Category: University

BYOD: books from our local libraries

Posted by | Published on September 15, 2013

Students in Australian schools could be given access to a wealth of pre-existing online books and journals with just a little coordination by the state. […] 

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Not a list (a reflective post with 2013 in mind)

Posted by | Published on December 29, 2012

“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.” “Fight evil, read books.” These two quotes are […] 

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Inanimate Alice

Posted by | Published on July 7, 2012

 “…set in the early years of the 21st century and told through text, sound, images, music and games.” Inanimate Alice, the story of Alice and […] 

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Connectivism and Connective Knowledge #CCK12

Posted by | Published on January 18, 2012

Connectivism and Connective Knowledge is an open online course that over 12 weeks explores the concepts of connectivism and connective knowledge and explore their application […] 

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The best of both worlds: an anecdote

Posted by | Published on January 11, 2012

I have been asked to ‘lecture’ at the University of Wollongong this year. This position gives me the privilege of working with tertiary students preparing […] 

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Craig Foster’s recent analysis of Spanish footballing success is likely to resound with many educators.  Spain are a wonderful example to Australia because the fruits they enjoy today were cultivated […] 

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Posted in Digital life, Education, Featured, Professional development, University

 “…set in the early years of the 21st century and told through text, sound, images, music and games.” Inanimate Alice, the story of Alice and her imaginary digital friend Brad, […] 

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Posted in Digital life, Uncategorized, Web 2.0

Jonathan Zittrain‘s TED talk from July 2009.  

Twitter  →

Posted in Digital life, Professional development, Uncategorized

Since Mark Pesce spoke about Twitter at an education.au conference earlier in the year, I have been embarrassingly evangelical about this microblogging service. Quite simply, Twitter lets you microblog pithy […] 

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