Category Archives: openlearning

1 Day in Canada

I just finished uploading 5 videos for the 1 Day in Canada project on CBC. On any ordinary day in Canada, extraordinary things happen. Canadians have remarkable stories to tell. And for the past 75 years, the CBC has enabled us to share those stories with each other. This year, we celebrate this rich heritage… Read More: 1 Day in Canada »

Authenticity

I just responded to JJ’s comment about my AR submission to Life Eroding, wherein I think his project is a great example of authentic assessment. A real life project, real life consequences and real life connections. Now I see that Martha Burtis has posted about DS106 authenticity, where students are concerned that their work is… Read More: Authenticity »

Life Eroding

As per @cogdog’s moving tribute and prompt, I am playing along with the crowdsourced Augmented Reality music video project, which will be produced by a class of 20 students on the Tokyo campus of Temple University. Life Eroding The sorrow I am trying to convey is about the erosion of childhood; both through the passage… Read More: Life Eroding »

BINGO!

Whoah, @cogdog blew up all our blogs (I am so honoured!) But like my comment when Jim Groom tried to annihilate his network, we are not so easily stopped. It was a busy Easter weekend around here. Again I feel like I missed so much LIVE #ds106radio and #ds106tv activity. I did manage to catch… Read More: BINGO! »

DS106Radio Memory Lane

This is your brain on DS106Radio: Actually, the image was requisitioned by Dr.Rutherford and Dr.Figg for their upcoming teacher education presentation. They wanted an image to represent the 21st century teacher. I figure a 21st century teacher is focused on the learner and so that’s why I did that brain in the cloud. My inspiration,… Read More: DS106Radio Memory Lane »

I want a Spotless Mind

Is it better to forget? Or remember? Does it make a difference? Would it all turn out the same? If I had an eraser I’d remove the part of my brain that decided to…