Darren Draper

"Of course." - Darren Draper

Thought provoking, as always. - Darren Draper

"Cloud computing needs to be defined more clearly if we are to talk about it meaningfully." For the first time, I find myself In disagreement with George. Just because a concept is vaguely defined doesn't mean it can't be meaningfully discussed. Or are the thousands of discussions that have already centered on the cloud as a topic really meaningless? - Darren Draper

I'll take door number 3, Alex: Sad. If kids can't relate to the person standing in front of them, we might as well elect a President that can turn the world portrayed in the new movie "Surrogate" - into reality. - Darren Draper

Wow. - Darren Draper

Great post by Will. Yep, it's all about trust. - Darren Draper

Should make the drive interesting. - Darren Draper

Should make the drive interesting. - Darren Draper

Kids these days... Good stuff. - Darren Draper

Conviviality is right! - Darren Draper

"Thank you, Donna, for your thoughtful feedback. By the phrase "explicit topics at hand" I mean the curriculum specific to the course itself. In other words, if it is a digital photography course, then the topic at hand is photography -independent of the methods used to teach photography and independent of whether or not the course is open or closed. I also appreciate your observation about the varied research questions. I'll need to think this through further, but I can certainly see the value in limiting the focus of the study. Again, thanks for your feedback." - Darren Draper

"I don't have a problem with the Ed-tech canon, either - in fact, I'm a firm believer. :) That said, I also think it's important to find balance in all that we do as well as live in such a way to consistently put first things first. While there is definitely value and great insights to be found in the writings of Shirky, Christensen, and Chris Anderson (of late, with his free book called "Free"), I just think there is a tremendous amount of worth in exposing ourselves to the more measured ideas found only within the writings of academia. Call me old fashioned. Sheesh, *I'm* even starting to think I sound like a grumpy old codger." - Darren Draper

"Thanks for stopping by, Dan. I look forward to seeing how you react to doctoral work and am anxious to compare your experience to mine, particularly in light of the fact that you've been immersed in the blogosphere for so many years now, previous to your formal exposure to the world of academia as a doctoral student. My situation was slightly different. I began blogging as a doctoral student. In an early class back in 2007, one of my professors told me that the best way to could prepare to write a dissertation would be for me to "write more than anyone would ever read." And so my blog was born. While I haven't written more than anyone would ever read, I can definitely attest to the value of writing on a regular basis - and owe at least some of my success in graduate school to the writing I have done here and in comments elsewhere. Additionally, I'll be interested to see how your opinions of what is written throughout the blogosphere change as you're exposed to more refined thought...." - Darren Draper

Exactly. - Darren Draper

Sometimes I'm pretty sure that I'm ready to be left behind. Important set of questions posed by Jon on Wes's blog. - Darren Draper

Thanks Amazon. - Darren Draper

Etherpad is great. I love watching the evolution of these tools. - Darren Draper

"Excellent suggestions, Joe. Thank you for your feedback." - Darren Draper

"Oh, wow, Deb. You are so right! There are MANY things wrong with boring our students and teaching to the test. Bad analogy on my part. While we might feel nostalgic for an old sewing machine that we used to use, we should never feel that way toward worksheet #17 or 16mm film number G. Too much really is at stake." - Darren Draper