Logon 2 Learning

I attended a very interesting panel session chaired by Gwen Solomon of TechLearning.com with Timothy Magner, Will Richardson, Lynne Schrum and David Warlick. Lots of great thoughts on what schools should look like. Tim Magner from the federal government gave an overview of a blueprint for a 2.0 school he describes as a learning ecosystem.Will Richardson talked about kids needing ‘good models’. There was alot of good ineteraction from the floor. I offered my 2 cents worth in relation to the risk we run of thinking Web 2.0 alone will bring about change. I talked about new pedagoggies, integrated curriculum and new learning spaces. I invited others who are interested in working with me in developing networks and was happy to receive a number of offers including one from Dr Keith Hamon, Technology Director for the Monroe County School District in Georgia. This is the power of events like this where we can make such valuable connections. Will Richardson spoke with me after the session and also expressed an interest catching up on his planned trip to Australia in August. I said we would stay in touch.