Comments on: Here for the learning revolution http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/04/14/here-for-the-learning-revolution/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:49:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Hey…You….Guuuuys (and Gals)!!! « EdTech4Newbies http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/04/14/here-for-the-learning-revolution/#comment-53301 Hey…You….Guuuuys (and Gals)!!! « EdTech4Newbies Thu, 29 May 2008 22:08:14 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/04/14/here-for-the-learning-revolution/#comment-53301 [...] one of my administrators.  I have an important message for all of you.  I want to be part of the Learning Revolution.  I want you to discover the Learning Revolution.  Does “Learning Revolution” sound [...] [...] one of my administrators.  I have an important message for all of you.  I want to be part of the Learning Revolution.  I want you to discover the Learning Revolution.  Does “Learning Revolution” sound [...]

]]> By: And the Winner Is! | 2¢ Worth http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/04/14/here-for-the-learning-revolution/#comment-52815 And the Winner Is! | 2¢ Worth Sat, 24 May 2008 20:33:37 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/04/14/here-for-the-learning-revolution/#comment-52815 [...] said it here and here.  So Scott and Wes teamed up to sponsor a contest to design a Learning Revolution [...] [...] said it here and here.  So Scott and Wes teamed up to sponsor a contest to design a Learning Revolution [...]

]]> By: Kim’s Ventures in Education » Blog Archive » Read my Reflections Please! http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/04/14/here-for-the-learning-revolution/#comment-52331 Kim’s Ventures in Education » Blog Archive » Read my Reflections Please! Tue, 20 May 2008 09:37:23 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/04/14/here-for-the-learning-revolution/#comment-52331 [...] but his superb writings. Shortly before reading Miguel’s post, I was reading a post from Wes Fryer’s blog, he mentioned a post from Jon Becker’s new blog about a similar notion. Wes [...] [...] but his superb writings. Shortly before reading Miguel’s post, I was reading a post from Wes Fryer’s blog, he mentioned a post from Jon Becker’s new blog about a similar notion. Wes [...]

]]> By: Read my Reflections Please! « Kim’s Ventures in Educational Technology http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/04/14/here-for-the-learning-revolution/#comment-51496 Read my Reflections Please! « Kim’s Ventures in Educational Technology Fri, 18 Apr 2008 02:05:26 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/04/14/here-for-the-learning-revolution/#comment-51496 [...] but his superb writings. Shortly before reading Miguel’s post, I was reading a post from Wes Fryer’s blog, he mentioned a post from Jon Becker’s new blog about a similar [...] [...] but his superb writings. Shortly before reading Miguel’s post, I was reading a post from Wes Fryer’s blog, he mentioned a post from Jon Becker’s new blog about a similar [...]

]]> By: Digital interaction opportunities for grandparents and grandchildren » Moving at the Speed of Creativity http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/04/14/here-for-the-learning-revolution/#comment-51466 Digital interaction opportunities for grandparents and grandchildren » Moving at the Speed of Creativity Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:08:48 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/04/14/here-for-the-learning-revolution/#comment-51466 [...] can (potentially) have an amazing, transformative effect on multiple stakeholders in multiple ways. Those of us who are here for the learning revolution can serve as powerful catalysts of change in our local communities when we help others become aware [...] [...] can (potentially) have an amazing, transformative effect on multiple stakeholders in multiple ways. Those of us who are here for the learning revolution can serve as powerful catalysts of change in our local communities when we help others become aware [...]

]]> By: Catch and Release Twitter | Learning In a Flat World http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/04/14/here-for-the-learning-revolution/#comment-51419 Catch and Release Twitter | Learning In a Flat World Tue, 15 Apr 2008 01:08:46 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/04/14/here-for-the-learning-revolution/#comment-51419 [...] the same time, I am mindful of some points Wes Fryer made today in his post “Here for the Learning Revolution.” What is fantastic about the new twitterverse is the continuing conversation unfolding. You [...] [...] the same time, I am mindful of some points Wes Fryer made today in his post “Here for the Learning Revolution.” What is fantastic about the new twitterverse is the continuing conversation unfolding. You [...]

