Comments on: Relevant And Original http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2007/01/21/relevant-and-original/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:27:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Ideas and Thoughts from an EdTech » Fresh Voice of the week http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2007/01/21/relevant-and-original/#comment-9103 Ideas and Thoughts from an EdTech » Fresh Voice of the week Tue, 13 Feb 2007 03:34:10 +0000 http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2007/01/21/relevant-and-original/#comment-9103 [...] Take a look at Catherine Hiltz’ blog Learning Excellence. Catherine is a vice-principal at a small K-12 school in southern Saskatchewan. The addition of fresh voices is critical in continuing conversations and avoiding the struggles of banality and lack of relevant, original posts. I certainly struggle with that and rely on these new voices to keep us vets fresh. [...] [...] Take a look at Catherine Hiltz’ blog Learning Excellence. Catherine is a vice-principal at a small K-12 school in southern Saskatchewan. The addition of fresh voices is critical in continuing conversations and avoiding the struggles of banality and lack of relevant, original posts. I certainly struggle with that and rely on these new voices to keep us vets fresh. [...]

]]> By: Kerrie Smith http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2007/01/21/relevant-and-original/#comment-8619 Kerrie Smith Tue, 23 Jan 2007 05:16:18 +0000 http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2007/01/21/relevant-and-original/#comment-8619 I can appreciate this too Graham. I had a couple of weeks holiday and the brain seems to have become a bit passive. Perhaps I need a lot of other people generating ideas that I can comment on! :-) Kerrie I can appreciate this too Graham. I had a couple of weeks holiday and the brain seems to have become a bit passive. Perhaps I need a lot of other people generating ideas that I can comment on! :-)
Kerrie

]]> By: Bruce Schauble http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2007/01/21/relevant-and-original/#comment-8596 Bruce Schauble Mon, 22 Jan 2007 21:27:21 +0000 http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2007/01/21/relevant-and-original/#comment-8596 Yeah, it's a dilemma all right. I've been trying to keep a promise to myself, more or less as an act of self-discipline, to post something every day, on the theory that a commitment to the act itself will bring forth fruit. (That's something I try to sell to my students as well.) Generally it works, I'm able to surprise myself with a new thought often enough to justify the days where I feel like I'm just treading water. But some days are definitely better than others, and I sometimes feel I'm close to the point where I can sense a slide down the quality/quantity index. I think we all have to be forgiving of ourselves and one another in this respect. It's not reasonable to expect that we're all going to be able to come up with relevant, significant, highly original epiphanic insights on a daily basis. And sometimes a series of mundane reflections—the kinds of notes that you mention, or talking oneself through some familiar ideas one more time—can lay the groundwork for a new idea to emerge later on. It's not always going to be riveting, but it's honorable work. Yeah, it’s a dilemma all right. I’ve been trying to keep a promise to myself, more or less as an act of self-discipline, to post something every day, on the theory that a commitment to the act itself will bring forth fruit. (That’s something I try to sell to my students as well.) Generally it works, I’m able to surprise myself with a new thought often enough to justify the days where I feel like I’m just treading water. But some days are definitely better than others, and I sometimes feel I’m close to the point where I can sense a slide down the quality/quantity index. I think we all have to be forgiving of ourselves and one another in this respect. It’s not reasonable to expect that we’re all going to be able to come up with relevant, significant, highly original epiphanic insights on a daily basis. And sometimes a series of mundane reflections—the kinds of notes that you mention, or talking oneself through some familiar ideas one more time—can lay the groundwork for a new idea to emerge later on. It’s not always going to be riveting, but it’s honorable work.

]]> By: Doug Noon http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2007/01/21/relevant-and-original/#comment-8532 Doug Noon Mon, 22 Jan 2007 01:26:55 +0000 http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2007/01/21/relevant-and-original/#comment-8532 Same here. Same here.

