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Travelling in Japan (Part III): Reflections and Highlights

Posted by Darcy Moore | Published on January 27, 2013

“What must be admitted, very painfully, is that this was a disaster made in Japan…Its fundamental causes are to be found in the ingrained conventions […]

Posted in Photography, Travel | Tagged culture, Japan, Kyoto, learning, Nagano, Nara, onsen, reflection, ryokan, Tokyo, Yudanka | 13 Comments

Australian Beach Culture & Change

Posted by Darcy Moore | Published on October 24, 2012

My children love Nippers. Every Sunday morning during the summer they learn more about staying safe at the beach thanks to the efforts of many volunteers, […]

Posted in Education, Featured | Tagged culture, drowning, Kiama, Nippers, skin cancer, surf lifesaving | 2 Comments

Where is the inspirational teacher in Australian popular culture, literature and film?

Posted by Darcy Moore | Published on October 1, 2012

My last session with EDGD824, my English pre-service teachers at the University of Wollongong, arrives this week and I wanted to say something to inspire […]

Posted in Education, Popular culture | Tagged Australia, culture, fiction, film, teacher, teaching | 7 Comments

The Wrong Conversations

Posted by Darcy Moore | Published on June 20, 2012

Fairfax has signalled that the future is online Fairfax cuts 1900 jobs Fairfax media, publishing the Sydney Morning Herald, since 1831, is the […]

Posted in Education, Featured, Government | Tagged culture, future, learning, reflection | 3 Comments

Sir Ken Robinson: Changing Education Paradigms

Posted by Darcy Moore | Published on October 17, 2010

Sir Ken Robinson‘s narrative about education is a powerful reading of the institutions at the heart of our societies. It is ‘a reading’ difficult to dispute. […]

Posted in Education, Government, Professional development, YouTube | Tagged culture, Pedagogy, sirkenrobinson | 5 Comments

Hung Parliaments and the Importance of Literature, Philosophy and History

Posted by Darcy Moore | Published on August 22, 2010

The political uncertainty of the election ‘result’ that Australians watched unfold last night will lead to concerned discussion about what a hung parliament will mean for our democracy. There […]

Posted in Education, Government | Tagged culture, English, history, learning, philosophy, politics | 6 Comments

David Crystal – texts and tweets: myths and realities

Posted by Darcy Moore | Published on July 1, 2010

Thanks to Ben Jones for alerting me to David Crystal’s recent talk. Like you, I have many of his books on my shelf and find […]

Posted in Digital life, Professional development | Tagged culture, English, language, literacy, Twitter | 1 Comment

Clay Shirky: How cognitive surplus will change the world

Posted by Darcy Moore | Published on June 29, 2010

Clay Shirky‘s TED talk deserves 13 minutes of your time.

Posted in Digital life | Tagged collaboration, culture, shirky, TED | 2 Comments

Lessons from fashion’s free culture

Posted by Darcy Moore | Published on June 11, 2010

Johanna Blakley‘s talk is an interesting rumination on the nature of ‘copyright’ in the fashion world.

Posted in Popular culture | Tagged copyright, culture, TED | Leave a Comment

The Empathic Civilisation

Posted by Darcy Moore | Published on May 27, 2010

Tim Kastelle posted this video talk by Jeremy Rifkin which I repost here and am sure you will enjoy. [vodpod id=Video.3625992&w=425&h=350&fv=%26rel%3D0%26border%3D0%26] more about “RSA Animate […]

Posted in Professional development | Tagged brain, collaboration, culture, empathy, neuroscience | 3 Comments

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I always use @VirginTrains in the UK but today is a disgrace. No water or soap in the toilets or wifi en route to Edinburgh. The ticketing system is broken with doublebookings & squabbles on my carriage as a result. Why? It certainly does not feel like good value. @richardbranson

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4 of 5 stars to Milk of Paradise by Lucy Inglis goodreads.com/review…

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Our biggest fans this week: @cerysmatthews, @BiancaH80, @LilaMularczyk. Thank you! via sumall.com/thankyou?… pic.twitter.com/GpHc…

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#Orwell lived at 10a Mortimer Crescent NW6, with his wife Eileen and son Richard, until his flat was destroyed by a V-1 flying bomb. Luckily, he wasn’t home and the manuscript of Animal Farm was recovered from the rubble (only to be rejected by TS Eliot who worked for Faber). pic.twitter.com/Hqri…

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I found this memorial very affecting at Liverpool Street Station this morning as the commuters raced past on their way to work. It is a pity the sentiment does not inform contemporary policymakers much as so many children are displaced by neverending wars... #Auspol pic.twitter.com/lDkJ…

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Paying homage to JA Baker today by retracing his steps with a local fan who read my review and invited me walking: darcymoore.net/2017/… @RobGMacfarlane @jabtheperegrine #theperegrine @cityoftongues

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