Archive | February, 2009
Thoughts on Assessment
My presentation at EduCon 2.1 helped me conceptualize some of my thoughts and research efforts on assessment in the 21st-century classroom. My interest in assessment emerged out of my research on blogging communities and adolescent literacy. The student participants in my study engaged in writing and reading through a variety of complex and rich interactions. [...]
Continue reading...The Virtual Classroom Project Continues
17. February 2009
I am delighted to report that the Virtual Classroom Project that I started last year on the island of jokaydia in Second Life is back in full swing. An Australian educator, Annabel Astbury, has been selected to be Educator-in-Residence on jokaydia until the end of February. Her residency was launched on February 1st at the [...]
Continue reading...Latest Videos
Final video of the Virtual Classroom Project hosted on the Islands of jokaydia in April and June, 2008. For more information about the project, click here.
Screenshots of the Virtual Classroom Project are available here.
- Jeni Rundell: I lately came across your blog and have been learn...
- Troy: Excellent Article. As a teacher myself, I agree t...
- Sarah Vito: Konrad, I am having a problem with your post where...
- Peter Jones: "Learning how to learn" gets to heart (literally) ...
- Gurmit Singh: Hi Konrad, and all, I have been thinking about ...
Asides 
Karyn Romeis responded to my South African reflection by linking to her own African tale. Her words struck a chord because I returned from Africa (South Africa and Kenya) only a few weeks ago, and my experiences there profoundly changed me as a teacher and a human being. Her entry took me back to many schools and classrooms that I visited in Kenya as part of the Teachers Without Borders-Canada project.
Here’s a link to Karyn’s entry and to a version I annotated using Diigo.
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20. February 2009
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