Just Jen

I had the opportunity to meet the incomparable Jennifer Maddrell today. For real. In the flesh. She, her husband Tom, and I had lunch together. See, Jen and I do a webcast together on Sunday nights called EdTechWeekly. For the last two years or so, I’ve talked to her nearly every week on Skype. We’ve [...]

Posted on March 31st, 2009 by John Schinker
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SaveLinks

I’ve been working on a little script to help manage the Delicious inbox. When you save a link in Delicious, you can add an additional tag of for:username to send the link to another Delicious user. So if I see something that I think my darling bride might be interested in, I can just tag [...]

Posted on March 11th, 2009 by John Schinker
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Thoughts on Online Learning

This week, I’m finishing up the first online class I’ve taken in a couple years. In the two years since my last online classes, I have become heavily involved in the concept of a professional learning network. For me, learning has become much less focused on specific curriculum and objectives, and more centered on my [...]

Posted on March 5th, 2009 by John Schinker
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Ohio Adventures

There’s so much to see and do in Ohio, even a lifetime resident like me discovers new things all the time. This year, in celebration of Ohio Day, I have a list of 10 things to do in Ohio that I haven’t done yet. Most of these are off the beaten path. Some are WAY [...]

Posted on March 1st, 2009 by John Schinker
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