Reading, research, critical thinking, self-efficacy, and the habits of lifelong learners.
Note-taking for learning, research, and to try to stay organized and capture experiences is something I think almost everyone does. It’s certainly a popular topic in the “Productivity” space on Social Media. There’s the Journalling Influencers – with their Moleskin and Leuchtturm books – filled with Bullet Journals, sketches, and the “da Vinci Way” Then,…
The challenge of keeping up on the many Journal in my areas of interest can be a bit daunting. There is so much material being published that it can seem like a never-ending list of reading to catch up with. Fortunately, I have found an excellent resource in an iPad APP called “Researcher”. The Researcher…
This evening, I had planned to do a LiveStream on this topic. Due to some technical challenges, I had to stop the LiveStream, but wanted to create this video in its place. I hope it sparks some discussion in the comments of the video on YouTube.
Readers read. If you are someone that loves reading, chances are you have many.. MANY more books that you want to read than you have hours in the day – or even years in a lifetime to read. That’s okay. Reading should never be about an obsession to read everything you have even the remotest…
What data can we collect about our students – the answer is: A LOT of data. The real questions are: how much should we collect? Why we should collect it? What are expectations of privacy? These questions aren’t new – we’ve been asking them about customers, employees, and Internet traffic – in fact, the term…
In addition to this BLOG and my YouTube channel, I’ve begun a Podcast! If you are interested in how to improve learning outcomes for yourself and others, I hope you’ll check it out. I’m always looking for guests as well – at the moment, it’s just at its infancy stage, but will be a great…
In the quest to build digital transformations for our communities, the idea of combining professional skills and technical skills has long been a “go to” conversation. The idea is that if we can contextualize the use of technology to a business value proposition then we are advancing the digital economy in the right direction. However,…
Today I launched a second YouTube channel to create videos on one of my favourite topics: Thinking! For a long time, I’ve had an interest in informal logic, critical thinking, creative thinking, and all types of topics related to thinking. I hope you’ll take a look – this is a fun way to share ideas…
A book I was able to read in preparation for the year ahead, “Workquake” was an excellent way to gain some perspective on how I’m helping to prepare students for the new world of work. The book itself is divided into two parts: the first half for employees, and the second for employers. Each discusses…
