Screencast Tour of Twitter Lists

Thanks to Steve Wheeler for alerting me to this screencast. [vodpod id=Groupvideo.3788114&w=425&h=350&fv=%26rel%3D0%26border%3D0%26] more about “Screencast Tour Of Twitter Lists“, posted with vodpod

5 Minds for the Future

I managed to read Howard Gardner’s most recent book, 5 Minds for the Future these holidays and think it a useful tract. I enjoyed the book. It would be rare that an educator did not know Gardner’s contested work on multiple intelligences and to have made use of it in their classroom. He opens his book suggesting that […]

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

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 schools appropriate to the digital age.  It is perhaps, not what was intended for this assignment but is an accurate reflection of my perceptions of the […]

Disruptive Technologies: Kindle in Australia

Disruptive technologies You may remember that I almost bought an iLiad last year. I had been after an e-reader for quite a while but the available product was just not good enough to purchase. The release of the Kindle 2 re-awakened my digital lust earlier this year. Today, my Google Reader presented *drum roll* Amazon’s Reader Comes to Australia  […]

'PLN Yourself'

Last year @suewaters collected some great data on PLNs which assisted her to build this ‘PLN Yourself’ wiki. Sue’s work has helped many, including myself, to inservice colleagues and grow our networks. Please help Sue Waters to collect data on the tools that assist our PLNs.

'The Myth Of Digital Literacy'

[vodpod id=Groupvideo.3565217&w=425&h=350&fv=videoRefID%3DTAWSP_Int_20091001_779626_0_00] This really is a great overview of the issues that are commonly discussed re: literacy in the digital age. It is worth 40 minutes of your time to listen while working away on something else. Thanks to @etalbert who alerted me to this video of a panel discussion posted at Six Pixels of Separation.

Augmented Reality and 'Rainbows End'

The recent flurry of activity regarding Augmented Reality makes me reflect on how much I liked the ideas in Vernor Vinge’s sci-fi novel, Rainbows End (2006). The characters ‘wear’ the internet and can effectively be online constantly, with no visible apparatus attached to their bodies. ‘Wearing’ allows one to have a completely haptic experience. It is particularly amusing that Robert Gu, […]