Sometimes I think the experience of learning is rather more like putting on your eyeglasses, or getting a new set of prescription lenses. You see things that you have seen all along but perhaps now a bit more clearly. Or with more definition. That certainly has been my experience during the first two weeks of … Continue reading A new set of lenses

It has been 4+ weeks in #etmooc and 2+ for #edcmooc. This is a note to myself - a think aloud about participation. In the end, I am trying to discover balance. What mix of activities works for me best a digital, connected learner? And why? I find myself generally reading/watching more than writing. And … Continue reading Observing myself and MOOC activity

I am catching up on some of the readings and work associated with E-Learning and Digital Cultures and just viewed the recorded version of the end-of-the-week Google Hangout (below) hosted by the organizers of this Coursera course. I wanted to take a moment to comment on my experience - and my aha's about Hangouts as … Continue reading ‘Where are’ vs. ‘who are’ the professors. Thoughts on Google Hangouts and #edcmooc

In listening to Dave Cormier's session yesterday afternoon on rhizomatic learning (video below) I was trying to pay attention to my self-talk - that conversation in my head. Which concepts were leading me to make connections to things I (think I) know, from my own experience? What idea keeps pulling at me, like a 4-year-old … Continue reading Rhizome-plosion

I am going somewhere with this story - so stay with me a minute. I live in Evanston, Illinois - a city just north of Chicago on the shores of Lake Michigan. It's a pretty urban suburb. Lots of restaurants and shops. Home of Northwestern University (where I work). If you live and work here, … Continue reading Hand crafted PLNs