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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 […]
Read More Key Competencies book review | The future’s bright….On Saturday, I had the pleasure of attending, and keynoting, at the inaugural #edchatnz conference at Hobsonville Point Secondary School. Anyone following the trending tag in the Twitter stream would have had a taste of the excitement, the richness of the programme being offered, the breadth of the topics and the variety of approaches that, […]
Read More #edchatnz | A breath of fresh airIt was great, this morning, to be invited to join Grant Lichtman (check out his Learning Pond blog and his #fuse14 posts), Claire Amos, Steve Mouldey and Meghan Cureton (Director of Innovation at Mount Vernon Presbyterian School) for a shared discussion about design thinking methodologies in schools, in the US and here in NZ. This was part of […]
Read More #fuse14 | Hanging out, talking design[This is a cross-post from the CORE Education blog. This was written as part of the CORE 10 Trends 2014 series.] What do we mean by ‘networked organisations’? When we think about the way work is managed inside an organisation, we might imagine a clear hierarchy, perhaps, with bosses and boards, leaders and teams. […]
Read More Networked organisations: From islands to archipelagoThe new edition of the NMC Horizon report for K-12 for 2014 is just up – and you’re one of the first to know! I was delighted to have been part of the panel that helped develop and refine the report this year. This, in itself, was a fascinating process and you can read more […]
Read More NMC Horizon Report | 2014 K-12 Edition out now!“We need to ask, ‘who benefits?’ in any of the visions of the future we are offered or that we are working towards” (Facer, p. 9) Sometimes I find myself being A Little Bit Concerned. And the more time I spend in the e-learning / digital tech space, the more these niggling worries draw me […]
Read More The ethics of digital technologies[Cross-posted from CORE Education’s blog] This blog post is based on my Masters of Education thesis, Online social networking and its impact on New Zealand educators’ professional learning. It informs the thinking behind this October’s Connected Educator Month 2014. The changing face of professional learning for educators Studies into effective school change and system-lift place professional development at […]
Read More Can social network sites support effective professional learning?It’s been a pleasure to present at the Learning@School Roadshow this week. My sessions have explored effective, inclusive learning design with digital technologies, and the value of strategic use of social networking to support inquiry. Feel free to browse the resources that supported these sessions… Connect your professional learning: How effective educators make the most […]
Read More Learning@School Roadshow | Inclusive, effective learning & networkingLast 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 […]
Read More Gaming, digital futures and Curtis Bonk! | Day 2 at #DEANZ14 ConferenceIt’s been a busy week of educational conferences this week across New Zealand – I challenge anyone to say teachers have ‘holidays’! This is the first conference post this week, from the Edtech Google summit in Auckland where I managed to pop in for a day, connect with some fabulous folk there about Connected Educator […]
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