Problem solvers vs Problem finders
I just came across this TEDx talk (video below) and blog post from 2011 and it really made me think. In the video, Ewan McIntosh talks about the need to develop a generation of problem finders rather...
View ArticleRelevance in learning
I’ve recently been taking a lot of notice as to what my own children are being asked to do for homework and what various teachers are expecting of their students and I’ve come to the conclusion that...
View ArticleTeaching, philosophy and pedagogy
I’ve been thinking a lot recently about e-learning and pedagogy. I blogged about this earlier this month when I questioned whether there really is e-learning pedagogy or whether what most people are...
View Article3 things I’ve learnt so far this year
This post is cross-posted from (r)e-Flections blog. Below are three things I’ve learnt so far this year while working and learning with other online teachers. I know it’s not really anything new, but...
View ArticleBlogs and blogging
Here are the slides for a quick presentation I did in my school on Blogs and Blogging. More PowerPoint presentations from Nathaniel Louwrens
View ArticleReflecting on the earthquake evacuation
As many of you will be aware, central New Zealand was rocked by a series of strong earthquakes yesterday (Friday 16 August, 2013) beginning with a M6.6 at about 2:30 pm. Less than a month ago we were...
View ArticleUlearn 2013
It’s been 3 years since I was last at Ulearn so I was really looking forward to it this year. It didn’t disappoint! In my view, Ulearn is THE education conference to attend in New Zealand. So if you...
View ArticleFacebook and friends…
I’m amazed how many messages that come through on Facebook that say ‘don’t follow this person’ as they are hackers or whatever. I decided it was time we shared a positive and I think sensible message...
View ArticleParents, children, footprints and tattoos…
Do you know what I like about Facebook? Seeing family and friends sharing what they’ve been up to and the special moments in their lives. While I use Twitter predominantly for professional learning, I...
View ArticleRethinking teaching practice
We’re in the process of curriculum redesign for our Year 9 and 10 programme. In some ways it’s quite exciting and in other ways it’s frightening. We’re moving from a correspondence, booklet-based mode...
View ArticleEducation keynote addresses… Is there anything new going on?
I’ve been to a few education conferences/mini-conferences in the last year. I enjoy them. I enjoy hearing the exciting things teachers are doing with their classes, even if it’s similar to what someone...
View ArticleMoving on…
Today is a bit of a strange day for me. It marks the last day that I will be working at Te Kura. I’ve been here five and a half years—the longest I’ve ever been in any one place of employment. While I...
View ArticleVPLD/FFI Hui
I’ve been lucky enough to attend the Virtual Professional Learning and Development/Future Focused Inquiry two-day hui in Auckland over the last couple of days as an observer (I say observer but as much...
View ArticleDigital mihi
As I wrote in my previous post, I stated I was working on a digital mihi and to “watch this space”. Well, I’m done. I think I’m going to investigate slightly different mihi and different formats to...
View ArticleOnline community management PLD
Over the past 5 weeks I’ve taken part in an online PLD course run by Jane Hart of Centre for Learning and Performance Technologies. The course focused on Online Community Management. I took part in...
View ArticleKeeping up with blogs with Blogtrottr
I read a lot of blogs… at least I try to. When I was commuting to and from the city for work, I found it relatively easy to keep up with them. Using Google Reader to capture the RSS feeds from the...
View ArticleMonday Mentions: 28 July 2014
It’s been a long time since I’ve done a Monday Mentions blog post. I decided last week I need to reinstate it. Monday Mentions is when I pick my favourite blog posts to share from the past week....
View ArticleSmarter Everyday
I’ve recently come across this YouTube channel: Smarter Every Day. I’m not going to write much about it because I think the videos speak for themselves, however in a nutshell, the host has a question...
View Article24-7 professional learning
One of the most exciting things that has happened over the past couple of years in New Zealand education, in my opinion, is the uprising of professional learning that is occurring online. The Virtual...
View ArticleMonday Mentions: 4 August 2014
Check out my favourite blog posts from the past week. Schools that work for kids by Eric Sheninger from the blog A Principal’s Reflections. In this post Eric reflects on his son and his technology use...
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