At first I felt pretty unenthusiastic about this project. I loved that my students were so fired up on research that they would power through online content in pursuit of the perfect image to suit their inquiry. I dreaded the thought of telling them, “Sorry, but all those images you’re been doing awesome things with, […]
If there’s one thing the past decade or so of digital evolution should have taught us, it’s that micromanaging modes of sharing and interaction, like the take-down of Napster or the one-time dismantling of Pirate Bay, does little or nothing to […]
In 2003 I moved to Taiwan and went out looking for somewhere to dance. The problem was, everyplace I walked into was blowing out the most horrific Asian techno (which really was a genre at that point), and I would be perpetually frustrated by my attempts. So, I became a DJ… One clear way to […]
I spent this weekend in Nagoya, at Nagoya International School, attending a workshop led by Kathy Short exploring learning through inquiry. Towards the end of the second day she introduced a model of balanced literacy that explored the ways in which personal inquiry, collaborative […]
