"What Teachers Make" by TAYLOR MALI
Seth Godin reminded me of this video in his recent post. It always makes me feel slightly uncomfortable, for a wide-range of reasons. You? Read More
The End of Publishing As We Know It?
The best three-minute video about leadership you will ever see
This amusing video on leadership was posted at Penny Sharpe’s blog. You may wish to follow this MLC on twitter too. Here’s the transcript Read More
Why Wikipedians are the Weirdest People on the Internet
Collaborate and Prevail
I found this 4-minute video at Jane Hart’s site and recommend you watch it. It is advertising for the Internet Time Alliance but explores many of the most important concepts relating to social media, particularly networked economies. Note the reference to Darwin’s theories and that those who learn to collaborate most effectively, prevail. Social networks and social... Read More
'How Has The Internet Changed The Way You Think?'
Here are the best answers you are likely to read, compiled by the Edge Foundation at their World Question Centre, to this important question. The following passage, from Tim O’Reilly‘s musings on the question, Pattern Recognition, made me reflect about the challenges of staying ‘educated’ and being and ‘educator’ in our ever-shifting... Read More
Life-long learning in "twenty-ten"
I’ve decided to pronounce the year “twenty-ten”. Not sure what the popular wisdom on this matter will be but I suspect most will continue with the “two thousand and…” that we have been using for the first decade of the 21st century. “Twenty-ten” sounds like the never-arriving future is here - and I like that! It is a minor matter. What... Read More
Optimism & Resilience
Our last day of the 2009 school year was spent at Nan Tien Temple. I’ve just made the pilgrimage home after a most satisfying day and felt the need to write a blog post about this uplifting, professional experience. I’d highly recommend the temple as a venue for professional learning and (re)growth. The whole staff gathered this morning, many choosing to greet the day... Read More
'The Era of Sharing'
I always enjoy listening to Mark Pesce and this talk was delivered to educators in Queensland. Read More
Screencast Tour of Twitter Lists
Thanks to Steve Wheeler for alerting me to this screencast. Read More
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