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Skills for Learning 2.0

Learning with 'e's

One of the most valuable assets a 21st Century learner has is their personal learning network (PLN). A lot of what is learned (some claim up to 70 per cent) is informal, and with a powerful enough network of connections to a PLN, there is no limit to what a learner can achieve.

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How to Succeed at Working From Home [3 Educator Tips]

EdTechTeam

In retrospect, the routines I’ve adopted wind up looking quite a bit like the advice you might find elsewhere, but now I’ve lived the benefits of establishing a space for work at home, keeping regular working hours, taking frequent breaks, and getting plenty of exercise. . After work hours, it’s important to still get plenty of exercise.

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Why Twitter Will Never Connect All Educators.

My Island View

Today’s learners have become more directed and into the ownership of their learning. The classroom is no longer the only location where learning takes place. The students and their learning must be the focus. Teaching is not a passive exercise; it requires work, study, and involvement in an ever-changing world.

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Freedom, Autonomy, and Digital Media at an Indiana High School

Educator Innovator

I found Woodard when I noticed that she had retweeted me and was following me on Twitter (personal learning networks are about who pays attention to you as well as who you pay attention to). Her Twitter profile led to her blog , which could have been written by someone twice her age.