As mentioned in a previous post, several colleagues joined me in the Coursera/University of Toronto course, “Aboriginal Worldviews and Education” back in February and March. (an excellent course by the way – fodder for another post) Our cohort tried to … Continue reading →

This started as a FaceBook reply and grew into a blog post.  I’ve had a Twitter account for 2 years but only started using it recently. Others have posted far superior step-by-step Twitter instructions (see Christopher Lehman So You Think … Continue reading →

Jim Groom opened kicked down a door at the end of 2010.  DS106 was the apo kalupsis which tore away the veil that had concealed the sumptuously rich, and often darkly funny nature of digital storytelling from my perception.  Prior … Continue reading →

View as slideshow Great line from Instructional Technology / Virtual Speaker Series: Gary Stager Ph.D. 2012-13   – worth repeating, but slide is gone by the time I get Twitter open (note to self – be prepared) OK, indirect quote … Continue reading →

This connectivism keeps messing with my time management aspirations. Prodded by Alec Couros’ tweet referencing Kevin Stranack’s “Guerrilla Connectivism“, and inspired by Roy Beasley’s “Confessions of a MOOC Dropout“, I posted the following “Reply All” last evening in response to … Continue reading →

Harry Keller* tells this story: I once had a student come to me … and say, “I tried all of the different pendulum masses, and they all had the same period. What did I do wrong?” To my great delight, … Continue reading →

Introducing myself for #etMOOC orientation week My first project with the revamped Prezi View at http://prezi.com/1fsnozgyimvg/who-is-jim/ if the embedded player doesn’t work.

I’ve created an event in WorldClock to keep me from getting confused with time zones.    Now if I miss the first VizMath live session, I’ll have to find something else to blame. Click Here to find the time for your … Continue reading →

What a great week to jump back into Potcert!  I laughed when I read, “…design and development of online activities requires real fore-thought and investment of time…”* I added a note to my eText “does it ever!!“  Adapting a course … Continue reading →

Do you ever find yourself arguing with an author?  (Here’s another reason to use eText: I don’t have to deface a book to keep track of my one-way conversation.)  My vanity was gratified when I was able to persuade the … Continue reading →

This winter I shall attempt to read War and Peace.  As a creative exercise, I intend to blog my experience and my reaction to this epic. Many years ago I realized I was reading too much indulgent trash (mystery, sci-fi/fantasy) … Continue reading →

Constance Kassor tweeted: “Sad to have missed out on the #potcert meeting in Collaborate today. Can any fellow potcert-ers sum it up in a few tweets?” I started to tweet a reply, but decided I’m too inexperienced with twitter to … Continue reading →

Another Academic year, another rich menu of MOOCs from which to choose.  Pedagogy First is offering the Program for Online Teaching again.  I heard Lisa Lane tell about it (in a hangout with Jeff Lebow, I think) some time ago.   … Continue reading →

Instructional Designer, Sahana Chattopadhyay  shared her experience with on-line learning and connectivism in a presentation that was chock-full of quotable quotes. I can’t find them any where else, so here are some I’ve transcribed. Watch the full presentation at http://www.aurusnet.com/index.php?r=lecture/view&id=10177 … Continue reading →

What a difference personal interaction makes in distance learning!  Hanging out with Carol Yeager in G+ tonight inspired me to quit waiting until I had time to do it perfectly, and just write the blog post. I told Carol how … Continue reading →

Somewhere in lurking through #CMC11 I stumbled across Gordon Lockhart’s CCK11 blog posting, Man! This MOOC is Something Else!  It’s the kind of delightfully tongue-in-cheek dialog I enjoy.   When I asked him via a comment, if he’d considered animating it … Continue reading →

What happens when 63 eager MOOCers get kicked out of BigBlueButton on their individual derrières? Well, first there’s a big bang as they are ejected to the farthest reaches of the Twitter/FB/G+ multiverse.  Then, as gravitational attraction overcomes the energy … Continue reading →