]]> By: Lee Kolbert http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/04/14/here-for-the-learning-revolution/#comment-51409 Lee Kolbert Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:16:50 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/04/14/here-for-the-learning-revolution/#comment-51409 @Tom, I agree with you and perhaps "insecure" is the wrong word. "Passion" definitely describes why we do what we do. Teachers are surely not in education for the money or the glory (if so, can you tell me where I can get some?) but for the impact, however so small. And as for beating ourselves up, you are so right! We tend to be perfectionists so when those imperfections rise to the surface, we feel the need to control them in some way. ~Lee @Tom,
I agree with you and perhaps “insecure” is the wrong word. “Passion” definitely describes why we do what we do. Teachers are surely not in education for the money or the glory (if so, can you tell me where I can get some?) but for the impact, however so small. And as for beating ourselves up, you are so right! We tend to be perfectionists so when those imperfections rise to the surface, we feel the need to control them in some way. ~Lee

]]> By: tom http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/04/14/here-for-the-learning-revolution/#comment-51408 tom Mon, 14 Apr 2008 17:53:37 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/04/14/here-for-the-learning-revolution/#comment-51408 Wow. Thanks, Wes, for pulling this all together and moving it forward. After reading Lee's comments about insecurity and seeing the emotion in many people's comments about this particular topic (and feeling many of those emotions myself), it seemed to me that a lot of us were embarrassed and beating ourselves up for having emotions so closely tied to our blogs. Aside from creative types (writers, bloggers??) tending toward melancholy, what you wrote today helped me realize that these emotions are not just insecurity, but possibly signs of passion. Maybe not passion about blogging per se, but about the things we think deeply about and imperfectly express in our blogs. Our emotions mean we are taking this seriously and we want to make a difference. I don't see us all moving in concert toward the same objective, but I do see among us are movements toward perhaps hundreds of differences in all directions. That makes it even more important for us to hear a variety of voices and deliberately cross paths now and then with those going in slightly different directions. Wow. Thanks, Wes, for pulling this all together and moving it forward. After reading Lee’s comments about insecurity and seeing the emotion in many people’s comments about this particular topic (and feeling many of those emotions myself), it seemed to me that a lot of us were embarrassed and beating ourselves up for having emotions so closely tied to our blogs.

Aside from creative types (writers, bloggers??) tending toward melancholy, what you wrote today helped me realize that these emotions are not just insecurity, but possibly signs of passion. Maybe not passion about blogging per se, but about the things we think deeply about and imperfectly express in our blogs.

Our emotions mean we are taking this seriously and we want to make a difference. I don’t see us all moving in concert toward the same objective, but I do see among us are movements toward perhaps hundreds of differences in all directions. That makes it even more important for us to hear a variety of voices and deliberately cross paths now and then with those going in slightly different directions.

]]> By: Darren Draper http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/04/14/here-for-the-learning-revolution/#comment-51407 Darren Draper Mon, 14 Apr 2008 17:39:45 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/04/14/here-for-the-learning-revolution/#comment-51407 Well said, Wesley. Thanks for sharing your reflectively thoughtful summary of recent events. I think the last few days have been a positive period of growth for the edu-blogosphere and I'm thankful to be a part of it all. Great stuff, Darren Well said, Wesley. Thanks for sharing your reflectively thoughtful summary of recent events. I think the last few days have been a positive period of growth for the edu-blogosphere and I’m thankful to be a part of it all.

Great stuff,

Darren

]]> By: Miguel Guhlin http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/04/14/here-for-the-learning-revolution/#comment-51404 Miguel Guhlin Mon, 14 Apr 2008 17:10:03 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/04/14/here-for-the-learning-revolution/#comment-51404 Wes, thanks for the fantastic invitation to join the learning revolution. One of my favorite quotes remains this one that Mark Wagner shared: "He who learns from one who is learning, drinks from a flowing river." Transforming what we do in schools is not for the faint of heart or the flash in the pan and it's over folks. In truth, we need to actively, tirelessly, relentlessly foster change in the face of what appear to be overwhelming odds. We can only continue to learn from one another while being as transparent and authentic as possible. Although I've been having fun launching a new blog (http://eduwrite.blogspot.com) focused on writing in/for/about education from my perspective as a district administrator, I did make time to comment on the Classroom 2.0 Ning...here's the relevant excerpt: My blog--Around the Corner--was really about me, not about education. . .a way of recording the my personal journey in K-12 education. Writing there has become, over time, a way to reflect on my life and what I'm about. It's also been a place to play with ideas. For me, it's about being transparent about their journey, making connections to others--or not--as they go. I wish I could say it more simply. That aside, if this was a cocktail party, I wouldn't be here. A bit puritanical, Miguel ;-> Wes, thanks for the fantastic invitation to join the learning revolution. One of my favorite quotes remains this one that Mark Wagner shared: “He who learns from one who is learning, drinks from a flowing river.” Transforming what we do in schools is not for the faint of heart or the flash in the pan and it’s over folks. In truth, we need to actively, tirelessly, relentlessly foster change in the face of what appear to be overwhelming odds. We can only continue to learn from one another while being as transparent and authentic as possible.

