Episode 98 — More Conversation with Chris Lehmann
April 19th, 2008
This is sort of a rush job, I’d not planned to be working on a podcast today. I’d planned to be preparing for my work in Colorado Springs on Monday and then the rest of the week at a Distance Learning conference in Vancouver. But I learned, just now, that there was some porn spam linked in with my podcast in iTunes. After digging I found the source, which was some invisible spam that had been slinked in to the Connect Learning blog. I’ve deleted all of that out, from the 84 blog entries that had be inflected, but I suspect that iTunes won’t refresh its info, until I give it a new RSS feed to grab, like a new podcast — i.e. a new podcast.
I figure that this is part and parcel to doing this, and it isn’t the first time I’ve had to deal with spam in my blog or even in my online handouts. You catch it and you fix it.
What was unusual about this one was how I found out. It seems that a blogger and Twitter user in North Illinois, Greg Noack, happened be sifting through my podcast in iTunes, clicking up the info on individual podcast programs, when he found it. Now Greg doesn’t know me, and although I’ve seen his name, I do not know him. So he sends out a twitter message,
“can someone tell @dwarlick that his latest podcast on itunes has a list if porn vocabulary for tags in the info box.”
Well my friend, Joe Brennan, from suburban Chicago, is following Greg on Twitter, and since I’ve worked with Joe, he has my phone number, and he calls. We dig around together, and with his help, I find the source.
It’s simply another example of the bigger mind that I find myself with, where my work is build and support not just by me, sitting here in my tiny office, or on the road, or where ever, but a community of people I’m in conversation with, and whom they’re in conversation with.
I think it’s pretty cool.
And talking about bigger minds, and pretty cool, I’m adding in some more of my interview back in January with Chris Lehmann, the principal of Science Leadership Academy. My last posting from this interview was about EduCon the conference that Chris’ school organized the first of the year. Here is some conversation about his school and their evolution.
Enjoy — and learn.
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1. Great teacher interview q&hellip | May 22nd, 2008 at 9:04 pm
[…] If you are a principal, teacher or other school employee involved in conducting teacher interviews, be sure to check out David Warlick’s latest podcast for Connect Learning, “Episode 98 — More Conversation with Chris Lehmann.” Chris is the principal of the Science Leadership Academy in Philadelphia. SLA is an exemplary school for many reasons, but clearly one of the important ones is the vision of its leadership team. […]
2. In trouble for purposeful&hellip | June 19th, 2008 at 8:52 am
[…] In an episode of David Warlick’s Connect Learning podcast, Chris Lehmann of the Science Leadership Academy in Philadelphia discusses what he looks for when he’s interviewing for teaching positions. Instead of trying to determine whether teachers will be toadies of the system who’ll turn their monthly lesson plans turned in on time, he specifically looks for teachers who are active learners in their own right², both in their personal and professional lives. What better way to actively participate in your own learning that utilize a blog to share and have conversations about ideas? […]
3. Lois Smethurst | July 23rd, 2008 at 4:48 am
It sounds like a dream school, one that is beginning to look like a true school of the future, one that has stepped out of the mould away for the stereotypical institutions that we know as schools. Students, and teachers alike have full ownership of all that goes on. It is no wonder that Chris Lehmann talks so enthusiastically about his SLA.
4. The World A.T. Ways &raqu&hellip | December 31st, 2008 at 8:06 pm
[…] David Warlick of 2¢ Worth A former middle school teacher, David Warlick is an expert in the field of educational technology and the author of Class Blogmeister, a blogging interface designed specifically for teachers, and Citation Machine, a quick and easy way to properly reference sources. I’m a big fan of his podcast, Connect Learning, which are often recordings of his post workshop/keynote Q & A sessions. We are, as David points out, co-learners with our students and each other. Be sure to check out his conference presentation resources. And did you note that David received the well-deserved 2008 Edublog Lifetime Achievement Award? […]
5. ClubPenguinCheats | July 28th, 2010 at 6:55 pm
It seems that a blogger and Twitter user in North Illinois, Greg Noack, happened be sifting through my podcast in iTunes, clicking up the info on individual podcast programs, when he found it.
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