Tag: National Geographic

Personalising Learning in the Age of Knowledge

Posted by | Published on October 14, 2017

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

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NSW Premier’s Teacher Scholarship Study Tour: Washington #3

Posted by | Published on May 21, 2016

“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 […] 

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Citizen Science and Big History

Posted by | Published on June 24, 2015

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 […] 

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

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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 them. There’s endless pages of […] 

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Posted in Digital life, Popular culture, Professional development

It always concerned me that Amazon had such a monopoly on ebooks. However, my customer satisfaction since purchasing my first kindle in 2009, compared with the obvious inferiority of other e-readers, has been high. […] 

Directions, Goals and Influencers  →

Posted in Professional development, Uncategorized, Web 2.0

I always like to start the school year with a clear sense of direction and personal professional priorities and goals; a sort of pre-reflection, if that makes sense. It goes […] 

Nurturing Creativity: Fifth Annual Optimism & Resilience Conference  →

Posted in Education, Professional development

The world is but a canvas to our imaginations.   Henry David Thoreau Today we enjoyed the fifth annual conference held at Nan Tien Temple for our professional development on the […] 

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