Tag Archives: Rhizomatic Learning

Back to School

Posted on 11 July 2016 by Jim

I was tempted to call this “What Was I Thinking: Part II”. I’ve enrolled in grad school – well, a 1-year graduate diploma program actually. Royal Roads University has a flexible admissions policy that let me squeak into their blended … Continue reading →

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Rhizomatic Orality – conversation

Posted on 4 February 2014 by Jim

books is my most favouritest way of all to delightfully waste time – expecially “indulgent trash” (spies, mystery, & sci-fi). The premise, Is Books Making Us Stupid? (from week 4 of #Rhizo14 ) “just hit my berserk button.” (to quote … Continue reading →

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Rhizomatic Independence – Elusive

Posted on 29 January 2014 by Jim

Stephen Downes, reflecting in  OLDaily on a study of emotional affordances in a MOOC, urged “a need for participants to become more self-reflective.”   Yeah, I’ve been a butterfly, or a shallow root/spindly shoot popping up here and there, mostly in … Continue reading →

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Rhizomatic Pragmatism – a Contradiction?

Posted on 12 January 2014 by Jim

“When what’s on your cell phone is more important than what’s in the library, we’re challenged to say how do we do education differently, because if it’s about delivery of content, Google wins over teacher every day.” http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/yellowknife-parents-teachers-talk-education-renewal-1.2451853 GNWT director … Continue reading →

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