open thinking

I truly enjoyed teaching both my graduate and undergraduate courses this past semester. There were a number of really hard-working students who produced some very meaningful work, and overall, I can say that I am increasingly excited by the quality of students I am encountering both in schools (my graduate students) and soon to be [...]

OK, so I’ve been tagged by both Rodd Lucier and Angela Maiers in the “7 Things You Did Not Know About Me” meme, so I guess I’ll give this a try. OK, where do I start?
1) I have walked away from three major car accidents in my life (not the driver in any of these).

a) [...]

This conversation is a mid summer musing by Heather, Rick, Dean and Rob on the great Scrabulous implosion, twitter, connecting and disconnecting. Shownotes are available at http://edtechposse.wikispaces.com/4.4
I had to miss this conversation as I was disconnected myself. Thanks to Rob for getting this up so quickly.

 

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A five-year old Native American boy has recently been denied admission to Kindergarten due to his long hair (full story). The boy’s hair is kept long and braided in accordance to his family’s spiritual beliefs. The Needville School District does not allow boys with long hair to attend their schools.
Adriel’s parents want to enroll him [...]

My friend and colleague Marc (who really needs a blog) alerted me to this story regarding a recent legal ruling in the matter of the University of Ottawa and the Association of Professors of the University of Ottawa (UPUO). The case arose when the U of O charged that Professor Denis Rancourt “had misrepresented [...]