Comments on: Continuing the Educon Conversation

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 21:12:13 +0000

Might want to mention on this post that the survey is now closed and results posted:

http://weblogg-ed.com/2010/the-big-questions-now-what/

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Weblogg-ed » The Big Questions: Now What? — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 13:27:29 +0000

[...] today, 220 of you were kind enough to vote on what you thought were the 10 most important questions from the list that we generated at Educon. Here are the “winners” at the [...]

By: Allison Williams

Allison Williams — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 22:20:17 +0000

I followed educon via the twitter and elluminate. Would love to be more directly connected.

By: Dee James

Dee James — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:21:42 +0000

I was not part of Educon. I stumbled upon the information a bit too late to take part online but it must have been great from what I have read.

I got interested because I was feeling isolated and wanted to be part of a larger group of ideas. I am going to be very interested in the results from this information. We are a very small school with large funding cuts from the state. We need to think differently rather than trying to fit what we do now into the new constraints but the how of that is the question. Many of the questions asked may help and I am looking forward to them! Thanks for making this public.

By: Kim Sivick

Kim Sivick — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 13:02:24 +0000

I was a first time attendee at Educon this year. I loved the “magic” . I don’t think it would be necessary to mandate any actions…just identify a few key organizers willing to take a leap and ask them to invite others. There are enough of us that would be delighted to be included. The issue occurs once you begin preaching outside the choir.

Slowly, enough individuals start to make a shift and the world will notice. Perhaps Ian Jukes with his committed sardine analogy is apropos here….when enough sardines begin to swim in a different diction, they slowly build mass until the rest of the sardines simply turn and follow.

As for inspiration to be a change agent look no further than Margaret Mead: “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.”

By: Kristen Swanson

Kristen Swanson — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:26:13 +0000

I love the idea of bringing “action” to Educon. My only question is this: Right now, everyone is intrinsically motivated to accomplish your task because they have high interest and a passion for change. By “requiring” it, will it kill the magic?

Thanks for making me think Will. I look forward to discussing your topics at length with some amazing educators!

By: Will Richardson

Will Richardson — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:41:32 +0000

I’m sure there are all sorts of intersections stemming from Educon. You did a great job of creating something on the fly. In general, I think we need more “actions” coming out of the conversations. Maybe something like this should be a part of each proposal next year, though I wouldn’t want to mandate anything. But it does seem like a time when we can get some things done as well as talk about them. Just thinking out loud.

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By: linda biondi

linda biondi — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 04:44:06 +0000

I happened to “find” this site while trying to learn more about Will Richardson, who will be presenting at our school this month. I found the questions to be timeless. If the word “technology” wasn’t part of the question, they would be questins that we ask ourselves day in and day out as educators. Sometimes I feel as if I am technology literate but then when I compare myself to others in the field of education, I realize I have so much to learn. I look forward to his presentation and responding on this blog.

By: Brian Kuhn

Brian Kuhn — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 03:56:45 +0000

Thanks for asking the questions and sourcing our opinion. I’m looking forward to the blog post series that will be unleashed here soon!

By: Honor Moorman

Honor Moorman — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 03:23:34 +0000

This is a great way to extend the conversation – Thanks! The questions I selected seem to point back to the essential question – What’s best for our students? That who I’m dreaming big for!

By: J. Radney

J. Radney — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:12:37 +0000

Thanks so much for doing this, Will. I am forwarding the webform to my students in English and Business Writing courses to see if they will participate; I have also notified people in the MOODLE for Teachers course I am a facilitator for to encourage their participation.

Have you considered posting the item for input among educators exploring the value of Google Wave for education? I can get you the information, if you would like.
radney

By: Laura Deisley

Laura Deisley — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:56:43 +0000

Game. Thanks for taking a conversation to the next level. And, hopefully something actionable.

By: Rodd Lucier

Rodd Lucier — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:43:28 +0000

Funny that you should write this at the same time I’ve been having related discussions with my co-presenter at Educon. Following our experience of writing a largely graphic e-book in our session (which was read over 5000 times in the first 5 days), Ben Hazzard and I have been having discussions about digging deeper in the writing of a book or series of books in support of change agents.

Looking at what you’ve done here, there may be an intersection in our plans.

By: Karen Szymusiak

Karen Szymusiak — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:54:36 +0000

Margie,
Curious…. when did we work together.