I suppose the first order of business as we inaugurate this adventure would be to explain what the blogsite name is. The site name is Latin for "Site for Group Opinion Concerning All Things Educational". There are several reasons for using Latin; the first because the Latin is more catchy than the English. The reasoning behind the site name is historical also. Many may remember from their World History course in high school or college that for centuries Latin was the common language of all the top universities of the time. It was a universal language and anyone who attended "university" knew, read, and spoke Latin as a second language. So the title seems appropriate as we delve into "all things educational". The third reason for a Latin title is more personal. My undergraduate degree is in Latin and I've taught it for a few years; not so many years, though, as the other foreign language that I've taught - English.
This blog is an activity that represents partial fulfillment of requirements for a graduate course on Learning Theories that I'm taking through Walden University. That makes the title ironic, doesn't it, because we link educational practices of the distant past with 21st century educational technology of today and tomorrow. This blog is one forum for discussion of relevant topics in education and teaching, both face-to-face but probably more so for online learning. I'd be interested in "hearing" thoughts from those of you in the corporate world, from government / military institutions, as well as the K-12 or higher realm of education. That's what will make the discussions interesting; seeing theory applied in so mean areas and so many ways.
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