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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cc licensed ( BY SD ) flickr photo shared by jfcherry The discussion paper at the Great Teaching, Inspired Learning website is likely to have some educators and community members reflecting about the future. […] 

The Web and TV, a sibling rivalry  →

Posted in Digital life, Uncategorized

Another great TED video. Peter Hirshberg on ‘sibling rivalry’. [vodpod id=Groupvideo.1534317&w=425&h=350&fv=bgColor%3DFFFFFF%26file%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fstatic.videoegg.com%2Fted%2Fmovies%2FPeterHirschberg_2007P-embed-EG_high.flv%26autoPlay%3Dfalse%26fullscreenURL%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fstatic.videoegg.com%2Fted%2Fflash%2Ffullscreen.html%26forcePlay%3Dfalse%26logo%3D%26allowFullscreen%3Dtrue] more about “The Web and TV, a sibling rivalry“, posted with vodpod    

How the law is strangling creativity  →

Posted in Digital life, Popular culture, Uncategorized, Web 2.0

Laurence Lessig’s new book, Remix, explores the themes discussed mentioned in this TED video. Some of the remixed clips are pretty funny, especially ‘Jesus – The Musical’. [vodpod id=Groupvideo.1449335&w=425&h=350&fv=bgColor%3DFFFFFF%26file%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fstatic.videoegg.com%2Fted%2Fmovies%2FLARRYLESSIG-2007_high.flv%26autoPlay%3Dfalse%26fullscreenURL%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fstatic.videoegg.com%2Fted%2Fflash%2Ffullscreen.html%26forcePlay%3Dfalse%26logo%3D%26allowFullscreen%3Dtrue] more […] 

A Suggested Route  →

Posted in Education, Featured, Government, Professional development

Finnish Lessons by Pasi Sahlberg documents how Finland achieved educational success without going through the arduous and controversial process of implementing competition, school choice, and test-based accountability. cc licensed ( […] 

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