Category Archives: Together

My Media – participatory wandering

My media meanderings start and end with my teaching. By teaching something to others, I feel compelled to explore and learn more about it first. So it is with my media and digital literacy work. This week I’m exploring participatory … Continue reading

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Wayfinding through course design with some habits of mind

I’m lost but finding my way. There’s sort-of-a-plan and a bit of a map but I’m wayfinding my way through. I keep checking the GPS and re-calculating my direction. I think I know where I’m located and I somewhat have … Continue reading

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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

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