Pre-2025 writing. Work that built the foundation of exploring learning, community and design.
I am still reflecting on the experience of the #msloc430 working out loud week. Yes, this definitely was one of those let's-just-do-this-and-see-what-happens events. But I am beginning to see lessons. One lesson is - ignore the network. Or put another way: It's ok to chat up the fire hydrant. This is counter-intuitive. But I think … Continue reading Working out loud week lesson: Ignore the network
The topic for this past week in #rhizo14 was embracing uncertainty. A familiar topic in my work context. Kimberly Scott, the Director of the Master's Program in Learning & Organizational Change (my professional home), openly tells graduate students to get used to playing in the ambiguity sandbox. We joke about adding a course to the … Continue reading Teaching uncertainly #rhizo14
I have been a reflective lurker (well, hopefully reflective) in Dave Cormier's #rhizo14 - not so much actively participating as trying to carve out some time at least once a week to scan through the goings-on and see what I can discover. Especially interested in the questions I posted about teacher presence, as noted in … Continue reading Rhizomatic moments #rhizo14
I wrote Rhizome-plosion about a year ago while attending #etmooc. It was my first opportunity to hear Dave Cormier share his thinking and at that time I was struck by the theme of shifting power – changing the dynamic between instructor and learner. Still am. Still will be a year from now, no doubt. But … Continue reading Rhizome-plosion (Part II) #rhizo14
Note: I wrote this short blog post for the Jive Software community. It was subsequently picked by and republished by DZone. It's my thinking on whether there is in fact some connection between personal learning networks (PLNs) and social business. And very much relevant to an upcoming open, online seminar I am co-facilitating: Exploring Personal … Continue reading The personal pull into social
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