Entries Tagged as 'Blog tips'

Monday, March 2nd, 2009

Use Twitter to enhance your Personal Learning Network (PLN)

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 [...]

Wednesday, January 28th, 2009

My top 5 tools for digital storytelling

Why have I chosen these tools?

I just LOVE editing movie footage and have recently worked on a movie crew of an amateur production of a movie. Serious movie makers certainly wouldn’t have used any of my recommended tools! So why did I choose them? Because time is precious for teachers!  The [...]

Monday, January 26th, 2009

Update on how my blog works

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 [...]

Sunday, January 18th, 2009

How to make your online learning accessible

Check your accessibility knowledge!
Have you ever considered checking your online learning courses for accessibility? How much do you know about ‘disability friendly’ online course building?
Take this quiz…. and see if you get any surprises.

Quizzes by Quibblo.com

Why must I?
Under the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 agencies must ensure that people with disabilities have the same fundamental [...]

Thursday, January 15th, 2009

How to Teach with Blogs and Wikis

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 [...]

Wednesday, January 14th, 2009

My personal ‘about me’ page

Lets get up close and personal
Day 5: I have altered my ‘about me‘ page to give you an insight into who I am and what I do.  I have included a photo of a visitor I once had on my front door step…… Now that intrigued you didn’t it?
I am doing a bit [...]