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So How, Exactly, Will Learning Be Assessed?

Posted in Adult Learners, Assessment, Employment, Experience, Learning, PLA, Technology, Work, tagged , , , , , , , , on November 2, 2011 | 2 Comments »

I am trying to understand badges. Given my background with Prior Learning Assessment programs and other forms of experiential learning, I totally get the idea conceptually. (Hey – I know a few boy and girl scouts too! They’ve earned badges for things they learned and could do too, right?) Apparently, with a badge: You can [...]

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To Learn, Unlearn, & Relearn

Posted in Assessment, Learning, Literacy, PLA, Reflection, Technology, tagged , , , , , , on September 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

I recently found the list below of 21st Century Literacies, posted by Cathy Davidson. As I prepared to launch myself and my students into Fall term today, I re-read the list, paused, and thought that even though I am not teaching any content specific to these literacies (I teach in the PLA program), at some [...]

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Who Knew?

Posted in Blogs, Community, Learning, Social Media, Technology, Writing, tagged , , , , , , , on May 5, 2010 | 5 Comments »

I learn something new everyday. So yesterday I wrote a blog post. And then I received this email: Congrats! Your post ( http://prattlenog.com/2010/05/04/verb-to-blog/ ) has been promoted to Freshly Pressed on WordPress.com. Keep up the good work! ^-^-^-^-^-^ Joy Editorial Czar WordPress.com | Automattic editor@wordpress.com I chuckled at Joy’s title. “Czar.” Why not “queen?” I [...]

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Friendly Treehouses (AHEA)

Posted in Adult Learners, Blogs, Conferences, Higher Education, Learning, Professional Development, Social Media, Technology, tagged , , , , on October 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

In this  post are several links to resources and examples related to the presentation that Harriet Schwartz (who writes The Encouragement Lounge, a blog for her adult learners) and I gave at this year’s AHEA conference. First, a must read is Harriet’s article that was published in The Chronicle of Higher Education titled Facebook: The [...]

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Introduction to Social Media Communications

Posted in Higher Education, Learning, Social Media, Technology, tagged , , on May 14, 2009 | 3 Comments »

Here’s more information about the course that Art and I are teaching this summer – you do not need to be a Marylhurst student to take or audit this course. Registration opens Monday May 18th. Introduction to Social Media Communications: Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, & More CCM 366-1E (1 credit) or CCM 066-1E (1 CEU) COURSE [...]

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The Kingdom Can Become Yours

Posted in Learning, Technology, tagged , on April 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I read Chris Brogan’s blog. He writes about community and social media, and by reading his posts I can usually keep myself fairly well-informed about how folks are thinking about and using various social media tools to build and foster relationships. Today, he wrote a post called How Not to Learn, in which he makes [...]

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Silos, Falling Down

Posted in Learning, Life, tagged , , , on March 20, 2009 | 2 Comments »

I’ve been experiencing an interesting phenomenon in the past few years: the separate aspects of my life have become much less separate and much more integrated. I no longer have a work life, a personal life, an educational life – they are much more connected, in time, organization, and approach. We hear a lot about [...]

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