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mix, mix, mix…

Well, we may have a little chef on our hands. Either that or a brick layer, or renderer… he’s obsessed with mixing. This morning we had to walk the development to see all the builders, the cement trucks and men laying driveways. He loves being in the kitchen, “look, see, mummy?” So cute. This evening we made [...]

Where’s my phone? Where’s the nearest toilet?

All important questions when you’ve just had a baby, I’ll spare you the details. This is where location enable services/ geo-tagging can help!  Personally, I use location enabled technology on my iPhone now more than I actually talk to people. I use it to help me find my friends, my phone (my toddler keeps hiding it), [...]

Tech trends don’t trickle down to students, it’s the other way around!

I was just reading an interesting article about QR codes, which fail to engage young consumers. The findings below (from 500 students across 24 colleges across the US) interestingly show that only 21% of students could cope with the technology, they thought the process just took too long, they lost interest 81% of students owned a [...]

How much fun is Prezi?

I recently attended the  Strategic Regional Leadership for Innovation Conference in Port Macquarie. The conference attracted more than 300 delegates, was opened by North Coast TAFE’s institute director, Elizabeth McGregor and featured many speakers, including the Hon Simon Crean MP, the Hon Andrew Stoner, MP, Rob Oakeshott MP and many more, including the engaging and “17th [...]

Creating more inclusive learning opportunities with the iPad

I recently worked with group of disabilities consultants at North Coast TAFE in some ‘Mobile Equipment Trials’. We were exploring how the iPad can creative better learning experiences for learners with disabilities. The project was called, IncludeMe! You can visit our project site here. Here’s a summary of how the project worked out! Tip: roll [...]

Using Social Media for Recruiting & HR

I just found a great presentation. Some great points. “Brands are born of experiences” “Are you building brand ambassadors or assassins?” “Hire a photographer for head shots” – aint that the truth? “Reward staff publicly” and, this one is really key - ”How can companies keep employees from doing stupid things? “The same way it can [...]

Wow! Look at what The NCTAFE Learning Technology Team did!

Just made a Prezi to give a bit of background on what the LTT (Learning Technology Team) accomplished from 2007  -2010 as many of us are meeting today to discuss the future of the team and what our focus could be for the next… years. I am totally amazed at all the things we achieved. [...]

M-Libraries 2011

I was lucky enough to travel up to Brisbane in May for the The Third International m-libraries Conference where I was part of something quite extraordinary.  I sat in a room with researchers, educators, techies, managers and library professionals sharing experiences and expertise with delivering learning and managing information using mobile devices. There were workshops, presentations [...]

Neglected Blog!

Well, I’ve had this blog for just over four years now and have somewhat neglected it over the last two years. Could be something to do with having a bambino, could be that I needed re-inspiring… Anyway, I’ve given it a face-lift, although, as you can see there are still a few little issues with [...]

Zombies in Plain English

Click the title just for fun…    

Constructivist learning alive and well in Second Life!

I recently came across this post by Jo Kay about the Second Life Virtual Classroom Project that began last year. It’s about the plans of an Australian history teacher, Annabel Astbury, who is creating a virtual learning space where visitors can learn about colonisation in the south east of Australia by interacting with the space to…

All the latest Moodle news

Having recently attended a Moodle conference in Brisbane, Moodle Moot ’08, I thought I’d share my notes on some of the great presentations and sessions we attended…