Category Archives: Talking

My Hysterical Performance

Posted on January 28, 2015 by HJ.DeWaard

I’m a teacher and a woman, so I’m open to passionate conversations. I teach with intensity and focus. This week’s #moocmooc discussion relates to feminist perspectives in critical pedagogies. Nick Kearney’s comment to Lee Skallerup Bessette’s blog post Pedagogies of Care: A … Continue reading →

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Learning in Loops and Spirals

Posted on January 24, 2015 by HJ.DeWaard

Learning happens in loops and spirals. The images of a mobius style loop and the fibonnacci spiral come to mind as I reflect on what personal and systems learning looks like within social and networked communities. This past week, my own … Continue reading →

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Stories to bank on!

Posted on January 21, 2015 by HJ.DeWaard

Although I am not a story teller by nature, I am one by profession. Teaching is all about writing a compelling narrative with others. This is a story about opposites that come together to create a positive ending. In teaching, … Continue reading →

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Awaken the Dragon

Posted on January 16, 2015 by HJ.DeWaard

I’m afraid I have awoken the dragon. I am visible, standing on a shifting terrain. But I don’t think I am alone. This one scene from the movie The Desolation of Smaug connected for me as I become more engaged within … Continue reading →

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Gotta have Heart!

Posted on January 13, 2015 by HJ.DeWaard

One word for 2015 to reflect directions for personal and professional work, teaching and learning with educational technology. Continue reading →

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Echoes of ECOO

Posted on November 27, 2012 by HJ.DeWaard

What is an echo? “An echo (plural echoes) is a reflection of sound, arriving at the listener some time after the direct sound.” (Wikipedia).  The direct sounds of the ECOO conference have passed. Now it’s time to listen to those echoes. In the world of … Continue reading →

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ECOO …. Oh WoW!

Posted on October 27, 2012 by HJ.DeWaard

The ECOO conference was two days of intensive tinkering, talking and thinking about educational technology. It was a chance for me to connect and reconnect with passionate educators involved in teaching, learning, tinkering and activating in education. Hearing inspirational speakers … Continue reading →

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All about ‘Why’?

Posted on June 22, 2012 by HJ.DeWaard

Frequently educators are reminded it’s not about how to do their jobs a certain way, but why it’s important to do it a certain way. I was reminded of this from an unusual source. Advertising and business ventures focused on … Continue reading →

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