NOTE: This was written yesterday in the post-conference, pre-flight moments that I had on the train from downtown to the airport. Since my flight didn’t arrive in Lansing until about 1:30 AM last night, I was just now able to put the finishing touches on it. Hope it makes some sense…
Sunday, January 25, 2009
As I [...]

Notes from 21st Century Assessment Session
Konrad Glogowski

What we know about assessment

Assessment is the tail that wags the curriculum dog
Grades with substantive comments have the most impact on
learning

What impact does a blogging community have on the role of the teacher?

Reflecting on what happens in the classroom, both online and off — show how much you have [...]

Notes from “Using Social Media to Define the New Humanities” – Antonio Viva

Thinking about new humanities

Context, conversation, collaboration

How do we educate our students for success in the web 2.0 world?

Can we harness the power of social media to provide students with a vehicle for exploring and creating original content?

Old School Creative Writing

Genre based instruction
Anthology as [...]

Copyright Confusion Session
Kristin Hokanson with Renee Hobbs

Exercising fair use demands an expanded conception of literacy that includes mass media, popular culture, and communication skills
Copyright confusion — the end has arrived with the  Code of Best Practices for Fair Use

Overview video on fair use

Purpose of copyright: to promote creativity, innovation, and the spread of knowledge — [...]

Notes from opening panel discussion at EduCon 2.1

Panel Discussion @ The Franklin Institute — “What is the Purpose of School?” Come to the Franklin Institute to see a group of societal visionaries speak about their vision of the purpose of school in a panel discussion.

Joel Arquillos — Executive Director, 826LA

8 years in San Francisco [...]

Today, I will be introducing my ENG 315 pre-service teachers to the idea of developing their “digital teaching persona” and thinking critically about why and how to use technology in their personal technology learning and to become better teachers of writing.
Each semester, I face the act of balancing the introduction of a number of digital [...]

Well, what a new year it has been for me as a technology learner…
Recently, and I am not sure exactly when, my blog was hacked and turned into a Canadian Pharmacy outlet. Thanks to Aram for pointing that out to me since I pledged to stay off my blog until the new semester officially began. [...]