Parkour has been defined as “the sport of traversing environmental obstacles by running, climbing, or leaping rapidly and efficiently.” Educational Parkour, a concept by Bill Genereux, entails using all elements of education as a type of leverage to get us to where we would like to be.  In “Who is Ed Parkour?” he compares this ...

By definition, semiotics is the study of signs and symbols and their use or interpretation. But this short (and very simple) definition does not seem to do the word justice. Even explaining it as the “signifier/signified” does not suffice. Today in class we discussed how to recognize the meaning of something, by looking at more ...

Web 2.0 is a concept that is often being used incorrectly by those who do not know all that the term entails. Many companies are using it as a part of their marketing plans, not knowing that their sites are not classified as Web 2.0. Tim O’Reilly identifies Web 2.0 as a still abstract concept ...

Technology is always changing and with each advancement it is molding the world around us. I think it is never too late to learn technology or begin to utilize it for our own purposes. Yes, learning something new makes us vulnerable or nervous… but it is to what extent we can channel that vulnerability into ...

This has been my first experience ever buying a domain name and space! Although WordPress has been very easy to use, I did have a hard time navigating and trying to figure out how I should point my domain space and name. Receiving and responding to the e-mails made me question whether I was following the right ...

In class last week, we had a really interesting conversation about teachers’ roles in the classroom. Should they be the expert and final authority on the subject or fall back and engage in the learning experience? After much reflection on the subject, I think it’s important that the teachers learn to acquire information alongside their ...

As a first time blogger, I wasn’t really sure what to expect. I always had a general idea of what blogging was, but never knew how expansive and diverse all the topics would be! So of course, seeing others’ blogs got me excited to set up my own. Using this site has been easy, even ...