My brother George recently wrote the post “Denying Our World” where he recalls a compelling narrative that causes him to reflect upon what it means to live ‘online’ and our associated imperative as educators to teach to this reality. In … Continue reading →

I’ve been discussing memes such as Gangnam Style in my recent presentations. I’m particularly interested in memes as an emerging information literacy and their study is important for comprehending the way in which information flows through systems. Dae Ryun Chang wrote that … Continue reading →

In mid-August, I wrote a post to gauge interest in a possible Edtech-focused MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) to begin January of 2013. I received a handful of responses on my blog, dozens of Twitter replies (captured in this Storify), … Continue reading →

“… ten years ago, not one student in a hundred, nay, one in a thousand, could have produced videos like this. It’s a whole new skill, a vital and important skill, and one utterly necessary not simply from the perspective … Continue reading →

During my sabbatical year (July 1/12 to June 30/13), I plan to focus on Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) as one of my key areas of research. To do so, I’m considering planning, organizing and facilitating a semester-long MOOC focused … Continue reading →

Two years ago, I was asked to do a co-keynote with Graham Attwell in Barcelona for the inaugural PLE Conference. At that time, Graham and I decided to crowdsource our ‘unkeynote/keynode’ and to invite participation from anyone who wanted to … Continue reading →

During my sabbatical, I’m hoping to dive into research around the value of social networking tools like Twitter in the professional development of educators (including administrators). Today, I began with a some reconnaissance around the topic. At this point, I’m … Continue reading → Related posts:

1. Viral Professional Development
2. Call for open-source interested/active educators: Dissertation research
3. Questioning Twitter

As I’ve done previously (see 2009, 2010 and 2011), I wanted to share some of the best examples of student work from my ECMP 355 (Technology in Education) undergraduate course. These students are all preservice teachers and they range from being in the … Continue reading → Related posts:

1. Student Work – Fall 2011
2. Student Work – Fall 2009
3. Student Work – Fall 2010

Last year, I terminated my mobile phone contract with Rogers, and signed a three-year contract with Sasktel Mobility. I chose Sasktel at the time for two reasons. First, their coverage area within Saskatchewan is much better than Rogers’ (although now … Continue reading → Related posts:

1. CleverKeys – Great Time Saver
2. An Open Letter to a Digital World: Time to Switch to Linux
3. Great Wind Energy Commercial

For the third year in a row (see 2009 and 2010), I wanted to use the last post of the year to share a few examples of the great work that is being done by my graduate and undergraduate students. … Continue reading → Related posts:

1. Student Work – Fall 2009
2. Student Work – Fall 2010
3. Student Work – Winter 2012

Today, the world lost a remarkable man – a visionary and a world-changer. You will be deeply missed Steve. I’ve always loved this video (above) of Steve introducing the Macintosh in 1984. There’s something about the look on his face … Continue reading → Related posts:

1. He’s Henry … Oh Henry …

I will be facilitating an open graduate course this Fall titled EC&I 831: Social Media & Open Education. This will be the 5th time I have taught the course (first time was 2007), and it’s different each time. It looks … Continue reading → Related posts:

1. Open Access Course: Social Media & Open Education (Fall 2009)
2. Open Graduate Course & Call For Network Mentors
3. Seminar: Social Media and Open/Networked Learning

One of my favorite people on the planet, Dr. Richard Schwier, has just released his new free eBook titled Connections: Virtual Learning Communities. Read about the book here, or download directly from this link. The book is in .epub format,... Related posts:

1. eBook Fun: Inspired by Emotion Eric
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Intel has released “The Museum of Me“, a website that connects to your Facebook account, pulls out relevant data, and produces a virtual gallery/archive of your social (network) life. I am not sure it did a great job of capturing... Related posts:

1. How To Opt Out Of Facebook Beacon
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In the style of previous collaborations (here and here), we’ve collaboratively written a great list of writing prompts related to technology & media in teaching & learning. These were intended for the teacher candidates I teach, but I see tremendous value for anyone who is writing or thinking about the use of technology in education. ... Related posts:

1. 50 Writing Tools
2. Crowdsourcing Alternatives To Delicious
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The following is a pretty sore excuse for my first assignment in Jim Groom’s #ds106. However, I wanted to at least keep up with some of the assignments. I’m amazed and inspired by some of the stuff that has been created by the participants so far, and I’m learning a lot about how Jim has ... No related posts.

Exactly one year ago, I shared some of the great work my students created in the Fall 2009 semester. This past year was another amazing year in that I was fortunate to have had some incredibly creative and hard-working students in my classes. So, with the possibility of creating a New Year’s Eve tradition, here ... Related posts:

1. Student Work – Fall 2009
2. Why Publish Student Work to the Web?
3. Student Project in Common Craft Style

I am on my way home from the Quest Conference held at Richmond Hill, Ontario where I was fortunate to have given a preconference keynote presentation. The conference was really great, and this trip gave me a chance to enjoy time with old and new friends, many who I’ve met online via Twitter. There are ... Related posts:

1. Open/Networked Teaching Keynote at MoodleMoot
2. Keynote: Harnessing the Power of Social Networks
3. Need Your Help – unKeynote/Keynode