One of my former 12th grade Digital Design students has stayed in touch with me since his graduation in 2009, and he just asked me to help him start a crowdfunding campaign to support his tuition costs at Cal State Channel Islands. It was a great opportunity for me to learn more about how stud...
In recent years, the mainstream has largely gotten the message that learning to code is an essential 21st Century skill. The many great free online courses that teach you to code make it easier than ever to build marketable skills in the computer language of your choice. However, there are man...
I’m very interested in how open source publishing tools like Wordpress can empower individuals to own their data, understand and learn from their tools, and protect against the strange encroachments of privacy and power that...
This post discusses how to build your own Personal (or Professional) Learning Network. Instead of starting by telling you which tools to use, I want to talk about why you would do this in the first place.…
This is a photo of my high school math teacher, Coach John Wa...
I watched this talk today and it was a great synthesis of the reasons to move beyond tradition Learning Management Systems into a more flexible paradigm that supports various open technologies for learning.
Lost your job? Put down that remote and listen here! Burrowing a groove in your couch is not getting you any closer to that dream job you want. Why not use your unemployed hours to build your resume?
I recently secured my dream job after three depressing months as a...