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Monthly Archives April 2009

Trail Camera

My brother Dan is an engineer, but he has a unique hobby. He develops wildlife habitats. The “riparian” is a seventeen-acre plot developed on a farm Dan and a couple of my relatives own in Iowa. Dan hunts there some, but mostly just enjoys the challenge of restoring the habitat and watching wildlife. His new [...]

Posted 27 April 2009 † grabe § Ed Practice § General ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Maybe it has been made out to be worse than it is

It has been a while since I have posted here. I have been working on some other writing projects, posting on my microblog, and reading. I have decided I want to use this site for longer and more serious posts and the microblog for identifying resources I come across and for just playing around. I [...]

Posted 26 April 2009 † grabe § Research ‡ Comments (0) °

And Reality Sets In

My first post from AERA involves a topic I did not anticipate. I assumed I would offer something related to an inspiring session I had attended. No luck so far. Instead, I find myself writing about conversations I have had with colleagues and with the all too frequent topic of these conversations. Higher ed folks [...]

Posted 14 April 2009 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) °

Blogging a Conference

I am approaching what for me is conference season. I attend AERA, NECC and the North Dakota edtech conference (TNT) in the next couple of months. The rest of the year my budget and job keep me at home. I write a few posts while I attend conferences and I read the posts of others [...]

Posted 09 April 2009 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) °