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Networked Learning Class Reflection 1: Basketball without Borders Project

June 21, 2008 – 1:30 am

That Networked Learning elective “English Seminar” class I taught last semester ended two weeks ago. (Sift through the archives for related posts.)
For new readers or simply people not tuned in here during the last six months, here’s a recap: Ten students of mixed grades (9-12, ages 15-18), each with a MacBook laptop (the school is […]

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Beyond Global Collaborative “Units,” on to Real PLN’s: Podcast with Chris Craft

January 12, 2008 – 2:06 am

http://pod.kis.or.kr//blojsom_resources/meta/cburell/Beyond%20Schooly%20Global%20Collaborations.m4a

Download the enhanced podcast here.
Life as science fiction continues.
Here in Korea on a Friday night, close to midnight, I hop onto Twitter, see Chris Craft is there in South Carolina, USA, and tweet him an invitation to talk on Skype. He kindly obliges (and it’s just a free international computer phone call now, […]

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Calling Out the College Board and ETS: An Educators’ Campaign for 2008?

December 29, 2007 – 3:28 pm

In my last post, I made a couple sins of omission when giving thanks and measuring the success of Students 2.0.
Sin 1: Thanks to Stephen Downes for supporting the launch by featuring it in his (very influential, and rightfully so) OLDaily.
Sin 2: I didn’t mention what is, to me, the most valuable aspect of the […]

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A Belated Reflection on the Students 2.0 Experience

December 29, 2007 – 1:42 am

If you haven’t read Ryan Bretag’s and Steve Hargadon’s posts on TechLearning about Students 2.0, they’re worth a read. And Steve’s podcast interview with Kevin, Sean, and Lindsey shows them at their wonderful best, in terms of both intelligence and personality.
I haven’t really written any reflections here since launching Students 2.0 back on December […]

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