Working in an institution gave me foundations!
In a past life, (for 28 years) I worked in the disability field, more specifically, with people with intellectual disability and autism. In the late 1970’s I left school in the country, arrived in Melbourne and began work in at Kingsbury Training Centre, a new ‘forward thinking’ institution for [...]
My first experience with Twitter was 2 years ago when I was working on a film crew with an amateur production of a movie called Elindil’s secret. We used Twitter to contact each other during pre-production and production phases. It soon became a social interaction. In the past 6 months I have realised the potential [...]
Have you watched the movie Slumdog millionaire? Those who have, may have drawn the same parallels as I have. Those who haven’t watched the movie, can read this blog and then go watch it. Before you ask… no, I don’t have shares in the movie!
For those who haven’t seen the movie, Slumdog Millionaire is the [...]
Here is an update, for newcomers, on how my blog works. You can also read my ‘about me‘ page for more information.
Why Did I Start My Blog?
It was originally created to enable the participants of the DipVET e-learning units, at Swinburne University TAFE, Victoria or just for anyone to keep abreast of some of [...]
How do you learn best?
Learning is an active, social process. Using Blogs and Wikis for teaching is embracing the concept that students don’t learn best passively, they learn best from using experiential and constructivist learning.
Above: Kolb’s Learning Cycle
Using blogs and/or wikis for teaching is a great solution for encouraging reflection and collaboration [...]
Do you need a good tool for onsite assessment?
You might like to check out the QTImPlayer for mobile devices which operates on any hand-held mobile device with Microsoft® Windows Mobile® 2005 or 2006 software.
A portable device running Windows Mobile® 2005 or 2006 is loaded with a QTI assessment application for performing on-site assessment. The assessment [...]
