Social Networking: Should it be part of my class?

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At my university, profs are on the fence about this. Some say yes, go where the students are.  Others say no, don’t want to jump on that bandwagon. Many say, tell me more…
In response to “tell me more”, my colleagues and I have gathered some resources together in a wiki. Maybe [...]

Mind Mapping Madness

I had alot of fun presenting at the 2008 Educational Technology User’s Group Spring Workshop last week. The theme was Creativity and it was aptly held at Vancouver’s Emily Carr Institute of Arts and Design
The session was hands-on and I used Novamind as a presentation tool and Bubbl.us for some hands on brainstorming activity. The [...]

Facebook, Fear and Frustration

The latest Facebook incident, reported recently in the Toronto Star, involves an online study group, a charge of academic misconduct and university policies that seem outdated and open to misinterpretation. It seems a classic representation of the clash of two cultures being played out in higher ed these days: the open, collaborative, network [...]

Multi-tasking Revisited

Found an interesting and entertaining article on multitasking today by way of George Siemens’ blog . I’ve been thinking about multi-tasking for a while now and I’ve come to the opinion that we have trapped ourselves in the illusion that we can do more in less time and that all we need are more [...]

Learners Owning Learning

Who owns learning? The simple answer to that question is “learners do.” Yet, to realize the level of ownership talked about at the recent ELI Annual Meeting, learners also need to be able to evaluate and assess and demonstrate their learning. And not only the learning that is valued by the Faculty, but learning that [...]