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 [...]
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Beyond Global Collaborative “Units,” on to Real PLN’s: Podcast with Chris Craft
Saturday, 12 January 2008
(right-click and “save as” to 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 [...]
Calling Out the College Board and ETS: An Educators’ Campaign for 2008?
Saturday, 29 December 2007
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 [...]
A Belated Reflection on the Students 2.0 Experience
Saturday, 29 December 2007
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 [...]






