Not A Clique - But a Cluster
Jennifer Wagner,
Thoughts by Jen,
Jul 05, 2011
Summary and reactions to the ISTE11 conference, nicely brought together by The ISTE keynote by Jennifer Wagner, who observes "We travel in swarms or clusters from session to session. Hearing people we have heard before, chatting with people we have chatted with before, dining with those we have dined before….and not dismissing anyone from joining in... but not venturing out to invite others in either."
Dean Shareski's summary was an interesting light look at a bunch of sessions. He was also quote critical of the keynotes. "This is an organization who's mission is to help schools effectively use technology for learning. Shouldn't we at least be trying to focus on learning and technology?" Having listened to Chris Lehman's keynote, which sounded like a sermon more than anything, I have to agree (note, Lehman's talk starts 30 minutes into the recording - I should use Tube Chop to link to these).
But another keynote, John Medina's, was bang on. "Every brain is wired differently from every other brain and learns in ways unique to that brain," was quite good (note that if you watch the video the keynote starts some 30 minutes in - I don't know why). I really like his map analogy. Everybody should listen to this.
Dean Shareski's summary was an interesting light look at a bunch of sessions. He was also quote critical of the keynotes. "This is an organization who's mission is to help schools effectively use technology for learning. Shouldn't we at least be trying to focus on learning and technology?" Having listened to Chris Lehman's keynote, which sounded like a sermon more than anything, I have to agree (note, Lehman's talk starts 30 minutes into the recording - I should use Tube Chop to link to these).
But another keynote, John Medina's, was bang on. "Every brain is wired differently from every other brain and learns in ways unique to that brain," was quite good (note that if you watch the video the keynote starts some 30 minutes in - I don't know why). I really like his map analogy. Everybody should listen to this.
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