Community+Leader

Hi everyone! My name is Alec Couros and I have the distinct privilege of being the Community Leader for the ADVIS PLP cohort for 2010 (Year 1 & Year 2). I am a professor of educational technology & media at the Faculty of Education, [|University of Regina]. In that role, I work with preservice teachers (undergrads) and practicing teachers (mostly graduate students) toward helping them wisely integrate 21st century literacies and emerging technologies into their teaching & learning environments. I am also an active presenter who has given hundreds of conference presentations and workshops to students, teachers, administrators, & faculty members on topics such as digital literacies, social media, instructional & learning design, digital citizenship, cyberbullying, academic integrity & plagiarism and critical media literacies. And last, but certainly not least, I'm a dedicated family man with a wonderful wife and three beautiful children.

I love my work, and I am passionate about the use of emerging technologies and social media in education yet I balance this with a very critical approach toward the influence of media on our lives. I am very much looking forward to meeting you all and working with you this coming year.

We will connect in the PLP spaces, but you can also find me here: Twitter - [] My blog - [] Email - couros@gmail.com Skype - aleccouros

I hope to see you soon!

Alec

Year 2 Kevin Honeycutt Year Two folks, get ready for a treat.

Soon to be joining you is Kevin Honeycutt, an experienced teacher, artist, and tech integration specialist. Now that you’ve spent the first part of our time together serving as models and mentors for the Year One peeps, Kevin will work with Sheryl as the Year Two Leader, guiding **you**  through the process of defining and crafting your work for the rest of the year.

Kevin writes about himself: //I grew up in poverty and my family moved a lot, always staying a step ahead of the ramifications of my father's behavior. As I witnessed education around the country I collected powerful experiences that still influence my conversations and my work with educators.// 

He is also a school board member in Kansas, currently serving his second term. Focusing on helping teachers and learners become comfortable with technology, Kevin has developed programs in film, project-based learning, online safety and anti-bullying, as well as working with at-risk children.

Kevin would like you to know he brings his personal life experience and a sense of humor to the mission of helping prepare 21st century learners!