Seminar: Social Media and Open/Networked Learning

I am very fortunate to have been asked to teach a seminar this summer with UBC: Okanagan in Kelowna, BC, as part of their Summer Institute in Education. The seminar runs from July 27 – July 31, and I will have 15 hours in total. I am looking forward to meeting my new students, learning [...]

Is This Forever?

One of the videos I showed last night during my Media Literacy presentation was the recent “David After Dentist” video. The scene is of a seven year old boy who just left the Dentist’s office and was still feeling the effects of sedation. I’ve posted the video to Twitter, and while most people report it [...]

Social Learning & Sharing

The learning continues in EC&I 831, and since I haven’t had much time to blog, I though I’d offer a 2-for-1 post with links to the most recent presentations for the course.
On January 27, I offered a session on the Age of Social Learning. The full Elluminate session is found here, and my slide deck [...]

Nothing Is Original

A poetic reminder of the differences between originality and authenticity.

via Swiss Miss.

Instruction Manual For Life

This is a really nice video that deals with issues around tolerance, diversity, and acceptance.

Do watch this. I think you’ll enjoy it.