How to create a creative workplace. Why relationships will always be important in communication and education. Helping learners turn information into knowledge. How to specifically teach children to listen, think effectively and to control their minds. Dispelling myths about “types” of learners, what needs to happen to make assessments more supportive of learners and why […]
They’re all hammers — most of them will drive a nail into a piece of wood. But what type of wood? What size nail? What if you wanted to hammer a piece of meat for schnitzel? Oh I want a mallet? Isn’t that big wooden one a mallet?
It’s about knowing how to choose the right […]
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 […]
Many thanks to Gary Hayes over at Personalized Media for the amazing work he did in putting together a tour of 50 virtual worlds in 7 minutes! It’s an amazing feat — complete with links to all the worlds covered.
Complimented by a map of virtual worlds by age group and focus created by a UK […]
Janet Hawtin, a colleague of mine here at education.au wears many hats. She is passionate about free, open source software, is a talented graphic designer and contributes to many forums on topics related to education and ICTs.
She is a modest women, but I convinced her to give me a photo opp in honour of […]
Close your virtual world, click the x on your personal learning environment. Step away from your keyboard. Log off from your computer and shut it down. Put your smart phone in a drawer. Turn off the IWB, television, radio, MP3/MP4 player, close the door to the computer lab and let’s go for a walk.
Are your […]
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 […]
If you missed out on the online conferences yesterday and missed out on Tuesday the 24th, you can now access archives of the Live Classroom sessions in the online conference group - http://sandpit.edna.edu.au/mod/resource/view.php?id=1247
For the time being, you need to be registered with edna services in order to access the archives page. There are plans to […]
Yesterday was the first run of edna workshops conducted online using Live Classroom during the day and Second Life in the evening.
It was a long day for those who signed up for the full menu. Breakfast with Kerrie Smith and Gemma Mayfield at 730am Adelaide Time covered the me.edu.au service and discussed social networking. I […]
