It is a beautiful day here. The cherry blossoms on the quad outside of the building where my office is are not quite at peak bloom, but almost there. People are taking photos under partly cloudy skies while they can, before a potential thunderstorm threatens the delicate blossoms. I took the picture above from a […]
Tag: EdTech
The Frenzy of Multitasking: A Recommitment to Focus
I have been resisting the third exercise, Observing Multitasking, from the book Mindful Tech, for at least a month now. At first, my resistance was grounded in the fact that I hadn’t yet started the semester and felt like my multitasking habits weren’t at their peak. Now that I’m fully in it, however, and feeling the […]
I Guess I Should Write That Book…Thriving with Technology Part 1…
It’s the first day after the 30-day blogging challenge I just finished with my friends, and what am I doing? I’m blogging. I guess 30-day habits die hard. I mentioned in one of my blog posts that I’m working on a book on more sustainable educational technology practices for teachers and academics. My friend, Anna, asked […]
The Challenge of Intentional E-mail
If you’ve been reading my posts as part of the 30-day blogging challenge that I’m currently in with my friends, Wes & Darlene Kriesel and Anna Smith, you’ve seen that several posts have been about establishing more intentional practices related to technology, with a couple of these posts focused the exercises in David M. Levy’s Mindful […]
Why Am I Doing This? Pushing Pause Instead of Pushing E-mail
A week ago, I began the first exercise from David M. Levy’s Mindful Tech book, and started observing my e-mail use. Levy encourages his readers to share both their observations and personal guidelines they’ve established after completing the exercise, and, well, I need to write a blog post today anyways, so here goes 🙂 Observations It […]
#TeamNoSleep & the Quest for More Mindful Tech Use
I’m going to start this post off by saying that I didn’t sleep well last night. This happens when, every few months, I have a very strong coffee. I am usually a tea drinker because coffee gives me the jitters, but I had a strong cup of delicious cuban coffee with milk and then I […]
Using Technology to Build Community
Technology often gets a bad rap in terms of taking us away from those we love. Don’t get me wrong. I know first hand that technology can be a huge distraction from being present (in fact, I may have been reminded of as much by a dear friend during my 40th birthday weekend celebration), but […]
Considering Online Interactions
Around 15 years ago, when e-mail was my major form of online communication, I remember sending a somewhat entitled e-mail to my Masters thesis advisor who had generously offered her feedback on a draft I had written. After initially telling her I didn’t need the feedback prior to Spring Break, I had decided I could […]
Walking the Talk: Twitter Chat as Online Pedagogy
Last night was the first time that I actually required extended use of twitter in one of my classes. For a few years, I’ve required that students establish a twitter account, follow me and follow their colleagues. I’ve used twitter as a communication tool, to share resources, as an outlet for students to post what’s […]