tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912277.post114550094348784740..comments2023-03-07T05:44:29.388-08:00Comments on Mark's edtechblog: Blogs, lists, and audienceMark Ahlnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17272987393319865752noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912277.post-1145594997689139982006-04-20T21:49:00.000-07:002006-04-20T21:49:00.000-07:00Miguel, Will, and Wesley,Thanks for your comments ...Miguel, Will, and Wesley,<BR/>Thanks for your comments and for all you contribute in this new space. Wesley, it is so important to stay positive, and it is so hard right now. Thanks for the bright outlook you bring.<BR/><BR/>I will keep looking for ways to blend old/new communication forums - because I know new ways are out there, it's just that nobody's figured out how to put the pieces together yet to maximize the spreading of the conversation/dialogue.<BR/><BR/>For instance, what would happen if there were a (very easy) way to have blog postings automatically sent to listservs? Gotta ask Andy Carvin about that one. <BR/><BR/>Thanks again! - MarkMark Ahlnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17272987393319865752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912277.post-1145591614263838472006-04-20T20:53:00.000-07:002006-04-20T20:53:00.000-07:00We have a long way to go, but we are on the path, ...We have a long way to go, but we are on the path, my friends! It is so easy for us to get discouraged, but I think we all (myself included) can easily lose sight of the scale of change we are participating in. Never before in human history have classroom teachers and everyday citizens like those reading, blogging, and commenting on these ideas had the opportunity to be global content publishers. Never. Even when Luther wrote the 99 Theses, his idea distribution was very limited on a global scale. We are not.<BR/><BR/>I agree with Mark that Miguel has laudably "taken the message to the streets" via the listservs. That was a lesson for me this past March at the SITE conference in Orlando, and in the build-up to the conference. Dr. Glen Bull of the University of Virginia wisely recognized that email remains "the common denominator" of communication for most educators, at the higher education as well as K-12 level. So good job, Miguel. And thanks for expressing these ideas, Mark.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2006/04/18/f2f-conversations-and-dialog-as-the-answer/" REL="nofollow">As I've reflected on before</A>, we may be in an echo-chamber with a limited audience, but that should challenge us to have more F2F conversations and invite more folks to the dialog. Our spheres of influence and interactive potential are most likely going to only grow. As long as we maintain open minds and a spirit of inclusively for the discussions we have, I think many more will be joining us in the months and years to come. That is very exciting.<BR/><BR/>Because ideas matter. Words matter. Ideas shape perceptions, and perceptions drive action. We ARE changing the world. It may seem pretty slow right now, but that's because this train is just leaving the station.Wesley Fryerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03502157354436518160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912277.post-1145533812926378482006-04-20T04:50:00.000-07:002006-04-20T04:50:00.000-07:00Hi Mark,Point well taken. I don't do lists, and I ...Hi Mark,<BR/><BR/>Point well taken. I don't do lists, and I should. A 27 hour day would help. ;0)<BR/><BR/>Having said that, it's one thing to read and another to act. And even if it's 10,000 or 20,000 or more, how many are answering back, taking the time, like you and Miguel, to write and extend the conversation. Miguel is absolutely right in that we need serious engagement here. I'm just asking whether or not educators will really become engaged in change until they sense an approval for that change from cultural and community forces.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for pushing the conversation.<BR/>Best,<BR/>WillWill Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05971776026580744097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912277.post-1145506296008558202006-04-19T21:11:00.000-07:002006-04-19T21:11:00.000-07:00"New paradigms are created by engaging a new actio..."New paradigms are created by engaging a new action path," shares Quinn in his book 'Deep Change,' one in which we must separate from the status quo and courageously face and tackle uncertainty."<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the affirmation, Mark. I appreciate your courage in facing and tackling uncertainty. But, we have a long way to go.<BR/><BR/>Wishing you well,<BR/>Miguel GuhlinMiguel Guhlin (@mGuhlin)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13515062893694709221noreply@blogger.com