Posted in Networking on Sep 28th, 2008 1 Comment »
I recently received the following comment about the Intrepid Classroom project. I hope to use this post to address some of the questions raised:
I came across your Intrepid Classroom blog just by chance last spring and now I found out who the mysterious Intrepid Teacher actually is through the CCK08 course. Fascinating how these connections [...]
Posted in Lessons, YouTube on Sep 28th, 2008 No Comments »
The following post is the first of what I hope to be several video lessons/lectures about a variety for topics here at the Intrepid Classroom. I hope that you will respond creatively and ardently. This lesson will most likely take about one hour to watch the material and another thirty minutes for you to respond.
Please [...]
Posted in Environment, Raising Awareness, photography on Sep 14th, 2008 No Comments »
I wish I had more to say on this video, but for now I will just share it with you and see what you have to say about it.
“Our collective appetite’s affect on landscape is a sobering phenomenon…”
Photographer Edward Burtynsky makes a wish: that his images — stunning landscapes that document humanity’s impact on the [...]
Posted in Environment, Projects on Sep 9th, 2008 6 Comments »
One of the regular participants here at Intrepid Classroom, Hannah, wrote a post a few days ago that I feel really elucidates the ethos we are trying to exude here. (How do you like that alliteration?) I completely agree with her simple sentiments below:
I marvel at nature. Have you ever stood in the middle of [...]
Posted in Education on Sep 1st, 2008 No Comments »
Thank you Stephen Downes at Half Hour blog for this amazing description of education.
What I want most of out an education, I think, is to spark a dream in a child’s eye, a dream born out of authentic experience in a real world, and nurtured with the best care and support a society can provide.
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Posted in Networking on Sep 1st, 2008 1 Comment »
I am not sure if I have ever officially introduced Clay Burell, but as long as I am on my networking kick, let me do so now. Clay is an English who was working in Korea, but is freelancing at the moment. His acerbic yet often comical take on education is a breath of fresh [...]
Posted in Networking on Sep 1st, 2008 2 Comments »
For those of you still trying to understand the concept of growing your own personal learning network, let me illustrate a simple example.
I met Nirvana Rose on Twitter. After a few exchanges we realized that we have a lot in common. I began to read her blog and added her to my Facebook page. From [...]
