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How to really get to know people in an online course – ask a child #rhizo15
(This post was written as a transcript of a short presentation I gave at a Melbourne TeachMeet at Melbourne High School September 2015). How do you really get to know people in an online course? Ask a...
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We host a Teachmeet @MHS #tmmelb
Last Saturday we hosted a TeachMeet in the school library. A TeachMeet is an informal gathering of people working in the education sector coming together to share ideas and expertise. It’s a great way...
View ArticleCreativity for learning in higher education
It seems I don’t know my place. Again I’m sneaking into an online course designed for educators in higher education. ButSandra Sinfield, Senior Lecturer in Education and Learning Development, LondonMet...
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Cut the teacher librarians last! A message from Kim Yeomans, Nick Earls and me
Yesterday I wrote a post in my school library blog about my visit to Kim Yeomans’ primary school library. I wrote it because I feel strongly about voicing the uncertain future of school libraries and...
View ArticleHow Seinfeld and Maria Montessori influence me as an educator #twistedpair
I really like the way Terry Elliott started his #twistedpair post and so I’m going to re-use his opening: In the spirit of infinite play I am following a recent prompt from Steve Wheeler. Thanks to...
View ArticleEducators Across Contexts (EdContexts) – Google hangout conversations
Thanks to Maha Bali for inviting me to take part in a webinar conversation about connected learning and contexts. Maha is one of my first MOOC friends when I jumped in last year, and she is the most...
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Hacking the school system softly: first hack #clmooc #systemhack
Day One of #schoolsystemhack. If you are confused please read previous post explaining this. Location: Staff room. Limitation: Staff stay mainly in their faculty staff rooms but some use the central...
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Makerspace reflections
The humble beginnings of our makerspace in the library – a collaborative effort between Steve Draper, Evan Watkins, Pam Saunders and me – have got me thinking about alternative learning spaces other...
View ArticleImagine never being born again. Mike Wesch reminds us why we are teachers.
Mike Wesch can easily collapse your constructed view of learning and teaching to clear a path for a clear vision of what’s essential. Watch the video below. Click on “The Syllabus” link below to see...
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Using Thinglink to curate aspects of evil #heartsofdarkness
Some of our year 10 English students are pondering on the theme of evil. They are unpacking ‘Hearts of Darkness’. I’m going to show them how to use Thinglink to create an interactive image which...
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How to really get to know people in an online course – ask a child #rhizo15
(This post was written as a transcript of a short presentation I gave at a Melbourne TeachMeet at Melbourne High School September 2015). How do you really get to know people in an online course? Ask a...
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We host a Teachmeet @MHS #tmmelb
Last Saturday we hosted a TeachMeet in the school library. A TeachMeet is an informal gathering of people working in the education sector coming together to share ideas and expertise. It’s a great way...
View ArticleCreativity for learning in higher education
It seems I don’t know my place. Again I’m sneaking into an online course designed for educators in higher education. ButSandra Sinfield, Senior Lecturer in Education and Learning Development, LondonMet...
View ArticleWhy not #twistedpair for professional exchange?
I’ve mentioned my idea of using Steve Wheeler’s #twistedpair to inspire writing for a professional exchange session at school. I figure teachers are always attending PD which teaches them how to teach...
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Doing the #twistedpair with teaching colleagues – taking a risk!
Flickr photo by Anktangle As part of a couple of professional exchange days, I decided to use Steve Wheeler’s #twistedpair idea to invite my colleagues to write. When I say ‘I decided’, I mean I spent...
View ArticleUnofficial CV #digiwrimo
I’m going to join DigiWriMo for the first time. Our first task is to write an unofficial CV. What is DigiWriMo? For me it’s a chance to join people I know (or don’t yet) virtually to do some writing...
View ArticleMy unofficial geographic CV – I am Australian #digiwrimo
I love Maureen Crawford’s geographic CV which she has written for Kevin Hodgson and opened up for response and remixing to all. Here is my offering, my geographic CV of sorts: Somehow I manage to stand...
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Storyjumper Part 10: The maps #digiwrimo
This is part 10 of a storyjumper for Digital Writing Month. You can read the other parts here: Part 1 Bruno’s blog started us off with a personal narrative. Part 2 Kevin’s blog began...
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As if – poem inspired by Michelle Pacansky-Brock #digiwrimo
Thank you for your beautifully worded post, Michelle Pacansky-Brock. I first shared these images in a blog post back in 2009. They are part of a historical narrative contained within an autograph book...
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The story ends #digiwrimo #storyjumper
I don’t know how they did it – I struggled to keep hold of the threads in chapter 10 already and it finished with 26 – but somehow a bunch of people from different parts of the world managed to write...
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