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One summer term ends, and another begins

dr.curry @ July 3, 2007 # No Comment Yet

WHEW. Final grades from the June session are in.
Now I’m into the July session. I’m helping get one of the EDTC 3123 (undergrad preservice teacher technology course) going for our new faculty member, Pasha Antonenko, and I’m teaching EDTC 5773, Instructional Systems Management (Project Management). So, I’m busy again. We’re using dotProject in [...]

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Rededication . . .

dr.curry @ July 2, 2007 # No Comment Yet

Wow. I didn’t see that one coming.
I’ve spent the last hour or so doing what I do every day–skimming over the various EdTech blogs to see if there is anything new or of interest. Now before anyone says anything, YES, I know about RSS feeds. I just like going out and visiting the different [...]

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A former student resurfaces

dr.curry @ June 27, 2007 # No Comment Yet

I’ve got to admit something: For as much grief as I give my students for being on Facebook all the time, it really is a great way to connect and reconnect. I require all my students to add me as friends, and I use it to contact them. It seems to me that they use [...]

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Web 2.0 and Your Own Learning and Development

dr.curry @ June 26, 2007 # No Comment Yet

Stephen Downes, whose blog I really enjoy reading and who I described to my wife as one of the most knowledgeable guys around in EdTech, has a great video about Web 2.0 and learning.
The video is succinct, to the point, and full of practical information.Nice job, sir.

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Once again Dave Wiley gets it right!

dr.curry @ June 25, 2007 # No Comment Yet

I tell you, I like knowing smart people. I was reading up on back posts from David Wiley’s blog, and I ran across this gem:
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I’m feeling grumpy today. Must be the jet lag.
Why do people think that open source licenses are a kind of magic pixie dust? Here’s a little thought…. Let’s call [...]

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