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Jeffrey L. Hunt is an educational technologist living in suburban Chicago. When he's not learning about and implementing technology in classes, he's running or looking at the stars.

  • Focusing Forward

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    Advertisements When funding shrinks in a school district, one of the first items on the list is the purchase or replacement of hardware and software. This action continues to support my hypothesis that when schools consider “technology as a tool” that… Read More ›

  • More Online Promising Practices

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    Advertisements More online promising practices. In a recent posting, I outlined five promising practices for online programs.  Here are more: Teacher Communication:   Teacher communication with students must be regular and purposeful.  This can occur through email, phone calls or virtual… Read More ›

  • Connections Conference 2010 Presentation and Handout

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    Advertisements Connections Conference 2010 Presentation by Kathy Olesen-Tracey and me. Our handout

  • Promising Practices in Online (Remote) Learning

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    Advertisements Online (remote) learning has several promising practices that schools can use to assure that students meet the same quality standards of traditional classes.  Below are five promising practices for adolescent learners. Quality (Rigor) — This means how well students… Read More ›

  • Chasing Results

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    Advertisements The district technology leader must understand the business of education, apply technical knowledge, be aware and ready to implement emerging technologies, and be the district-level leader a district needs. The district technology leader can be and should be a… Read More ›

  • “Yes, but”

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    Richardson, Christensen and others continue to warn us of what’s just across the horizon. If only we could or would do something about this. Rather all we hear is “Yes, but.”

  • No curves to line up

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    Advertisements Looks like there’s a leadership issue with President Obama’s change in direction for NASA.  In short, let’s encourage private industry to build and launch the rockets.  Interesting view of a president who acts as if government only has the capabilities… Read More ›

  • Puzzled

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    Advertisements Puzzled. That’s the recent non-verbal response from a group of experienced educators when discussing web 2.0 opportunities.  The conversation focused on the differences between threaded discussions, blogs and wikis, not the education implementation, transformation, and innovation that can occur… Read More ›

  • online ≠ isolation

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    Advertisements One of the critiques of online education is that it isolates students from their peers.  In a recent posting by technologist Larry Cuban, he wrote that “Both parents and voters want schools to socialize students into community values, prepare… Read More ›

  • What do I need to know?

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    Advertisements In my family when the males are together, the conversation topic quickly turns to football, Big Ten football, er Ohio State football.  From the great Buckeye State, that is the focus athletics.  Folks support the Reds, Indians, Bengals, Browns… Read More ›

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