Comments on: A Bit More Education Techno-Twaddle; Why I Avoid NECC, 2008 Edition

By: K12 Online Conference Proposal: Denied at Education for the Aughts - American School Issues and Analysis

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 07:19:59 +0000

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By: Matthew K. Tabor

Matthew K. Tabor — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:38:14 +0000

Lee,

For most of us, what we do is who we are.

By: Lee Kolbert

Lee Kolbert — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:52:26 +0000

I added “respectfully” because I respect your opinion, what you do and your right to a differing opinion. The “creepy and hypocritical” part was directed towards your actions, not at you.

Thanks for the clarification.

~Lee

By: Matthew K. Tabor

Matthew K. Tabor — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 22:02:57 +0000

Lee,

It’s slightly odd that “respectfully” appears in the same question as “creepy and hypocritical,” but I’ll answer anyway.

Looking at Twitter exchanges can occasionally give a quick crash-course in conversations that surround a particular issue. Sometimes content on Twitter is far more candid than what people write on their blogs or leave in comments, so a brief rundown of exchanges using http://www.quotably.com can fill me in if I want to grasp the mood/tone of side-channel discussions in the course of 5 minutes.

That said, there isn’t enough value in Twitter for me to use it actively.

By: Lee Kolbert

Lee Kolbert — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 11:56:25 +0000

Matthew,
I read your post with interest. Never knew you exist and I’m sure the feeling is mutual. :)

As an edublogger who is just now penetrating the bloggosphere and new to NECC, being in the echo chamber was very interesting to me. Personally, I found quite a bit of diversity in these discussions, but perhaps not enough for your taste. Additionally, when people do share the same passion, what’s wrong with engaging in discussions to try to reach a solution?

May I respectfully ask this? When you said that you follow people’s Twitter streams, but you don’t Twitter yourself (I think that sounds sort of creepy and hypocritical) but can you explain that further?

Thanks!
~Lee

By: sylvia martinez

sylvia martinez — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 04:15:52 +0000

Mathew,
You might like some of the research I found on why the blind review process tends to favor middle of the road session proposals. It “sounds” fair, but isn’t.

http://blog.genyes.com/index.php/2008/03/30/conference-20-session-selection/

By: NECC and EdTech Apologetics and Discussing EdTech Stereotypes at Education for the Aughts - American School Issues and Analysis

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 22:40:01 +0000

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By: Ideas and Thoughts from an EdTech » Blog Archive » My big fat NECC brain dump

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 23:20:16 +0000

[...] who support me and challenge me not to mention the possibility of those outside my network who occasionally challenge me most of our teachers have nothing. Again, not a new realization but I got to see it first [...]

By: Matthew K. Tabor

Matthew K. Tabor — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 22:48:42 +0000

Diane,

I’m glad that you were able to draw much from the conference. Like any other conference, some seem to be thrilled with others left wanting – and there’s no doubt that the experience is in large part what you make of it. Hopefully we can do some analysis to figure out how to get more bang for the buck at NECC, especially for those like you who are paying out of their own pocket.

By: Matthew K. Tabor

Matthew K. Tabor — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 22:44:02 +0000

Miguel,

Good call on the comments feed – I’ll track it down and place it on the sidebar as suggested.

Thanks for the links to your posts, I’ll follow the discussion as it unfolds.