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My latest #gradhacker posts: student feedback

So, I started thinking I should post here a little bit about what I am posting over at the ol’ Gradhacker. On Friday, I took on the idea of how technology might facilitate the giving of student feedback: As a former High School English teacher, I have experienced the overwhelming tsunami of having to… Continue reading My latest #gradhacker posts: student feedback

Teacher Identity and Persona on Twitter: My final project

This semester I took an Introduction to Qualitative Methods course. For our final project, we were to do a poster session on a proposal we wrote during the course. For this poster, I invited people to add a post-it note to my poster that answer the question “Who is a teacher?” I invited viewers to… Continue reading Teacher Identity and Persona on Twitter: My final project

#NowYouSeeItMSU: Cathy Davidson’s MSU talk

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My Epistemological Leanings: or how I know I know

Recently for my Introduction to Qualitative Methods course, I was asked to identify my own epistemological leanings, specifically in the context of how I design research studies. I thought it would be useful to post those musings here and check back in a bit to see if they still hold. As always, comments and criticisms… Continue reading My Epistemological Leanings: or how I know I know

Pretty Sure Badges Aren’t the Answer to Our Motivation Problem

With the convening of the DML 2012 conference, the conversation on my feeds has once again turned to badges. As I’ve outlined in this space before, I am somewhat of a badge skeptic. At first it was a general uneasiness, then I started thinking about motivational theory and what it might predict about the use… Continue reading Pretty Sure Badges Aren’t the Answer to Our Motivation Problem

Remembering the Challenger

I was in the third grade in 1986, and I wanted to be an astronaut. My teacher, Mrs.G, had applied to be chosen as the first teacher in space. I remember her telling us every detail, and I remember the disappointment when she wasn’t chosen. I remember that cold day when we left our classes… Continue reading Remembering the Challenger

A Community of Readers

Recently, Amazon announced lending for Kindle e-books and the response was mixed. An unscientific scan of my Twitter network ranged from joy to skepticism. Some were relieved to finally be able to share some of the books they had collected on their beloved e-reader. Others complained, vociferously, that purchasing from the Kindle store should mean… Continue reading A Community of Readers

Because Digital Writing Matters: A review

I feel I have to begin this post with the full disclosure that I was breathless with anticipation for this book. First, I am one of the National Writing Project’s biggest fans. Second, I have had the privilege of working with Troy Hicks at the Red Cedar Writing Project and with Dànielle DeVoss at our… Continue reading Because Digital Writing Matters: A review

Not-so shocking: “Students’ writing scores lower on computer tests”

I was on twitter yesterday when I noticed the following news article getting sent around, the headline screaming “Students’ writing scores lower on computer tests.” Here is an excerpt from the opening paragraph: How can this be? How can a generation who has grown up with computers, interacted with them, taken keyboarding and computing classes,… Continue reading Not-so shocking: “Students’ writing scores lower on computer tests”