Category Archives: Talking
What’s in a name?
It’s a matter of identity, isn’t it? My name links people to my digital and real identity. It’s how people can find me. When they call, it’s why I answer. They are using my name! So what’s in a name? This … Continue reading
I remember you! How could I forget that face?
How long has it been? Where did we last see each other? How could I forget your face? Finding and remembering the face of others in digital spaces and personal learning networks is a personal mission. As my digital house … Continue reading
Colour – One Word for 2016
As I drift into 2016, I’m once again reflecting on paths taken and those yet to be explored. After a year of focusing on ‘heart‘, it’s time to move in new directions. My shift will be a colourful one! I’ll … Continue reading
How do I teach? It’s complicated, complex, & a work of friction!
Teaching students, who are becoming teachers, how to teach is complicated AND complex. There’s no simple solution. There’s no set of guides or magic method that works for everyone, all the time. To define a framework or establish a process is incredibly … Continue reading
Mirror mirror on my screen, is it my self portrait you have seen?
Mirror mirror on the wall, who’s the …… ? This line usually ends with something about being fair or beautiful or kind. Today I’m wondering if the screen on my computer can act as a mirror to reflect my human-ness, my … Continue reading
Hospitality revisited
I’m coming back around to a topic that I’ve explored earlier (You are Welcome). Ideas are still trickling through my thoughts as I work on design and construction of online learning spaces. It’s about hospitality. Not just the type of … Continue reading
Virtually connecting and the paradox of open
Within any experience where educational technology is involved, there lies paradox. Being able to identify these diverse and polarizing entities can influence the direction or stance for an individual response. It’s within the tension that exists in the balance that dynamic and … Continue reading
Bringing IT Together: How conferences build connections and conversations – BIT 2015 and Virtually Connecting
Are you going? It’s this week! The Educational Computing Organization of Ontario – ECOO BIT 2015 (@BIT2015, #bit15) – is happening in Niagara Falls Wed. Nov 4 – Fri. Nov 6. Bringing IT Together is the theme, and all things … Continue reading
Five Flames 4 Learning 