November 2009
27 posts
OgreCave.com - Reviews - Faery's Tale →
Review of Faery's Tale - RPGnet →
Green Ronin Online Store: Faery's Tale Deluxe →
Role-Playing Games for Kids →
Threshold concept: A lens for examining networked... →
“This poster proposes an approach, which uses threshold concepts as a lens through which academic developers can examine their practice in order to explain why it has been so difficult to inspire…
Addressing the Big Picture →
I’m not sure whether I’m going to be able to articulate this train of thought properly, but there’s been a series of issues that have been endlessly replaying in my head all morning that I need to…
Publications - The impact of digital technology -... →
A review of the evidence of the impact of digital technologies, on formal education. Includes sections on what the evidence says, and challenges for the future.
BBC - Digital Revolution Blog - Howard Rheingold... →
Interview with Howard Rheingold regarding virtual communities and modern communications
Internet Vices - Patrick Moberg →
Brilliantly witty cartoon commentary on the miscellaneous “vices” of different social media platform. Draws a parallel between different tools and different drugs.
Blogs, Reflection and Learner-Centred Design →
In reading a recent post on the Tomorrow’s Professor blog regarding “Learning Through Structured Reflection,” I’ve been once again reminded of my passionate belief in the importance of leaving…
Learning Through Structured Reflection «... →
Nice overview on the significance and value of reflection. Would be discussing how this process could be undertaken with blogs, and in turn the discursive opportunities that would then emerge via…
Tagul Tag Cloud using TechTicker →
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Tomorrow’s Professor →
Thanks to a colleague of mine, I have just caught wind of a new blog called Tomorrow’s Professor, which is worth highlighting for a few very important reasons.
According to the header, …
Students in tuition hike protest expect police... →
Tuition Hikes: Protests in California and... →
Social Media and the NSW Rural Fire Service →
This time a year is a very significant time in Australia – especially the portion I live in. Bush fire season marks the period in the year when heat, dead leaf litter, wind, and…
What is Leadership in Education? →
Leigh Blackall has raised a very important point in the wake my posts today regarding the idea of “assuming a position of leadership” in education, which continues to resonate quite strongly…
Survey of Academic Opinion on eLearning →
As mentioned previously, one of the first orders of business I would like to investigate in my new role is a survey of existing practice in FASS and the gathering of faculty feedback and opinion…
Taking a Job in the Faculties →
The big news today, which I subtly alluded to in my post on change agency, is the fact I’ve been seconded to the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at UNSW as their one and only educational…
Jane's E-Learning Pick of the Day: Top 100 Tools... →
“Here is the final list of the Top 100 Tools for Learning 2009, compiled from the contributions of 278 learning professionals - from education and workplace learning - worldwide.”
bFree: Extract Blackboard content →
Use bFree to open a Blackboard course archive file and display an outline of the course. Preview and extract individual content items, or extract any or all content as an independent web site that…
BlackBoard Question of the Week » Blog Archive »... →
Change Agent →
One of the aspects of my work that I enjoy the most is interacting with teachers and academics and helping them explore the different opportunities that are available to them and to students – in…
Grading 2.0: Evaluation in the Digital Age |... →
In this HASTAC forum, three Scholars invite you to consider evaluation and assessment in the face of new forms of digital media, new kinds of skills and technologies, and the ever-changing landscape…
Stephen Fry on Social Media →
For those of you who don’t know, actor Stephen Fry is an avid user of social media (notably blogs and Twitter). In this YouTube clip he discusses his thoughts on why it’s a…
Changes in Media Over the Past 550 Years | PBS →
Fantastic and through provoking review of trends and implications in media innovation over the last 550 years.
Animate Yourself →
Digital Identity will never be the same…
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