Each mission in my new book, Hacking Digital Learning Strategies: 10 Ways to Launch EdTech Missions, shares an example of the Mission in Action by a teacher I admire. When I was writing the Mission: Seek and Preserve the Truth, I immediately thought about edtech guru and good friend, Jon Samuelson, @JonSamuelson. Jon is the […]
Category: Interviews
Interview with Noah Geisel, @SenorG: Motivate with Digital Badges!
Noah Geisel, @SenorG, is the first person who really taught me about the potential micro-credentials and digital badges have to motivate learners to achieve great things throughout their lives. Noah and I sat down at the Friendly Place in San Antonio a few years back and he began to passionately explain and sketch out his […]
Cultural and Language Struggles: Interview with a Teacher in Honduras
This is part of the World Education Blog’s #TeacherTuesday project in which they share interviews with teachers from around the world. Stay tuned for the next interview which features a teacher who ran secret schools during the Taliban’s era in order to make sure girls could continue their education. You will find these interviews posted under […]
11 Random Facts
This post is different from my usual ones, because I’m participating in a blogging meme, in which you get to find out 11 facts about me. I think this meme would be a great way to motivate language learners to write and learn more about each other. It’s a great way to build a community, […]
Interview: Tyson & Rocco Seburn & the Klingon Scandal
Tyson Seburn (@seburnt) is an incredibly multi-talented ELT star in our Personal/Passionate Learning Network! In Canada, he stays busy running his own website, CourseTree, managing an industry book distributor, conducting webinars, and teaching in the International Foundation Program at University of Toronto. Avid tweeter and blogger, his current area of interest is purposeful integration of […]
Kinect and Game/Gesture-based Learning: Interview with Johnny Kissko
Interview 16 of Education Voices This week I had time to catch up with Johnny Kissko (@JohnnyEducation) on Skype. Johnny is a math teacher in Lubbock who is passionate about the potential of various technologies integrated effectively into the curriculum. What do we mean by effectively? In his interview, you will discover that he envisions […]
A Student's Voice about Technology & Learning: Interview with Shantanu Bala
Interview 15 of Education Voices In the move for education transformation, we need to listen to many voices including students. I was fortunate to meet high school student and web developer, Shantanu Bala. We met online while collaborating on a project to further improve education. Shantanu is a high school student who developed this really […]
Leading by Example & Teacher Evaluations: Interview with Akevy Greenblatt
Interview 14 of Twittering for Education In the move for education transformation we need effective leadership. This means that administrators have to take the first step in showing teachers the path to transparency and effective instructional practice. Principal Akevy Greenblatt is one such leader who I had the pleasure of interviewing this past week. He […]
Student Perspectives on Digital Natives & Technology in Schools
Yesterday was the last #Edchat of the year and it definitely ranked as one of my favorites. During the 12pm EST/ 5pm GMT #Edchat, we discussed: Is the idea of digital native really a myth? Do most kids today already have the skills and knowledge to master technology for learning? We were fortunate to have […]
Building the Twitter Academy: Interview with Kelly Tenkely
Interview 13 of Twittering for Education I love when I meet educators so passionate about their vision they don’t see the obstacles involved. Instead, these educators just begin building their dreams and living them. This is how education transformation occurs through action supported by passion and vision. I collaborate with these kind of educators daily […]