1991: Who we were and Who we need to be
a post in honor of the 20th Anniversary of the public launch of the World Wide Web Every year at this time I do a little soul-searching. I ponder the semester to come – the 400+ young minds I will...
View ArticleThe Future of State Universities
Today I am at the Future of State Universities conference in Dallas. The event calls together university presidents, provosts, state governors and other key institutional players to rethink the future...
View ArticleWhat Iraq taught Tony Blair about Education
“My notion of the threat is different today,” former Prime Minister Tony Blair explained at the Future of State Universities conference. When he entered the war, he saw the conflict as a simple process...
View ArticleSubjects or Subjectivites?
As an alternative to the idea that we teach “subjects,” I’ve been playing with the idea that what we really teach are “subjectivities”: ways of approaching, understanding, and interacting with the...
View ArticleMaker Bots and the Future of Identity
I picked up Reverend Jim Groom last night from the airport. He stopped by on his way to track down the notorious hacker @emre5807 and help us launch our new “Ed Parkour” initiative here on campus. As...
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How our class works
Last semester some students joined me for an interview with Lynda Weinman of Lynda.com to discuss how our class works. You can see the full webinar here: http://nmc.adobeconnect.com/p21022812/
View ArticleWhy Good Classes Fail
This is a quick little essay about why a teacher can employ all the “right methods” (pick your buzzword: student-centered, learning-centric, participatory, collaborative, problem-based, etc.) and...
View ArticleGardening on Solsbury Hill
This past week at the Educause Learning Initiatives conference I had the pleasure of reconnecting with my good friend Gardner Campbell. Every time I meet up with Gardner I am faced with a rush of...
View ArticleInterviewed by David Steiman
Beautifully produced by David Steiman at Pasadena City College.
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Learning worth crying about
By the time I entered college, it had been over 10 years since I had read a book, and I was quite proud of myself. The last book I could remember reading was a book that had been adapted from a Disney...
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