Comments for ClintLalonde.net http://clintlalonde.net Trying to balance the ed with the tech Thu, 17 May 2012 17:34:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Pedagogy drives technology drives pedagogy by Clint Lalonde http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForClintLalonde/~3/Q40Ez6eFeQI/ Clint Lalonde Thu, 17 May 2012 17:34:34 +0000 http://clintlalonde.net/?p=1614#comment-9097 Also one of the reasons I am an Android guy - I like files and folders. I have become efficient manipulating files using that structure. I dislike having to learn new ways to do basic things, even when I know deep down that this is probably limiting and trapping me into a mindset as to how things *should* work. It's a balance between being efficient and being innovative. Most of the time, I need to be efficient, which means I don't have a lot of time to devote to relearning basic tasks I have known for years how to do. Also one of the reasons I am an Android guy – I like files and folders. I have become efficient manipulating files using that structure. I dislike having to learn new ways to do basic things, even when I know deep down that this is probably limiting and trapping me into a mindset as to how things *should* work. It's a balance between being efficient and being innovative. Most of the time, I need to be efficient, which means I don't have a lot of time to devote to relearning basic tasks I have known for years how to do.

]]> http://clintlalonde.net/2012/05/15/pedagogy-drives-technology-drives-pedagogy/comment-page-1/#comment-9097 Comment on Pedagogy drives technology drives pedagogy by Clint Lalonde http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForClintLalonde/~3/cUSF6i0ZqJ0/ Clint Lalonde Thu, 17 May 2012 17:28:33 +0000 http://clintlalonde.net/?p=1614#comment-9096 I don't mind it as well, and I think that once we add some other external repositories to it people will begin to see the real value of the system. But it does play with the well understood file management method most people are familiar with. When people feel they have to re-learn something as basic as file management, then they get cranky. And I don't totally blame Moodle here. I think we have done a poor job anticipating and preparing for the difference. I don't mind it as well, and I think that once we add some other external repositories to it people will begin to see the real value of the system. But it does play with the well understood file management method most people are familiar with. When people feel they have to re-learn something as basic as file management, then they get cranky. And I don't totally blame Moodle here. I think we have done a poor job anticipating and preparing for the difference.

]]> http://clintlalonde.net/2012/05/15/pedagogy-drives-technology-drives-pedagogy/comment-page-1/#comment-9096 Comment on Pedagogy drives technology drives pedagogy by Jim Daly http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForClintLalonde/~3/xbX5AA4W4_w/ Jim Daly Thu, 17 May 2012 15:07:47 +0000 http://clintlalonde.net/?p=1614#comment-9095 Pedagogy drives Technology drives Teachers mad? :) I actually like the new file system though. It seems much more teacher friendly. However we have yet to see how our teachers get on with it. Pedagogy drives Technology drives Teachers mad? :)

I actually like the new file system though. It seems much more teacher friendly. However we have yet to see how our teachers get on with it.

]]> http://clintlalonde.net/2012/05/15/pedagogy-drives-technology-drives-pedagogy/comment-page-1/#comment-9095 Comment on Pedagogy drives technology drives pedagogy by Paul Left http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForClintLalonde/~3/FW-A3MqCPE0/ Paul Left Thu, 17 May 2012 10:28:23 +0000 http://clintlalonde.net/?p=1614#comment-9090 I agree that as an LMS based on a social constructivist model, Moodle is not meant to be *just* a 'file repository' . But that doesn't mean we can always totally avoid using a repository feature, so this feature needs to work well. I'm not convinced the developers have got it quite right just yet - eg uploading a zipped set of files in folders can be achieved but it's not very intuitive as it requires a slightly clunky work around in the current version. PS on an analogous note, part of the reason I use an Android device is it gives me a standard and fully accessible file / directory system - a well-proven model that works for me and many others. I get a bit frustrated with iOS because the file system isn't transparent. I agree that as an LMS based on a social constructivist model, Moodle is not meant to be *just* a 'file repository' . But that doesn't mean we can always totally avoid using a repository feature, so this feature needs to work well. I'm not convinced the developers have got it quite right just yet – eg uploading a zipped set of files in folders can be achieved but it's not very intuitive as it requires a slightly clunky work around in the current version.

