“It is the set of the sails, not the direction of the wind that determines which way we will go.” J. Rohn

HELLO WORLD!

Welcome to my blog, Coming About: Reflections on Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century.  “Coming about” is a sailing term for taking a new tack by adjusting the sails to catch the wind and travel in the intended direction. In my blog, it’s the metaphor I’m using for adopting new technologies to explore the possibilities for enhancing the learning experience in a Web 2.0 world.

Recently, I had the privilege of participating in the Teaching with Technology Insitute offered by the Center for Teaching Excellence at Virginia Commonwealth University where I teach masters and doctoral students in Adult Learning. In subsequent posts, I’ll be describing the trials and tribulations of putting these freshly acquired Web 2.0 skills in practice, but I also intend this space to be a reflective place for journaling about my experiences in teaching, the sense I’m making of the teaching and learning interaction, and what I am learning from my students along the way. You can read more about my background, experiences in teaching, and teaching philosophy in the About Me page of this site.