I originally wrote this blog post for parenting blog This Mommy Gig; it appeared on July 29th, 2008, and I’ve edited it slightly for inclusion here. Although the subject matter falls slightly outside my normal scope here at AoC, I’m posting it in the interest of consolidating my posts on…
Category: Reflection
Beginning Blogging
My blog turns three years old today! In the last few days, I’ve been re-reading some of my older blog posts (check out some of my personal favorites), which was an interesting exercise for me, now that I have an established body of writing in this space and a little…
Leadership Day 2010: From the Ground Up
For the fourth year running, Dr. Scott McLeod out of Iowa State University’s CASTLE program has invited educational bloggers to share their thoughts on topics surrounding educational leadership as it pertains to technology. In my 2009 entry, I listed four key attributes of someone I considered to be a superlative…
Not For Sale
Before about 20 minutes ago, I’d never heard of Kevin O’Keefe. My introduction to him came via this blog post, which came up when I Googled an excerpt from an email I received earlier this week. Based solely on that one blogpost, the only evaluation of Mr. O’Keefe I can…
Progress Report: One Year Later
Last July I described how I used online mindmapping program MindMeister to organize my then-overwhelming mishmosh of personal and professional goals neatly into academic years. Now that the 2009-2010 academic year is drawing to a close, I thought I’d publicly review (because I’m nothing if not accountable) whether or not…