Archive for November, 2011

Conference vs (un)conference

I’m back home from a wonderful weekend away in Dunedin and Invercargill. While I stayed with friends in Dunedin, a car-load of us drove down to Invercargill for an educamp. I love educamps – they’re so different from the usual conferences I attend. Don’t get me wrong – I love conferences too – but educamps [...]

Posted by at November 13, 2011 & Filed under Web2.0 | Tags:     6 Comments »


Stronger together

I’ve been reflecting a lot on my teaching practice over the last few months. Teaching traditionally has adults working in isolation with age-leveled groups of children. While there is usually an overview set by senior teachers/management/school, what happens in the classroom is a result of how the teacher interprets the overview and presents to students. [...]

Posted by at November 5, 2011 & Filed under Web2.0 | Tags: , ,     7 Comments »