Re-thinking learning for the 21st Century
Written by Jennifer Weening
Going in to Friday’s F2F, my HMW question was this: How might we engage always-busy faculty in meaningful and just-in-time PD? To be honest, this question was not so much developed as it was pulled haphazardly out of my panicked brain fog in a desperate attempt to get myself together in time for the third … Continue reading “The wrong question”
Written by Jennifer Weening
Well, suffice it to say that I didn’t get that promised blog post written in time. It will come next week, though. In the meantime, here is my Action Plan reflection slide deck. You can also view it here. Thank you, everyone, for all of the support, encouragement, and inspiration you have provided this year!
Written by Jennifer Weening
Thanks to @jmedved and @gnichols, every morning I start my day with a small dose of Seth Godin’s wisdom. Here’s what I came across today (and I’m sure most of you have seen it as well): For accessibility reasons, I’ll repost the original text here: It’s tempting to seek to change just one person at … Continue reading “Seth Godin on the Cohort”
Written by Jennifer Weening
Last year, my action plan centred upon restructuring my Communications Technology class in order to allow students to spend more time focusing on their own areas of interest. While this is still a work in progress—so far, I’ve revamped my first two units to try to cover a broader base of basic skills—my hope is … Continue reading “Learning Management and the Student UX: My 2016-17 Action Plan”
Written by Jennifer Weening
I am sitting in silence for the first time in two days. My brain has been begging for it after two busy, high-energy days of presenting and learning at the Summit previously known as GAFE (now GSuite) in Vernon, BC with the EdTechTeam. Two full days jammed packed with tips and tricks, inspiring keynotes, and … Continue reading “You are who you say you are”
Written by Jennifer Weening
Whew! Another F2F almost done and I’m once again feeling inspired and overloaded with ideas. Thanks so much to all of the coaches and facilitators – @jmedved @lmcbeth @ddoucet @gnichols @shelleythomas – who planned this day for us and put so much time, energy, and thought into creating a space for collaboration, reflection, and inspiration. The storyboarding … Continue reading “Keeping the cart behind the horse”
Written by Jennifer Weening
It has now been almost three weeks since my first Face 2 Face session with Cohort 21, and I can honestly say that I am still in awe of the entire experience. Like most people, when I drive, I listen to the radio. When I left The York School on Saturday afternoon and got in my … Continue reading “Reflections on the 2nd F2F”