From January to April I'll be teaching a course called ECMP 455. It's an advanced course on using technology in education. Whatever that means.  Actually what it means is I want my students to dig deep into what teaching and learning looks like in 2012 as great teachers and great ideas come together to make learning better and richer and even...

I respect Gary Stager's opinion. He pushes my thinking. That's what he did for me here: Why would you Skype someone involved “in the process?” What process? Who? State legislators? What are they likely to tell a student that can’t be found out in a book or article? The connections you speak of, now matter how much you yearn for them may be...

As readers of my blog know, I’ve been teaching part time at the University of Regina for the past few years. I teach an introductory course to pre-service teachers on technology. I’ve had the freedom to more the curriculum to a much more broader look at technology in our schools. It’s been a wonderful experience for me and my students. For the past...

Dan Meyer  produced a fantastic 10 episode vodcast over the summer. We discuss his approach, his influences and the challenge of producing high quality, effective video. Show notes: Dan’s 10 videos Ze Frank David SimonThe WireGraphing Stories Summer Camp Video *My feed in itunes is not functioning. The feed validates but itunes says it’s wrong. Any help...

I’ll take these kind of interruptions any day. Working in my office, the familiar Skype chat box sound alerts me to someone wanting my attention. It was Matthew, a grade one student in Kathy’s class. He wanted to chat. This is our conversation: Matthew: are teechr sas yes you can cum from Mathew. Me: I will come over tomorrow if that’s...

I have a Math folder in my Google Reader and it only contains two blogs: One is Darren Kuropatwa, whom I consider one of the finest models of using technology effectively with high school students. The other is Dan Meyer. Dan is a different cat (see this post to get the idea).  That’s part of his appeal but beyond his unique style he pushes my thinking.  I...