We are pleased to host Christian Long in our WiscNet Third Thursday Seminar on Thursday November 19, 2009 at 2:00pm CST. Christian is a parent, educator, school designer, and passionate advocate for innovative learning communities. He holds a master’s degree in education with a concentration in school design from the Harvard Graduate School of Education as well as a bachelor’s degree in English and a certificate in secondary education from Indiana University.
Christian currently teaches high school language arts in Texas and is proud papa to Beckett and Berkeley Long. His passion for both should never be underestimated. Christian is one of those people that, before meeting him, you should consider an extra hour or two of rest to prepare. His enthusiasm for teaching and learning is unlike anybody I have met.
Christian will join us to talk about The Alice Project. This project turns 16 groups of high school students loose on the book The Annotated Alice: The Definitive Edition. Teams of students use various “Web 2.0″ technologies to build a public presence for their learning, develop an ongoing (and carefully edited/maintained) digital portfolio of their discoveries, and demonstrate the use of these tools as story-telling/presentation catalysts. Behind the scenes, Christian is consciously shifting his “teaching” efforts to that of co-learner, collaborator, and advisor. He’s connecting his students with the rest of the world using the technology and helping them experience a real world audience.
I encourage interested attendees spend time poking around The Alice Project and come with questions for Christian Long regarding both instructional and technical considerations involved in a project of this nature. Feel free to leave questions/comments on this post and we’ll work to bring them into our live online session.
When: Thursday November 19, 2009 – 2:00pm CST
Where: Click here to attend!
Call in to the conference up to 10 minutes prior to the start time using the numbers below:
Toll-free Number: 800-462-1257
Local Number: 608-237-5850
Passcode: 6321057
Registration: Click here to register!
WiscNet Third Thursday Seminars are open to all interested in connecting and learning with the WiscNet community.
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