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Learning from Nick Hornby

raccooncity February 8, 2015 Learning from Nick Hornby2015-02-08T23:41:38+00:00 Teaching No Comment
A few nights ago I attended a special event at the TIFF Bell Lightbox: In Conversation Nick Hornby. I had never attended an author's event before and thoroughly enjoyed it!…
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How I Learn – Apparently…

raccooncity February 6, 2015 How I Learn – Apparently…2015-02-08T20:09:28+00:00 Learning No Comment
Prior to last Christmas, I had never had any experience with a GoPro camera. So ever since I received one I have been intrigued by how I have gone about…
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Dominoes of Change

raccooncity February 5, 2015 Dominoes of Change2015-02-06T10:12:24+00:00 No Comment
In June we will be getting new laptops at school. This seems like such a simple straight-forward thing. But like so many things in education, when you start to think…
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#28daysofwriting

raccooncity February 4, 2015 #28daysofwriting2015-02-04T22:20:17+00:00 No Comment
Why are some things so hard to turn into a habit? Why do we stop doing some things that used to be good habits? Running used to be a Yesterday…
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Coursera vs. Connected Courses – Week 2

raccooncity September 27, 2014 Coursera vs. Connected Courses – Week 22014-09-27T19:03:01+00:00 Learning No Comment
On the plus side, I think that I have decided to create my Coursera story to share why I think those ICT strands are important so that I can share…
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Are We Passionate About What is Challenging?

raccooncity September 27, 2014 Are We Passionate About What is Challenging?2014-09-28T11:48:49+00:00 Teaching No Comment
Connected Courses: Hanging Out with Randy Bass and Cathy Davidson Wow! I only had time to watch one of the two videos posted last week but thoroughly enjoyed it. The…
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Not All Who Wander Are Lost

raccooncity September 14, 2014 Not All Who Wander Are Lost2014-09-14T01:09:38+00:00 Learning 2 Comments
Coursera vs. Connected Courses - Week 1 I started two online courses this week and the difference between their approaches is huge! One is very teacher oriented with a list…
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Connected Courses, ds1016, Coursera…

raccooncity August 30, 2014 Connected Courses, ds1016, Coursera…2014-08-30T19:14:19+00:00 Learning No Comment
Clow, Doug (2013). MOOCs and the funnel of participation. In: Third Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge (LAK 2013), 8-12 April 2013, Leuven, Belgium. What I Know (or think I…
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How (or Should) We Find Time for In-School PD?

raccooncity August 19, 2014 How (or Should) We Find Time for In-School PD?2014-08-20T17:05:31+00:00 Teaching No Comment
Based on photo by Daniel Oines. Alternatives. 2013. (CC licensed - BY) Accessed August 19, 2014. What I Know (or Think I Know) About Tech PD: We are so lucky…
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Going to Work with ds106

raccooncity March 18, 2014 Going to Work with ds1062014-08-17T17:14:05+00:00 ds106 No Comment
I don't even remember how I came across ds106 for the first but it has been a great place to drop in and participate once in a while! Winter 2011:…
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