GIMP and MPEG Streamclip and also at the DS106 wiki. Still getting the hang of it, but having fun with some experiments. The best part so far? Joining the gang that’s putting a dancing Jim at locales around the world, but especially at Fenway… [...]

Comment on Opening Day! by Messing with GIFS? | Discussion: Chinese History through Film

Messing with GIFS? | Discussion: Chinese History through Film — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 02:26:07 +0000

[...] joined Nixon’s visit to China and is having a wonderful time at the banquet. He’s also recently been seen at your professor’s hometown hangout of Fenway [...]