Although I’ve been having fun launching a new blog (http://eduwrite.blogspot.com) focused on writing in/for/about education from my perspective as a district administrator, I did make time to comment on the Classroom 2.0 Ning…here’s the relevant excerpt:

My blog–Around the Corner–was really about me, not about education. . .a way of recording the my personal journey in K-12 education. Writing there has become, over time, a way to reflect on my life and what I’m about. It’s also been a place to play with ideas. For me, it’s about being transparent about their journey, making connections to others–or not–as they go.

I wish I could say it more simply.

That aside, if this was a cocktail party, I wouldn’t be here.

A bit puritanical,

Miguel
;->

]]> By: Lee Kolbert http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/04/14/here-for-the-learning-revolution/#comment-51392 Lee Kolbert Mon, 14 Apr 2008 09:50:30 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/04/14/here-for-the-learning-revolution/#comment-51392 I've been enjoying your blog for quite awhile and your thoughts and wisdom have become a part of my PLN. I agree with you about not limiting the number of blogs you are subscribing to. I don't put a number on these things, because I am continuously seeking out new ideas for different purposes. In addition, sometimes bloggers start to take on similar views and I am frequently looking for diversity. I agree that there may be ways to organize yourself so that you don't feel overwhelmed by the need to read every new posting. I think David's advice is aimed at new blog readers, however I would recommend the opposite to newbies. How will they find those voices that resonate with them, if they cut themselves off at a few? Like you say, there are so many more edubloggers out here now. I would actually encourage them to find one they like, click through one or two on their blogroll, and continue to do the same for a few more (all the while, collecting a variety of voices and styles). I also think this is the best way to get started blogging yourself. As for the conversation that has been circulating about a few edu-bloggers keeping a tight-knit hold on the edu-readers. (First of all, this "cocktail party" has been going on a long time, have they been drinking this whole time?) Anyway, it's becoming apparent to me that we are all a pretty insecure group. Having been in education my entire professional life, I can't compare it to any other field, but are teachers so much more insecure than other professionals? Or is it that, in the classroom we can see and physically interact with our students and in the blogoshere, we are behind a curtain. Is that what's so unnerving? Either way, I think it would behoove those of us who blog, to remember why we do so. I blogged about this <a href="http://macmomma.blogspot.com/2008/04/theres-open-pd-going-on-at-mobile.html" rel="nofollow">recently</a> and, although I was actually directing comments to <a href="http://aquaculturepda.edublogs.org/2008/04/09/share-your-blogging-experience-tips-for-participants-from-open-pd/#comments" rel="nofollow">Sue Waters</a>' Blog, I was pleasantly surprised by the comments left on mine. I am also "blessed to be digitally connected to a growing network of smart people distributed all over our planet who share many common purposes." ~Lee I’ve been enjoying your blog for quite awhile and your thoughts and wisdom have become a part of my PLN. I agree with you about not limiting the number of blogs you are subscribing to. I don’t put a number on these things, because I am continuously seeking out new ideas for different purposes. In addition, sometimes bloggers start to take on similar views and I am frequently looking for diversity. I agree that there may be ways to organize yourself so that you don’t feel overwhelmed by the need to read every new posting. I think David’s advice is aimed at new blog readers, however I would recommend the opposite to newbies. How will they find those voices that resonate with them, if they cut themselves off at a few? Like you say, there are so many more edubloggers out here now. I would actually encourage them to find one they like, click through one or two on their blogroll, and continue to do the same for a few more (all the while, collecting a variety of voices and styles). I also think this is the best way to get started blogging yourself.

As for the conversation that has been circulating about a few edu-bloggers keeping a tight-knit hold on the edu-readers. (First of all, this “cocktail party” has been going on a long time, have they been drinking this whole time?) Anyway, it’s becoming apparent to me that we are all a pretty insecure group. Having been in education my entire professional life, I can’t compare it to any other field, but are teachers so much more insecure than other professionals? Or is it that, in the classroom we can see and physically interact with our students and in the blogoshere, we are behind a curtain. Is that what’s so unnerving? Either way, I think it would behoove those of us who blog, to remember why we do so. I blogged about this recently and, although I was actually directing comments to Sue Waters‘ Blog, I was pleasantly surprised by the comments left on mine.

I am also “blessed to be digitally connected to a growing network of smart people distributed all over our planet who share many common purposes.” ~Lee

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