Tag: DNA
Personalising Learning in the Age of Knowledge
“The greatest history book ever written is the one hidden in our DNA.” […]
NSW Premier’s Teacher Scholarship Study Tour: Washington #3
“The Genographic Project is an ambitious attempt to answer fundamental questions about where we originated and how we came to populate the Earth. Through your […]
NSW Premier’s Teacher Scholarship Study Tour: New York #1
“No one should come to New York…unless he is willing to be lucky.” […]
Coming to America
My study tour focuses on how the latest learning about new and emerging technologies, such as non-medical DNA analysis, can be shared effectively and ethically […]
Citizen Science and Big History
National Geographic encourages student citizen scientists to participate in their Genographic Project, which employs cutting-edge genetic and computational technologies to analyse historical patterns in DNA […]
DNA & My Ancestral Tree
I was adopted as a baby. My adoptive parents made no secret of that fact but never had any information they could share about my […]
Iceland: North of the Wall
It rained incessantly and the wind was fierce but our time in Iceland was rewarding. The light, the landscape, the relaxed ambience and the people […]
Personalising learning, Big History and the Genographic Project
I am hoping to teach Big History as a NSW Board of Studies Endorsed Course to Year 10 and Year 11 in 2015 at our school. […]
Who Am I? (The Genographic Project)
“The greatest history book ever written is the one hidden in our DNA.” Dr. Spencer […]
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MyData: Personalising the Curriculum
Recently I presented DNA: Personalising the Curriculum at the WHAT IF? Embracing complexity through curriculum conference which has reinvigorated my belief that we need to make some profoundly important changes […]