On the #PLN echo chamber: An example from politics
One of my areas of research has involved administrators on Twitter. One of the concerns that I have raised is the issue of echo chambers. If Twitter really is about … Continue reading
Yeah, but is Twitter actually professional development?
There’s a lot of hype around Twitter and PLNs. But is the learning real? Does it make a difference in how we do our jobs? The Journal of Educational Administration has … Continue reading
What’s up with the research on Twitter?
Every once in while, I’ll get pinged with an inquiry about my research on administrators’ use of Twitter. It occurs to me that a lot of it is still “under … Continue reading
Preview of my talk on the future of #edtech at EU Parliament
Hello from Dublin International Airport! On Monday, I speak at EU Parliament about the future of educational technologies in the Europe. Below is the executive summary for the paper that … Continue reading
Administrators’ Professional Learning via Twitter: The Dissonance Between Beliefs to Actions
Part of this job means earning to take the sting of “rejection” as a positive opportunity to learn. One way to do that is to look at comments from peer … Continue reading
My latest Twitter #Edresearch (under review)
Last week I submitted another academic journal article about educators’ uses of Twitter. I promptly celebrated by going to the beach. Here’s the abstract, a quick overview of what will … Continue reading
Yeah, but did Twitter make a real difference at your school?
At the moment, I’m working through how to report some of my findings regarding school leaders’ uses of Twitter. As I’ve mentioned before, they love it and feel like they … Continue reading
My research on why you love Twitter
As some of you know, I’ve been researching how school administrators are using Twitter. A recently published conceptual paper about educators and Twitter is available here, but below I’d like … Continue reading
Just released: My article on Twitter and professional communities
Just Released: this journal article that I (and two wonderful doc students) have written about Twitter and teachers’ professional communities. Learning Landscapes is an online open access journal. Since so many are … Continue reading
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