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Scott McLeod and the future of education
I have finally got the video footage from our leadership event earlier this year. One of the four keynote speakers we had that day was Scott McLeod. Scott is a fantastic thinker on ICT and leadership and his presentation is well worth a look (even if it is in green). I thoroughly recommend his blog, [...]
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Student Orientation 2012
Last week we held our annual student orientation at Ashburton College (which seems to have continued to be our go to school for these events – thanks Anne and Grant). As in the past the day is designed for students and teachers to meet for some face to face time to kick off the year. [...]
News: Up and going in 2012
Well here we are already three weeks into the first term and I’m finally feeling like I have my head above water. While there a few minor changes still going on in enrolments, most courses are settled and well under way. The three weeks prior to this were just plain mad, which actually seems to [...]
To LMS or not to LMS
This sabbatical report on Learning Management Systems is worth reading. While not particularly enlightening it did highlight a few key issues for me. Why use an LMS? There seems to be an assumption that this is what every school needs. Is it? Does a school of 180 students need its own LMS? What are the benefits of [...]
Networked Schooling
Embedded below is an edtalk from my colleague, Trevor Storr which was recorded at Ulearn this year. In five minutes Trevor highlights some key issues and opportunities around the fibre rollout. There is a chance to completely change the way schooling is organised in this country, and very much for the benefit of the learner. [...]
The tyranny of the urgent
While I have been working today I have been multi-tasking a bit by also listening to various videos from EDtalks. There was one I had to share just because it really resonated with me. It is Lee Crockett’s presentation at Ulearn in 2010. Many of the themes that he covers are very familiar, but his delivery [...]
