Madelyn Griffith-Haynie's Page

I so appreciate your support and feedback - you're a gem :) 

And some feedback for you on the depth and quality of your responses!! Awesome. I am working with Merryn running a 2-day conference at the moment (hence our tardy responses...Merryn plans to get back to you over the weekend :-p). She was chuffed to bits at your responses, and the value you have added to the conversation. Your depth of expertise and reflection really helps encourage folks to 'delve deeper and wider' themselves.

I'd better get back to concentrating on the conference, but really wanted to reassure you that you're not being ignored and that your super comments and contributions are really valued.

H xx

Re: The poll. I trialled using Polldaddy embedded into Ning - and 1) it didn't seem to work too well, and 2) not many people voted in it (I seem to remember about 10 people, but that could well be my naff poll design! :-p). I haven't yet removed all vestiges of the polls yet, but they shouldn't appear on your profile page any more (I've re-set the community space settings). xx

Wow!! Thank you for the wonderfully detailed guidelines for writing for ADDers (wonder if that would make a useful post in itself...you may already have it on your site...will go and have a wee look - I found what you have written an invaluable guide, and felt there must be loads of folk who would find it useful :-p).

I will keep my thinking cap on about what to blog about - many things to consider.

BTW - I responded to your marvellously provocative devil's advocate comments on the Web 2.0 for teaching video, but I'm not sure if you receive notification on videos if other people post (unless you click the 'follow' link on the bottom left of the initial posting)...so - just in case: http://www.ethosconsultancynz.com/video/teaching-with-web-2-0-technologies-twitter-wikis-blogs-case-study?xg_source=activity.

Better dash - putting together an online course on virtual mentoring at the moment.

Have a wonderful week. xxx

Hello again (and apologies for the delay in getting back to you)...a couple of days digging fence posts, has been followed by a 2 day hui (aka meeting / learning experience). I am now back in my hotel room, and catching up on communications.

Chuffed is most definitely a positive term - similar to 'over the moon', but with more of a sense of 'hugs' thrown in :)

Great to hear that this site works similar to others that are familiar. Only so many hours in the day, and only so many spaces to be able to jump into and be part of.

Thank you for the amazing support and feedback (I have a big smile on my face as I am typing). I am going to do a heap more homework around ADD...and am hoping that your post for April (posted in March) will open up the doors for more folk to delve deeper. (And it is very much appreciated that you have said yes to April - you're a gem.)

The ACO Conference in Atlanta looks like a full on event (I'll be thinking of you from the 10th April to 16th...wow!) - and to speak at it, with a partner sounds like it will be both invigorating, and something that needs prep (and the inevitable always happens!) - so will totally fit in with your schedule and commitments.

Please feel free to post direct links (although, reading through your posts and the colour scheme you use, I suspect there may be a good reason to not have heaps of links...hmmm - so, entirely up to you :-p), and add to the events listing / blog posts...and it will be a real treat, if you get time, to read any speaker notes that you might share.

It would be a real honour to 'guest' on ADDandSoMuchMore - yes, please (especially if long posts are useful ;-p!) I have my thinking cap on, and will have a very good read through the examples/links you sent through...and the focus would be definitely around learning. And maybe alternatives to the standard (if there still is such a thing) 'journey' through education systems. Perhaps with reflections around the fact that this can be a positive thing (both my husband, John, and I took an alternative route through education, and rebelled at various times). Will mull it over, and start putting fingers to keyboards. I will try for later April / early May, and it will be good to have a deadline of sorts too.

Great recommendation re: Jean Latting. Love what I have read so far (makes such a lot of sense), and I will drop her a line and an invitation.

Better get myself sorted for tomorrow. Cheers. Hazel xxx