Training the Hybrid Educator

By izzy | October 29, 2011

This chat will address what kinds of professional development are available to hybrid educators, as well as the key factors they need to know to be successful in the classroom.

MassCUE 2011: Follow-Up

By izzy | October 28, 2011

I would like to extend a big thank you for all who attended our presentation at MassCUE2011. Meg and I hope you came away with some tips you are now able to implement in your classroom or are at least giving some serious thought to what self-directed learning skills are all about and how important they can be in your life.

The Divided Brain

By izzy | October 27, 2011

For some time now we have thought of the 2-sides of the brains, now British psychiatrist and writer Iain McGilchrist looks at the evolution of Western Civilization through a neuropsychological prism. In his recent book, The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World, is re-thinking this the left-brain right-brain concept.

We Need to Shake Things Up

By izzy | October 27, 2011

This is Seth Godin’s new phenomenal ebook, “What Matters Now” Seth Godin brought together 70 visionaries (anywone from bestselling writer Elizabeth Gilbert to technology mastermind Gina Trapani), to come up with ideas for where we’re heading to 2010. This is a really knockout book, and obviously it’s for free. It’s for you to spread, if you find it useful.

Artic Stylus: Love at First Write

By izzy | October 27, 2011

Maybe I bought my stylus too soon? I really love the ability to be able to get precision lines on my iPad and now this beautiful 9.5 millimeter rubber tipped tool is coming from Pedro Gomes Design.

MassCUE 2011: Presentation

By izzy | October 24, 2011

Meg Robbins and Mary Wiseman are presenting an hour-long, hands-on workshop at MassCUE, Wednesday, October 26, 2011.

New Digs: Before and After

By izzy | October 24, 2011

I decided to take on a clean-up project of my own and re-design my own website. I wanted something more dynamite

Self-directed Learning Skills

By izzy | October 23, 2011

Samples of instructional design I have created

How-To Make Time

By izzy | October 22, 2011

A short how-to video explaining how-to be more productive.

Aeroshot: Pure Energy

By izzy | October 21, 2011

100 mg of caffeine. Anytime and anyplace.