Monthly Archives: April 2009
A Sci-Fi feast for the eyes
Am I superficial if I have a weakness for book covers? I love the art/graphic design enveloping the story. Yes, I will choose a book by its cover. Yes, I buy magazines for their visual beauty. So, feast your eyes … Continue reading
Filed under art, Literature
We want dot-points
Thanks to cogdogblog for the photo. My older son has started university this year. His core subjects are Psychology and Politics, and Logic is one of his breadth subjects. Today he was telling me that some of the students in one … Continue reading
Teaching – what’s it all about?
I’ve been reflecting about teaching – you know, the existential part – what’s it all about, what are our essential aims as teachers, how do we connect to students individually and as a group to engage and stimulate meaningful … Continue reading
Filed under 21st century learning, Education, teachers, teaching
Vision of the future – Are you ready?
Have you given nanotechnology any serious thought? Have a look at this video by Karsten Staack, The 21st Century: What will it look like? What are your thoughts? Are you excited/afraid of the future? Don’t be. It’s not for … Continue reading
Filed under 21st century learning, Education
Google image search on the fly
Google’s new experimental Similar Images feature in Google Labs has improved image searching with the addition of ‘similar images’, allowing you to narrow your search and change your mind on the fly. Have a look here. It’s in its experimental stages. … Continue reading
Filed under 21st century learning, internet, technology
TED talks wiki
If you enjoy TED talks on video, feast your eyes on the TED talks wiki, which is like a cornucopia of TED, an overabundance of these tantalising talks. Getting through these all might take you – lets see, say about … Continue reading
Filed under 21st century learning
Teaching 21st century literacies
Howard Rheingold has written an article for City Brights on 21st century literacies. His opening paragraph asks essential questions for the future (and present) of education: Will our grandchildren century grow up knowing how to pluck the answer to any question … Continue reading
Filed under 21st century learning, Education, internet, network literacy, teaching, technology, Web 2.0
Stephen Downes in Melbourne
Why did I go to a professional event on the first day of my Easter holidays? Two words: Stephen Downes. Stephen started by prompting reflection: Reflect on how you learn in your job today? How do you learn to use … Continue reading
Filed under 21st century learning, learning, network literacy, teachers, teaching, technology, Web 2.0
9 great reasons why teachers should use Twitter
Laura Walker posted 9 great reasons why teachers should use Twitter. Twitter is often represented as a facile activity for people who have nothing better to do than given minute by minute reports on what they had for breakfast … Continue reading
Filed under 21st century learning, networking, teachers, Web 2.0
Student bloggers speak out eloquently
On the blog Free resources from the net for special education Paul Hamilton has written a very interesting post sharing his views on student blogging in Jan Smith’s grade 6 class, and a video where he interviews his students about their … Continue reading
Filed under 21st century learning, blogging, Education, learning, technology, Web 2.0, writing
