Category Archives: All The Things
In Medias Res
Always carry a notebook. And I mean always. The short-term memory only retains information for three minutes; unless it is committed to paper you can lose an idea forever. ~Will Self Many years ago, I attended a typical committee meeting as … Continue reading
The Warp & The Weft
I struggle with the warp. It gets tangled. I loathe the math. The endless knots. The noisy spindles. A loom requires a delicate touch that I have yet to master. Someday. Unlike measuring the warp, I find building the weft … Continue reading
Two Thoughts
I’ve spent the last week sorting and sifting through the various places on the interwebs where I’ve posted ideas about learning. At the time, I didn’t tag, categorize, hyperlink, or organize any of this work but I did take notes … Continue reading
This Giant Sea of Information
“We all are born with a certain package. We are who we are: where we were born, who we were born as, how we were raised. We’re kind of stuck inside that person, and the purpose of civilization and growth … Continue reading
None of Us Ever Become Experts
About two weeks ago, I attended yoga for the first time, I’m sad to say, in months. I walked to the studio seeking out two hours of suffering and total escape that I can’t seem to achieve on my bike. When … Continue reading
University Folks, Explain Community Colleges to Me
“There are too many things we do not wish to know about ourselves.” ― James Baldwin, The Fire Next Time First of all, let me admit, this post has been in draft form for almost six months. My new job … Continue reading
Gatekeeper Courses
It’s an endless rotation of conversation. About open education. I get paid to talk about and to advocate for open education. Mostly I get to share open educational resources. Can I tell you how awesome that is? My favorite conversations … Continue reading
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Magic In The Machine
I really enjoy asking people about their dreams as it relates to teaching and technology. I encourage them to speak their minds about what they’d like to see and how it can help them in their contexts. When I was … Continue reading
Robot Tasks & Creative Brains
When I first started teaching online, I kept an on-going document of my most common responses to students. At the time, I felt like the worst teacher ever. My inner writer wanted to personalize every single message to students to … Continue reading
Spoke & Hub 