Tag: genealogy

Digging even deeper

Posted by | Published on July 4, 2017

The following article was originally published in the May 2017 edition of Family Tree Magazine.  Henry Carroll (1812-74) was largely a mystery when I wrote the original Digging Deeper article […] 

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The Solitary Traveller II: Isle of Man

Posted by | Published on September 24, 2015

I have read many times, in brochures, books and websites that the Isle of Man is a microcosm of Britain. Mostly, this is said in […] 

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Digging Deeper

Posted by | Published on September 4, 2015

My research journey from Bloomsbury to Ballarat was sparked by a rough sea voyage. I  wrote this article, while battling seasickness, on a large ferry bound for […] 

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DNA & My Ancestral Tree

Posted by | Published on January 26, 2015

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 […] 

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Personalising learning, Big History and the Genographic Project

Posted by | Published on March 19, 2014

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. […] 

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Who Am I? (The Genographic Project)

Posted by | Published on February 20, 2014

“The greatest history book ever written is the one hidden in our DNA.”                      Dr. Spencer […] 

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My #reading October 2016  →

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The upgrading of humans into gods may follow any of three paths: biological engineering, cyborg engineering and the engineering of non-organic beings. …in an upgraded world you will feel like […] 

#CCK09 First Paper (Draft): 'Positioning' Connectivism  →

Posted in Education, Professional development, Web 2.0

Context This brief, largely informal and reflective (draft) paper for the Connectivism and Connective Knowledge Online Course, is written with the intention of positioning Connectivism in context, for educational leaders intent on developing new pedagogy in Australian […] 

Collecting Orwell: A Kind of Compulsion*  →

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*Originally published in George Orwell Studies There are few 20th century writers as collectable as George Orwell. Rare book auctions regularly fetch extraordinary prices, especially for his works published in the 1930s. […] 

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