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  • Wisdom of Crowds

    I’ve known about Surowiecki’s book, The Wisdom of Crowds, for quite awhile, but it’s just been one of those many cool books that I never got around to reading. A… Read more

  • Wish List for Schools

    Today I’m reading discussion posts in one of the courses I co-developed. I was reminded of some of my pet peeves — things that I really wish schools had the… Read more

  • Visual Literacy

    A few days ago I came across the most fascinating webpage called “Periodic Table of Visualization Methods.” It is formatted to look like the periodic table of elements, but each… Read more

  • Does the Digital Divide Still Exist?

    I just read an article by Eszter Hargittai in which she very clearly describes why we should still be concerned about teaching media literacy to our K-12 students. Here’s one… Read more

  • Books in a Living Library

    I learned about the most fascinating new kind of library today. At first I read an article about a “human library” in which one can check out humans (books) who… Read more

  • Making Learning Visible

    Goodness, it’s been far too long since I’ve posted! Tomorrow I will join other e-portfolio enthusiasts at Boston University for the Making Learning Visible Symposium. I was asked to bring… Read more

  • Handhelds in Education

    I’ve been spending some time this week looking at handheld learning information. I’m impressed with what’s happening in the UK these days in this regard. Some good research and conferencing… Read more

  • Conferencing in San Antonio

    I meant to blog while in San Antonio but between all the meetings and the wrong combination of Internet access and laptop presence, I never did log in while there.… Read more

  • Getting Ready for San Antonio

    Next weekend I’ll be headed to San Antonio for the annual SETDA meeting and ISTE’s annual conference – NECC. I’ll be doing a conference poster session on digital portfolios and… Read more

  • Garden Greens

    A few weeks ago, we started a container garden on our back deck. We got several long planter boxes and a few large round pots, bought some organic compost, added… Read more

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I’m Cathy,

Here you’ll find my notes about research and other related professional work interests, as well as some personal things, such as books I’ve found interesting, stories of family and friends, travel, and spiritual musings.

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