PS on an analogous note, part of the reason I use an Android device is it gives me a standard and fully accessible file / directory system – a well-proven model that works for me and many others. I get a bit frustrated with iOS because the file system isn't transparent.

]]> http://clintlalonde.net/2012/05/15/pedagogy-drives-technology-drives-pedagogy/comment-page-1/#comment-9090 Comment on New like e-textbook new? by Clint Lalonde http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForClintLalonde/~3/92DmPkENrMA/ Clint Lalonde Tue, 06 Mar 2012 14:50:52 +0000 http://clintlalonde.net/?p=1579#comment-6768 I was happy to see both Mimi Ito and Howard Rheingold comment on George's post because that is what I see as part of the conversation & connections that need to happen. I was happy to see both Mimi Ito and Howard Rheingold comment on George's post because that is what I see as part of the conversation & connections that need to happen.

]]> http://clintlalonde.net/2012/03/05/connected-learning-respons/comment-page-1/#comment-6768 Comment on New like e-textbook new? by Alec Couros http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForClintLalonde/~3/Tk0XNIyuCGM/ Alec Couros Mon, 05 Mar 2012 23:37:28 +0000 http://clintlalonde.net/?p=1579#comment-6741 I think there's even a deeper reason for the recognition of theorists & practitioners in this space - one of the tenets of connected learning *should be* attribution, not just because attribution is ethical and professionally the right thing to do but because without it, you are disconnecting from previous understandings of individuals and groups - those that have explored these questions and spaces for many years previous to this *new* initiative. I think there’s even a deeper reason for the recognition of theorists & practitioners in this space – one of the tenets of connected learning *should be* attribution, not just because attribution is ethical and professionally the right thing to do but because without it, you are disconnecting from previous understandings of individuals and groups – those that have explored these questions and spaces for many years previous to this *new* initiative.

]]> http://clintlalonde.net/2012/03/05/connected-learning-respons/comment-page-1/#comment-6741 Comment on Frog in a pot by Publishing my thesis with Wordpress and Digress.it – Part 1 | ClintLalonde.net http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForClintLalonde/~3/D4QwMzxax74/ Publishing my thesis with Wordpress and Digress.it – Part 1 | ClintLalonde.net Sat, 03 Mar 2012 16:47:15 +0000 http://clintlalonde.net/?p=1500#comment-6647 [...] Frog in a pot [...] [...] Frog in a pot [...]

]]> http://clintlalonde.net/2012/02/10/frog-in-a-pot/comment-page-1/#comment-6647 Comment on Instructions for a Bad Day by amandacoolidge http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForClintLalonde/~3/Q9-E-Mm-xIA/ amandacoolidge Thu, 01 Mar 2012 19:47:59 +0000 http://clintlalonde.net/?p=1534#comment-6589 Clint, love this. You know exactly how much I love stories of inspiration and pieces like this that remind us... we ALL have hard days. Clint, love this. You know exactly how much I love stories of inspiration and pieces like this that remind us… we ALL have hard days.

]]> http://clintlalonde.net/2012/03/01/instructions-for-a-bad-day/comment-page-1/#comment-6589 Comment on Trends that will impact education in the next 5 years by @ListenLearnLead http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForClintLalonde/~3/1E2-owaX2b0/ @ListenLearnLead Wed, 29 Feb 2012 06:44:56 +0000 http://clintlalonde.net/?p=1490#comment-6510 To me it's interesting (=not necessarily positive) that all of these initiatives come from from separate institutions/organizations/companies. I agree that open courses are an important trend. But, I am waiting for more collaborations across institutional silos. Why isn't Stanford working with MITx. Why is Thrun setting up a new and separate company? To me it's interesting (=not necessarily positive) that all of these initiatives come from from separate institutions/organizations/companies. I agree that open courses are an important trend. But, I am waiting for more collaborations across institutional silos. Why isn't Stanford working with MITx. Why is Thrun setting up a new and separate company?

]]> http://clintlalonde.net/2012/01/23/trends-that-will-impact-education-in-the-next-5-years/comment-page-1/#comment-6510 Comment on So long and thanks for all the global beats Village 900 by Lois http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForClintLalonde/~3/qLivbuwLppw/ Lois Fri, 17 Feb 2012 20:43:31 +0000 http://clintlalonde.net/?p=1509#comment-6150 Great post, Clint! Great post, Clint!

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