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Comment on A Closer Look at Social Media Reading

2009-01-25T21:27:00Z

while it's not specifically about social media, i'd highly recommend "The Social Life of Information" by John Seely Brown and Paul Duguid.

here's the website for the book:

http://people.ischool.berkeley.edu/~duguid/SLOFI/

Comment on The Results Are In: 2008 Educommunicators Online Survey

2009-01-13T04:58:21Z

I recently came across your blog and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. I don't know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog. I will keep visiting this blog very often.

Sharon

http//www.autoloans101.info

Comment on Let's Forget About Publications

2009-01-11T15:08:08Z

Interesting notion, the idea of cutting back on "publications" and enhancing the use of "communication" between source and recipient. I'm not so sure I like it. The two universities that granted me degrees have gone to this "communication" model. I no longer receive an alumni magazine. I now receive an electronic newsletter that requires me to "interact" to get information. It strongly encourages my involvement. What I have found, though, is any involvement on my part just generates a lot of fund-raising solicitation on the part of the university. I long for the day when I could just read about the ol' school without having to interact with it.

Comment on Those Good Ole Education Blogs

2009-01-08T16:11:24Z

Patrick, your roundup is hugely helpful to me as I climb up the learning curve on education policy resources. I'll add another one here: Early Ed Watch
http://www.newamerica.net/blog/early_ed_watch

I just started at New America, so obviously this is a shameless plug, especially because I will eventually be a big contributor to this blog, which is about early childhood policy and applicable childhood development research. Sara Mead, director of New America's Early Education Initiative and the blog's main contributor so far, has her finger on the pulse of what's happening in the Pre-K policy. Anyone looking at the younger years of education should put it on their list.

Looking forward to reading others' suggestions.

Comment on Tell Your Story to Educommunicators

2008-12-18T18:44:43Z

I was thrilled to be led to this blog by a colleague of mine from the "old days" of regional educational laboratories. Back in the '70s and '80s the communicators from the federally funded regional laboratories and university-based research centers, under the auspices of the Washington-based Council for Educational Development and Research (CEDaR), which I ran, supported the CEDaR Communicators Group. Members met annually and, before the internet, corresponded by mail and telephone. The members collaborated on producing a national magazine and generating congressional lobbying messages. Nothing quite like it exists today, but this effort comes close. I wish it all the best.

Comment on Reaching Hispanic Audiences

2008-11-03T21:18:40Z

Some initiatives already underway, that I'm aware of, include the American Educational Research Association's Hispanic Research Issues group, which provides opportunities for exchanging information among researchers and practitioners interested in issues of concern to U.S. Hispanics in the United States.
Next April AERA holds its 2009 annual meeting in San Diego. Besides offering a number of free one-day convention passes to San Diego educators, AERA will sponsor a panel discussion focusing on how researchers can improve communications with reporters and editors. Improving communication with Latino media will form an important part of the discussion.
At this year's Education Writers Association conference Pew Hispanic Center researcher Rick Fry pointed out that most Hispanic students were born in the U.S. and most speak English. They might be struggling academically, but it’s not the same thing as limited English proficiency.
sources:
www.aera.net
www.ewa.org

Comment on The Required Electronic Morning (or Afternoon) Education Reading

2008-10-09T02:22:54Z

Thanks for the additions. I'm hoping that the evolution of this online community will help more of share our favorite sources. There's no magic secret here. Information is information. The real skill is not getting it, the skill is knowing what to do with the information and data once you've acquired it.

Comment on The Required Electronic Morning (or Afternoon) Education Reading

2008-10-09T01:49:17Z

A lot of folks aren't willing to sharee their favorite sources...thanks Patrick for doing so. In addition to the sites you mentioned, I check out eSchool News and the Associated Press each day (I'm interested in breaking ed news)...and because I'm down here in Texas, I am a regular on Texas School News (Texasisd.com). It puts up ed news from all over the Lone Star state by 9 am each morning. Joe Smith, a retired superintendent, does a great job with the site. I believe it's a model for enterprising folks in other states.

Comment on Those Good Ole Education Blogs

2008-10-08T14:33:33Z

This is a great list Patrick; your first five particularly are, as I see it, arguably the best education blogs around.

I also enjoy The Quick and the Ed for another perspective on policy issues, Bridging Differences for the back and forth between two really smart folks, and the DC Education Blog for keeping up on what's going on in the local education scene. Thoughts on Education Policy is good too, though updated less than I might like.

Comment on Those Good Ole Education Blogs

2008-10-08T14:14:06Z

You are absolutely right. I'm embarrassed to admit that I don't have Jacobs' blog bookmarked as part of my daily reading. I tend to get to her posts through links on other sites, it just seems like I am regularly reading her. She's now been added to my official "education blogs" bookmark list, and should be added to others -- http://joannejacobs.com/.