I’ve been teaching online in some fashion for about 8 years, so, when my campus shut down in March, I was somewhat more prepared than some of my colleagues. 3 of my 4 classes were already online, and the face-to-face class was a version of a course I was already teaching online. You would think […]
Juggling Digital identities in 2020
In real life (irl), I inhabit many roles: writer, teacher, son, partner, parental figure, friend, human. Online, I try to juggle, compartmentalize or erase some of these roles, and I’m sure I do so miserably. Most of this juggling happens unconsciously, depending in some part on the platform. On Facebook, where I am connected […]
Using Twitter Lists and Hashtags for Personal Learning Networks
Professional (or Personal) Learning Networks After reading a couple articles on Personal/Professional Learning Networks (PLNs), I realized that I’ve been doing something similar on Twitter without realizing there was a name for it. What’s a PLN? The way I understand it, a PLN is a loose community of people centered around a particular subject or […]
