Monthly Archives: July 2010

It helps to have a hand from the top

I think I have mentioned that I’ve been working at Kew High School one day a week. It’s been 9 weeks now, and I’m happy and excited to play a small part in connecting the school community with transformative aspects … Continue reading

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Who are you online?

Photo by Will Lion on Flickr The first time I heard this was when Will Richardson spoke at a conference in Melbourne. I thought…. yeah, I suppose… but who looks anyway? I dunno… But then I looked at  what a … Continue reading

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Steve Wheeler explains Web 3.0 : The way forward?

I don’t know about you, but if someone asks me to explain the difference between Web 1.0, Web 2.0 and Web 3.0, I’m not sure if I do a great job. But this is brilliant – Well done, Steve Wheeler, … Continue reading

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Steampunk

Steampunk – the genre – has been around for a while, but has recently enjoyed a rebirth. What is Steampunk? In preparation for a class talk about Steampunk, I wrote this post.

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New tools for traditional skills

I found this video in a blog post on Art in the real world. An Apple ipad live fingerpainting demo that David Kassan streamed live from my Brooklyn studio on Monday June 21st. 2010, The model sat for 3 hours … Continue reading

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Reading in a whole new way

Photo courtesy of Darren Kuropatwa on Flickr in the group Great quotes about learning and change Debates about whether reading and writing are going to suffer in the digital age open up opportunities for reflection and discussion.  I was interested … Continue reading

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Rest, recharge, and ready for another term!

National Gallery of Victoria (Städel exhibition) I don’t know how non-teachers survive with so few holidays.  I’m not feeling guilty about teaching holidays though because that’s what I do, and I work hard, so if you’re not a teacher and … Continue reading

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Linchpin

I have been so touched and uplifted by people’s comments (on this blog and in person) following my heart-on-my-sleeve post after an unsuccessful job application. Thankyou to everyone for your extremely kind feedback. Today I was interested in a comment … Continue reading

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