As I transition from an international school in Shanghai to my new school in Zürich I find myself in the middle of packing and purging madness. This process is quite cleansing in a way but the one thing that I can’t help but feel sad to let go is the blog that to date has had over 20,000 visitors. 
I created the blog to help showcase a multi million dollar facility and to document the learning process as it took form and developed within. Now as I leave I am passing over the helm to a colleague and can’t wait to get started on my new learning environment online at my new school.
At this stage I just can’t help but wonder-
When teachers create online learning environments the main purpose is for the students but this very selfless act leaves one (unless they are self hosted) having to start completely over if they move schools if they do not self host. At this point in the year if I had access to my new schools online learning environments I would be moving and creating already but, since I don’t I have one of two choices….
- self host and take control of my content
- wait until August and most likely not have my “classroom” as I like to think of it online read for my new students as they walk through the door
What would you do…. what are the pros of self hosting and what are the cons?
