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Sun, 25 Jan 2009 07:01:56 +0000

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By: barcamping on plymouth rock « Higher Edison

barcamping on plymouth rock « Higher Edison — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 18:16:33 +0000

[...] incredible value of informal, networked, collaborative learning—and many have tried to spread the word. PLNs haven’t hit the mainstream yet. They’re still below what Scott calls the good [...]

By: Claire Adams

Claire Adams — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 03:20:36 +0000

Wow! Now that is a good idea. It’s one of those “Gee, if only I’d thought of that first” things. What a great way to collaborate, reflect, or introduce some funky new ideas to people who may never have realised they existed.

By: Bill Campbell

Bill Campbell — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 05:38:50 +0000

I wonder if a a few smaller schools (or independent schools, which are not connected to a district in my case) would want to do something like this, include some of the same sessions at each local school, then schedule a common, live discussion time between the schools at a later date using Elluminate, Wimba, something similar, or even just a plain old conference call. I realize there are places to already do this asynchronously, but some of the people whom I'd like to serve at my school would rather have live conversation than use async online tools. Bill Campbells last blog post..Do students really know how to read online?

By: Jody Watson

Jody Watson — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 04:37:06 +0000

It is funny (and depressing at the same time) that school divisions are not looking at this more. It is a great way to save money and allows people to do it on there time. Students benefit from this because they don’t lose their teachers, for a day or a group of days. To me this makes sense.

By: Mathew

Mathew — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:39:58 +0000

I think it's a great model for professional development and conferences in general because you're able to digest the material as time allows and you can step in and out of sessions without being stuck if it doesn't turn out to be of interest to you. Mathews last blog post..Film School for Video Podcasters

By: Kevin Jarrett

Kevin Jarrett — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 14:55:45 +0000

Dean, thank you – this post, which led me to Scott’s, and a few other places, helped me crystallize something that has been rattling around in my head for weeks. The result is here:

http://www.ncs-tech.org/?p=1984

Would love your thoughts and comments!

Best, kj

By: Dean Groom

Dean Groom — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 11:54:34 +0000

Damn your good. Dean Grooms last blog post..Animal Farm 2.0 - Reading and Talking in Google Docs

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 20:45:28 +0000

I noticed the Irving, Texas school district is doing something similar. Kudos to both of you!

By: Scott S. Floyd

Scott S. Floyd — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 20:31:59 +0000

Nice job, Dean. A simple idea that works to create a local PLN and can begin some viral learning. Thanks for sharing it. Scott S. Floyds last blog post..Using the “Bible” as the Ultimate Electronic Textbook Template

By: Rodd Lucier

Rodd Lucier — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 20:24:31 +0000

This is a great idea… Simple, effective, and easily duplicated!

Nicely done!