The Best Laid Plans …
Some rights reserved by Luke Andrew Scowen 2009 When my winter break began I told myself I would sit down, reflect, and write a thoughtful post to close out the year. I had the best of intentions to...
View ArticleThinking Forward Into 2013
Now that the new year is underway and I’ve had a chance to reflect on 2012, I wanted to pause and do some thinking forward about 2013. Where will I go? What will I learn? What are my goals (big and...
View ArticleJoining #etmooc to Connect and Learn
I finally took the plunge and joined #etmooc! I have been watching the course grow and evolve online for a few years now but I had never actually jumped in and signed up. I was always worried that I...
View ArticleMisadventures in Connected Learning … But That’s Not All!
Before the second week of #etmooc “Connected Learning” slips away, I wanted to write a post reflecting a bit on the prompt: ”Is it possible for our classrooms to support this kind of (connected)...
View ArticlePicture Poetry – More #ETMOOC Digital Storytelling
After experimenting with the 5 Card Flickr Story this morning, I wanted to try another medium that would allow me to more easily integrate text and images. I was reminded of a free app I had downloaded...
View ArticleA #SixWordStory About Real-Life Superheroes!
Okay, so I’m quickly discovering that this digital storytelling topic is going to be full of fun! I love to create, especially when it involves imagery and storytelling. Yesterday, I saw this tweet...
View ArticleWalking Through the #ETMOOC Browser
Here it is! My post about another new tool that I tried as part of the digital storytelling focus in #etmooc that I promised to share in my last post about flip books. After seeing someone else in the...
View ArticleHow Bitty Baby Began my Focus on Early Childhood Learning
After reading Gears of My Childhood by Seymour Papert for the MIT Learning Creative Learning MOOC I’m participating in, I started think reflect on: What object from my childhood interested and...
View ArticleMaking New #MediaLabCourse Creations!
One of the things I was really excited about when I learned of the Learning Creative Learning course through MIT was the list of activities students would be asked to complete. Since I have just...
View ArticleThe CMK Series – Part 1
After taking a hiatus to facilitate a PD institute at my school, start exploring my Google Glass, attend Constructing Modern Knowledge (CMK) and most recently have my wisdom teeth removed – I’m finally...
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