tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967931278782753277.post4411791114934628933..comments2023-06-14T06:41:01.453-05:00Comments on #WmChamberlain: It's EdCamp, not TechCampWm Chamberlainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06692221214846665588noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967931278782753277.post-88203701308842272092013-08-01T17:19:54.342-05:002013-08-01T17:19:54.342-05:00The session I did at #EdCampStL was only attended ...The session I did at #EdCampStL was only attended by people I already knew. I would not be surprised if the one on Saturday goes the same way. I guess as long as there are windmills, guys like me will be attempting to run lances through them.Wm Chamberlainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06692221214846665588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967931278782753277.post-16698339095744810062013-08-01T17:08:53.658-05:002013-08-01T17:08:53.658-05:00I always appreciate your comments, especially when...I always appreciate your comments, especially when they offer a kind of purposeful tension between the current state and the desired state in education.<br /><br />As an organizer of a fledgling edcamp in Rochester, NY (Spring 2014!), this was a timely post for me. However, it makes me wonder if, over time as more educators learn to purposefully use technology with their students, non-tech focused sessions like yours on the ukulele will be more or less popular. Your're dead on though to remind us that edcamp is about education primarily, and while tech is an excellent tool to increase the quality of the education, tech and education are not simply the same thing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130823705918141271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967931278782753277.post-83049137151061103792013-07-31T18:47:04.215-05:002013-07-31T18:47:04.215-05:00Thanks for the comment, I went through my 'tec...Thanks for the comment, I went through my 'tech is king' phase years ago so I am on the other side. I hope that my voice can help educators from making my mistakes by focusing too much on the tech and not enough on the learning.Wm Chamberlainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06692221214846665588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967931278782753277.post-59656797712005069812013-07-31T18:44:17.550-05:002013-07-31T18:44:17.550-05:00An interesting view, and certainly an interesting ...An interesting view, and certainly an interesting “twist” to the current trends in education. Sometimes it’s good to dig the roots deeper so the branches have a strong(er) foundation. Mr. Hattal's Class Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18292491934258613009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967931278782753277.post-66086303075382240702013-07-31T18:39:15.509-05:002013-07-31T18:39:15.509-05:00I am hoping we are moving away from too much tech,...I am hoping we are moving away from too much tech, but because we tend to use a lot of tech it is a focus for us. I am afraid that that focus runs off a lot of potential attendees though.Wm Chamberlainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06692221214846665588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967931278782753277.post-49095441078488777192013-07-31T18:37:36.200-05:002013-07-31T18:37:36.200-05:00Nice! I learned a bit from the last time and it sh...Nice! I learned a bit from the last time and it should run a little more smoothly. I can guarantee you will learn to play a song if you stay for 20 minutes. :)Wm Chamberlainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06692221214846665588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967931278782753277.post-6259139909684122062013-07-31T18:37:35.900-05:002013-07-31T18:37:35.900-05:00I'm with you 100%. There's always going t...I'm with you 100%. There's always going to be the techie undertones because of how & where the Edcamp movement got started and from where it primarily draws its attendees (social media), but it falls back upon the session leaders to keep the focus on teaching.<br /><br />Of the handful of Edcamps I've organized & attended, I was most pleasantly surprised by the first Edcamp Leadership last summer; I even remarked at the time that there was a good mix of tech and non-tech related discussion topics, probably more so than I've seen at any other one I've attended.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01326816917139916953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967931278782753277.post-3482488461431087412013-07-31T18:34:45.442-05:002013-07-31T18:34:45.442-05:00I love the sessions that are not tech stuff. I had...I love the sessions that are not tech stuff. I had a conversation of middle school teaching in Omaha. I'll have to step in and play some on Saturday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com