Author Archives: jeffmason
Network Diversity Index Redux
Thanks to Darren Draper for taking a look at a suggestion I had made for network analysis in a previous post. Hopefully this is not a breach in “blog etiquette” , but my response to his comment was rather long … Continue reading
Network Analysis a la Drape’s Takes
Drape’s Takes: Twitter Set Theory & The Wisdom of the Group Related to my previous post, here is another view of network analysis with specific reference to Twitter networks.
What is Your Network Diversity Index?
In a previous blog post, I likened my network to a biological community. This was in an effort to provide a means of analysis of what was becoming the source of information in my personal learning environment. For the sake … Continue reading
Network as Biological Community
Recently, Alec Couros, in preparation for a presentation to his faculty, tweeted the question,”What does your network mean to you?”. As a tribute to the vitality of his network, the responses (twice) produced a host of comments (collected in a … Continue reading
Response to "teacher fear or teacher laziness"
I linked to Connie Cossar’s blog post by way of following Dr. Alec Couros’ Twitter links to it and course presentations on Ustream. While I, like Connie, observe few local adopters of the technology , I’m not convinced that neither … Continue reading
Acceptable Use
My School district is reviewing a new Acceptable Use Policy. (To read the current one, select Information and News after following this link here.) The teachers in training as Technology Learning Group Facilitators were asked to review the policy and … Continue reading
Access Denied
After 20 years, I was ready to quit teaching upon returning to school this year. Here’s the story. On a somewhat primitive level, I was fairly successful with setting up a few technology resources during the 06-07 school year. I … Continue reading
Communication and Flat-Classroom Projects
I was inspired by a post during the school year at Julie Lindsay’s E-Learning Blog. Julie, Vicki Davis, a number of educators and their students have been engaged in the Horizon Project. A cursory explanation of the project is that … Continue reading
"Online learning earns a net gain"
This was the headline for an article that appeared in my local newspaper. An online version of the article can also be found here (Niesha Lofing, McClatchy News Service). I was wondering how long it might be before the reporting … Continue reading
