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Wiki Wondering
“A teacher is a professional, one who must constantly seek to improve and to develop certain qualities or virtues which are not received but must be created. The capacity to renew ourselves every day is important.” Paolo Freire (1985) It … Continue reading
Posted in Learning, Teaching, Together
Tagged GO-GN, open education, Wiki Education, Wikipedia, WikiScholars
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Open to Opportunity
Today, on World Teacher Day, I’m reflecting on what it means to be a life-long educator. I’m sure that many others out there, like me, didn’t set out to be a teacher, but certainly became more aware of teaching as … Continue reading
Posted in OpenEdMOOC, Teaching
Tagged education, open, open education, OpenEdMOOC, sharing, Stephen Downes, World Teacher Day
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What’s Your Story?
Any time someone asks this question, it requires some deep thinking and honest reflection. It’s not always an easy question to answer. My students struggle with this question each year in the course that I teach. It’s dependant, in part, … 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
Posted in Talking, Together
Tagged #OpenEd15, @Vconnecting, conversations, creative commons, LMS, not-yetness, open education, paradox, SPLOTS, tension
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