Category Archives: Teaching

Thinking about Feedback

Posted on October 30, 2019 by

“What leads you onWakes you in the nightWhat calls your nameWhen no one else can hear?What follows youThat even you cannot see… Follow that star. There is no one’s life but your own.Seize every fiberEvery feather and forceThat weaves through allSurrounding you.A … Continue reading →

Quote | Posted on October 30, 2019 by | Leave a comment

The End of a Conversation

Posted on August 20, 2019 by

“I think the best thing to take from the experience of losing someone close to us is to begin a life worth living right now. Not putting off for the future right action and virtuous living, but practising them immediately.” Doug … Continue reading →

Quote | Posted on August 20, 2019 by | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

Elevating Conversations

Posted on June 8, 2019 by

“Conversation should touch everything, but should concentrate itself on nothing.” Oscar Wilde I’ve had many conversations over the past several months. Nothing that concentrates on anything in particular. Nothing that stands out as revelational. In the grand scheme, it’s talking, … Continue reading →

Posted in Teaching | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

In Consideration of Due Dates

Posted on December 15, 2018 by

We live with them all the time. We work around them. We anticipate them or get anxious over them. Our lives are filled with due dates. Holidays are due dates. As we approach Christmas, I’m reflecting on the nature of … Continue reading →

Quote | Posted on December 15, 2018 by | Leave a comment

Happiness in teaching

Posted on September 7, 2018 by

I’ve been doing this ‘first day of school’ experience for many, many years. It’s always the same, and yet it’s always so different. There’s the anticipation, the excitement, the nervous energy, the dreams that drive the passion, and the preparation … Continue reading →

Quote | Posted on September 7, 2018 by | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 9 Comments

CC Certification – discussion post

Posted on August 7, 2018 by

Creative Commons and Copyright For this response, I’m using my particular context, as a teacher educator in a higher education institution. Since the focus for this discussion is on how Creative Commons licenses work within copyright law, I’ll focus on … Continue reading →

Quote | Posted on August 7, 2018 by | Leave a comment

Curate Your ‘Self’

Posted on May 28, 2018 by

I’ve written about curation before in The Web We Weave – Curation in Action and Curation – a call to action – I’ll return to these blog posts, as suggested by Alan Levine in Blog Posts As Old Concrete Slabs or Alive in the Cracks In Between?, … Continue reading →

Quote | Posted on May 28, 2018 by | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

M.A.D. about this PD

Posted on May 8, 2018 by

What a great way to share ideas! M.A.D. PD – it’s about Making a Difference in professional development! Thanks Peter Cameron and Derek Rhodenizer for getting this started and keeping it going into a second annual event. This is a … Continue reading →

Quote | Posted on May 8, 2018 by | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment