Stephen Downes had a blog (maybe he still does) called 1/2 hour per day in which he allowed himself to write. I admired that. It's time for me to make another attempt at more regular blogging. I owed it to myself to structure my reflection more intentionally and I owe it to my students to blog more.
This weekend we attended two amazing concerts. Eileen Ivers' Celtic Christmas concert at the PAC and Peter Mulvey at Vagabond Blues. Because we were so awestruck by the performance of Ivers and her band, I purchased my first album on ITunes: An Nollaig, Ivers' Christmas album. I was disappointed that the wren song wasn't on it and it did capture the energy of the concert. Peter Mulvey's lyrics, stage presence and readings of his letters to his nieces and nephews were inspiring. If one wants to write well, well, one has to actually write. Here is my humble attempt.
I would have benefited from weekly writing during this, my first Ed Tech class. It's work though, and not required. But it is perhaps necessary. The reflection both clarifies my thinking and makes it more transparent to the students. In some small way, seeing my thinking as I approach teaching may help them as they face this dauting, humbling task.
There are a dozen or so posts that I haven't written as I've gone through this semester. I can only pick up the pieces and start anew. We'll see how far this attempt goes.
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