Shanghai: All over but the flight.

Shanghai: All over but the flight.

(Posted from Shanghai Pudong International Airport) Well that will do it from Shanghai. It has been an amazing three years living and working here. If you ever get a chance to visit, don’t miss it. Chinese people are great, I’ve really enjoyed living among them, getting to know their culture and watching them grow as a nation. Living in a […]

Help spread the word about Learning 2.008!

Help spread the word about Learning 2.008!

Ken Caroll of Praxis Language (and the famous ChinesePod.com) invited me out to their new studio here in Shanghai to record some sound bites for the Learning 2.008 conference. Ken and Praxis Language will help us to record every session of the Learning 2.008 conference this year. (More on my visit with Ken later)I worked with their sound guy David […]

A New Beginning at SAS

A New Beginning at SAS

It’s been a stressful couple of weeks (thanks to those on twitter for your words of encouragement). Ending another school year, trying to move all your belongings to Bangkok, having to plan a 5 week summer that includes a trip to Japan with friends and a trip to Texas for NECC is stressful enough. Then with two weeks left in […]

Thinking Outside the Box

Thinking Outside the Box

I want to share with you an exciting opportunity that has come up. For a long time I have been an advocate of the wiki service Wetpaint.com. Recently, Wetpaint and I have been discussing how we can work together in promoting their services. This has resulted in an agreement between myself and Wetpaint. Back in December when I quit my […]

Brain Rules at Google

Brain Rules at Google

Thanks to Justin for posting this. Funny how when you find an interesting resource that it just continues to catch your eye. Watch this 50 minute video. Call it your Professional Development for the day.

Brain Rules presentation and another summer read

Brain Rules presentation and another summer read

Found this great presentation at Presentation Zen today. A blog that every educator should read. We are…at are core presenters and this blog keeps you honest. Check out this presentation made specifically for the web on a book called Brian Rules. After watching this I’ve added it to my summer book list. Tags: books, presentations

Conversation with PSU students

Conversation with PSU students

I’m wrapping up what will be the last grad course I’ll be teaching at PSU for awhile. Moving to a new country, a new job, and starting some other projects will be keeping me busy for awhile. I’ve really enjoyed teaching the course Teaching & Learning in a Networked Classroom. A course that is ran on an open wiki that […]

Taking control of your school's profile: Where to start

Taking control of your school's profile: Where to start

So I woke up this morning to find that my post last night on school’s taking control of their profiles has started a little conversation. I gave a talk on this topic to educators and administrators at the EARCOS conference in March that scared a few, made a few jump into action, and others left shaking their heads not knowing […]

Schools: Take control or forfeit your profile

Schools: Take control or forfeit your profile

Who is controlling your school’s online profile? In my presentation to educators I usually say: You need to take control of your online presence, because if you don’t…someone else will! Do schools have someone looking after their online profile? Do we need to create a new position in the communication office? I just got done editing my school’s wikipedia entry […]