Ten Trends 2014: Global connectedness

[Cross-posted from the CORE Education blog – here is my recent post for the Ten Trends series, published by CORE Education] Nā tō rourou, nā taku rourou ka ora ai te iwi | With your food basket and my food basket the people will thrive Most of us now have more opportunities to connect with others […]

Key Competencies book review | The future’s bright….

I must confess that, the references to ’21st century education’, and the memes that surround it, are ones I am increasingly trying to avoid in favour of more precise descriptions of what we are actually trying to achieve with education that suits our learners, their needs if they are to thrive in society, knowledge and understandings […]

Gaming, digital futures and Curtis Bonk! | Day 2 at #DEANZ14 Conference

Last week, I managed to attend a day of the DEANZ conference, a great opportunity to catch up with those involved in research and practice related to e-learning and distance education in the schooling and tertiary sectors. While one day couldn’t really capture the conference as a whole, there were a few takeaways for me that […]