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Passion-Based Learning
Will Richardson made a very interesting comment today during his presentation at the Online Connectivism Conference. He said that learning today can be “passion-based and deeply personalized.” I do, of course, agree with him. Since we have rejected traditional classrooms where students are treated as empty vessels and embraced learning that is learner-centred, passion needs [...]
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30. January 2007
Last week, I introduced my grade seven students to the online community that they will soon start populating with their poems and discussions. They were very enthusiastic about participating in a community of writers with grade nine students and an accomplished Canadian poet, Douglas Burnet Smith. We talked about constructive criticism, engaging in discussions, and [...]
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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.
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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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5. February 2007
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