Karen Work Richardson is the instructor for this course. She has been an educator for nearly 20 years with experience as a middle school and high school language arts, English, and technology teacher. For all those 20 years, she has also worked with other educators--both teachers and administrators--to help them figure out how to use technology effectively and efficiently for both teaching, learning and professional productivity. Karen is completing her PhD in curriculum and educational technology at the College of William and Mary. Her work can be found at Ivy Runand her professional blog is called In Another Place.

You can find Karen at the following spots online:

• Twitter: witchyrichy
• Skype: witchyrichy
• VSTEOnline:http://vsteonline.ning.com/profile/KarenRichardson

In Another Place

• 21st Century Skills: Programming
  If you know me or have read this blog at all, you probably know that I find the term “21st century skills” a little annoying especially since they include things like creativity and pro...
• My March Resolution
  First a word to my students: do as I say and not as I do. I know that this semester, I’ve really asked you to stretch yourselves in terms of using technology. You’re blogging and twit...
• 140? We Used to Do it in 8!
  I had a funny, when-I-was-their-age moment. I had found my way to this Teachers Network website and saw this headline: IF U CN RD THS U CN LRN TO RITE, which linked to an article about adding a tw...