Each year I make the trek from South Carolina to Philadelphia for Educon. This is my third (or fourth) year in a row and I thoroughly enjoy this conference. My enthusiasm is partly due to the chance to see people I respect and care for, as well as colleagues from whom I learn much. This [...]
Each year the K12OnlineConference provides tremendous professional development for free, and entirely online. This year, they have selected me as one of their keynote speakers. I am thrilled to have been chosen and look forward to participating in the conversation. Read the full post announcing all the keynote speakers here. Here’s to great learning opportunities!
While I was in Florida about a month ago talking with educators from Newpoint schools, the topic of email came up. It turns out that the educators with whom I was working had a rather strong dislike of their existing email system. They complained of it not functioning properly, and that it felt antiquated. I [...]
On Tuesday and Wednesday (June 21 and 22) I will present to Beaufort County Schools Teachers! I am excited to work locally and in fact, I have never been to Beaufort before. I know some good folks there, and am looking forward to working with these teachers. The first day’s workshops will be all about [...]
I was thrilled to be asked back to Cane Bay High School to conduct a Google Workshop for Educators. You might recall I was there in February doing the same thing. Today, I taught on Google Search, Google Books, Google Maps, and much more. I had a great time! The question always arises as to [...]
I am in New Orleans, LA for a few days at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) annual conference. This year, it’s in the Big Easy. Every year, this conference brings an estimated 15,000 academics together to present research findings, network, and have a good time. I will be presenting the results of my dissertation [...]
On March 10, 2011 I had the privilege of presenting a full day of professional development to the faculty and staff at Piedmont Technical College in Greenwood, SC. I presented several times during the day exploring such topics as: Engaging Today’s Learners – Opening Keynote Cognitive Load Theory and Motivation – Breakout session Question and [...]
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary decided to “go Google” and needed someone to train their trainers. They turned to Palmetto Learning to provide excellent training for their trainers on the details of Google Apps including how to handle the migration training for their end users. We set up a series of webinars to teach them how [...]
On Friday, February 18, 2011 I had the privilege of traveling to Cane Bay High School to conduct a Google Workshop for Educators. Throughout the day more than 150 educators came through the session and learned about advanced features of Google Search, Google Docs, and Google Earth. Cane Bay High School is not far from [...]
I am flying out to Philly on Friday, January 28 to attend Educon23. I look forward to this conference each year. I will be presenting one session by myself, and am joining forces with a colleague for another. Here are links to the conversations and the live streaming rooms. Please feel free to join in [...]
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