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To cultivate creativity -work like an artist! October 2011. Number 5 5 City Rd (behind the Langham) Auckland City Ph: 09 309 9273 I'm sure I'm not alone in feeling frustrated by the sudden influx of group buying sites infiltrating the market. Frustrating they are because they promise to deliver you something cheap. The bargain hunter in me cannot ignore the potential opportunity to pick up a bargain. Signed up to nigh on nine million emails a day it seems I am forever deleting promises of amazing deals, days after they've even expired. However, every now and then a golden nugget comes along. Number 5 was appealing in two ways. We excitedly booked ourselves in for a Tuesday night. 5 course Tuesday? We were welcomed into a quiet dining room by the lovely waiting staff.

We're quickly shown through the five course menu and my mouth is watering. Matching wines are available for $55 extra per person and as the restaurant is quite noted for it's wine list it is definitely worth considering that extra embellishment. Where are we heading, and what have we lost to get there? One of the big building blocks of any school is curriculum delivery. Here in NZ we have a fantastic national curriculum which gives sufficient breadth for schools to develop and deliver really exciting and innovative programmes that meet local needs. The New Zealand Curriculum has been bedded in over a few years now and replaced the more "tick the box" style approach of the previous document. In particular the promotion of Key Competencies was a really exciting move towards developing what we want and most value for our students.

This curriculum went through extensive consultation and trial/ error periods before being accepted and used. I can recall many hours spent getting to understand the intent of this new curriculum and being very excited about its potential. Sadly it looks like we are not going to get the most out of this new curriculum, which has been hailed as a world leader. I think back five years to the support my school received. Home. The Creative Education Blog. The Power of Feedback. Last fathers day my kids gave me a heart rate monitor. As per usual I thanked them for their thoughtfulness.

The fascinating thing (since I started wearing it!) Has been the impact it has had on my exercise regime. Once I was aware of my heart rate I was able to adjust the intensity of my exercise to keep it within my target zone (go here for a cool little target heart rate calculator). As a result my exercise has been more focussed and I have got fitter faster. Feedback is critical to anyone (or any group) who seeks to improve or change. Hattie and Timperley in their paper The Power of Feedback provide a model of feedback for student learning. Where am I going? These questions work at four levels: task level (how well are the tasks performed or understood)process level (the processes required to achieve the tasks)self-regulation level (my growth as an independent learner)self level (personal evaluations of my worth in relation to the above)

User Profile: Jo Fothergill. Virtual Professional Development - ICT Enhanced Learning and Teaching. Craig Kemp's Professional Reflection Blog. Melissajulian.wikispaces. Melissa Julian - educatorI'm an eLearning leader and classroom teacher and have set up this wiki as a space to share my ideas, resources and reflections as I integrate eLearning into the education context. October 2011:Presentation at the ULearn11 Conference2nd December 2010: Time to reflect on how eLearning has evolved for me during 2010.23rd September 2010: Today my year 1-2 students became the teachers!

They invited their parents along to learn about a range of eLearning tools that they use regularly in their learning. To ensure they presented what the adults wanted to learn, the parents added their requests/ideas to a wallwisher on our class Wiki. Workshops for Parents. Here's a brief account of what the students presented. Oh how things have changed! Mister Norris. Betchablog.wikispaces. E-Learning 2011. Articles - Educational Technology - ICT in Education.

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m3teacher. Catch the Wave. Teacher Challenge. Artichoke. Abstract: Claims for the transformative effects of e-learning on student learning outcomes imply changes in the nature of learning when learning is mediated by technology. If it can be shown that the nature of learning changes in a distinctive way when learning is mediated by technology (Andrews 2011) then it seems plausible that the evidence for learning might also change. This paper explores how "assessment for learning" might change in a digital culture where students are "collaborative producers" of learning. It identifies some distinctive changes in the nature of the evidence for learning when learning is mediated by technology and asks whether these changes in evidence needs a new approach and/or theory of assessment.

Introduction e-Learning remains a speculative field. Haythornwaite and Andrews (2011) suggest we lack a theoretical perspective on e-learning. To ask what kind of "assessment for learning" is appropriate in the age of Google and Wikipedia? 1. 2. 3. 4. References. 50 Best Blogs for Online Educators | Online Colleges. As students flock to online courses in greater numbers than ever, and even elementary schools add online components, more and more educators are needed for online colleges and online educational programs. Teachers working online must not only know their subject matter through and through, but also how to use the latest technology to communicate with and engage students. On top of all that, they also have to keep abreast of new ideas and products that will make their jobs easier and improve their ability to work with students.

Fortunately, many who work in educational technology fields are more than willing to share their expertise with others online through videos, podcasts, and more commonly, blogs. And, after all, there are online colleges for education, as well! We’ve collected a few of these great blogs here, creating a great reading library for any online educator who wants to learn more, develop professionally, and connect with others in the field. News and Views. Dangerously Irrelevant | Ruminations on technology, leadership and the future of our schools. Ultimate Web 2.0 List.