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Bite of the Gadfly: A #feldgang poem for #clmooc

Earlier this month I declared the horsefly the antagonist of my #clmooc #feldgang. Naturally I had to do some poetry...so I tried to describe the most annoying thing in my physical world with the most annoying thing in the digital world... horseflies link to recording in case iframe is getting stripped out. The vanity of tabanidae Dive bombing Dipterous Of d

Following @KellyIhilton

I just added Kelly Hilton to the #edtech section of my following page at https://jgregorymcverry.com/following.html #BeYourownSocialNetwork

Following @eatteachblog

I just added Divya to the "bloggers I like section" of my following page at https://jgregorymcverry.com/following.html #BeYourownSocialNetwork

#feldgang photos #clmooc

I wanted to play with textures a bit.

Resubmission: Michael J Spark Grant

Inreasing high school readiness for online learning

Michael J Spark Grant

Inreasing high school readiness for online learning

Tito Tutorial

A tutorial for making an IndieWeb Event

feldgang photos from yesterday #clmooc

How I Made My Lecture On Disciplinary #Literacies #InstructionalDesign

Recently I posted my lecture on Disciplinary Literacies for #EDU407Sum19. I wanted to take a few seconds and share a #backstage post on my instructional design. Starting Principles Narrated slideshows make for awful online learnin g....Ever have to sit through an hour screencast of Powerpoint. How long did you really last? Go live video Anything longer than

Criterion vs Holistic Rubrics? #EDU407Sum19

You all know a rubric but have you considered the insturctional design decisions behind building and using rubrics? Two Types of Rubrics Teachers use rubrics as measurement tools to capture growth or to measure the quality of an artifact. No matter what they have three parts: Criteria Rating Scale Indicators Criterion Rubric in a Criterion Rubric you can dil

Ideas for Multimodal Lessons in the Language Arts Classroom #EDU407Sum19 #edtechchat #nctevillage #engchat #literacies

Make a Podcast Here is my 2toPonder series and my son's podcast series . Want to make a podcast, just record on your phone or laptop and upload the file somewhere. Use Paper In my literacy mantra I made a flip book like explanation. I just stacked my phone camera on a bunch of books. I also do little clip art talks with paper cut outs You can do "In Plain En

Possible Dates for Next Known Open Collective Meeting #Knownchat #IndieWeb

Please indicate the dates you can make it to chat about what the Collective has been doing and where we think it should go next. Either send a webmention or ping the IRC channel with times that work. We know not everyone will make every date but we will record the session, use an Etherpad, and update the #IndieWeb wiki after the event. July 27th-16:00 UTC (1

Writing Prompt Day Six #EDU407Sum19

Write something without "text." Meaning a video, podcast, picture, remix of pictures, a collage. Something that doesn't put the focus on print.

Writing with Observations #EDU407Sum19 #clmooc

When we write we often capture what we observe. Scientist write formal observations. Mathematicians may observe patterns. Literary experts see poetry. Each discipline takes its own spin, but the basic skill remains. Every writer should carry an observation notebook. In fact journaling may improve student writing and positive perceptions of learning (Connor-G

Writing Prompt Day Five #EDU407Sum19

Reflection drives learning. Take the taxonomy of blogging skills by Jacob McWilliams and write a post reflecting on your own prgress as a writer/blogger. Features of a successful blog post A well organized argument or main point, supported through the use of hyperlinks and multimedia materials (video, sound, images) A clear, unified voice that is appropriate

Writing Prompt Day Four #EDU407Sum19

Writers thrive on the power of observation. Look up. The sky is its own canvas of wonder. Imagine this: we all share the same sky, just different parts of it at different times of day. Your sky is part of my sky, and mine, is part of yours. For today’s prompt, gaze up at the sky, day or night or somewhere in-between, and take notice. We suggest you find a ni

Using Emotion to Teach Writing #EDU407Sum19 #literacies #clmooc

As I completed research for this post the idea that learning fills a desire (Mozère, 2914) hit me (cited below). Many philosophers express learning in some type of change state. It begins and ends with conflict (Piaget), or consist of even growing from pain. We have always associated learning with excited emotional states. Makes sense writing with emotion is

Updates Outline/Notes for Agentive Apprenticeship Article

in apprenticeship learning target skills are not only continually in use by skilled practioners, but are instrumental in completing meangingful tasks learning of skills and knowledge embedded in social and functional context 456 The biggest difference between agentive apprenticships and cognitive apprenticeship is the focus on growing the network and spaces

Hey #clmooc help me on my learning journey by documenting your own #feldgang by building a website

As part of #clmooc this summer I am trying to create a tutorial that students of all ages can use to document their learning journey. I am writing a tutorial for launching a website with some basic blogging functionalities using the Glitch platform. Wondering if anyone would be willing to give the tutorials a try. Interested in feedback in general observatio

Writing Prompt Day Three #EDU407Sum19

We extol the point of writing for purpose, but pupose without passion is more a job than art. Emotion enhances writing. Pick something that brings you pure joy or burning anger. Put thoughts down and share.