Tag: reflection

The solitary walker: travelling and learning
Walking, ideally, is a state in which the mind, the body, and the world are aligned, as though they were three characters finally in conversation […]

Travelling in Japan (Part III): Reflections and Highlights
“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 […]

The role of a teacher
Please reflect idealistically, in exactly 100 words, on the important role of a schoolteacher in 21st century Australia. I recently asked pre-service teachers to reflect about the […]

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

Mirror, Mirror
“AirPlay is a technology invented by and used by Apple to let users broadcast audio, video, and photos to compatible WiFi-connected devices.” Source There are […]

AI MOOC (Guest Post)
My colleague, Andrew Walker, writes about his experience doing Stanford University’s AI course in a guest (and his first) blog post. cc licensed ( […]

The best of both worlds: an anecdote
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 […]

Viborg Katedralskole
My time at Viborg Katedralskole is coming to an end in a few days, which saddens me greatly. The liberal Danish ethos towards education and the general willingness […]

Video Games: My Personal History and Recollections
Do you advocate playing video games in education? We should talk more about our own life experiences as part of this conversation. I have been reflecting […]
Reading for pleasure?
Twice a year at this blog I reflect on books read. While drafting that soon to be published post, I started thinking about how children […]