Technoloducation

Just for Fun

Teaching can tend to take our lives over. When we aren’t grading and planning outside of school, we’re looking for professional development to improve our craft. I’m carving out some important me time in the next couple months, and I might try to get the hang of something I’ve always wanted to learn - web and application design and development. Treehouse compiled over 700 training videos and keeps you on track by awarding badges for your skill progression. Badges work for my Battlefield 3 addiction, so I’m feeling pretty confident about this better use of my time. There’s no question that the skill could come in handy as the line that separates education and technology becomes continuously blurry. It has a pretty hefty price tag, so I still need to determine its full worth.
Are you interested in trying this out? How about other methods for learning outside of school? What will you do over the break to keep yourself spry? What motivates you?