open thinking

Sorry for this quiet space as of late, but I am currently in Greece attending ICICTE 2008 in Corfu.

I will be leaving to Greece shortly to attend ICICTE in Corfu. The following is an early draft of a paper I wrote for the conference that outlines some of the processes and early feedback I received regarding a graduate course I recently taught, EC&I 831.

Open, Connected, Social – Implications for Educational Design – Upload [...]

This is bizarre.
Our University is hosting Westcast, a teacher education conference, this year.
However, someone has setup a fraudulent website titled “Westcast University” with direct pieces from our conference website and our University website. This looks like an academic-based 419 scheme.

After a few emails to the company hosting the site, it was taken down. I [...]

Educon 2.0 looks like a must-attend event, I really like the axioms/guiding principles of the event.
The Axioms / Guiding Principles of EduCon 2.0:
1) Our schools must be inquiry-driven, thoughtful and empowering for all members.
2) Our schools must be about co-creating — together with our students — the 21st Century Citizen
3) Technology must serve pedagogy, not [...]