On Monday, Saskatchewan will host the IT Summit. Tuesday’s keynote features none other than Will Richardson. cc licensed flickr photo shared by RSzepan I’ve been asked to introduce him. I’d like to crowd source this a bit. So fill out the form if you like and I’ll try and use it on Tuesday morning as I introduce him. I’m counting on the...

For a fairly small conference, TLt 2010 has some pretty impressive keynotes. Monday evening kicked off with Scott Leslie. Scott has been someone I’ve followed online for a number of years so it’s always a treat to be able to connect face to face. Scott’s talk on becoming a networked learner was certainly not filled with new ideas for me but a...

Warning: This post was written in about 10 minutes with a fair bit of emotion. While I’m hoping for clarity, I’m there’s no guarantee. Update: The story I linked to was from 2007. Someone from the Toronto District School Board was not able to confirm if indeed this policy is now in place.  However, I’ll not retract the post as the ideas and...

As I wrap up another term teaching at the University of Regina, I’m once again grateful for the way a host of people, (known to some as a PLN) are so willing to support my students and me in our learning. Earlier this semester I sent out a call for teachers and as usual, they responding wonderfully. I had each of my students working with great teachers around...

I’ve been working with several teachers over the years in our district on the using project based learning. We’re by no means experts but are doing some nice work. These three high school teachers have taken the bull by the horns and restructured the school day to provide some learning not easily done in our traditional 40-75 minute classes. This 5 minute...