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The Podcast: Asking Questions About the K12Online Conference

I had an interesting listen this morning to this conversation between Bud Hunt and Ed Tech Talk's Dave Cormier. Recorded before my comments posted on Half an Hour yesterday, but after my initial reaction in this blog, the discussion explores whether the conference process distorts the blogging ethos. Of significant note to me, and something that should give people pause, is the association of the conference with a grad credit program offered by Plymouth State and Shanghai American school. Is it any surprise that Jeff Utrecht, who is one of the Techlearning bloggers I mentioned, is managing the course? I wonder whether the people who were talking about this being a "volunteer" effort offered for "free" would care to comment on the money changing hands here.

P.S. to Dian P, who writes, "Where else am I going to hear so many different expert/learners or adventurers along this new road?" Answer: their blogs. Here's a list. Don't like my list? Make your own. Bud Hunt, Bud the Teacher, October 20, 2006. [Link] [Tags: United States, Schools, Traditional and Online Courses, Web Logs, China, Gaming] [Previous][Next]

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Re: The Podcast: Asking Questions About the K12Online Conference

Anymouse, October 22, 2006

Stephen: I understand that it is very difficult for many teachers at international schools to obtain professional development credits during the school year, so some people have been very enthused at the possibility of earning grad credits for their participation in K-12 Online. We'll be conducting an end-of-conference evaluation, and one of the questions will be whether or not the respondent participated in the grad credits program and if so, whether they found it valuable. Those results will be shared afterwards. It will be interesting to see how many people opt for this. I am a vocal proponent for open content and support the ways web 2.0 is enabling free professional development via blog reading and other venues. We may reach a day when no one needs to purchase commercial curriculum or pay someone else for a piece of paper that says "you have learned, and this proves it"-- but I don't think we are there yet. -- Wesley Fryer [Comment] [Permalink] [Previous][Next]

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