Category: Learning
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Open Source Sweetness
So in the land of pesonal learning, I have been working with open source software to learn how this type of software can be beneficial. What is open souce software? For the most part it is FREE software that does all the things pay-for software does. People write code for this software in the interest […]
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Super-Learners
PC Magazine’s August 8, 2006 issue features articles on the future of technology. A comment that jumped out at me is in Mark Anderson’s predictions (p.75). In talking about how one-to-one computing is the key goal in education, one of the things he points out is that it will create “super-learners.” I love the term […]
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Revisiting an Old Friend
A number of years ago I saw a quote on the cover of an educational periodical. It jumped out at me and resonated with what I have always felt. To this day I have that cover, albeit a bit beat up, taped to my desk. It is a quote from T.H. White in The Once […]
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Learning is Everywhere
I love going to workshops. I don’t necessarily find huge new ideas, but there are always great little tips and tricks to hear, and you can observe different ways to teach particular concepts. It is very refreshing to not be in the driver’s seat, and soak up how someone else presents. It is invaluable in […]
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Technology Be Gone!
One of my focuses now moves to talking about what makes learning better – not the technology tool, but rather the situation/experience for the learning to happen. Sure technology can take it to a new level, but the focus has to remain on the learning. I just finished an introductory workshop on Marzano’s What Works […]
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Coming to the Lab in the AM
The computer lab is a busy place in the mornings. So I’m wondering, what makes you come into school early to use the lab, rather than doing your work at home on your own computer? Is it because the work you are doing is in your server folder? Does something not work on your computer […]
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Storytelling
Any teacher has said it – if you really want to learn something – teach it. Exactly the same for kids. If they really need to get a handle on something – they need to teach (share) it. Video production is an awesome and approachable way to tell stories. Kids love video – give them […]
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What makes a teacher move?
The key to going from point A to point B is knowing where you are, where you want to go, and wanting to make the journey. What is it about technology that makes some people want to run towards it, while others away from it? Personal reasons? Professional reasons? A mix of both? The answer […]
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Create
A number of years ago, I took a Canter course titled “Helping Students Become Self-Directed Learners.” One of the items from that course that has always stayed with me is the topic of questions, discussed by Art Costa. He talks about 3 levels of questioning – the first level are facutal questions – recalling information, […]
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Service
Education is (should be?) a service industry. The cool thing, though, is that the service, learning, is rich and rewarding for everyone. Our business is learning, and our clients are the students. I love days where I’m helping to put technology tools in the hands of students, and guiding them towards their goal. I find […]