Guitar Lesson 5

Oct 17

I missed last week so that's my excuse for an 8 minute video. I have no illusions that anyone will watch these. They are more for my learning and modeling than anything else. That said, I could do better at tightening them up. I promise to do better next time. If you do dare to watch I do appreciate you helping me with me thinking through the ideas about learning...

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Guitar Lesson 4

Oct 04

These updates really serve two purposes. One is for me. Like the before picture when you go on a diet, these videos will one day serve to remind me just how brutal I once was. I have no illusions of grandeur but continue to desire to be able to play for personal enjoyment. In that sense, I've already achieved it to a small degree. Documenting my learning via...

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I Love a Good Rabbit Hole

Oct 03

I Love a Good Rabbit Hole

Ever find yourself somewhere on the web and you wonder how you got there? Happens to me every day and often I can't retrace my steps. But often I like to take the time to see the connections. In this case it's pretty easy.  As you may know if you frequent here regularly, I'm learning to play the guitar. In the list of "awesome things that have...

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The Dangers of Personalization

Sep 27

Watch this.  Okay, so that makes should make you think. Here's what I'm thinking. I wrote this piece for the Huffington Post last year and so you don't' have to read the whole thing here's where that post relates to the video above. Our current system and structure fights personalized learning with nearly every new policy and protocol it...

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Guitar Lesson 3

Sep 26

Guitar Lesson 3

    I'm not sure why I'm calling these lessons, since they really aren't anything more than me reflecting and updating my progress. I don't think it shows much on the video but I feel decent about my progress. Certainly it's not like the rapid and immediate feedback of a video game but I'm hearing songs in my head. I really have to...

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Guitar Lesson 2

Sep 19

It's been 2 weeks since I started my learning project. I've got a few students who are already off and running. Cole is going to tackle Japanese, Dan wants to make sushi and Nicole wants to crochet to name three. With 21 students, I'm curious to see where their learning takes them.  As per usual, when I come up with an idea, I don't always have...

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