Poetry can offer a safe harbor from the tumultuous waves of our lives. The words and verse we offer can also stir up a storm in the calmest of seas. To celebrate the limitless navigation through the channels of language the #CLMOOC crew has christened a new vessel of verse: The Poetry Port Every day in February a random word was chosen. Need a poem? You will
The study of self-directed learning began a graduate students of Cyril Houle, who studied “study of self-educating people” developed an idea for a thesis while taking a programming class with Dr Houle to study “the concept of a ‘learner learning something on his . . . [or] her own. ” Allen Tough completed his research on “self-teaching” in 1966. Simultaneous
There are three things required for success in online classes: self directed learning- You need to develop a learning plan, schedule, set and meet goals cognitive presence- You need to not only complete assignments on time but complete them with the stated objectives in mind. Make sure your artifacts show growth. Utilize evidence from the texts, focus on key
"Here I am, r-a-w." As a teacher we need to make our learning more explicit. We need to model to students how we read multiple sources, integrate ideas, take risks, share our writing, and engage as a community. Blogging provides me with an avenue. Teachers have the greatest job in the world, we get paid to learn. "Genuine like Gucci, raw like sushi" Your stu
After Marcelle Haddix keynote at the Literacy Research Association I examined my last theory of change for a # literacies grant and realized I did not cite one scholar of color. I spent the intersession learning and reading about scholars of color in the field of education. While it is a risk of pithy appropriation, rather than deep understanding, decided to
Great post from Abby about our Mozilla Open Leaders I ndieWeb and #OER Ghana project in Accra, Ghana. Please give it a read and then share our GoFundMe. History I am on the Advisory Board to the Global Open Initiative Foundation in Accra, Ghana. Last year Southern Connectuct State University provided $200 seed money to pay for hosting costs for Sadik, a foun