Yesterday Chris Betcher, he of http://betch.edublogs.org/, was a keynote speaker at the CEGSA conference. The conference theme is Learning is a Conversation, and Chris made some really interesting points that you might like to think about.
Learning in the 21st century is social.
Learning happens through our conversations.
The boundaries to where we have our conversations have […]
The transition of the internet into a more interactive read/write phase has had huge implications for teaching and learning, both for students and for teachers.
Online learning is very different when it is not simply a matter of finding resources in a cyber library. It is far more engaging when the learners can actually participate.
We […]
This is the topic of the Economist.com Oxford style debate currently taking place. It is the third of a series of debates conducted at http://www.economist.com/debate/ on education and connected issues. The first two issues: Technology in Education, and University Recruiting, are no longer active but the third on Social Networking has just begun. The debate moderator […]
One of the nice things about being back at work at this time of the year in Australia, before schools, Unis and TAFEs resume, is that I get to look a bit more closely at some of the information coming across my desk, read those incoming blogs a bit more assiduously, and even follow up some […]
This morning I joined in a Japanese class where a teacher in an Adelaide suburban school was taking a class of 6 students in rural West coast school. My role was mentor/helper. We were using an instance of Live Classroom in an edna Sandpit Group. Live Classroom is a web-conferencing plug-in to Moodle which we […]
Digital Chalkie is an open group blog for Australian (and beyond) K-12 educators interested in the power of ICTs to enhance educational outcomes. Maintained by Paul Reid, and based in Western Australia, Digital Chalkie aims to allow geographically disparate Australian educators to collaborate beyond the closed and often very useful discussions that go on behind […]
Elliot Masie caught my attention this morning with an email subject: Can We really e-Learn at our desks? My first reaction was “of course I can” but then I read what he had to say.
While it is clear that people can learn some step by step instructions right at their work desks, can they really […]
Bryn Jones pointed me to this site through one of his occasional postings on his blog at http://brynjones.edublogs.org/feed/
Inspired talks has a wonderful range of speakers, videos to watch. See http://www.ted.com/index.php/
The one that Bryn pointed to was Sir Ken Robinson who ‘makes an entertaining (and profoundly moving) case for creating an education system that nurtures creativity, […]
I am interested in how people resolve the need for more than one online presence. As of last Saturday I now blog in 4 places. How did that come about? Well, apart from my life here at education.au limited I also participate in a professional association, CEGSA (Computers in Education Group of South Australia) and […]
Better Blogging
One of my aims all this year has been to become a better blogger.
I feel I have learnt a few lessons so far but have quite a way to go.
Here are some of the things I feel I’ve learnt:
choose topics that others want to know about
don’t make your postings too long
use a bit of white […]