21st Century Collaborative

Subtitle: What 15 minutes of fame looks like in the 21st Century or The anatomy of a viral tweet and its implications for educators. NOTE: I plan to update or amend this post as new things happen. In what world do strawberry picking, crafting, the royal wedding and social media all have something in common? [...]

In filling out my application for TEDWomen http://conferences.ted.com/TEDWomen/ it asked: Can you share a memorable anecdote from your life that will give us a further sense of what makes you tick? I was talking to my daughter Amber trying to explain to her what I was thinking about saying. She said, “Mom, that is powerful- [...]

This is what happens sometimes in communities of 21st Century change. Leaders share and share and share and hope that folks are getting it– but if members are not engaged in inquiry and immersive technology use within the community, and only reading and participating at a surface level, they will not get the shift message. [...]

Would love your comments on these ideas — let’s have a conversation. OTHER FORMATS Portable (iPod) http://blip.tv/file/get/Snbeach-Reflection1ToTEDxNYED352.wmv Audio-only http://blip.tv/file/get/Snbeach-Reflection1ToTEDxNYED604.wmv

I am driving home from NYC and while I know I should be devoting my time to the PLP communities, I couldn’t help myself- I had to come here first and reflect. It is such a rare thing when I have a chance to attend an event as a learner only and at TEDxNYED I [...]

I had an epiphany today. For most of you who lead change, run a company or ministry this is probably obvious. But for me– not so much. I was listening to John Maxwell on TV today and he shared something I had never considered. My mission, my purpose in all the work I do, whether [...]

What do you think of when you try and define the concept leadership? I surveyed my Twitter community recently and was struck with the diversity represented as they grappled with the idea. Most of the definitions spoke to leadership belonging to a group broader than individual leaders.  Which is a shift from the dictionary definition: [...]

Definitions of smart on the Web: showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness chic: elegant and stylish; “chic elegance”; “a smart new dress”; “a suit of voguish cut” bright: characterized by quickness and ease in learning; “some children are brighter in one subject than another”; “smart children talk earlier than the average” fresh: improperly forward [...]

I met Bruce through Will and I have to tell you from Day 1 I was impressed. Bruce Dixon is the founder and president of the Anywhere, Anytime Learning Foundation and consults to schools, school districts, education departments, Ministries of Education as well as technology companies such as Microsoft, hp-Compaq, Apple, Bertelsmann and Toshiba on [...]

My life has been a whirlwind of activity since NECC and I have found it hard to keep up with blogging. I don’t know why, but I feel guilty blogging when I have other deadlines looming. Do any of you experience that? Is it illogical? Should I blog anyway, much like we still get the [...]