The Posse and Sir Ken Robinson

Oct 04

The Posse and Sir Ken Robinson

4/5's of the Posse gathered at Convocation Place at the University of Saskatchewan to hear Sir Ken Robinson. You seen his TED talk right?  If not, go watch it now. Anywho, as usual we had a great time talking, laughing, being silly and of course, as sure as I'll spill food on my clothes, Rob brings out the microphone and begins recording. No theme, no...

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Edtech Posse 5.6 Chatting with Howard Rheingold

Jun 19

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...

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EdTech Posse Podcast 5.5 – Teaching outside the limits of space and time

Jun 04

Rob and Alec and I sat down in our respective residents for our monthly discussion. This time we examined some of the challenges and successs of teaching outside the limits of time and space. Listen Now 

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EdTech Posse 5.4 Grumpy Old Digital Residents

Apr 24

We missed Rick and Alec but welcomed back Heather Ross and Kyle Lichtenwald as we talk about digital safety and identity, digital residents and digital tourists. I was able to elaborate further on the debacle of the other night’s presentation. I actually don’t show up until about 15 minutes into the conversation. I was busy eating donuts. Thanks to Rob...

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That was fun

Mar 17

That was fun

So that fact that your birthday is splattered in any number of places means some interesting things.  We get all kinds of well wishes from different spaces. It’s nice. It’s part of the glue of social networks, little bits of sharing to build community. My life is pretty much an open book. For some that’s just too weird, dangerous or stupid. It...

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