The second blog I reviewed was called Education Technology and Life - Professional Development, Consulting, and School Change, by Mark Wagner, Ph.D. This blog is massive in size and scope. I spent an hour just jumping links and skimming. It is also very current with extensive new information. It is quite apparent that Mr. Wagner is high qualified to be blogging on the many subjects in his blog. I "googled" him and the results were impressive. He is an entrepreneur, business man, and educator from Irvine CA. The Ed.Tech.Life appreas to be just one of his many blogs.
The left side of the blog is packed with contact information, links, bookmarks, archives dating back to 2004, and specific content areas (such as 21st Century Skills, Best Practice, etc.) The blog appears to be free from bias, although does dip into the political realm in some areas (and this could be considered bias by some.)
This blog is amazing. If given a rating scale, I would give it a 10 out of 10! When/if you have time - subscribe to this blog. There is something useful for almost everyone, whether in education or not!
http://edtechlife.com/
It is a rich source and makes the case for Personal Learning Networks but it appears some of it is moving to that "advertisement" for a workshop he is hosting at a conference, etc. which keeps you a layer above the actual info.
ReplyDeleteSolid resource background, however!