Influence in Networked Learning

From the classroom to the boardroom, there is a lack of knowledge and appreciation of the power of influence on learning. System and school leaders undervalue the power of formal and informal influencers in their districts or schools and students and educators don’t realize the impact they can have on the networks and systems in … Continue reading Influence in Networked Learning

Undersight: Same Goal. Different View.

Oversight and Undersight For as long as there have been people working, there have been other people watching them work. Oversight has long been the default method of holding people accountable and ensuring results. The use of positional power to watch over the work being done and make sure it is being done properly is … Continue reading Undersight: Same Goal. Different View.

Promoting Collisions

A recent post by Max Drummy on the NPDL Connects blog made me think about how well our schools and classrooms are set up for (and foster) diversity of thinking. In the post, there is a video (Where Good Ideas Come From by Steven Johnson) that talks about how the coffee houses and salons of the past … Continue reading Promoting Collisions

Learning or Achievement

What is our purpose? Our why? Most people want to say learning. Student learning that carries on beyond the classroom. But the further you get from the student desk, the harder it is to say that, and mean it. Get far enough away from the student desk and it sometimes becomes less about learning and … Continue reading Learning or Achievement

Does your school community know?

We have heard many times that students don't care what you know until they know that you care. Like so many great ideas, strategies and tools from the classroom, we forget that they are just as valid for administrators, teachers, parents and whole communities as well. "Your school community won't care what you know until they … Continue reading Does your school community know?