Contagious Enthusiasm

One of the many great things about being involved in a PLP virtual learning community is the ability to feed off the enthusiasm of others. Sometimes it’s just a small thing that spurs an idea, other times it’s a major transformation, but in either case...

Personal Professional Development

By Karl Fisch In a recent discussion in the ADVIS Cohort Ning, Will Richardson posed a question about public perception: So I’m wondering, if we believe that putting ubiquitous access into each student’s hands is the best way to teach that student to be...

What Do You Value?

By Karl Fisch When educators talk about schools and technology, there’s a natural tendency to look forward, to a time when schools are “better,” with technology often part of the perceived solution. In fact, this is often a technique to try to focus...

Conjugating the Verb "to Ning"

By Karl Fisch We’ve had some interesting discussions in the ADVIS Cohort around the idea of “lurking” (reading, but not contributing) in online communities. There have been lots of thoughtful responses and discussions, but I thought this comment by...

It Should Be Part of What We Do

By: Karl Fisch PLP. Powerful Learning Practice. I always refer to it as PLP, but sometimes I’m reminded of what those letters actually stand for. One of the great things about PLP is the ability to communicate with other caring educators at schools that are...