Last night the new website of the International Organising Committee - Australia - For The Restitution Of The Parthenon Marbles, was launched at the Athenian Restaurant, Sydney. Designed by Dennis Tritaris from Orama Communications, I believe it represents a new standard in website design. Dennis has created a website that has the potential to … Continue reading The #ParthenonMarblesAustralia Website is Now Live
Tag: web2.0
Swimming with Maslow in the digiverse
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
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
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
#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
Breaking the Web2.0 barrier
Twitter is an instant way of linking with people, it's not simply a mindless mumuring of trivia, there are some extremely powerful connections possible. This morning I discovered this article by Will Richardson. Here are his details Location Stockton, New Jersey Web http://www.weblog... Bio Parent, author, speaker, blogger about social Web tools and their effects … Continue reading Breaking the Web2.0 barrier
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