It has been an eventful start to NECC so far. There is lots of information to process and remember when I return to the real world of MOREnet. The day started out at a CoSN sponsored event on Digital Media and the role of the Chief Technology Officer (CTO). The meeting was well attended. I don’t think CoSN was expecting an audience of about 80-100 people. The session started with the panelists discussing their situations with technology. A very bright group of people with lots of experience in… Continue

Ian provided a very interesting and informative research-based session. He covered a lot in one hour. Here's what I captured. We are not the same as our students! Digital is a second language • The brains of the digital world natives are physiologically wired differently than those of pre-digital native times. • At birth the brain is only 50% wired. The rest of the wiring occurs as we grow… and can change. This is backed up by research! Ian’s main points: • New scanning models allow new looks… Continue

Rats. I had a blog post of yesterday ready to go and it's gone so I will recreate it. Also the wireless network at the conference center combined with my old laptop just don't want me to be connected at conference with the theme "Connect". Oh well.

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