Whenever I start to think about the digiverse I'm drawn to the analogy of water and swimming. Learning to swim is something children will do naturally, particularly if the element of fear is reduced or eliminated. Some believe that children should learn to swim while still infants. Certainly, in utero they had an affinity with … Continue reading Swimming with Maslow in the digiverse
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Reflecting on #Pedagogical Implications of Technology and the #Digiverse
Imagining the future in the 1960s Back when I completed my Diploma in Education our lecturers invited us to think about the knowledge and skill sets embedded in current curricula. We were asked to reflect on just how appropriate they might be for the schools that we were about to enter and the children who … Continue reading Reflecting on #Pedagogical Implications of Technology and the #Digiverse
A small digital initiative in teaching School Certificate Geography
In the hurly burly of media driven assessment of education these days, the general public is often deprived of basic information about some of the success stories in Australian schools. My own state, NSW, in particular has a rigorous and contemporary approach to teaching and learning, combining the best of traditional and contemporary strategies. One … Continue reading A small digital initiative in teaching School Certificate Geography
Port Botany Container Terminal Expansion project: More on the coastal zone
Yesterday I managed to drive over to Botany Bay. My old PowerPoint collection needed up dating. It's too easy to begin teaching about yesterdays and immensely interesting to do the leg work required to teach about the present. Sure some things remain relatively unchanged, but in the really dynamic parts of the coastal zone changes … Continue reading Port Botany Container Terminal Expansion project: More on the coastal zone
Urban Growth and decline a #DERNSW Research project
In Early December I posted an initial outline of an action research project I've been working on. The project addresses that part of the NSW Stage 5 Geography Syllabus in which Students learn about geographical issues affecting Australian environments. There's a variety of possible areas of study, and students must cover two of these. At … Continue reading Urban Growth and decline a #DERNSW Research project
The #Ubud Experience: Returning to the #Village after 8 Years
The Ubud Experience Ubud Writers' Feastival is for many the comtemporarty face of Ubud. In successfully nurturing this event from infancy to it's present global standing Janet De Neefe has added another layer to way Ubud is understood. In former times Ubud was known as a special place set on a broad ridge above the … Continue reading The #Ubud Experience: Returning to the #Village after 8 Years
#Indonesia has 11.76 million #Facebook users, #Twitter is Growing #CNN relies on Web2 Growth
Chatting with a friend yesterday the conversation drifted to the rapid adoption of Facebook here in Indonesia. In 12 months to November 2009 the number of Facebook users reached 11.76 million, a 700% increase over the preceding 12 months to November 2008. These figures are based on a Nielsen ‘Online Global Customer Study’ published in … Continue reading #Indonesia has 11.76 million #Facebook users, #Twitter is Growing #CNN relies on Web2 Growth
Surfing the DER Laptop Roll Out
Tomorrow we’ll take a delivery of the Lenovo IdeaPad S10e at my school. Stage 1 of the fast wireless network is in place. More optical fibre is currently going in so that we're ready for stage 2 of the roll out when the entire school will be awash with access. What follows immediately is the … Continue reading Surfing the DER Laptop Roll Out
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