Unplugd 2011
by Andrew Forgrave and Kim Crawford
This past weekend, 37 connected educators from across Canada gathered in Toronto for the Unplug’d: Canadian Education Summit 2011. While we shared a few initial hours getting to meet one-another face-to-face within the relative comforts of the Toronto Westin Harbour Castle hotel, after a few hours sleep, we boarded an Ontario Northlands train to South River, Ontario. From there we travelled 22 kilometres into the bush to the Northern Edge Algonquin resort. Off-the-grid (solar power only), and no Internet.
The Journey to Unplugd11
The purpose of the summit was to allow us to gather and explore present-day issues and themes within education. Each of us came from various backgrounds in education, prepared to share and discuss an important-to-us element in education. The resulting work will be shared over the course of the next few weeks. But the relationships that were made, extended, and strengthened have a wonderful potential to take the Unplug’d 2011 experience even further.
Conversations at Unplugd11
Over the the next while, Kim and I will be reflecting on this amazing experience. Won’t you join in the conversation?
First Topic:
Unplugging to Connect (publishes Friday, August 12th)
Kim’s unplugd11 photos on Flickr
Andy’s unplugd11 photos on Flickr
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