You may already had the experience of replacing a car battery when the alternator, generator or ignition switch needed replacing. Like me years ago, you may have tried to get a ton of school work done by staying up all night when the work would have been.
Topics: student engagement

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While I don't know that it's actually happening, it's very possible and likely that our Web 2.0 tools are using us. Whenever tools use the user, the user is unaware of getting used. Tools don't share our interests or serve larger...
Topics: student engagement

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In addition to recognizable patterns in new ideas of error and of excessive distance , connections may also fail to form when they are "on the horns of dilemma". Here are four classic Catch-22's to keep in mind as we explore this third...
Topics: connectivism

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Educational reforms are too far-ranging to get emotional about them. Taking an irrational approach will be no help at all to your cause. The threat of educational reforms calls for as much logic, practicality and rationality as you can possibly muster....
Topics: opposing reforms

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Educational reforms are easy to oppose when people appear wicked to you. This is not to say that everyone has evil intentions. Some have merely gotten lazy and shun hard work. Some have abdicated responsibility and avoid hard choices. Some are wallowing..
Topics: opposing reforms

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