about

welcome to flairandsquare – about this blog

My name is Alex Miller. This site is a space to share my professional and personal learning journey with family, friends and colleagues. It’s a space to share great resources, technology how-to’s, blogging hints and tips,  and various other fun things I find. You can find my ePortfolio on this page.

how to subscribe to this site/ get updates

For help with RSS, see my posts on RSS for a guide on how to use RSS. Also, check out the post from Darren Rowse, a Beginners guide to RSS.

other places to find me online

You can follow me in lots of places online. Just click one of the social media icons under the follow me heading on the home page!

what you will find on this site

The home page has all my latest posts, photo’s, videos and my social media commentary. You can search for content by typing in the search box, or select from the categories listed.

This page, is about me! Check out the links here to my Second Life resources.

While you’re here, you’ll also find some research on Virtual Worlds in Education and if you need further distraction please help yourself to the recipes!

and finally, my work

I currently work for TAFE NSW as a ‘Learning Resource Development officer’, my job includes a lot of project management and instructional design as well as technology training. I am an administrator on our Moodle Learner Management System (LMS) and Equella Learning Content Management System (LCMS). My blog is my personal and professional learning journey. As part of my role, I am always exploring the use of technology and mobile devices in teaching and learning. This includes supporting people with disabilities in the educational environment via the use of assistive technologies (check out how).

In the past, my role was largely to support teachers with their e-Learning and technology needs (I worked with the infamous Learning Technology Team, check out the team blog).  I was also asked to run sessions on engaging generations X & Y.

I love exploring new and emerging technologies and their possible application in education. I really enjoyed exploring Second Life during a project with the Australian Flexible Learning Network and see lots of potential to create more engaging learning experiences using Web 2.0 tools, I absolutely love collaborating and communicating in the social media space and firmly believe there are HUGE opportunities in this area.

So, find out how & why I made this blog.