eLearning Technology. TeachPaperless. Teacher in Transition. Free Technology for Teachers. The Ed Techie. [The following is an adapted extract from the upcoming Battle for Open book, which I'm bouncing off you lot first]. I am not by nature an overtly political person, in that I don't interpret everything through a political lens. So, rather like Clay Shirky and higher ed, writing on politics is not my strongest point. Which is by way of saying, sorry of what follows is a bit rubbish. I often avoid given a tight definition of open education, because I want to admit degree and variation in practice. In his thoughtful critique of open source publisher Tim O’Reilly, Morozov argues that this vagueness around the term has been deliberately constructed by O’Reilly to create good PR: “Few words in the English language pack as much ambiguity and sexiness as “open.”
Stephen posted a piece last week about the OU, history and MOOCs (we had a bit of a misunderstanding about it), which highlights that history has political connotations. A history of Openness From Peter, S., & Deimann, M. (2013). Emerging Internet technologies for education, instructional tech. Why did the Chickenman cross the road? Dangerously Irrelevant. EduTecher : a non-profit web resource. Classroom in the Cloud. What Would Yoda Do? A Jedi Approach to Professional Development.
Blogging About The Web 2.0 Connected Classroom. Thank you once again PLN! Posted by admin | Posted in Blogs | Posted on 07-06-2010 I have to thank my wonderful PLN who once again cheers me on and keeps me going when my life feels like the chaos will never end! Those of you who have signed up for the Educators Blogging Alliance, not to worry I still have the list and hope to get it all set up and sorted out this week. My original date for the launching of the second Blogging Alliance came and went. All I can say is that my plans for the end of the school year were much more ambitious than was actually feasible to accomplish. A number of changes is occurring in my life and several of you have asked me what is going on.
My passion is teaching, learning, technology, and education. It is hard to leave a job you love, it is hard to leave a steady income when the economy is iffy and teachers are having a hard time staying employed, it is hard to leave students who’s lives you have invested in. Technogogy. Virtual Summer Camp.