I have been inspired by Caine’s arcade for a while now, but I am not the only one. Michael Smith has also been inspired by the hand-made arcade, and has transformed it into a teaching and learning experience for his students. I encourage you to think about how you create hand-made learning experience for your learners, and how you can use games and play to create authentic experiences.

Michael Smith’s channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/michaelbransonsmith

The Education Arcade: http://arcade.dewlines.org/

Caine’s Arcade: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faIFNkdq96U

Google+ Community: https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/116395158372553895482

After thinking about the ways in which we can develop incredibly insulated learning networks, I wanted to create a way to find alternative voices. Eventually, I stumbled across the idea of creating a profile for the types of people that aren’t represented in my networks and then going after them.

Original Ginger Lewman Video that served as inspiration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cCIDc6tE0U

Reflective Practice Vlogging Community: https://plus.google.com/communities/116395158372553895482

I get to think through PLNs in a new way. Instead of being nodes in a network, I would encourage us to be people in a neighborhood. And rather than demonstrating the far reaches of our network, we should be introducing one another to the “locals”. Those that push us and help us create change. In this video I introduce you to three people in my neighborhood. Special thanks goes to the #etmooc community for helping me to craft this idea and for asking the right questions.

Who are the people in your neighborhood?

Would you consider introducing them to the rest of your “network”?

Darren Kuropatwa: http://www.youtube.com/user/dtkuropatwa

Ginger Lewman: http://www.youtube.com/user/GingerTPLC

Rodd Lucier: http://www.youtube.com/user/roddlucier

The Google+ Community: https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/116395158372553895482

This one let me respond to an engaging concept from Michael Wacker. He is mad that Time has been bullying him and taking away his capacity to spend time with his family and do things about which he is passionate.

But, time can be a companion if we translate our projects into conversations instead of hours.

Original Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkgoAN6o9vk

Reflective Practice Vlogging Google+ Community: https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/116395158372553895482

This one lets me connect three very different voices together and reflect upon the nature of Connected Learning.

Kevin Honeycutt’s kites video: http://youtu.be/Sa4tk-YtGxc

Rodd Lucier’s hubs and spokes video: http://youtu.be/YFMMNUZBv30

Vi Hart’s comments video: http://youtu.be/7IJyRAUxtAQ

The Google+ Community: https://plus.google.com/communities/116395158372553895482

I was really excited to get started with the first week of content in #etmooc. My hope is that this video fits pretty nicely into the Pedagogy side of “Connected Learning — Tools, Processes & Pedagogy”

It may challenge you to think about which of the three learning paths you are taking in both your professional development environment and the environment for your learners. Or, if none of these resonate with you, that it encourages you to construct your own learning path to follow.

For more conversation, check out these two google plus communities:

#etmooc community: https://plus.google.com/communities/116116451882856472187

Reflective Practice Vlogging Community: https://plus.google.com/communities/116395158372553895482

I was quite engaged by Sheri Edwards comments on my previous vlog, so I thought I would extend it into a discussion of how we can “spin off” parts of the course conversation into passion projects. This isn’t the final word on how to create meaning in a MOOC, but it is what I would love to continue to discuss and collaborate on throughout the course.

Original video with comment: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tJH8E1MnTU

Great discussion on top of that video that Sheri made (which does an even better job extending the idea): https://vialogues.com/vialogues/play/7216

Google+ Community: https://plus.google.com/communities/116395158372553895482

This post is a reaction to Rodd Lucier, the ETmooc community, a Remote Access blog post, and the concept of being an open spoke for collaboration. My hope is that it exemplifies how we can go deeply together rather than skimming the surface.

Rodd’s vlog: http://youtu.be/WSMtG1JMP4A

Remote Access Blog Post: http://www.evenfromhere.org/2013/01/17/imagining-a-classroom-without-blogs/

ETmooc blogs: http://etmooc.org/hub

Google+ Community: https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/116395158372553895482

This is my introduction for #etmooc in which I use a whole bunch of public domain videos in order to illustrate what I am talking about (sometimes with better results than others).

I’m excited about this course and the people that I will meet and collaborate with as a result. I also wanted to make sure that I emphasize just how much I believe we owe the past for our understanding of teaching and learning. In our rush to create a connected MOOC community, I am interested in figuring out the human and timeless elements of education. The good, and not merely the new.

Also, hat tip to Alan Levine for giving me the idea of using public domain footage. Check out the ds106 course video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIJ-FsZ_K5g

I finally got around to exploring the ins and outs of DS106, a Digital Storytelling MOOC from The University of Mary Washington. It made me think that we are in desperate need of a #DailyCreate in all of learning environments.

DS106 Site: http://ds106.us/

Some Favorite DS106 Folks/videos:

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