Did you know that UNESCO bestowed on the city of Melbourne the title of City of Literature as part of its Creative Cities Network? Maybe you did, but did you also know that the Arts Minister, Lynne Kosky, announced two days ago the creation of The Wheeler Centre: Books, Writing, Ideas. It has been named after [...]
Archive for November, 2009
Melbourne – Centre for books, writing and ideas
Posted in reading, poetry, writing, Literature, tagged Melbourne, reading, State Library of Victoria, writing, UNESCO, City of Literature, Wheelers' Centre, Victorian Writers' Centre on November 28, 2009 | 2 Comments »
What I discovered about my PLN after I told them I’d deleted my Twitter account
Posted in 21st century learning, networking, technology, Web 2.0, tagged Facebook, help, networking, personal learning network, Twitter, Web 2.0 on November 22, 2009 | 6 Comments »
So, if you read my previous post, you know that I was stupid enough to delete my Twitter account in a fatal moment of confusion. You also know how devastating it was for me to realise I’d lost the community I’d grown to depend on every day. Let me tell you how something devastating turned [...]
What I realised when I lost my Twitter account
Posted in 21st century learning, technology, Web 2.0, tagged behaviours, delete, Facebook, loss, networking, Twitter, Web 2.0 on November 19, 2009 | 13 Comments »
Photo courtesy of GettysGirl on Flickr Yesterday I accidentally deleted my Twitter account. As soon as it happened, I was in shock. I’d lost everything. What have I lost? Firstly, I can’t believe how much it’s upset me. How long have I been on Twitter? Not a year, surely. How important can it be? I’ve [...]
We all need a regular kick in the pants
Posted in 21st century learning, art, creativity, Education, teaching, technology, Web 2.0, tagged art, Art21, culture, Education, free, higher order thinking, ideas, inspiration, online, technology, TED.com, the Arts on November 7, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Janine Antoni, “Inhabit,” 2009. Courtesy of Luhring Augustine Gallery I agree with the Art21 blog post, Another kick in the pants, that everyone needs the occasional kick in the pants, only I think that maybe we need it regularly. Joe Fusaro says I use Art21 for a kick in the pants from time to time, whether [...]
What have I learned from VCE?
Posted in creativity, Education, learning, teaching, tagged Alexandra Adornetto, article, assessment, Education, learning, Maja Wilson, school, The Age, VCE, Victoria, Victorian Certificate of Education on November 1, 2009 | 7 Comments »
This article in The Age resounded with me – Surely there’s a better test was written by Alexandra Adornetto, Year 12 VCE student at Eltham College and, at 17, already an author of a popular children’s trilogy starting with The shadow thief. Of Alexandra’s initial questions, How have I been shaped by my learning experiences? What skills have [...]





