I had the privilege of keynoting last week with Alec Couros as the TCEA Area 7 conference. Scott Floyd and crew did an amazing job of organizing this one day event complete with great wireless access, streaming video of most sessions, not to mention a wonderful BBQ and golf. We were treated like royalty. I come away from an event like this feeling blessed to know...

Another Father’s Day is coming to a close. I’ve yet to call my Dad but I will soon. But I did spend part of the day thinking about how great my Dad is and how I continue to want to please him and model much of his life. I created tributes to him in 2005 and 2006. Time for another one. My Dad has many legacys. He was great husband (Mom passed away in 1996)...

What a treat it is to be able to chat with someone who you read and admire. Howard Rheingold is a legend in terms of social networking. His book Smart Mobs is a classic and his historical perspective is really important as we try to understand our current world. This video from 1989 was of particular fascination for me. Rick, Alec and Rob and I spent an hour last...

Here’s just another really silly, useless but somewhat fascinating use of twitter. Not necessarily any educational value but pure fun.   Step one: Find someone at a sporting or other large event.       Step Two: Offer a challenge:      Step Three: Watch and wait:     Step Four: End with laughter, joy and...

Reposted from the Tech & Learning blog The concept of student involved assessment is hard to deny as a powerful learning practice. Students taking care of their own learning and being able to use meta-cognition to dissect understanding and progress and seek ideas and support to learn more. The work of Rick Stiggins and others provides extensive research into this...