Technology in Education: Notes from the Closet

In one of the graduate courses I teach I recommend various technology tools that may be of interest to my audience. For one of the weeks, I decided to share with them several podcasts that can be found in my playlist. Below are some of my most visited podcasts. While the majority of what I listen to is related to education and technology, some I listen to just for ear candy. The podcasts are listed in no particular order.  Teaching in Higher Ed - this podcast deals with many aspects of teaching at the university level. The Mind Online - this podcast focuses on digital literacy and how it shapes our interaction with content online. The Privacy, Security, and Open Source Intelligence Show - this is a really higher-level security podcast that almost always goes so far beyond my comprehension I don’t know why I listen! But sometimes I can find out some cool privacy tips and tricks. Ear Hustle - by far, one of my current favorites, and one that actually changed my po...

Get on it: Podcasts, Passwords and Online Life One of the university courses I designed and teach is on social media. A topic, you can imagine with many subsets. As an instructor I’m always looking for new content that is relevant not only to my students' role as educators but as adults that use social media in both their personal and professional lives. Throughout my research I’ve come across many valuable resources that can help us stay as safe and informed as we can about our digital existence. After all, if we want our students to follow our lead we need to model that behavior for them. Following are some of my favorites finds. Get Informed (articles that relate to privacy and ad targeting) Pixels and Ad Targeting: https://www.consumerreports.org/privacy/how-facebook-tracks-you-even-when-youre-not-on-facebook/ Facebook Isn’t Recording your Conversations, But It May as Well Be https://lifehacker.com/facebook-isn-t-recording-your-conversations-but-it-may-18201939...

As an instructional technology coach and adjunct professor the amount of information I cover is extensive.  Teachers expect that a coach will have a wide range of knowledge, skills and pedagogy in order to help build capacity and provide the best recommendations for student learning. As a teacher I am always learning from my PLN and my colleagues, building my knowledge base and improving my craft.  This post is dedicated to the ways I am learning right now, at this point in time.  I plan to cross post this information on my About.me page as well as my digital portfolio .  As educators it is increasingly important that we expand our own knowledge and model this learning for our students.  Cross posting this information on a page that I know others will see will help to keep me accountable and current in my journey. Can you imagine if all teachers posted how they were currently learning?  Our students would not only see we don't stop the journey when we l...