Educon2.1; Wrapup

            This weekend I attended EduCon 2.1 in Philadephia at the Science Leadership Academy.  Looking for words to describe EduCon2.1, I think Will Richardson says it all; “this is the best conference”.  Unlike a lot of other conferences, there is almost no session hopping (moving from one session to another b/c the original session didn’t resonate with [...]

Educon2.1 Konrad Glogowski

            Easily the best session at Educon2.1 was Konrad Glogowski’s Assessment and Evaluation in the 21st-Century Classroom.  Glogowski is a true rising star on the ed tech scene.  His presentation embraced the concept of assessment while still honoring the core idea of constructivism. In an earlier session, I  had the privilege of sitting next to [...]

Educon2.1; David Warlick

             I attended David Warklick’s presentation “Forging Links between Casual Information Practices & Formal Learning Procedures.” It was an interesting session that would have been amazing if it were held earlier in the conference (people were tired) the session presented a lot of interesting information and challenged the participants to revisit their ideas about multi vs. shift [...]