I’ve been to NECC several times, but as a first-timer to EduCon, if I had to choose between the two conferences, I’d lean towards EduCon for the following: Reason #1: Sessions are more like conversations than presentations. Every session I attended truly was “an opportunity to discuss and debate ideas – from the very practical […]
Educon 2.2
Highlights from Sunday Educon Sessions
My take-aways from today’s Educon sessions come from two workshops: The Cost of Copyright Confusion: The Future of Intellectual Property in a Remix Generation – Kristen Hokanson – Today’s session was actually my second time to participate in one of Kristen’s copyright workshops. Last summer I joined the 3-hour NECC session she and Rene Hobbs […]
Highlights from Saturday Educon Sessions
Here are my take-aways from the three Saturday Educon2.2 sessions I attended: 2.Go – Paul Bogush – I really liked the way Paul Bogush rolled out the Web 2.0 tools to our group, most of whom were new to wikis, blogs, podcasts and Google Docs. Paul presented these tools “from the trenches” via his class […]
Science Leadership Academy -Learn, Create, Lead
I spent Day 1 of Educon 2.2 at Philadelphia’s Science Leadership Academy visiting classrooms, chatting with students and staff, and pretty much standing back in awe of what teaching and learning look like when a school site believes that: Our schools must be inquiry-driven, thoughtful and empowering for all members Our schools must be about […]