First post. An introduction

I'm afraid I don't have a lot of time for this blog, but I've started it because I'm doing my best to participate in the Change 2011 MOOC, and I also thought I'd check out the changes on Blogger.  So far so good, but my posts are going to be rather on-the-fly, I'm afraid.
I'm  a teacher with a fairly unusual range of interests. My reason for joining the course is to improve my understanding of new methods of teaching brought to us by technology.  If you're anything like me, your head probably starts to swim at the very thought of dealing with this stuff.

Here are a few of the things I'm curious about:

• How will we use OER's (open educational resources) in our classrooms?
• How will connectivist teaching change our classrooms?
• What does social media mean for my teaching?
• How are we ever going to rise above the noise of everyone talking at once? 
• Where do virtual worlds fit?