11 August 2008 – 12:40 pm
Do your students know who you are and what motivates you? Do you know who your students are and what motivates them? And would sharing a bit of yourselves make you a more effective educator and them more effective learners?
These questions are behind a new project being fired up by a passionate educator named Lauren […]
Flickr, the online photo sharing site owned by Yahoo! is going to be running what I think is an amazing online project on 8 August 2008.
During the 24-hour period that is 8 August 2008 wherever you are, they are inviting Flickr users to submit 1 photo about their day to a special Flickr group. Flickr […]
If a picture is worth a thousand words, here is a 60-second video that demonstrates one of the major strengths of vritual worlds -the sense of immersion and shared experience.
Last night edna workshop participants from Canada, New Zealand and the US got the chance to jam out and create music together and then share some […]
I’ve posted a long-form post on the before, during and aftermath of the day’s production on my personal learning journey blog.
Here is the executive summary:
When considering how and what to share with people not at the event, use a combination of tried and true and the shiny and new.
Prioritise what you want to achieve based […]
Shakespeare’s birthday was yesterday (or at least a lot of people celebrate it on 23 April) — so the quote “Brevity is the soul of wit” is the theme for this post.
With the cost and space limits on text messaging, the constraints of Twittering and other instant message services and the need to tame our […]
Need some inspiration? Digital stories based on the theme “What I love about teaching and learning” should do the trick. These stories were created by first time digital storytellers as part of the edna 2008 workshop series.
I had so much fun working with this switched on, energetic group as they tackled the theme in 20 […]
21 February 2008 – 12:38 pm
If you have a Flickr account and want to empower other educators to create low-hassle mashups, consider contributing to the public Flickr group “What I love about teaching and learning”.
The photos shared in the group can include metaphorical images or drawings, shots of you and your colleagues (provided you have their permission of course!), […]
21 January 2008 – 12:34 pm
What one thing do you think that countries, companies or individuals must do to make the world a better place in 2008?
That’s the question that 2,000 members of the World Economic Forum will be trying to answer starting this Wednesday in Davos, Switzerland. YouTube contributors have been invited to share their ideas in video form, […]
15 January 2008 – 2:56 pm
As my research into Second Life machinima begins, I’m finding a out a whole lot about the great resources available in the SL knowledge base itself. I tend to be an immersive learner - diving in first and then taking time out to read the directions.
I was very glad I chose to read directions […]
4 January 2008 – 12:20 am
Digital storytelling and video blogging are high on my agenda for 2008.
So, to get the ball rolling, here is a mash-up of my e-learning journey from 2007 (and yes, I spent New Year’s Eve in Second Life):
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