]]> By: kwhobbes http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2007/01/21/relevant-and-original/#comment-8527 kwhobbes Sun, 21 Jan 2007 23:43:23 +0000 http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2007/01/21/relevant-and-original/#comment-8527 Graham, Thanks for the reference. New and unique insight? Like what? I enjoyed the your thoughts and ideas. I've been dealing with some of the same stuff myself. I've found some very interesting blogs - off the beaten-cyber track. Some good ideas, thought and insights. Maybe that's what it takes to get things going again instead of the same old, same old. I think I've about discussed the whole "Should we use technology" thing to death, read about it too much but it's still the topic of conversation on many of the blogs. Isn't there anything else? Just out of curiosity, what do you think of the idea of digital intelligence? Could it explain some of the things we're seeing? Have a great week. Kelly Graham,
Thanks for the reference. New and unique insight? Like what? I enjoyed the your thoughts and ideas. I’ve been dealing with some of the same stuff myself. I’ve found some very interesting blogs - off the beaten-cyber track. Some good ideas, thought and insights. Maybe that’s what it takes to get things going again instead of the same old, same old. I think I’ve about discussed the whole “Should we use technology” thing to death, read about it too much but it’s still the topic of conversation on many of the blogs. Isn’t there anything else? Just out of curiosity, what do you think of the idea of digital intelligence? Could it explain some of the things we’re seeing?
Have a great week.
Kelly

]]> By: Educational Discourse » Topics for discussion http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2007/01/21/relevant-and-original/#comment-8526 Educational Discourse » Topics for discussion Sun, 21 Jan 2007 23:37:53 +0000 http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2007/01/21/relevant-and-original/#comment-8526 [...] I’ve spent some time reading through some of the blogs from my GoogleReader, just blog cruising the past few days. Several things have caught my attention. First, there isn’t too much that is really new in a good portion of the high frequency blogs. Like Graham Wegner states in his blog entry relevant and  original : Quite often I read about an idea and then that theme seems to propagate itself in a multitude of blogs. For instance, More Prensky’s concept of digital immigrants and nativesis currently doing the rounds. My problem ? The majority of what’s being written I’ve read versions of before  with very few bloggers currently breaking new ground on this well worn topic. [...] [...] I’ve spent some time reading through some of the blogs from my GoogleReader, just blog cruising the past few days. Several things have caught my attention. First, there isn’t too much that is really new in a good portion of the high frequency blogs. Like Graham Wegner states in his blog entry relevant and  original : Quite often I read about an idea and then that theme seems to propagate itself in a multitude of blogs. For instance, More Prensky’s concept of digital immigrants and nativesis currently doing the rounds. My problem ? The majority of what’s being written I’ve read versions of before  with very few bloggers currently breaking new ground on this well worn topic. [...]

]]> By: Sarah Puglisi http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2007/01/21/relevant-and-original/#comment-8519 Sarah Puglisi Sun, 21 Jan 2007 16:23:33 +0000 http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2007/01/21/relevant-and-original/#comment-8519 Thank you, And I'll be in my 4th (okay of the New Year)angst session today preparing the canned lessons of my week with a little smile for this, thank you.... ..........this fall I'll be returning to teach 3rd grade bouncing out of 1st to allow me to "test" (as finally they acknowledge I get scores...oh...wow...)but anyway I am going to blog with the students(last year as third my site was extensive) even through the blockers the District has up...a pain for sure. I'm testing today all my ways/ideas to beat this. My daughter has some complicated thing routing to canada and in another language and I'm just goping to see what I can figure out.Oh, my point, opps, it's funny but I'm unbelievably motivated in any area(writing/blogging) when I encounter rules, can'ts or some form of resistence.....in writing just compelled to improve my voice to talk to child lives in poverty. I wish I could write funny things....and maybe shorter thank you's...wordy girl...sarah Thank you,
And I’ll be in my 4th (okay of the New Year)angst session today preparing the canned lessons of my week with a little smile for this, thank you….
……….this fall I’ll be returning to teach 3rd grade bouncing out of 1st to allow me to “test” (as finally they acknowledge I get scores…oh…wow…)but anyway I am going to blog with the students(last year as third my site was extensive) even through the blockers the District has up…a pain for sure. I’m testing today all my ways/ideas to beat this. My daughter has some complicated thing routing to canada and in another language and I’m just goping to see what I can figure out.Oh, my point, opps, it’s funny but I’m unbelievably motivated in any area(writing/blogging) when I encounter rules, can’ts or some form of resistence…..in writing just compelled to improve my voice to talk to child lives in poverty.

I wish I could write funny things….and maybe shorter thank you’s…wordy girl…sarah

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