Thought I would share this website. I used it for years with my students. They liked making the cards and it's a great holiday activity.
http://www.letssaythanks.com/Home1280.html
Monday, November 23, 2009
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Michael Grahame Moore discusses The Scholarship of Distance Education
I watched this yesterday and truly enjoyed it, so I thought I would share. It's about an hour long and revolves around the scholarship of distance education.
http://mediasite.ics.uwex.edu/mediasite5/Viewer/?peid=505b5517421a4f91a4db0de736f05254
25th Anniversary of the Conference on Distance Teaching & Learning, August 4-7, 2009, Monona Terrace Convention Center, Madison, WI
http://mediasite.ics.uwex.edu/
25th Anniversary of the Conference on Distance Teaching & Learning, August 4-7, 2009, Monona Terrace Convention Center, Madison, WI
Friday, November 6, 2009
AECT Wrap-Up
Last week Sara Kacin and I attended the AECT conference as graduate students. The week was not only informational and motivating, but it was also super COOL! We interviewed Charles Reigeluth, and Sara interviewed John Keller. We walked the halls, sat at lunches and dinners, and attended sessions by leaders of the field such as: David Merrill, David Wiley, David Jonassen (wow, I'm starting to see a pattern), Bob Reiser, Andy Gibbons, Michael Hannafin, and many more! One day, I attended a graduate student mentoring session that consisted of a panel of 5 leaders, and then a break out session so they could help mentor us in smaller groups related to our area of study. They provided some information that I thought I would share:
1. Your dissertation represents you looking for a place in the profession, so you should try to research a topic that fills in a gap. They directed us to a dissertation database that is kept by Dr. Edward Caffarella, and contains Doctoral Research in Educational Technology: from 1977-2006. Here's a link to it: http://cortland.edu/edleadership/edcaffarella/dissdir/displai4.htm
2. When writing your dissertation, keep in mind that "it's not about the writing, it's about the research" - Andy Gibbons
3. Publish, Publish, Publish! - Make sure it's the right piece for the right place.
4. Keep in mind that your doctoral studies is a "discovery time." Time to discover organizations that are a fit for YOU. Time to discover research and authors that fit YOUR interests.
I hope you find these 4 thoughts useful. Again, this was a session hosted by the GSA - Graduate Student Assembly of AECT. Even if you are not an AECT member you can join and follow the GSA AECT ning @ http://aectgsa.ning.com/
Have a great weekend!
1. Your dissertation represents you looking for a place in the profession, so you should try to research a topic that fills in a gap. They directed us to a dissertation database that is kept by Dr. Edward Caffarella, and contains Doctoral Research in Educational Technology: from 1977-2006. Here's a link to it: http://cortland.edu/
2. When writing your dissertation, keep in mind that "it's not about the writing, it's about the research" - Andy Gibbons
3. Publish, Publish, Publish! - Make sure it's the right piece for the right place.
4. Keep in mind that your doctoral studies is a "discovery time." Time to discover organizations that are a fit for YOU. Time to discover research and authors that fit YOUR interests.
I hope you find these 4 thoughts useful. Again, this was a session hosted by the GSA - Graduate Student Assembly of AECT. Even if you are not an AECT member you can join and follow the GSA AECT ning @ http://aectgsa.ning.com/
Have a great weekend!
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