Passion!!

Isn’t that what we really need? Isn’t that the element that brings the most excitement to learning? (Reflecting upon Ben Stein’s character in “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” — “Anyone? Anyone”)

And, you have hit the target again with Twitter. Actually, none of these tools are worth a flip unless they’re in the hands of people who are passionate about learning, are they?

I agree that Twitter can be a real distraction at times. But, while I use Twitter often, I have the liberty of turning it off when I want to work on projects. Then, when I want to check on what’s been offered by my contacts, I just log back in and read the archived comments. Twitter certainly isn’t a broad-based solution, but I like to classify it as a “novelty” that has educational potential. It just depends upon how the learner wants to put the tool to work.

So, you and your colleagues keep up your stellar work. I admire your passion and encourage you to ramp it to the next level.

Also, I hope that I will be given the opportunity to return to your outstanding conference in the years ahead so I can get a fresh dose of your effervescent and viral enthusiasm.

–Larry Anderson

When tools like Moodle let us do things like VoiceThread, lots of presenters who end up just giving us a list of links will be out of business…

Tom D.