The tragedy at Penn State is difficult to handle on numerous levels and unlike many national voices, I don’t feel in a position to nor would it be helpful if I were to judge the facts or people of the situation.…
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Loading...Most of my upcoming posts are going to be on the topic of game principles for instructional design. This post reflects on my experience with simple games in our school and how this topic is going to be wildfire in the best K-12 systems very soon.…
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...Recently the Department of Education and Early Childhood (DEECD) outlined its plan for reforming education in Victoria, Australia. The document, which you can read here, describes the vision for future education in Victoria and is open for discussion until September.…
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One of the great chores of elearning is the Gartner curve. You dread the buzzword for this year, as everyone tears off after it like a crimewatch reconstruction of the Pied Piper of Hamlin. People you thought intelligent disappear into the hills, never to be seen again.…
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...I have an addiction – It is called Kickstarter!
Kickstarter is a crowd funding website, which allows people to fund projects of creativity. It provides a platform for people to promote their ideas and facilitates the collection of funding.
When you first visit the site there are thousands of creative projects looking for funding ranging from documentaries, art exhibitions and technology to fashion, games and films – plenty of creative projects for everyone’s interests. …
(No Ratings Yet)Loading... (No Ratings Yet)Loading...Those that follow me on Twitter are aware that I’m currently traveling around USA introducing my 13 year old son to the wonders of America after attending ISTE.
We’ve been learning a lot, and it’s really hard to explain everything in 140 characters, so I’ve decided to share everything in more detail here.…
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On June 12th, I attended the National Cyber Safety Summit in Canberra with two students from the school, and many IT Management Associates. They were select members from the Youth Advisory Group (YAG) who took part in online forum discussions to help inform the government on cyber safety initiatives.…
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Dr Alec Couros is presenting at The PLE Conference 2012 in Melbourne this week. Here’s how I know..his call out for responses floated past in my twitter stream last week.
@courosa, as a teacher, learner and social networker I’m drawn to respond to your question “Why do (social) networks matter in teaching and learning?…
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