Rethinking Lectures, Learning, and Engagement
I have, for quite a long time, not been a big fan of lectures as a primary way of fostering learning and the positive transformations […]
3 Ways To Blockbuster Your Report Cards
Today’s guest post is written by Keith Westman. Follow him on Twitter at @keithwestman. Note: I am aware I am not the first person to use […]
Innovator’s Mindset MOOC (#IMMOOC): Sorry, I Don’t Do That Anymore
The last person who tried to convince me I should learn about something that, to me, held no value probably pushed me well down the […]
Innovator’s Mindset MOOC (#IMMOOC): At the Intersection of Innovation, Community, and Zombies
Yet another article—this one from Inside Higher Ed—is purportedly documenting the idea that MOOCs (massive open online courses) are dead—again. Which is news to those […]
Innovator’s Mindset MOOC (#IMMOOC): Down the Blended Reading Rabbit Hole Again
The new-to-me practice of reading intensively beyond the page as part of my participation in the third season of George Couros’s #IMMOOC (the Innovator’s Mindset […]
Innovator’s Mindset MOOC (#IMMOOC): Preparing for a Future We Can’t Yet See
The experience of immersing myself in the third season of George Couros’s #IMMOOC (the Innovator’s Mindset massive open online course) continues to take me down […]
Innovator’s Mindset MOOC (#IMMOOC): Flexing Our Social Media Muscles
Trying to skim approximately 3,000 tweets in an hour is a ridiculously daunting challenge. One that I clearly was not up to meeting. But I […]
Innovator’s Mindset MOOC (#IMMOOC): Reading in the 21st Century
Reading as I prepare to dive into #IMMOOC (the Innovator’s Mindset massive open online course) Season 3, I’m once again coming face to face with […]
Characteristics of the Innovator’s Mindset
Image from Chapter 3 “The Innovator’s Mindset” (Couros, 2015) My response to Chapter 3: The innovator’s mindset: Empowering learning, unleash talent and lead a […]
A Pedagogy First School
My response to Chapter 2: The innovator’s mindset: Empowering learning, unleash talent, and lead a culture of creativity (Couros, 2015) What keeps resonating with me […]
Revisiting Innovation
Mr reflections and meanderings in response to Chapter 1: What Innovation Is and Isn’t (Couros, 2015). Embed from Getty Images Almost every sentence of […]
Slow down Simon
Embed from Getty Images For some not so light holiday reading, I have downloaded a couple of books that focus on leading innovation in education. […]
